How will the hybrid potato change the international potato sector?
Is the hybrid potato the new weapon in the fight for greater food security? The hybrid version of this popular crop could make a huge difference, especially in the agricultural regions of Africa.

Lemon harvest drops by 40% in Costa Blanca – high production costs blamed
High production costs have slashed Alicante province's lemon harvest by 40% compared to last year. According to Alicante's Asaja young farmers association, 800,000 tons of lemons have been

Mission Produce advances UK ripening process
Mission Produce has announced the advancement of its ripening process in the UK with Avos Mini, a non-destructive ripeness control tool and innovative smart device that measures avocado ripeness

Foldable bins cause 75% reduction in return trips, cost savings and lower emissions for broccoli exports
Agromark, a Spanish export company specialising in fruits and vegetables, has enhanced its return on investment (ROI) and minimised its carbon footprint through the implementation of Tosca's

Australian shoppers upset over individually-wrapped cucumbers at Woolworths
Editor James Massola from Nine Newspapers National Affairs drew attention to the sale of individually-wrapped cucumbers at Woolworths in a tweet on Saturday, commending the ACT government’s

"Interest in cherries from Aragon has increased after the rains affected production in Extremadura”
The harvest of the latest cherry varieties in the highlands of Aragon will start this week. “We expect to produce around 1,000 tons of cherries this year. We'll begin to harvest the Santina

Bigarreau, in Apulia 95 per cent of the fruit destroyed by rain and wind
It is now well known that the cherry season has got off to a bad start because of the bad weather and, from Emilia to Puglia, the damage is already being counted. Describing the situation in the

Germany purchased more tomatoes from Morocco and fewer from Spain and the Netherlands
According to data prepared by Horotinfo, in the last five years, Germany has increased its tomato purchases from Morocco by 73.16% and reduced its purchases from Spain by 19.09% and from the

Low lemon price does not compensate for high production costs
ASAJA Alicante denounces that unfair commercial practices prohibited by the Law of the Food Chain continue to be carried out, such as the destruction of value: the large operators that control the

"Limited good-quality Spanish fruit makes for high prices"
"I wouldn't know which fruit to call cheap currently," says Henk Vlaeminck of the Belgian importer Van Dijk Foods. He sees imported fruit prices rising while consumers are more reluctant to pay a