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

LC Packaging signs EU Commission sustainable consumption pledge
LC Packaging CEO Lucas Lammers signed the European Commission Sustainable Consumption Pledge on behalf of the company during the Consumer Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday 28 March 2023. By

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

Fedemco: Guillermo Arregui Ferrando is the company's new director
With his extensive experience in marketing and business development and because he speaks four languages, the appointment underlines the vision and new direction of the association, Fedemco says.

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

Alibaba to break up empire into six units
One in six Belgian supermarkets at risk of closure: study One in six supermarkets in Belgium are facing structural problems and are at risk of closure, a new study has found. This equates to 16.2%

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

The future of stone fruit, today at 12 noon live social
Donuts are now at a crossroads. Despite the fact that these fruits are very popular with consumers, especially in the summer months, dedicated areas are declining. In addition, the crop has to

Demand for cordless flower thinning machines in Italy soars
"We are experiencing an excellent year on the market because of the high rate of interest from our loyal customers and the favorable weather compared to last season. The demand for ARVIPO AF100

Excitement builds before China’s first domestic durian harvest
China’s first crop of home-grown durian is drawing near, leading to growing excitement. Orchards on the island of Hainan are expected to produce over 2,000 tons of fruit starting in June. The

Group generated record revenue of $619.2 million
The Scales Corporation gas issued a press statement, saying: Our 2022 results were extremely pleasing. They were driven by record results from Global Proteins and Logistics, with Horticulture

"Building up a brand is much more than sticking a label on a fruit"
The tomato season is entering its final stretch in Almeria. "It has been a difficult campaign, with product shortages, but with good prices, and with the threat of the Brown Rugose Virus," says

Saving time and personnel thanks to a new vegetable packaging line
When the numbers meet expectationsOver the past few months, Bulltec delivered a new processing plant to Master Fruit in Licata for the weighing and packaging of zucchini and bell peppers made

Apples and pears, downward forecast for the southern hemisphere
The consequences left by negative weather events on apple and pear crops are severe. This is reported by the World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa), which has had to revise downwards its crop

Grupo Agroponiente expects good spring season
In Almería, the spring season has begun. The Agroponiente group has been working with the producers for weeks on the overall production strategy. The harvest forecasts are well advanced and