Growers United celebrates 10th anniversary
On June 17, members and staff of Growers United will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a summer party. Growers United was founded in 2013 by a group of fruit vegetable growers with the aim of

'Taste should be everyone's obsession'
Dear Director,I have thought a lot about whether to write these lines, given the dramatic situation that has hit our region, but some of the considerations you have made relate to the future of

Kazakh representative proposes to build a food warehouse on the border with China
Representatives from Kazakhstan have made a working trip to China to strengthen their trade and economic ties between the regions. Their visit included the "Khorgos 5G". It was launched in 2021.

Fruit and vegetable purchases down 8% in the first quarter
The trend in domestic consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables continued to be negative in the first quarter of this year, with purchases by Italian households standing at 1.27 million tonnes, a

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

"Fruit and vegetable exports to overseas markets picking up well; we meet that need alongside local production"
Fruit and vegetable exports to overseas markets like the Middle East, Singapore, and Hong Kong are picking up nicely. That is according to Ruud Krul of the Dutch company Freshclusive. "It's more

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.

Hand-picked green beans from Mexico available year-round
While Peakopia brings many different fruit and vegetable varieties to market, green beans are the company’s main product. “We offer two types, light and dark, and they are grown year-round in

Italian stone fruit exports will go back to normal in two weeks
The shortage of Italian stone fruit is messing up the plans of Italian suppliers and European buyers. We spoke with Claudio D'Alba, CEO of Plantis Group, a company from the southern Italian region

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

U.S. officials seize $38 million worth of methamphetamine in kale shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized $38 million worth of methamphetamine within a shipment of kale. On Saturday, at approximately

Organic islands, Almaverde Bio's winning formula
The experience of the Almaverde Bio Islands is a clear example of success in Italy and a model to follow. "The Islands are personalised spaces in the heart of the fruit and vegetable departments

VIetnam: Industry experts forecast fruit and vegetable exports will continue to soar
Industry experts forecast that the export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables will continue to soar. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), fruits and vegetables

QS Academy: Live online seminar "Maintaining quality of fruit and vegetables in the warehouse".
What needs to be considered when storing fruit and vegetables? The QS Academy will answer these and other questions in the live online seminar on 28 June 2023. Participants will learn interesting

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

WARNING: reported corporate identity theft against EUROFRUT S.p.A.
All fruit and vegetable market operators are warned that unidentified individuals are making attempts to establish contacts with producing companies, including those overseas, to request purchases

Agromark reduces its carbon footprint with Tosca
Agromark, a Spanish export company that produces and markets fruit and vegetables, needed to obtain a packaging solution for efficient transport that would guarantee the quality of its products at

Resistant varieties defeat New Delhi virus in Almeria's zucchini campaign
Almeria's zucchini export campaign is coming to an end. The season was characterized by a significant decrease in production compared to last season, stated Jose Luis Escobar, from Berdea, the

Value-added crops dominate Moroccan market
Specialising in vegetables, the Agri-Souss exporting group includes Comaprim, Sofprim, Cofima, Cooperative Toupkal and Salad Time, together representing more than 90,000 tons of exported

Gregal, the 360° technology partner for the agricultural sector
Jairo Hernández, commercial director of Gregal Soluciones Informáticas explains how the company has evolved to be able to provide various technological solutions to the agri-food sector.The need