Organic greenhouse grown strawberries will complement field category
Earlier this year, an article was published about the expansion plans of Nature Fresh Farms into the organic greenhouse strawberry category in Ohio. The company is on track to begin planting this

Regina di Puglia, buyers from Europe and the Middle East expected at event
The number of adhesions to 'Regina di Puglia', the initiative launched by the Municipality of Noicàttaro for the promotion of Apulian table grapes and their territory, scheduled from 23 to 26

"We are the European company innovating the most with stone fruit"
"We are currently in the middle of the stone fruit season, working, as per our schedule, with the Metis® and Pluot® before moving on with new products, such as the blood nectarine, which

“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

EU free trade agreement with Australia stalls
Australia's government is not satisfied with the free trade agreement talks with the European Union held in Brussels in early June. Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell warned in the Financial

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

Исследование Allianz Trade: предполагаемая и фактическая инфляция расходятся
Швейцарцы продолжают жить на острове монетарной стабильности. В мае 2023 года уровень инфляции в этой стране

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

UK Appeal Court refuses attempt to upset trade deal with Morocco
A former cabinet minister has hailed a court ruling, underlining that since leaving the EU, Britain's trade deals are protected from international interference. In the UK, former Cabinet Minister

Thai fruit a hit in Guangzhou
Festivals run by Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Guangzhou have helped increased Thai fruit sales in 2023. According to a report from The Nation, the DITP said

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

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

Condifresco: 'Let's move the aisle with disruptive displays' #hortfruitvoice
Polesano Dop garlic, Slow Food Val di Chiana garlic, organic black garlic, Igp Tropea onion, Igp Margherita onion, Slow Food Giarratana onion, Slow Food Certaldo onion, Slow Food Acquaviva delle

Sweet cherry market in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
The cherry season is beginning in Eastern Europe, in Georgia it is in full swing, and in Central Asia it is already coming to an end. However, mid-June is the period of time when cherries can be

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

Cherries, the campaign gets into full swing in Piedmont
The IFN survey on the state of the art in the main Italian cherry-growing areas continues, and today we are in Piedmont, where Luca Nari and Valentina Roera, researchers in the fruit-growing area

“The harvest potential of labeled products is much greater than last year”
49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines

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

"The city of Cologne is basically letting the site fall into ruins"