Yello®, the yellow apple for true connoisseurs
yello® is an apple for true connoisseurs, which from the foothills of the Hida Mountains, also known as the "Japanese Alps", has reached the valleys of South Tyrol - South Tyrol thanks to the

"The important thing for restaurateurs is to ensure that no net weight is lost"
Similar to many colleagues, specialized catering supplier Ercan Duruöz of Elele GmbH had to absorb tough sales losses during the pandemic. However, the Essen-based fruit wholesaler made a virtue

SOI, kiwi technical day in Calabria
The 'technical day on kiwi fruit' organised by the Actinidia Working Group of SOI (Italian Society of Horticulture), coordinated by Cristos Xiloyannis in collaboration with Ugo Palara (Agrintesa),

Reybanpac was awarded as a Triple Impact Company: economic, social and environmental
Ekos, one of the main business magazines in Ecuador, awarded Reybanpac among the Best Companies with Triple Impact: economic, social and environmental. Vicente Wong, CEO of Favorita Fruit Company

BASF: Tobias Dratt and Marc Ehrhardt swap positions
There is a change of responsibilities at BASF. The company has announced that Tobias Dratt, President, North America, BASF Corporation, Florham Park in New Jersey, will take over as Head of Global

Tonga: New export packhouse facility planned for root crops
In the Eastern District of Tongatapu, a planned multi-purpose packhouse facility for root crops will serve as a processing and packing facility for both frozen and fresh produce. The packhouse

La Linea Verde-DimmidiSì: a breath of fresh air for the summer
The Green Line launches a large assortment of summer novelties under the DimmidiSì brand name in the name of naturalness, taste and health innovation. The Fresh Dishes line focuses on the

Ramadan sales have been very good for all South African fruit
Chilean freight rates to the Middle East have dropped to a level roughly equivalent to South Africa’s freight rates to that region, while on the route to India, last year’s extreme difference

Wide range of avocado exhibitors showcase new and unique products at World Avocado Congress
The 10th World Avocado Congress wrapped up in Auckland today, and one of the highlights of the event was the exhibition, featuring nearly 30 exhibitors showcasing a broad range of products and

World Avocado Congress draws to a close
The time is right for the global avocado industry to reclaim the narrative around the fruit’s sustainability. That’s according to Jen Scoular, president of the World Avocado Congress Committee

"The Valley Gold variety is a true alternative to alternaria"
"In a campaign very much marked by the high levels of alternaria, a variety that is resistant to this disease has reached the market, bringing a qualitative leap for the trade, and becoming also a

'Bangladesh will export 200,000 tons of potatoes to Russia next year'
Bangladesh exported 20,000 tons of potatoes to Russia for the last time in 2015. However, next year Bangladesh is expected to export around 200,000 tons of potatoes to the Federation. According to

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisations for plant protection products with the active substance metalaxyl-M suspended with immediate effect
With immediate effect, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has ordered the suspension of several previously granted emergency authorisations for three plant protection

Australia: Bees to ensure biosecurity for avocados
Associate Professor Andrew Geering of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) said monitoring avocado sun spot disease is important to protect lucrative overseas

Ukraine imports onions from Kyrgyzstan, India and China
Ukraine recently received its first large onion shipment from Kyrgyzstan, totaling nearly 150 tonnes. This was made possible by the early lifting of Kyrgyzstan's export ban in March 2023.

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

Egyptian garlic enjoys 2 months of no competition
Egyptian producers and exporters of garlic are about to kick off the 2023/2024 season with high spirits, amidst favorable conditions for Egyptian production, says Mohamed Shaaban, CEO of Garlico.

Imported strawberries become cheaper in Poland
This season, the traditional downward trend in prices for imported strawberries on the Polish wholesale market began in mid-February, when the volumes of Spanish strawberries sold there began to

AMI: German fruit imports at lowest level in eight years
Germany imported less fruit last year than at any time in the last eight years. Compared to the previous year alone, there is a shortfall of a good 400,000 t. Despite the decline in import volume,

'Avocados cannot be grown commercially in the open air in Georgia'
The only avocado orchard in Georgia established as an experiment by the Georgian agricultural company Geonuts Company in 2021 failed. The conclusion was made by the company’s specialists that

Sharp M-o-M increase in schedule reliability in February 2023
Sea-Intelligence has published issue 139 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including February 2023. As the report itself is quite