Thai fruit goes on show
Internal Trade Department under Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has teamed up with retailers to boost fruit sales and support the country’s growers. Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the

Almeria starts the watermelon season with 2,500 hectares less than before.
According to the study carried out by ASAJA-Almeria, the reduction in the area under watermelon cultivation, whose first fruits in the province are already reaching the market, is generalised in

Tajskie owoce na wystawie
Departament Handlu Wewnętrznego podlegający Ministerstwu Handlu Tajlandii połączył siły z detalistami w celu zwiększenia sprzedaży owoców i wsparcia krajowych plantatorów.

Will the price of processing tomatoes in Spain affect negotiations in Italy?
"Italy has always had the most expensive prices in the world when it comes to fresh tomatoes destined to the processing industry. The announcement of the signing of contracts for Spanish tomatoes

Essex-based fruit farm’s innovative strawberry growing system pays off
An Essex-based fruit farm has defied the odds to grow strawberries in challenging conditions, thanks to innovative farming practices and consistent, free-draining coir-growing media. Farm manager

"There are already watermelons from Morocco and Senegal, but we know that importers are waiting for Almeria to start"
As already anticipated by the Government of Andalusia in its analysis of protected vegetable prices and markets of week 12, the growth in the horticultural supply in Central Europe has led to

Kiwifruit - 4.0 technologies to save water, fertilizers and energy
"While, on the one hand, the first positive results of what Sentek multilevel probes can achieve are starting to become known, on the other hand, it is not always clear that they also contribute

Tomato for processing, Casalasco sets the price
Yesterday the price of tomatoes for processing was agreed between Casalasco and the two major P.O.s in northern Italy, A.In.PO. and As.I.P.O., setting the price of tomatoes for processing at 150

Study: Germany is losing water
Germany lost an average of 760 million tonnes or 0.76 km3 of water every year from 2002 to 2022. These losses were caused by decreasing soil moisture, dwindling groundwater, melted glaciers and

Lower volumes expected for Greek watermelons
The new watermelon season in Greece is coming up, and Nasos Zafirakis, director of Zafirakis Fruits, hopes it’ll be a less difficult season than the last one: “The previous watermelon season

Protecting Tasmania’s potato industry
The Rockliff Liberal Government is taking proactive steps to support potato producers after the detection of Potato Virus Y tuber necrosis strain. The virus causes a disease of potatoes called

New Zealand will play bigger role in US organic apple imports this season
The first organic Williams Bartlett pears from Argentina arrived in the US market mid-February and the season is in full swing for most other varieties. “In addition to Williams Bartlett, we

Nature's Pride: Collective action essential for responsible water use
A Water Action Agenda with 700 commitments to address the global water crisis and promote sustainable water use worldwide is the outcome of the World Water Conference in New York. Nature's Pride

Moldova is to receive $25 million from World Bank to restore irrigation systems
The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. Earlier, MAIA Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry

"Approaching end of season for Primofiori lemons, good demand for Senegalese watermelons"
A little later than usual, the first watermelons from Senegal were shipped at the end of February. "We have been offering Senegalese watermelons in two varieties for many years. The black striped

Importance of collective action for responsible water management underlined by Nature’s Pride
The UN water conference in New York has resulted in a Water Action Agenda with 700 commitments to tackle the global water crisis and promote sustainable water use globally. Nature’s Pride was

Moldova is to receive $25 million from WB to restore irrigation systems
The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. Earlier, MAIA Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry

Znaczenie działań zbiorowych dla odpowiedzialnej gospodarki wodnej podkreślone przez Nature's Pride
Konferencja ONZ w sprawie wody, która odbyła się w Nowym Jorku, zaowocowała opracowaniem Water Action Agenda zawierającej 700 zobowiązań mających na celu rozwiązanie globalnego

Nature's Pride angażuje się w zmiany dotyczące wody
Z okazji konferencji ONZ 2023 dotyczącej wody, która odbyła się w Nowym Jorku, holenderska grupa owocowo-warzywna Nature's Pride zadeklarowała swoje zaangażowanie w bycie motorem

Nature’s Pride committed to making a difference on water
On the occasion of the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York, Dutch fruit and vegetables group Nature’s Pride stated its commitment to being a driver in responsible water management in the fresh

medFEL more committed than ever

Google, Netflix, Tesla and water neutrality
Companies such as Google, Netflix and Tesla have shown interest in a model still in development. Just reading the names of these three giants together will make the reader wonder, what is it all

There's a limited supply of watermelon and very high prices a few weeks before the start of Almeria's harvest
Summer fruits -such as watermelon- are starting to take center stage as temperatures rise. The market is currently facing low product availability, which, together with high production costs, has

Drought in Tunisia leads to lower tomato volumes
Like other Mediterranean countries, Tunisia is facing a severe drought that has compelled the Tunisian government to implement water-use quotas, increasing the price of water for agricultural use,