Input costs hit grower confidence
Farmer confidence is at its lowest since the start of the pandemic, says the latest confidence survey from the NFU. This is in part due to the spiralling costs of production being faced by farmers

"Bad weather hindering Spanish stone fruit sales"
Van Dijk Foods has had Spanish stone fruit for three weeks now. "That's when the first supply from the south of Spain arrived, and the fruit looks good. The warm Spanish weather means the stone

"South Africa has good citrus crop, but also many hurdles to overcome"
The arrival of the first grapefruit and mandarins heralds the start of the South African citrus season at Origin Fruit Direct in the Netherlands. The first lemons are also expected by the end of

VIC's varietal innovation at Macfrut
The Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Scarl of San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE) will be present from May 3rd to 5th with its own stand within the common space of the participants in the Filiera

Macfrut 2023 - vegetable trivia [photos].
From 3 to 5 May, the Macfrut international fruit and vegetable fair is taking place at the Rimini Expo Center in Italy. 1,100 exhibitors representing the entire fruit and vegetable supply chain

Dried fruit recovering after a bad 2022
"After a very complex 2022 when it comes to both volumes and production costs, made worse by the high temperatures in the fall that did not favor consumption, the first trimester of 2023 started

Gayndah citrus growers enjoy strong season and backpacker boom
Growers in Gayndah, near Bundaberg in Queensland's Burnett region, are happy with the exceptional quality of their fruit, particularly of the imperial mandarins. Grower Dennis Smith said it was

Destakando enters the heart of companies
Lo del Comer is an audiovisual podcast presented by Mario Sánchez Rosagro that currently has more than 85 episodes divided into 3 seasons, reaching more than 500,000 total plays since 2020 on

Colombia's rich agricultural landscape
Royal Fruit and Vegetables SAS has been cultivating and selling agroindustrial products in the Colombian market for over 20 years. The company is primarily focused on the cultivation and

Mattarella visiting Cesena for the 40th anniversary of Macfrut
"The visit of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to Cesena on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Macfrut finally restores full dignity to the fruit and vegetable sector, which is

Spanish government cuts water supplies from River Tagus to southeast of the country
The Spanish government has decided to cut water brought from the Tagus River to irrigate crops in the southeast of the country. Spain is one of the EU’s biggest fruit and vegetable producers,

The Second Edition of Banana Awards recognises good practices and economic performance
The banana export sector and its value chain have demonstrated their permanent commitment to promoting innovative and sustainable practices so that this flagship fruit of the country gains