Avocado production in Huelva down by massive 70 percent
The avocado sector in the Spanish province of Huelva, which is home to about 1,800 hectares of crops, has suffered a strong setback due to the drought. Local media reports that some producers have

Limoneira successfully shifts to “asset-lighter” business model
Limoneira Company, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development operations, today reported financial

Upcoming Polish apple harvest expected to be lower in volumes
As some Polish apple exporters are getting rid of the final stock, others are fully focused on the new upcoming season already. Jan Nowakoski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh,

The first variety of Chilean seedless mandarin seeks to position itself in the US
Isabelina, a new mandarin variety from the Citrus Genetic Improvement Program of the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering of the Catholic University (UC), is an early, easy-to-peel,

QS: "We have to talk about food safety".
7 June is World Food Safety Day. Against this backdrop, the Managing Director of Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (QS), Dr Alexander Hinrichs, discussed the issue on 6 June in Berlin together with

YazBerries bids to put Turkish blueberries on the map
YazBerries is on a mission to forge a reputation for Turkish blueberries in international markets, and it has recently partnered with global exporter, Valleyfresh North America, to develop sales

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

GlobalGAP marks World Food Safety Day
GlobalGAP is celebrating the fifth World Food Safety Day, a call to action by the WHO and UN FAO focused on food safety, covering issues including foodborne risks, food security, health, economic

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