Nationwide Produce launches new premium asparagus brand - Spear It
Nationwide Produce have today announced the launch of their new premium British asparagus brand, ‘Spear It’. The asparagus are exclusively packed for Nationwide and available for purchase as

Red Light Holland announces AEM New Brunswick shiitake mushrooms are available at over 100 locations
Red Light Holland Corp., an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth, and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe, and a premium

Prices for greenhouse cucumbers went up again in Ukraine on the eve of the holidays
Before the Easter holidays, Ukrainian greenhouse plants once again increase selling prices for cucumbers, EastFruit project analysts report. In addition to the pre-holiday rush, prices in this

Agrinorm secures new funding
Switzerland-based Agrinorm has announced that it has secured a seven-digit round of financing to further develop its AI-powered software for quality risk management across fresh produce value

Happy Easter and Happy Holidays!
Dear readers,the Fruchthandel Magazine team wishes you a happy Easter. We will inform you again with daily news from 11 April onwards. Your Fruchthandel Magazine TeamMore. Go to the article

Plant-based products, on the plate of one in three Italians
Vegetable-based products are no longer a niche market and are consumed daily by 22 million Italians. These foods are also extremely transversal, so much so that a large proportion of consumers

Lower volumes expected for Greek watermelons
The new watermelon season in Greece is coming up, and Nasos Zafirakis, director of Zafirakis Fruits, hopes it’ll be a less difficult season than the last one: “The previous watermelon season

Imported strawberries become cheaper in Poland
This season, the traditional downward trend in prices for imported strawberries on the Polish wholesale market began in mid-February, when the volumes of Spanish strawberries sold there began to

Lago d'Oro, in Fucino a reality of excellence for vegetables
The Lago D'Oro company in San Benedetto del Marsi (L'Aquila), specialising in the production of Fucino vegetables, has a long and varied history. Now in its second generation, the company was

Carrots step into the spotlight for Easter week
There are plentiful supplies of specialty carrots in California. Matt Hiltner of Babé Farms adds that the carrot quality looks strong as well and that supplies are pretty consistent, if not

New president for the Rincón de Soto Pears PDO
After the General Meeting held yesterday 4th April at the headquarters of the Regulatory Council of the Rincón de Soto Pears PDO, this body has a new president. The new president is Eva Lafraya,

China greenlights the export of kaki and almonds from Spain
Last week, Spain and China signed two trade agreements that will allow the export of kakis and almonds to the Asian country, as reported by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

In Spain new decision tree for IV gamma
Florette, Spain's leading manufacturer of ready-to-eat fresh salads and vegetables, has developed a new segmentation strategy to enhance its 4th range salads in El Corte Inglés supermarkets, as

Landgard: After Easter, outdoor asparagus replaces produce from heated cultivation in the West
Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has already been on sale in western Germany. Due to the high production costs and limited quantities

Europe's largest Eryngii farm now live
The demand for mushrooms keeps climbing thanks to their health benefits, says Mitofresh CEO Valon Bahtiri. To cope with the high demand, this Dutch wholesale and import/export company started

"We deliberately began importing organic Argentine pears later"
Though TOFF is especially big in organic greenhouse production, this Dutch company is starting to import a significant volume of overseas organic fruit and exotics too. Owner Jeffrey Moret and

Designer Harvests, great news for Ruffato vegetables
Valorising the territoriality of products can be a winning choice, especially if quality is always assured. This has been well understood by Nerio Ruffato, a company that has always been active in

Peach tree fungus infects a man, world's first case
After the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all more sensitive and careful not to contract infections or diseases and just hearing about it, we are on our guard. Usually we protect ourselves from

The Green Line innovates the refrigerated counter
The Green Line, on the strength of its know-how and in line with its vocation for innovation, continues its evolutionary path and launches a rich assortment of DimmidiSì branded summer novelties

Germany: First stalks are pricked - harvest quantity increases daily
The start of the asparagus season marks the beginning of spring and a culinary highlight in German kitchens. The fine vegetable is only on the market in Germany for a few months - from mid/end

CIV attends INN in Australia and Strawberry Symposium in California
The latest CIV strawberries have been presented at the recent North America Strawberry Symposium, which took place on March 7-10, 2023, at San Louis Obispo in California.

Stonefruit producers losing patience with Transnet
The South African fruit industry is investigating the possibility of a partial privatisation of Cape Town's harbour, with a loading zone only for fresh produce. In its latest newsletter, the

“Orri mandarins performed well compared to grapefruits and oranges”
The Orri mandarin has performed rather well this season, says Planet Israel export manager, Betsalel Ohana: “We started the season in uncertainty, due to different directions of trends. Due to

‘Love My Salad’ campaign promotes healthy cooking on a budget
Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is celebrating the success of its consumer-facing ‘Love My Salad’ campaign, created to encourage British shoppers to buy and cook more vegetables.

There might be a substitute for expensive black truffles
With a high price, depending on the season, black truffles are an ingredient reserved for the most lavish meals. However, one mushroom, could be a more affordable way to approach the black truffle