The Elche mollar pomegranate opens the period for farmers to register their plots in the Denomination of Origin.
These registrations are aimed at farmers whose pomegranate crops of the mollar variety are in the geographical area covered by the PDO (the regions of L'Alacantí, Vega Baja and Baix Vinalopó).

Spain: O+G exports start January with nine per cent decline
According to official data, Spain exported 1.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 1.646 billion euros in January 2023. This is a decrease of 9 % and an increase of 7.5 % compared

20% of Italian fruit subject to variety piracy #vocidellortofrutta
An economic loss of about 20 million a year, not to mention the risks linked to the uncontrolled spread of various diseases. The topic of variety piracy, which has been a pervasive phenomenon in

A two-speed season for South African grapes
The South African grape season is coming to an end. This year's campaign took place in two phases. “The northern regions and Orange River came into production first, with a significant volume

Westfalia's avocado optimism
Avocado demand is growing, albeit at a somewhat slower pace than we’ve seen over the past decade. Where do you see the best opportunities to increase sales in Europe? I believe demand will

Peaches and Sofas, Quality Romagna
What do peaches and sofas have in common? We need only go back a few decades and think of the farmers who invested in stone fruits while their neighbours built small sheds to handcraft sofas and

Połów w Weronie w kierunku odrodzenia
Podróż La Grande Bellezza mająca na celu promowanie włoskich specjałów trwa nadal i tym razem w centrum uwagi znajduje się brzoskwinia z Werony. To właśnie temu owocowi

India: 40 percent of Konkan mangoes go to Europe and Gulf countries
The hapus mango, grown in Konkan is world famous, particularly in the districts of Ratnagiri, Devgad and Raigad. Out of 250,000 tons of products in Konkan, 25,000 tons of fruit and 10,000 tons of

A memorandum of understanding between three companies for agrivoltaic systems
This agreement, destined to have a significant impact on Italian agrivoltaics 4.0, was presented in Rimin at "Key Energy", the innovative international salon dedicated to energy transition towards

Semillas Fitó steps on the accelerator at phytotron pace
To say that Semillas Fitó has invested in R&D is nothing new. The company is one of the breeders that allocates the highest percentage of its annual turnover to this area, almost 30%. Within this

Innovative concepts for closing and labelling of fruit and vegetable trays
Multivac offers two resource-saving solutions for the closing of fresh produce trays with labels with theirTop Wrap and Top Close labellers . At interpack 2023 Multivac will be presenting the new

"Oversupply means Belgian apples are not a lucrative business this year"
Between December and March, the Essen-based wholesaler Maxime Ltd obtains around 90 percent of its apples from neighboring Belgium. The entire range of apples from Belgian cultivation is offered,

Total EU banana production forecast for 2023 stands at 382.938 tons
The EU banana production forecast for 2023 stands at 230.000 tons for Spain, 134.902 tons for France (Martinique and Guadeloupe), 1.496 tons for Cyprus and 925 tons for Greece. The 2022 prices of