"No more business as usual in the tomato industry"
Are you packing your tomatoes in black or white? According to research presented at the Global Tomato Conference, the contrast of the black packaging could increase sales. The event, which took

Everyone looking for fennel
"For months, we have been asking big retail chains for 10 eurocents more per kg for producers. They refused to pay them and now we are lacking the produce as producers are tired to lose money: the

Historic low volumes for Southern Hemisphere's kiwi harvest
According to the latest report of the Chilean Kiwi Committee, the harvests are coming to an end and the final data regarding volumes will be available in a few days. However, estimates continue to

Patatas Hijolusa acquires 100% of Agrícola Villena
Patatas Hijolusa, a leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging, and marketing of fresh potatoes in the Iberian Peninsula, acquired on May 8th 100% of Agrícola Villena, S.L., a

Fedemco presents new sustainability seal at Global Tomato Congress
The Spanish federation of wooden lightweight packaging (Fedemco) presented its new sustainability seal at this week’s Global Tomato Congress in Rotterdam. The label is designed to facilitate

Bayer: New quarantine facility tests tomato resistance to ToBRFV
The facility in Wageningen, the Netherlands, will help strengthen and accelerate Bayer's search for resistant varieties to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "This new infrastructure is

New owner appoints new CEO and Board of Directors for Maersk Supply Service
As of May 15th 2023, A.P. Møller Holding A/S has acquired Maersk Supply Service A/S from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, through closing of the transaction previously announced. In connection with

"Despite a growing market, we don't want to accept longer transport distances"
The market for ready-to-eat fruit is still in its early stages, he said, and especially in Germany, innovations are accepted only slowly and with skepticism. "It is a long process until a product