Avocado and mango consumption in Spain has increased by more than 1,000% in a decade
According to an analysis carried out by Confidencial Digital based on the products marketed in Mercamadrid, Spain's biggest wholesale market and a reference in Europe, this market went from

Borras: citrus fruits, that's why we are seeing a collapse in consumption
Citrus fruit consumption has declined significantly over the last ten years, both in Spain and at a European level. The data - reported by interempresas.net - are those released by the Spanish

"Slow supply of peppers results in good prices"
"The bell pepper season has gotten off to a great start in terms of quality and price," says Marco Bergman of Harvest House. "The demand has generally been good since the first day of harvesting,

Campero, the ox heart that adapts to multiple areas
Increasingly popular with the large-scale retail trade, the beefsteak tomato is a key product for some Italian regions, such as Sardinia. And it is precisely on expanding the options for this

Rosselkhoznadzor intercepts illegal import of tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers from EAEU
The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor has prevented the import of tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers from the EAEU. Rosselkhoznadzor officials at the "Pogranichny" phytosanitary

Watermelon exports from Uzbekistan were record high in May and could exceed 100,000 already in June!
Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun

For Rijk Zwan, the solution lies in high resistance.
Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for

Currant Demo Farm 2023
On the second day of June 2023, the Currant Demo Farm was held, an event organised annually at Tomasz Woźniak's farm in Jastkowo. The event was and is co-hosted by Dr Piotr Baryła - both currant

De Ruiter®: more security in 'portas'.
De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the

More Curdivex with Suertex
It already has a name. The variety presented by Bayer at its Winter Brassicas Days is called Suertex (SV AC7306) and completes the Curdivex-type cauliflower portfolio. A breeding line of whiter

Arondir, the latest from Top Seeds
Top Seeds has expanded its tomato portfolio with the Arondir pear. The variety has been commercially available since April, and is characterised by maintaining the homogeneity of the fruit and the

Precooling used to increase efficiency and reduce postharvest losses in bell peppers
In grocery stores brimming with brightly colored fruits and vegetables, it may not occur to many shoppers the complexity farmers navigate to consistently deliver high-quality produce each week.

MAF RODA launches the Fast Pack Peach robot on the market
The business group has spent years innovating and developing robotics systems to automate packaging tasks in fruit and vegetable warehouses. Robotics is one of the group's six main lines of

AMI: High promotional activity for sweet peppers
The amount of available sweet peppers in the trade is steadily increasing, and this increase is also reflected in a high number of promotions. Especially the promotion of pointed peppers is

Melon House Fair 2023 the Enza Seeds
Since its first edition, Melon House Fair is an inspiring space and an opportunity to connect Enza Zaden's melon and watermelon experts and all professionals in the value chain. An opportunity to

"The season's last refrigerated leeks mostly suitable for processors"
The Belgian leek season is genuinely reaching its end. Unlike last year, this season was characterized by good prices for both traders and growers, something Calsa's Pol Dendauw of Calsa does not

Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
Greenhouse vegetables are an important product of the Moroccan foreign trade, with bell peppers as one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after

Don Gregorio: Sakata's first greenhouse variety
Thus, Don Gregorio closes the melon cycle with the same Sakata genetics during the 12 months of the year. Joaquin Navarro, the company's Development Manager, affirms that "we are sure that it will

“It’s time to interrupt the North American mushroom industry”
Degrees of innovation in the mushroom industry vary greatly around the world. In North America for instance, selling mushrooms in a blue container is the standard and product containing dirt is

Last year, more than 6,000 hectares of citrus fruit were abandoned in the Valencian production areas
As the 2022-2023 citrus campaign comes to an end, La Unió Llauradora expressed "its concern about the continued loss of harvest production in the Valencian Community over the last three campaigns

Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. Morocco, thanks to its favorable climate and developed agricultural