“The new Ronvine tomato is a high-tech variety, resistant to ToBRFV”
BASF Vegetable Seeds (Nunhems® brand) has developed the Ronvine, a new seed variety for grape tomatoes that is resistant to the Tomato Brown Rough Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "We have developed the

Raspberry pests in June. Where and how to look for them?
Vetting is worthwhile. It seemed that spider mites would be a problem on raspberries after a period of high temperatures, meanwhile they found a completely different pest. Dr Paweł Krawiec and

"Despite coating, controlled ripening of the fruit is still possible"
In no other product category is spoilage and thus waste as high as in overseas goods such as bananas, mangos, avocados and co. Due to the long transport routes, tons of fruit exotics end up in the

Imida unveils new climate resistant stonefruit varieties
The Murcian Institute for Agrarian and Environmental Research and Development (Imida), has developed a range of premium stonefruit varieties that are able to withstand the effects of climate

Linda De Nadai new CEO of Unifrutti Europe
The Unifrutti Group, one of the leading players in the fresh fruit industry globally, has announced the appointment of Linda De Nadai as CEO of Unifrutti Europe in Q1 2023. De Nadai, who succeeds

Planasa presents three new strawberry varieties
The three are characterised by being very productive, among other qualities, according to the report presented by the company's technicians to strawberry growers in the province of Huelva. Amongst

Pending El Niño is of concern to Ecuador’s dragon fruit industry
Just three months ago, FreshPlaza reported dragon fruit supplies in Ecuador exceeded demand and prices had collapsed as a result. “Ecuador harvests yellow dragon fruit several times a year and

Oranges 'slaves' to a cliché: they don't like them in summer
Succulent, fragrant, fresh and thirst-quenching... they seem to be the perfect summer fruit and the drink of choice on the seashore with an 'anti-sweat' effect; but oranges suffer a decline in

"Belgian tomato prices under pressure, but those of eggplant and cucumber rebound"
The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is in full swing at importer/exporter, Fresh Food. During the winter, this Belgian company focuses mainly on imports from Southern Europe and Morocco, but

Egypt intends to increase orange exports to India
Egypt has exported record-breaking volumes of oranges to India in the first half of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September), as reported by EastFruit. India is one of the key export markets for

Végé and Carrefour Italia end agreement on Aicube 4.0 power plant
The VéGé Group and Carrefour Italia, at the end of 2023, will not renew their current collaboration agreement within the framework of Aicube 4.0, the central purchasing unit set up in 2019. Both

Turkey to start selling governmental stocks of hazelnuts; exporters are not happy
As EastFruit’s readers should know, Turkey has a substantial amount of unsold hazelnuts stocked. TMO, a governmental body, which buys and sells hazelnuts from the open market in order to

Frederick Hiam invests £2.5 mln in vegetable factory in Brandon
East Anglian vegetable producer Frederick Hiam has invested £2.5 mln in machinery, which will replace 20 seasonal workers. Frederick Hiam has upgraded its factory in Brandon with a new trimming

"We owe a debt of gratitude to our 27 strawberry growers."
With only a few days to go before the strawberry season in the Basilicata region comes to an end, Francesco Nicodemo would like to express appreciation and gratitude to all the producers

Castellón: Benihort expects a good watermelon season
Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start

Market overview of fruits and berries for freezing in Moldova: production, prices and trends
EastFruit recently published a market report on the very difficult situation for growers and freezers in Eastern European as it relates to the main product of this sector – frozen raspberries.

Florida Tomato Exchange wants to terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement
The Florida Tomato Exchange filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement because it has failed to stop unfairly traded Mexican tomatoes

First trial shipment of Australian avocados lands in India
Australian avocado grower and exporter The Avolution was central in this delivery. The firm’s CEO Antony Allen said, “Australia will send 10 trial shipments over the next month to verify the

South African citrus industry assesses flood damage
Heavy rainfall around South Africa’s Western Cape has caused flooding in some areas, with the citrus industry in particular affected by the extreme weather. Citrusdal, located in the Olifants

Peru: Blueberry exports of 300,000 tonnes possible in 2023/24 season
In the current season, exports are expected to increase by around 5 % compared to the 286,000 t of the previous season (2022/23), reports agraria.pe with reference to Proarándanos. The