Making use of the nutritional properties of fruit in a beverage
A new line of fresh HPP (i.e., obtained by treating under high pressure) fruit extracts named Natural Wellness recently presented at Cibus Parma 2023 has raised great interest. These are healthy

Prepared or cooked, Mediterranean Salads
At Cibus Connecting Italy some novelties from the fruit and vegetable world were also on stage in recent days. Among these were the Mediterranean Salads, an exclusive and limited edition of

BelOrta: Majority of BFV fruit producers vote for integration
The total of 430 producer companies of the Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) have reacted with clear approval to the integration plans into the BelOrta structures in recent weeks, reports the Flemish

"We expect to offer the large strawberries volumes in the weeks after Easter"
In Belgium, Coöperatie Hoogstraten's strawberry season officially started on Friday. The first strawberry box was auctioned In the presence of the press and interested parties. Marketing Manager

Addressing global supply and demand challenges is a key issue at World Avocado Congress
Increasing market demand for avocados, ahead of an expected production oversupply, has been one of the issues front and centre of the 10th World Avocado Congress that is taking place in Auckland,

Climate change is one of the main concerns of Europe's fruit and vegetable regions
The Assembly of European Fruit and Vegetable Regions, AREFLH, representing 16 regions and 38 producer organizations from 10 European countries - including the Afrucat, Proexport, and Coexphal

NFU Horticulture Strategy makes headline news
NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett gives the latest update on activity in the sector, including a reflection on recent media coverage and engaging with Defra to consider the

Poland, a booming market for blueberry consumption
The 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit will be taking place on July 3-6 in Poland, in the scenic city of Lublin – the capital of the main Polish soft fruit production region.

UK fruit and juice supplier Orchard House owes almost £57 mln to creditors
Orchard House Foods, the UK prepared fruit, fruit juice and desserts supplier that went into administration in January, owed £56.8 mln to creditors. The Gateshead facility closed down in December

Cup of blueberries a day could help improve brain function
New research has found that eating a handful of wild blueberries daily has health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, faster reaction time and improved memory and brain cognition. The

Brazil: Grape exports to China expected this year
The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian grapes by the end of the year. This was announced by the president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas),

"It was the right decision to let our heated asparagus grow for another two weeks"
About a week later than last year, the first heating asparagus was cut in week 13 at Gut Plätz in the heart of the Altmark. "Demand is still modest; in March, asparagus consumption is usually

"Price hype is damaging the healthy operation of the Lane Late navel orange market"
The Lane Late navel orange, which goes on the market every spring, is a late-ripening citrus variety. It is well-known because of its good taste and has less competition from the same category

Valoser: fruit and vegetables enhance the Po Delta
Agriculture in the sandy soils of the Ferrara area is already a long-established reality and may soon become a real district with an 'umbrella' brand. This is the aim of Valoser, the project for

There is still a long way to go to reach the minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend

'Organic is not in crisis, large-scale retail gives it more space'
"The data on organic fruit and vegetables are merciless when compared to the general trend in fruit and vegetable consumption, but we need to take action to implement an appropriate communication

"Szum cenowy szkodzi zdrowemu funkcjonowaniu rynku pomarańczy pępkowych Lane Late"
Pomarańcza pępkowa Lane Late, która trafia na rynek każdej wiosny, to późno dojrzewająca odmiana cytrusów. Jest dobrze znana ze względu na swój dobry smak i ma mniejszą

UK vegetable grower A H Worth could be cutting jobs in business restructure
A H Worth said it is trying to minimize any job losses by redeploying people due to the challenges posed by a competitive market. A consultation process is currently ongoing across the company and

The Irish explorer who brought potatoes to Greece
A 19th-century Irish adventurer and explorer is credited with introducing the potato to Greece shortly after it won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. William Bennett Stevenson's long and

"This year, too, ecologically questionable imports can be avoided"
The Bio-Kartoffel-Erzeuger e.V., an association of 240 farms nationwide engaged in organic potato and onion cultivation, ensures a sufficient domestic supply of organic potatoes for food retailers

Saxony-Anhalt: Carrot production decreases
A total of 57,160 t of carrots were harvested in the open in Saxony-Anhalt last year. This was reported by the State Statistical Office on the occasion of Carrot Day on 4 April. Compared to 2021,

Growers' confidence in Belgian cooperatives' integration plan confirmed
The Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) growers recently overwhelmingly showed their support for their cooperative's proposed integration plan with BelOrta. Those growers had until the end of March to