Rockit Global announces new China country manager
As Rockit gears up to deliver its latest season, the New Zealand snack sized apple brand is excited to welcome a new China Country Manager – Sales and Marketing, Leon Ai, through its partnership

Saucony creates Sustainable Shadow sneakers using mushroom-based formula
For its Spring/Summer 2023 collection, Saucony has crafted its staple Shadow 6000 in its most sustainably minded construction to date. The Massachusetts banner looks to an alternative 90%

Canadian greenhouse grower opens new distribution center
Nature Fresh Farms® is expanding its operations, adding 60,000 square feet to its footprint in Delta, Ohio, with the opening of a new distribution center. The newly built distribution center

Global fruit trade crisis – causes of the first decline in exports in many years analyzed
In 2022, the volume of the global trade in fruits and nuts, which has been growing steadily every year for many years, has fallen for the first time, according to the EastFruit analytics group. We

McDonald’s France: 100% French pears enter the range of chewy fruits
For the first time, McDonald's France is offering 100% French Angélys pears in its range of chewy fruits, selected by Florette Food Service. © McDonald’s Available in all McDonald's

Vietnamese growers deploy XAG drones
Vietnam’s fruit growers are harnessing the power of XAG drones to cuts costs and improve efficiency on their banana and durian farms. According to a media release from the ag-tech company, an

Páez Aduanas celebrates its 95th anniversary
Translator Translator Páez Aduanas, a family business from Almeria that carries out customs clearance for fruit and vegetable companies, celebrated its 95th anniversary on 1 April at an emotional

Ukraine became the largest supplier of apples to Uzbekistan in January 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine was the largest supplier of apples to the Uzbek market in January 2023, despite the ongoing Russian military aggression, complex and expensive logistics,

A solution to improve Melon's port harvest profitability
“Spain produces much more than Piel de Sapo melons. There are large melon exporting companies in Almeria, Campo de Cartagena, and other areas of Murcia that also market Yellow, Galia,

Strawberries, cherries and apricots: new resources for mountain agriculture
Now more than ever before, mountain agriculture in South Tyrol is faced with the challenge of producing foodstuffs that stand out on the market thanks to their quality and the guarantee of

Highest-paid strawberry of all time wins over operators in Italy and abroad
"When I made all my customers sell my fruit for twice the price of other strawberries, everyone called me crazy. But now the situation is out of control for our strawberries. The demand is

Northern Greece: Growers in desperate need of foreign hands
Farmers in northern Greece are desperately seeking help abroad to get their fruit and other crops picked. It seems that local youth are not inclined to do the farm work and the once-reliable

5 a day' awarded at Freshuelva's 'Strawberry Awards'.
The awards ceremony will take place at a gala to be held on 20 April at the Muelle de las Carabelas, in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva. The winners of this first edition of the Strawberry Awards

Particularly low stocks for apples
About two-thirds of the way into the current marketing year, the Assomela Marketing Committee analysed the apple market situation as at April to assess the prospects for the final months of the

South Africa: Citrus exports go mainly to Russia, Asia and the Middle East
The citrus season has been underway in Southern Africa for about a month, covering mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini, with lemon exports going mainly to the Middle East (50%), Russia

' "Świetne ceny melonów zza oceanu"
Mimo, że ciepła pogoda nie przyjęła się jeszcze w pełni w północno-zachodniej Europie, rynek melonów jest nadzwyczaj dobry. "W zasadzie dla melonów zza oceanu to najlepszy rok

Ceny pomidorów w Uzbekistanie spadły o jedną trzecią w ciągu tygodnia
Ceny hurtowe świeżych pomidorów spadły gwałtownie w ciągu ostatniego tygodnia w Uzbekistanie - średnia cena hurtowa pomidorów różowych spadła o 32%, a ceny czerwonych

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 17 April
The pea campaign started with medium-high volumes. The May 1st holiday is expected to give a new impetus to broad beans. Decidedly lower asparagus prices with the start of the asparagus harvest

California strawberry pricing could stay firm until after Mother’s Day
Supplies of strawberries in California are picking up at a good pace. “The weather has turned, and it’s good because we’re getting the traditional warm sunny days and cool fog, which are

Blueberry fertilisation time to start
This is the optimum time to start the blueberry's soil fertilisation. At the beginning of the season, it is worth applying Yara MilaComplex multi-nutrient fertiliser. It is also worth giving

Governors want avocados, macadamia, bananas and potatoes on state priority list
Governors from ten counties in Central Kenya are criticizing the federal government to include several farm products in the list of support through value addition. Under the Central Economic

Caab, the centre opens up to the productive world
The Caab Open Day was held last Friday. Bologna's large fruit and vegetable platform opened its gates to visitors from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., when many players from the fruit and vegetable world,