Start of season for local vegetables at SPAR
Radishes and young onions are now being harvested from Tyrolean farmers. Salads will follow soon According to SPAR, the decades-long partnership with the farmers guarantees the smooth and speedy

Packaging machines make fruit and vegetables more sustainable and digital
Ulma Packaging, present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group, will be present from 3 to 5 May at the trade fair of reference for professionals in the fruit

Gardini (Agri2000): 'Fruit and vegetables need biosolutions'
Macfrut is just around the corner and, this year too, there will be plenty of space for biosolutions. On 4 May there will be the Biosolutions International Congress (click here for the brochure),

Carbon credits and hazel: Terremerse focus at Macfrut
From 3 to 5 May, Terremerse will be at Macfrut in Rimini with its Fruit and Vegetable Sector and its O.P. (Hall D1 Stand 032). Within the framework of the fair, and more precisely in AREA MEETING

"Обычно мы предлагаем манго до конца июля".
Индийский экспорт манго в Европу сейчас медленно, но верно набирает обороты. "Наши обычные манго,

Table tomato prices remain high
The prices of Sicilian greenhouse vegetables continue to remain rather high, but only when it comes to table tomatoes. A small tour taken with Giuseppe Zarba, president of the dealers of the

More fruit in jam, the European Union demands it
European regulations become strict for some agricultural products and require more fruit in jams, mandatory labelling for nuts, dried fruit, processed and cut vegetables such as bagged salad. Jams

Gamtoos vegetable farmers drive hundreds of kms daily to keep going during drought
Eight years of drought has had a “fatal impact” on vegetable production in the Eastern Cape’s Gamtoos Valley, says Noelie le Roux. “There are only two or three farmers left who plant

Fruit and vegetables go on a cruise
MSC Cruiseshas installed three greenhouses for growing vegetables hydroponically on its new ship, the World Europa. "Travel the world through your palate," is what is stated on the shipping

Macfrut foreign exhibitors account for 38% of total number
Macfrut is less than a week away, and that is more than enough time to find out what the expectations are for the event, which will have a very special preview. On 2 May, the President of the

Macfrut 2023 focuses on the challenges of the fruit and vegetable sector
The challenges facing the fruit and vegetable sector and some of the main issues affecting it are the focus of the round tables scheduled for Macfrut 2023, which will be held at the Rimini Expo

Almaverde Bio, the new Fruttagel beverage line arrives
Five new products are arriving in Almaverde Bio's spring catalogue: five new organic drinks with no added sugar and a high fruit and vegetable content (70%). The new range produced by Fruttagel

Ukrainian supermarkets lowered prices on potatoes, beets and garlic
In early April, Ukrainian supermarkets lowered prices on some types of vegetables. Young potatoes went down from 0.71 euros/kg to 0.43 euros/kg. Pink potatoes also decreased in price. White

Drought will lead to fruit and vegetable crop losses in France and Spain
April 2023 has seen Spain suffer an advanced drought, with temperatures which sometimes rise to more than 40 degrees. This has led to multiple economic and agri-food losses. In France, the drought

Enhancing the value of the IGP Tropea Red Onion in large-scale distribution, an appointment at Macfrut
The partner region of Macfrut 2023 is Calabria, and during the event at the Rimini Exhibition Centre, from 3 to 5 May 2023, the region's symbolic fruit and vegetable products, which we saw at

"We usually offer our mangoes until well into July"
Indian mango exports to Europe are now slowly but surely gaining momentum. "Our conventional mangoes from our own contract farming are flown in exclusively, as the produce is too fragile to

German Fruit and Vegetables: "Now is the hour of the strawberries".
Domestic strawberries are being harvested again - for the time being from protected cultivation. But with mild temperatures and sufficient sunshine, the outdoor fruits should not be long in

Why you should use mineral water for cooking vegetables
Vegetables are very beneficial for health. They contain a lot of fibre, vitamins, and useful microelements. To use all their beneficial properties, vegetables should be properly prepared. One of

Russia's occupation of southern Ukraine has disappointed Crimean officials
Russia's occupation of southern Ukraine has disappointed Crimean officials who hoped to increase supplies of agricultural and other products to the occupied Crimea, the Rostov region, and other

Veg Power launches ‘Growing to Love’
Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has launched ‘Growing to Love’ – a tomato growing project to support children’s learning about where

Large attendance for the first morning of medFEL
The 2023 edition of medFEL opened its doors at the exhibition center of Perpignan on Wednesday, April 26th. The attendance was good on the first morning for the opening of the event. For two days,

"Zwykle oferujemy nasze mango do dobrze w lipcu"
Indyjski eksport mango do Europy powoli, ale zdecydowanie nabiera rozpędu. "Nasze konwencjonalne mango z własnej uprawy kontraktowej są przywożone wyłącznie samolotem, ponieważ produkt jest

Pfalzmarkt eG offers complete seasonal range of spring vegetables grown outdoors
From now on, the 120 active producers at Pfalzmarkt für Obst und Gemüse eG will once again be harvesting the complete range of spring specialities. The variety of "crispy fresh vitamins" whets