Portugal hosted the pear and apple contact group's annual meeting
The contact group from Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal met in Santarém, Portugal, on Monday and Tuesday to analyze the data from the 2022/2023 campaign and forecasts for the current campaign.

Fraunhofer develops automated processes and digital solutions for strawberry cultivation of the future
Fruit cultivation is an important economic factor for rural areas. However, as the demands surrounding environmental protection, food quality, and sustainability are increasing, while acreages,

Farmer successfully introduces pitaya cultivation in eastern Spain
We enter the Rosa Pitaya greenhouses developed by Novagric and the first thing that strikes us is the colours that surround us. We see deep green cacti as they climb and intertwine around the

Belinda Van Schaik wins MOYA 2023
Belinda Van Schaik has won the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka. Australasia’s premier marketing award for the fresh fruit, vegetable and floral

Italian medlars, disastrous end of campaign
Sicilian medlars represent an important niche that, with the passage of time, is gaining more and more importance in national markets. Among the main areas is the Conca d'Oro in Palermo, where a

GlobalG.A.P. celebrated World Food Safety Day 2023
GlobalG.A.P. has celebrated the fifth World Food Safety Day, a call to action by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). World Food

Mango Grower's Summit: A global benchmark for the mango industry
According to Dr Noris Ledesma, "this event is hybrid and free of charge. Our aim is to open a space for entrepreneurs in the mango industry to exchange progress on this crop. Our intention is to

U.S. exporter sends lower volumes of Mexican grown asparagus to Hong Kong and Australia

GPG signs raspberry deal for Mexico
Global Plant Genetics (GPG), the UK-based IP company, has recently extended its representation of the raspberry varieties from James Hutton by taking on the territories of Mexico and Guatemala for

In the absence of Spain, Italy is the supplier of mini-watermelons to Europe
"Due to the bad weather in Spain destroying many mini-watermelon crops, demand from the foreign and domestic retail channel has shifted to Italy. Quotations have increased, but the produce is not