Fruit Logistica brings sustainable innovation events to Spain
Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. The first will take place at the

Fresh seminar: More expertise for motivated employees in the second half of the programme 2023
The shortage of skilled workers and managers is becoming increasingly noticeable in the fruit industry. Companies are therefore well advised to invest in the further qualification of their

Fruit and vegetable supplies down by 8% in the first quarter
The trend in the domestic consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables was still negative in the first quarter of this year, with purchases by Italian households standing still at 1.27 million tons,

Spain: Strawberries get into politics
What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt

Marlena could overtake currant market leader
German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces

ZVG and BOG present support concept for multi-peril insurance
The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) and the Federal Committee for Fruit and Vegetables (Bundesausschuss Obst und Gemüse, BOG) have developed a concept for a

Import mrożonego grochu w I kw. 2023 r.
Wolumen importu do  Polski mrożonego grochu (kategoria CN 07102100 - Groch (Pisum sativum) nawet łuskany (niegotowany lub gotowany na parze albo w wodzie), zamrożony) w pierwszym

"We have lost 150.000 plants, but we will get back on our feet"
The flood hit Daniele Neri's company hard. His nursery in San Michele di Ravenna remained under water for a few days and 150 thousand scions dried in little time. "It's been terrible, as we had

Two weeks left for Michigan asparagus
Michigan asparagus looks to have two more weeks left of its season. “We’re on the wind-down,” says Trish Taylor, marketing manager for Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. “Particularly with

Calavo announces total revenue of $244.7 million; 26% decline from prior year
Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado-industry provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2023. Second