Fruiterers’ cycle ride raises over £21k for City Harvest
A team of seven cyclists from The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers has cycled 125km around the Isle of Wight to raise over £21,000 for London-based food redistribution charity City Harvest. At

Vertical agriculture from Murcia hopes to reach Africa
Verti has developed a vertical farming technology for the hydroponic cultivation of lettuces, and it wants to reach emerging markets with it, starting with Africa. "There are many vertical farming

A mural against fruit and vegetable waste
'Help the planet. Save fruit and vegetables that are still good'. "I'm cool because I don't waste". And again: 'Five times a day feed yourself with the colours of fruit and vegetables'. This

France bans plastic packaging per July 1, 2023
From July 1, 2023, a new decree banning selling unprocessed fruit and vegetables in plastic packages comes into force in France. So reports the Dutch Agroberichten Buitenland. This new regulation

Egyptian soft fruit nurseries interested in the Moroccan market
The weather disruptions in Morocco have had a severe impact on the soft fruit sector, raising concerns among industry professionals about the supply of suitable, resistant plants. The issue is of

Spain: Fruit Attraction 2023 has already exceeded last year's total occupancy
Three and a half months before the start of Fruit Attraction, which celebrates its 15th anniversary from 3 to 5 October 2023, and in full marketing phase, the fair has already exceeded the total

Belgium: Colruyt sells Flemish Charentais melons from the greenhouse
The Belgian Colruyt Group no longer wants to source its Charentais melons from France, according to a report by vilt.be, but is starting a trial this year with the fruit from a Flemish greenhouse.

Vietnamese lychee exports to US and Japan fetch high prices
On June 20, a consignment of fresh lychees from Bac Giang province landed in Houston in the US. Soon after the arrival, the lychees hit the shelves of large supermarkets, including brands Hong

Increased quantities and high prices for the "socially acceptable kissing garlic"
Originally from Chile, elephant garlic is hardly found in Europe anymore. However, Robert Eder, managing director of Früchte Eder, has been offering the product at his company in Kirchham/Tutting

Strong demand at start of Indian Barhi date season
The Indian Barhi date exporters are looking at a bumper crop this year. According to Himant Chavda, chairman of Indian fresh produce exporter Krish International, this is partly thanks to the good

LUNA ucr, the first avocado variety from Green Motion Avocados
Eurosemillas presented the BL 516, flower type B variety, which is patented under the trade name LUNA ucrTM , to just over a hundred major Californian avocado producers at the University of

Reemoon installs first apple line in Mexico
The Mexican apple packer is based in Cuautemoc, Chihuahua one of the country’s major apple production regions. The medium-sized business had originally used manual sorting equipment and invested

Saxony-Anhalt: Seven farms grew quinces in 2022
On 1 July 2023 is International Fruit Day. Lemon, as this year's Fruit of the Year, is grown just as little by farms in Saxony-Anhalt as blackberry, which was Fruit of the Year in 2022, the

Polish growers cash in on apple exports to Russia, but demand a ban on imports from Ukraine
It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand to ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of

Brazilian producer extends melon season to offer 12 months supply to Europe
Agricola Famosa, the world’s largest melon and watermelon grower and exporter from Brazil, will now have a guaranteed 12 month supply of melons to Europe. The company is also set to increase

"Even those who have never bought anything like this are now asking for Turkish pitahayas"

Downward trend expected next week for price of Turkish cherries
The cherry season in Turkey is in full swing, but demand isn’t equal in every region, says Yahya Erdogan, sales and marketing director of Turkish fresh produce grower and exporter Ana Fruit:

Aldi's prediction: A record number of strawberry sales for Wimbledon
Italy: Francesco Pugliese stepping down as Conad CEO Francesco Pugliese is stepping down from the role of CEO of Italian retailer Conad after 12 years in the post, having been with the business

Major milestone in Australia's management of banana Panama TR4 disease
Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully

Prices of sweet cherries have dropped, but the Ukrainian market is lacking high-quality domestic fruits
In the Ukrainian market, the sweet cherry season started with wholesale prices of 15–20 euros per kilogram. Small quantities of fruits were imported from Spain, Italy, and Turkey, but there was

"Mexico's apple industry eager for new investments"
The annual output of Mexican apples is about 700,000 tons and the main planting areas are concentrated in the Chihuahua and Coahuila regions, and in the Cuautemoc. Chihuahua, which is the core

North West, optimistic for the new reefer season
Summer seems to have started, but we are leaving behind a tormented period; from North to South Italy has been hit by bad weather with catastrophic events unique in terms of violence, such as the

Emergent Cold LatAm initiates operations in Ecuador
Emergent Cold Latin America, a refrigerated storage and logistics services provider in Latin America, has inaugurated a new facility in Ecuador. Located in Durán, it marks the beginning of the

Potatoes Forever!, UNAPA project kicks off
The European Union's new campaign on agriculture and sustainability has started, and its name is Potatoes Forever!, promoted in Italy by UNAPA, Unione Nazionale tra le Associazioni dei Produttori