"Communicating that a virus has been detected is the responsible thing to do"
The tomato industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, particularly in terms of the variety of tomatoes available. There has been a focus on developing tomatoes with distinct

Pair of Hokkaido melons fetch $25,000 at Japanese auction
A pair of premium melons in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetched 3.5 million yen ($25,000) at the year's first auction. This is the event's second highest bid on record. The bid for

US and Chile work to strengthen bilateral fruit trade
US officials have been in Chile this month to discuss various issues related to the bilateral trade of fresh fruit. The topics covered include US blueberry exports to Chile, the approval

Summer fruits, the Italiafruit analysis
The heat is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in

Texas onion production transitioning north
“As they say in real estate, this could be a seller's market for a while.” So says Dante Galeazzi, CEO/president of the Texas International Fresh Produce Association of the onion market right

Azerbaijan introduced a temporary restriction on the import of peppers and kiwi from Iran
AFSA revealed that after examining 19 shipments of peppers and 34 shipments of kiwis imported by Iranian companies, quarantine pests (brown fruit wrinkling virus and mulberry scale insect) were

During the next three years, 2.5 million euros will be made available
As part of the research project 'Modellregion Agri-Photovoltaik für Baden-Württemberg', the Kompetenzzentrum Obstbau Bodensee, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and eleven