South Africa's kiwi industry is growing rapidly
New genetic material, growing global demand and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwi industry over the past decade. In 2019, the South

NCGM celebrates Coronation with veg and flower installations
New Covent Garden Market is celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation with vegetable and flower installations for the public to enjoy. Over the Coronation weekend, if you walk along Merchants

Fruit shows will be performed in supermarket aisles
During the first day of the Rimini event, Claudio Dall'Agata, director of Bestack, illustrated the new projects of Spettacoli alla frutta, the project featuring 22 leading companies from the fruit

Mof, meeting with Lollobrigida at Macfrut
Macfrute started in the best possible way for Mof. The Centro Agroalimentare all'Ingrosso di Fondi, present in Rimini with its own stand, in addition to showcasing its own excellence and

Which products accounted for the bulk of the value of Spanish fruit and vegetable imports?
Spanish fruit and vegetable imports between January and February 2023 increased by 19% over the same period of last year totaling 638.5 million euro. Fruit and vegetable imports were led by potato

Russian authorities have discovered pests in nine tonnes of tomatoes imported from Turkmenistan
Russian authorities have discovered the South American tomato moth in nine tonnes of tomatoes imported from Turkmenistan. This is not the first time Russian agricultural inspectors have found

"If politics does not intervene here, in a few years there will hardly be any products left that we can sell"
Overproduction of strawberries is not to be expected at present, according to Jens Schadowske of Filbig GbR at the Nuremberg wholesale market. Demand is relatively good, he said. "However, it is

Zucchiolo: a new greenhouse vegetable for the European market
Beyond Seeds has recently presented Zucchiolo, a novel concept in the greenhouse horticultural segment that is bound to leave nobody in the European industry indifferent. "Zucchiolo is a new