Semillas Fitó steps on the accelerator at phytotron pace
To say that Semillas Fitó has invested in R&D is nothing new. The company is one of the breeders that allocates the highest percentage of its annual turnover to this area, almost 30%. Within this

The Latin American Task Force against Lidl promotion
The Latin American Task Force recognises and respects the right and freedom of all actors in the value chain to decide their prices and advertise temporary promotions in line with their business

Morocco restricts tomato exports due to high domestic prices
Morocco has restricted tomato exports since late February with a total ban in place from last week until Thursday. Its aim is lower domestic prices. According to Lahoucine Aderdour, head of the

Innovative concepts for closing and labelling of fruit and vegetable trays
Multivac offers two resource-saving solutions for the closing of fresh produce trays with labels with theirTop Wrap and Top Close labellers . At interpack 2023 Multivac will be presenting the new

Mass sales of strawberries began in Moldova – starting prices are the same as last year
Large volumes of Greek strawberries have become available on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price is quite standard – 80 MDL/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in

Demand for offseason strawberries keeps growing in Georgia
EastFruit analysts note that Georgia is importing increasingly more strawberries. In January and February 2023, the country imported 420 tonnes of fresh strawberries – 3 times more than in the

Gene-editing act comes into law
Gene editing has become a commercial reality in England after the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act passed into law. The act sets into motion changes to allow farmers to grow crops that

ALDI announces Ander Arzubia as Managing Director of the Miranda de Ebro Logistics Centre
As Managing Director in Miranda de Ebro, his main objective will be to lead the implementation of the new centre to support the company's growth in the north of the country and thus give

The season of local tomatoes in Poland started a month late
Mass sales of tomatoes from local greenhouses have started on the Polish wholesale market this week. At the same time, the season of local greenhouse tomatoes this year began with a delay of a