Is it good to eat red pepper?
Red pepper nutrientsRed pepper is rich in essential nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin A and folate. It is also low in calories and fat, making it an excellent choice for those looking to

Moldovan producers of concentrate will process almost half as many apples in the 2022-2023 season – specialized association
Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous

Meeting unique vegetable processing needs
IQF products have become more popular. According to Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost, this has led fruit and vegetable processors to expand their product lines to process more

Breeding robot ready strawberries
Strawberries specially bred for automated picking will soon become a reality in Australia after the launch of an initiative to develop varieties that can be easily harvested by robot. The A$11.5m,

Spain’s exports fell nearly 10 per cent in January
Fruit and vegetable export volumes from Spain decreased 9.5 per cent in January when compared with the same month of 2022. Data from the Department of Customs and Excise, processed by Fepex,

How to care for the orchards
How do you prepare your orchards for the next growing season in order to achieve a high yield of high-quality fruit? What pre-season measures are part of sustainable fruit production? Do they

Farewell to plastic in tomato packaging
The supermarket chain Caprabo is now selling in its stores a 100% recyclable and compostable package (made out of paper, paper mesh, and bamboo) for tomatoes, with which it expects to save three

A container of Lome Super Fruit juices has left for Canada
After the load in the early morning of yesterday (21 March 2023), a container filled with juices under the Lome Super Fruit brand departed from the Masseria Fruttirossi agribusiness plant, headed

Rising food prices trigger food recycling
Forty-two percent of discarded food in Spain comes from households, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which means that each Spaniard throws away an average of 31

New supply chain agreements to promote the juice obtained with PGI Etna Lemons
The long-established business relations and friendship over the past fifteen years between Agrumi-Gel, a Sicilian citrus derivatives industry, and Sumitomo Corporation Foods Group facilitated a

Freshfel Europe urges facilitation of trade
At a dedicated session on sustainable food systems hosted by the World Trade Organisation’s SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) Committee, Freshfel Europe stressed the important role played by the