DiMuto expands in Latin America with Montana Fruits partnership
DiMuto has strengthened its presence in Latin America with the financing of Colombian fresh produce exporter Montana Fruits. The deal will first see DiMuto leverage its AI-powered financing

Co-op becomes the first retailer to announce nationwide move to 100% British strawberries across its 2,400 stores
Spain: DIA to open five new stores in Andalusia Spanish retailer DIA plans to open five new supermarkets in the Andalusian region this year in Motril, Bonares, Seville, Rociana and Puente Genil.

Elite Global Fresh Trading expands export of UAE-grown blueberries to new markets in Asia-Pacific
Elite Global Fresh Trading (EGFT), a subsidiary of Yas Holding’s agriculture division Elite Agro Holding (EAG) and a prominent UAE trader of fresh produce, has expanded its international

Drought delays plantings in Mediterranean
The lack of rain in Southern Europe has forced growers to delay planting, according to a Bloomberg report. Conditions are worsening for farmers in Italy and Portugal, with about 60% of the Spanish

Two Dutch companies declared bankrupt
On April 18, two Dutch fruit and vegetable companies were declared bankrupt. Rodenburg Fresh Food of Rotterdam specialized in exporting the total fruit and vegetable package. Mr. M.K. de Bruijn

“We’re on target to clock double the volume of the 2022 mango season”
The Indian mango production is still quite high this season, despite the unseasonal rains in February, Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Kay Bee Exports, states. “As

Strawberries before flowering. First pests and support for resistance
Strawberries are growing and flowering will soon begin on some varieties. The first pests are also appearing. What is worth paying special attention to in the run-up to flowering? Michal Malicki

medFEL: European apricot harvest expected to be minus seven percent in 2023
For more than ten years, the southern French fair has been an important date in the calendars of national and international industry experts. Not least, certainly, because in addition to the good

"Good sales of Peruvian pomegranates, especially a shortage of large sizes"
Last year, the Peruvian grower Complejo Agroindustrial Beta started a European sales office on the Dutch market, called Beta Best Produce. The company has a cultivation area of ​​5,500

Raspberries in the perianth period (plantation monitoring, Lubelszczyzna, 21.04.2023.
In the Lublin region, summer raspberry varieties differ markedly in their stage of development. Early varieties ('Wilamette') are at the bud-spreading stage in the inflorescence - BBCH 55, while

Vanity, a winning pumpkin
"Vanity, for us at Levantia Seed, represents an important bet won that never ceases to surprise us and is a point of reference for consumers". This is how Samuele Pellegrini, director of Levantia

Arena Group's (VéGé) School of Trades: training for the fruit and vegetable sector
Training and information for good management of the fruit and vegetable department. The Academy of the Arena Group (VéGé), active in Sicily with the Decò and Super Coveniente brands, concluded

Blackberry pricing coming back down
Thanks to warmer spring temperatures, supplies of blackberries from Mexico will start increasing next month. “It’s been a fairly cool spring until now but we’re feeling like those

"Adverse climate is not the only reason for the difficult strawberry season in Egypt"
With the strawberry season coming to an end, producers have reported a difficult situation marked by large losses of volume, and a considerable increase in production costs, a situation due mainly

Apofruit, new projects on potatoes, fennel and carrots
Apofruit Italia, a fruit and vegetable growers' co-operative with over 2,700 members that markets 100% Made in Italy products worldwide, Canova S.r.l. for organic products and Mediterraneo Group,

"Our winter red radishes have established themselves well in both food retail and wholesale"
At the Ruff-Häring family of gardeners in the heart of Nuremberg's garlic country, this year's radish and red radish harvest has been in full swing for several weeks. "The greenhouse radish is

Martinique opens the way to organic bananas
“We are currently in a trial period. Perhaps other farms will convert to an organic production in the coming years,” explains Ralph Renciot, manager of the Bioban farm of the Lareinty group,

'Orange Valencia, surprising request'
Larves this year have had to fight first against the heat and then against bad weather, leading to a drop in production in some areas. However, Op CAI of Furci Siculo, in the province of Messina,

Early summer finish for domestic pears
Pear supplies out of the Pacific Northwest are slowing down as growers and shippers head into the summer fruit season. At Sage Fruit, Kaci Komstadius says it still has steady supplies of Red and

Garlic Contact Group calls for controls to prevent fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic
This was the opinion of the members of the Garlic Contact Group during their meeting held in the town of Peñafiel, Valladolid, where the results of the report drawn up by the National Garlic

Demand for carrots intensified in Ukraine
An increase in prices for carrots has been noted in most regions of Ukraine this week, analysts from the EastFruit project report. Experts say the main reason for this is the seasonal reduction in