German fruit and vegetables: Rocket - from weed to delicacy
In spring, locally grown rocket has returned to kitchens - and it will stay until October. And thus even longer than strawberries, which are in season until September. In the early 1980s, this

Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna, amended specification
Five years of waiting and a bureaucratic process that seemed interminable. But in the end, on 14 June last, the Regulation approving and making applicable the amendment to the specification for

Irish mushroom sector to receive €6 mln in BAR funding
Two new mushroom sector schemes have been launched in Ireland, with a combined budget of €6 mln. The budget was drawn entirely from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund. Around 80-85% of

Japan, cherries auctioned for 3,200 euro
A box containing15 prized cherries in Japan was auctioned at the first auction of the season for 500,000 yen, the equivalent of 3,200 euro, in the northern prefecture of Aomori, an auspicious sign

VSSE: Aromatic strawberry season with slightly less volume and predominantly stable prices
A hesitant start to the season due to cool and cloudy spring days was followed by many sunny weeks with cool nights and only since one week with warmer nights. The severe drought of the past weeks

New potato peeling and sorting machines help Indian company increase production
Soon after setting up the business in 2005, ATOP Foods became India's first potato chip and nankeen producer to achieve ISO 2000:2005 certification for food safety management systems. Following

Spanish pitahaya campaign kicks off in Huelva
The pitahaya is already one of Huelva's many crops. The campaign of this exotic fruit is starting this week with the first harvests, and those lots will find their way into the European markets as

Zespri appoints Steven Martina as President of Europe and North America
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson last week confirmed the appointment of Steven Martina as Zespri’s new President of Europe and North America. "Steven will lead our European and North American team’s

Peruvian mandarin/tangerine estimated production at 550,000 tons
FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 550,000 metric tons (MT), with exports expected to reach 222,000 MT for marketing year (MY) 2022/23 (March 2023 to February 2024).

Australian almonds receive export investment
As international demand for Australian almonds continues to grow A$7m has been allocated to a new project designed to fuel export growth. The Australian almond industry is gearing up for further

The value of imported avocado grew by 75.5% up to April
In the first four months of the year, the value of practically all imported fruit has risen, with avocado standing out in first place, with the highest value for the period and the greatest

Prickly pears, flowering promises positive horizons
Etna is in bloom with its most representative fruit, the prickly pear. An expanse of 'sluices' (the plots intended for growing prickly pears, ed.) colour the slopes of the volcano and companies

Apples, China loses export leadership
China is losing an important primacy and Italy is ready to take its place. In the current season, in fact, the large Asian state has drastically reduced its export volumes of apples, in which it