BVL/QS: Fire blight on pome fruit - emergency approval for LMA
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product LMA for the control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on

High levels of sulphur discovered in onions and brassicas
The benefits of eating vegetables are well known, but as of today, some vegetables are also of great interest for research. Based on a study by Osaka University, high levels of sulphur compounds

Pear sizing mobile app delivers reliable size data earlier than ever before
Hectre, double award winners in the AgTech Breakthrough Awards, have announced that their latest innovation, the Spectre for Pears early fruit sizing app, has now been released to the market.

The Emilia-Romagna Igp pear flies to Brussels
Tomorrow there will also be the Emilia Romagna PGI pear as part of the fifth Arepo 'European event on Quality and Origin products' in Brussels, organised by Arepo, the association of European

“We anticipate a great avocado season with favourable prices”
The Kenyan avocado season got off to a slower start than expected, says Dipesh Devraj, commercial director of Kenyan avocado exporter Keitt Exporters: “The much-awaited avocado season for Kenya

Strong demand for Tunisian peaches and apricots
Tunisian peach and apricot growers are expecting a good season, thanks to strong demand, good weather conditions, and better productivity this year, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf.

Vitacress Real greening La Place food concept in Hema
A sea of basil and mint creates a green oasis in two new La Place restaurants introduced at Hema. "We are very proud that we were able to create a fresh herb experience in collaboration with Leaf:

Late mandarins, a campaign to frame
Late mandarins are coming to the end of a brilliant campaign, requests from the markets and the large-scale retail trade are satisfactory and demand is steadily increasing, while the Easter

A nursery producing 100 million plants a year
One of the leading vegetable nurseries in Emilia Romagna, Vivai Garattoni Umberto in San Mauro Pascoli, produces around 100 million plants every year. The main products are leaf vegetables,

InfoCSO, an app to support fruit and vegetable consumption in Emilia-Romagna
An app to support fruit and vegetable consumption in Emilia-Romagna, making information and in-depth information on the production and trade of the main species grown in the region available to

South African Table Grape Industry celebrates 2022/2023 China Campaign launch
On Friday, March 24, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) celebrated a successful 2022/2023 China Market Development Campaign launch at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market.

Superplum launches ‘Safe to Eat’ grapes
Superplum is addressing food safety and sustainability with a new table grape offering for the Indian market. The Noida-based start-up said its ‘Safe to Eat’ grapes are tested for pesticide

The second-category long and black aubergines from Andalusia will no longer be on the market
On March 22, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch organization, held a meeting regarding the evolution of the cultivation and marketing of vegetables

Chile's avocado harvest is estimated to have fallen to 186,000 tons this season
According to Francisco Contardo, executive director of the Chilean Avocado Committee, this season's production was affected by the severe spring frosts, which caused the harvest to fall to 186,000

Ammeraal Beltech launches Ultrascreen PRO
Food safety solutions specialist Ammeraal Beltech has introduced the Ultrascreen PRO for fruit and vegetable processing. According to the group, the belts have been engineered to address the

Dozens of hectares of Italia grape variety is being uprooted in Apulia
After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and

QS Academy: Workshop Series "Correct Sampling in Residue Monitoring
QS has established residue monitoring in order to precisely control the use of plant protection products in fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes. What is important when it comes to taking the

BLE/BZL: Bring strawberry plants out of hibernation now
Spring is starting and in the garden it is time to prepare strawberry plants for the new season. The Federal Agricultural Information Centre (BZL) reveals how, with a little care, the plants will

Core organic apple varieties go year-round
Rainier Fruit Company has plans in place to take core organic varieties year-round again. For the fifth year in a row, organic gala, organic fuji, organic Honeycrisp and organic granny smith

Цены на огурцы снижаются
В Бельгии все больше местных продуктов постепенно выставляется на аукцион. Это означает, что недавние

Peru: Double harvest and late grape varieties enlarge trade window
Producers in northern Peru want to achieve two harvests per year from the same vine. In Piura, plastic covers are used to achieve a second harvest between March and April in addition to the

Volumes of Queensland's Imperial Mandarin up 10% this season
The Australian Imperial Mandarin season is about to kick off in Gayndah, Queensland. The local harvest, where 80% of Imperial Mandarins are grown in Australia, is around 7-10 days later than a

Cornwall’s Varfell Farms joins LEAF network
Varfell Farms, the world’s leading grower and packer of daffodil flowers and bulbs, was formally launched yesterday (28 March) as a LEAF Demonstration Farm in recognition of its cutting-edge

Lidl in Germany to pay price premium for Fairtrade bananas
The German discount retailer Lidl commented on paying a price premium and so called "living wage" for bananas: “Lidl is currently implementing another milestone within its banana range: In