Red Rich, Batlow Fruit and Ausfarm Fresh join forces
Red Rich Fruits (NSW) has entered into an agreement with Batlow Fruit Company and its majority owner Ausfarm Fresh Horticulture Holding to align the three entities and form one of Australia’s

Westfalia Fruit welcomes new chair of the board
Avocado multinational Westfalia Fruit Group has appointed Dr Khotso Mokhele as the new chair of the Board of Westfalia Fruit International and its parent company, HMH Group. Mokhele joined the HMH

COAG: 100 measures to protect the "agricultural middle class".
The Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos (COAG) has presented the main political parties contesting the general elections on 23 July with a document of agrarian proposals

Three new strains of lettuce downy mildew identified
Bremia lactucae, or lettuce downy mildew, is a common plant disease of lettuce. This fungus can have a major impact on the lettuce crop. Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of lettuce downy mildew,

Pesca di Verona Igp, the ancient fruit that is reborn at the hands of young people
From Roman writings to 2023: it is a rich history that has brought the lapesca di Verona Igp to the present day. The fruit was already mentioned in the Roman writings of Pliny the Elder as 'pomodo

For mangoes experimented with a coating to extend their shelf life
Mango is increasingly winning over Italian consumers, so much so that the cultivated areas in Italy are increasing and there is a real niche of customers who appreciate this tropical fruit for its

FPC slams “highly inefficient” border strategy
CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, has called on the Government to heed his organisation’s warnings about its proposed border strategy. The draft BTOM (Border Target Operating

Mimaflor presents the new Sensation Range
Consumers today are looking for alternatives to prepare their dishes more quickly to eat at home and thus simplify menus, but without forgetting the flavour or nutritional values, which are

BASF draws up roadmap to satisfy melon and watermelon consumers
BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia) from the 3rd to the 7th of July. Under the title

Exports of cherries from Moldova exceeded expectations, higher share going to the EU
According to Moldova’s fruit growers’ information in June 2023 Moldova exported more than 8 thousand tons of sweet cherries. This is almost 1.5 thousand tons more than in the same month of