Dole brings fruit and vegetables to life with its pick-up truck
Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, is launching a high visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in Italy,

Pizza, two thousand years ago it was made with fruit
What if the ancestor of the tomato and mozzarella pizza was a focaccia made with fruit? The discovery of a fresco found in Pompeii, therefore dating back 2000 years, opens up a new scenario on the

Grapes are the most expensive of all imported fruits and berries in Ukraine
In the current marketing season in Ukraine, grapes have become the most expensive imported fruit at $1.57 per kilogram. In second place in terms of import value are “other fresh fruits” and

“These rains in Chile have been the worst in 30 years.”
Table grape, cherry and some blueberry fields in Chile are still wet, muddy and inaccessible after last week’s heavy rain and flooding. Vegetable producers are especially hard hit, while some

expoSE & expoDirekt: Around 300 exhibitors from ten countries have already registered
Around 300 exhibitors from ten countries have already registered for the trade fair duo expoSE - Europe's largest meeting place for the asparagus and berry sector - and expoDirekt - Germany's

The import of sweet cherries from Armenia to Russia increased by 2.5 times in June
According to the North Caucasus Interregional Administration of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the volume of sweet cherry imports from

Lively demand for yellow melons from Germany and northern Europe
The yellow melon season has finally started with a delay of over 20 days. Usually demand booms in September however, due to the sudden heat wave and the limited supply of fruit in general, it is

Georgian imports of blueberries in the off-season are keeping up the surge that started in 2018
Earlier EastFruit wrote about a Georgian farmer finding it profitable to produce off-season blueberries last year. Now our analysts point out low volumes, but very quick growth, of fresh blueberry

"Our automation increases fruit and vegetables share in our company"

Planasa buyout reaches final stage with €1 billion valuation
The purchase of Planasa has reached its final phase. As Cinco Días reports, Cinven has already selected the investors who will bid for Planasa, Spain's leading soft fruit producer. Its current

Opportunities for Sicily with the cluster tomato from Cora Seeds
Perspectives and opportunities for cluster tomatoes in Sicily. This is the title of the meeting promoted by Cora Seeds, reserved for a group of selected Sicilian producers, that the seed company

Made in Basilicata, the results of the three-year period presented
The results of the three-year supply chain project called Ortofrutta Made in Basilicata were presented last Tuesday (27 June) at the Policoro Castle (Matera). An initiative, which started in early

Georgian imports of blueberries in the off-season are keeping up the surge that started in 2018
Earlier EastFruit wrote about a Georgian farmer finding it profitable to produce off-season blueberries last year. Now our analysts point out low volumes, but very quick growth, of fresh blueberry

Optimizing edible coating films to be used as antimicrobial agent in fresh-cut apples
Fresh-cut fruits are highly perishable and susceptible to bacterial contamination. Polysaccharides edible coating loaded with essential oils nano-emulsions have the potential to extend shelf life

Moroccan asparagus exports: growing volumes and expanding geography
Morocco has been increasing its asparagus exports over the past five years, and their volumes have more than doubled, as reported by EastFruit. For three marketing years in a row, Morocco was

Pears with love, Apo Conerpo relaunches pear consumption
To boost the consumption of pears and convey to the consumer the chain's commitment over decades for a sustainable, safe and good Italian-made product. This is the direction taken by Pears with

Lively demand for watermelons
"A similar situation has never occurred before: demand from supermarkets and markets in Italy and abroad is high for both watermelons and mini-watermelons, with interesting quotations," reports

Hot pepper consumption on the rise due to increased heat units
In recent years, consumption of hot peppers has been impacted in a positive way due to breeding focusing on heat units. Increased heat has resulted in hot pepper challenges with many having gone

Saxony-Anhalt: Application deadline for EU schools programme is 10 July 2023
In the 2023/2024 school year, the state of Saxony-Anhalt will continue to support healthy nutrition for children in day-care centres as well as in primary and special schools through the free

Kiwi, less will continue to arrive from Chile
The quantities of Chilean kiwi available will be lower this year and supplies will end a month earlier than expected. Reporting the news is the online publication Fruitnet.com, which specifies

Conad and Coop under the NFI lens
The challenge between COOPand CONADis one that, from a distribution point of view, has been going on for several years and is particularly fierce in some areas of Italy, such as in Emilia Romagna.

Lleida hosts the new edition of Interpera 2023
On the programme of the conferences taking place this Thursday, the European pear harvest forecasts for 2023 in the main producing countries will be presented. There will also be a round table

The best practices for processing dragon fruit
Due to their high moisture, sugar content, and soft texture, tropical fruits have a sensitive nature and provide several processing issues, including separation, maturity management, and quality