Chitosan technology to be tested for post-harvest storage of fresh produce globally
KitoZyme, the developers of fungal chitosan and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to evaluate and develop KitoZyme technologies

Apofruit, supply chain project kicks off with Colt.Or.
A new supply chain project is starting for Apofruit. It is the collaboration with the Colt.Or. company that, as we had anticipated in the last few days (click here for more details), was made

“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”
Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive

"We started the season for nectarines and peaches with 500-gr trays, but sales are still very slow"
"This year there were no significant failures regarding stone fruit, so we expect a relatively normal harvest. It is also a good year for the peels, as the fruits tend to be smaller. More rain is

"Entire overseas citrus line is much earlier"
"The overseas citrus season is, once again, off to an interesting start," says Exsa Europe's Eddy Kreukniet. "Especially noticeable is that citrus across the board is coming to market as much as

Blueberry stars at International Blueberry Days
The blueberry coloured Macfrut blue, the fruit and vegetable show that for three days at Rimini Expo Centre filled the halls with visitors. The second day of International Blueberry Days (Thursday

EU average prices for bananas mostly unchanged in week 17
Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100