Rimini hosts the 2024 World Assembly of Agri-Food Markets
It is official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will be held in Rimini. This is an important achievement for the entire city, the result of the work of CAAR

Possible watermelon shortage for 4th of July
While it’s a slower start for watermelons in Mexico due to the cool weather, supplies are increasing steadily. “We’re about 10 days behind but it’s steady and there’s great size and

"We will start with our leading products on May 20th"
The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has

"For an air-shipped mango of reasonable quality, customers are willing to spend a reasonable amount"
In two to three weeks, the season for Peruvian air-shipped mangoes of the Kent variety should be coming to an end, says Yannick Hoffmann, managing director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH at the

"Belgian pear season exceeds all expectations"
This year's Belgian pear season has exceeded all expectations. "We had high hopes last season because of the small harvest, but things went wrong because of the Ukraine situation. There were

Gala event honours Adora tomato
More than 200 people gathered at Almería’s Cervantes Theatre last Friday for a gala evening in honour of farmers producing the Adora tomato brand. The event was hosted by vegetable seed company

"We are working with watermelon formats weighing from 1.5 to 3 kg, which are the most demanded in Europe"
Various agricultural associations are reporting a significant decline in the acreage devoted to watermelon production in southern Spain. Last April, Asaja Almeria estimated that as much as 2,500

Dramatic" start for watermelon with prices down by 50%.
Translator The Coordinadora de Organizaciones Agrarias y Ganaderas, COAG, de Almería, requests the Agencia de Información y Control Agroalimentario (AICA) to open an urgent investigation related

Organic grower adds seed production to its portfolio
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified growers and shippers of organic farm-fresh vegetables, is building in-house capabilities to produce organic seeds. “We envision a future where organic seeds and

"In the coming years, we expect to reach 180 hectares of Sweet Pekeetah plum in Chile"
Chile already has 110 hectares of Sweet Pekeetah plums, a variety developed in Chile from Japanese plums. This variety is grown in the Metropolitan, O’Higgins, and Maule regions, and has been

Aphid repellent melons
HM.Clause's challenge is to create disease-resistant and aphid-repellent melon varieties without losing the fruit's distinctive sweet taste. And that is what it has succeeded in doing with the

BVL/QS: Emergency approval for Insegar
On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product

Purchasing centres and wholesale distribution, an example of competitiveness in the EU
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) cites purchasing alliances as an example of good practice for improving the competitiveness of retail and wholesale trade in a recently adopted

German Fruit Award 2023: Six Edeka merchants lead Germany's best O+G departments
"Congratulations to the winners. Awards like these show: When it comes to fruit and vegetables, our independent traders, together with the experts from Edeka Fruchtkontor and the regional

"New harvesting system allows us to continue offering our organic mushrooms at an attractive price in the future"
Organic mushroom farm Heereco has almost the entire mushroom chain under its own control. For instance, Heereco has its own organic composting facility, the company has three nurseries in Uden in

New Zealand red pear PiqaBoo® is a hot seller in China, SVM authorized for variety management
The new season of PiqaBoo® red pears imported from New Zealand have recently arrived in China and are seeing strong sales in the market.

Coldiretti at the bedside of periculture
"There is no more time, we have to save the Abate pear; it is intolerable to risk losing a jewel of our fruit-growing", with these words the Secretary General of Coldiretti, Vincenzo Gesmundo

Ukraine prepares to ban imports from Moldova
On Saturday, 6 May, the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to join the EU decision to introduce a temporary ban on importing wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower from Ukraine while

Dino Polska odnotowało wzrost sprzedaży like-for-like o 27,2% w I kw.
Oman: Nowa e-platforma dostarcza 1kg do 1 tony warzyw, owoców do drzwi Aby wesprzeć omańskich rolników i dostarczyć owoce i warzywa w konkurencyjnych cenach do costumerów na

Gentilina lettuce, new varieties from Nunhems
A well-established market, with increasing demand and great potential: this is the gentilina lettuce, a type that is among the most appreciated also by the large-scale retail trade, as it lends

Why moviegoers should dread on-screen asparagus
Movie analyst David Mouriquand was surprised to discover that asparagus only shows up in films and television shows as a harbinger of doom. The second they appear on screen, you can bet something

The world's top five biggest exporters of ginger
As detailed by the Head of ADEX Consulting-CIEN ADEX, Lizbeth Pumasunco, China is the world's leading exporter of ginger with shipments of US$536 million and a 46.8% share in 2021. It is followed

Early yields lower for California leafy greens
Leafy green supplies are expected to be closer to regular supply levels in the second half of May. “Things are starting to settle down a little bit now, and I think by the second half of