Passionfruit passion pays back
“I think passionfruit has long been a neglected product – few farmers grow it as a top priority crop and almost no-one goes to the store to buy passionfruit. We want to change that,” says

Kanzi, full of energy with the Deejay Ten
Satisfying consumers with an extraordinary taste experience until June? Yes You Kanzi®! It's a dynamic public, always looking for an injection of energy, that of the apple marketed by the VOG and

Research: Plants make sounds - especially under stress
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for the first time recorded and analysed sounds emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, reminiscent of the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume

Central Mexico ending strawberry season on strong note
Supplies of strawberries from Central Mexico are coming to the end of the season. “The industry has pushed central Mexico certainly later than what would normally be the case because of the

Rainfall ‘impacting potato herbicide plans’
Potato growers are facing a different proposition when it comes to weed control this spring compared to 2022 following delayed planting of much of the UK’s maincrop, according to Corteva

New rail link for Thai fruit
The first shipment of Thai fruit on a new direct rail link between Thailand and China is set to depart on 19 April. According to a report from The National, the route departs from Map Ta Phut in

"Inspire is a winning variety for us"
Italy is entering the final stretch of its strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other producing areas of the Mediterranean Arc, has been marked by high temperatures. This situation has not

Southern Hemisphere season starts for kiwifruit
The Northern Hemisphere season is about to become intensive and challenging. The Oscar® Greece kiwifruit campaign ended on a positive note with strong support for targeted country marketing

"One acre is all it takes to launch a shiitake enterprise"
Harrison Feng is the Director at Shandong Imperial Garden Biotechnology, a large producer of shiitake logs from China. The company has a strong and growing export division. Covid-19 hampered

The Region of Murcia is Anecoop's main stone fruit supplier
The Frutas y Citricos de Mula cooperative brought together a wide representation of Anecoop stone-fruit-producing partners at its headquarters on Wednesday. It is an internal meeting that the

Ukraina: Cena importowanych pomidorów wzrosła 1,5 razy w ciągu zaledwie tygodnia
Ceny importowanych pomidorów szklarniowych szybko rosną przed świętami wielkanocnymi na Ukrainie, informują analitycy projektu EastFruit. Powodem wzrostu cen pomidorów na rynku ukraińskim

Rockit on track for record crop
Rockit is expecting to deliver its biggest season yet, with record export volumes expected in 2023 and a new global marketing campaign kicking off in April. The New Zealand-headquartered miniature

Another stage of onion price increase has started in Moldova
The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in

Bud frost in raspberries. How to assess the damage?
On our plantation we had another cataclysmic event during the winter. The plastic tunnels in which the raspberries (long cane) grown for the summer harvest were overwintered collapsed under the

"Products like black garlic, onions, and limes becoming increasing well-known"
Vegan caviar. This product may raise a few eyebrows, but Kuperus Foods recently added black garlic vegan caviar to its product line. And according to this Dutch company's founder Anne Kuperus, it

“Stocks are already 20% lower compared to the previous year”
March has been a very strong month for the Polish apples, says Jan Nowakowski, manager for Polish apple distributor, Genesis Fresh: “The sales of apples in March peaked compared to February and

WAC promotes Lindsey Huber
The Washington Apple Commission (WAC) has promoted Lindsey Huber to the position of international marketing manager. Huber is now responsible for overseeing promotional marketing activities in

Tomato Brown, resistant tomatoes
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they

NZ kiwifruit lands in China
JD Fresh hopes to sell 2m trays (3.3 kg equivalents) of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit in China over the 2023 campaign. The fresh food division of e-commerce giant JD.com welcomed its first shipment

"When it comes to strawberries, families do not want to choose between flavor, food safety and sustainability"
Never compromising when respecting and pleasing consumers - this is the approach of OP Frutthera Growers, the company from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) owner of the Nicofruit as well as of the

“HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia”
The international conference “HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia“ will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on April 25, 2023. The conference is organized by the EastFruit project with