Spanish government cuts water supplies from River Tagus to southeast of the country
The Spanish government has decided to cut water brought from the Tagus River to irrigate crops in the southeast of the country. Spain is one of the EU’s biggest fruit and vegetable producers,

The Second Edition of Banana Awards recognises good practices and economic performance
The banana export sector and its value chain have demonstrated their permanent commitment to promoting innovative and sustainable practices so that this flagship fruit of the country gains

Kantar: Dunnes Stores maintains position as Ireland's leading supermarket chain
ID Logistics takes over the operations of the Auchan distribution centre in Lędziny, Poland As a major player in contract logistics, ID Logistics is strengthening its cooperation with Auchan

medFEL 2023 welcomed 7% more visitors and 22% more exhibitors
The 2023 edition of medFEL ended on the 27th of April, after two days of exchanges, meetings, conferences and of course the traditional harvest forecasts. But this year, the highly anticipated

The future is now for Syngenta
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. The aim, according to Syngenta, is

Sustainable food system: European Environment Agency calls for more transformative EU policies
The European Commission has set out a programme for a sustainable food system with the Farm to Fork strategy as part of the European Green Deal and is ambitious to develop the EU regulatory

Severe frost damaged apricot orchards in Hungary
At the beginning of April, frosts of between minus 3 and minus 8°C were recorded in Hungarian apricot orchards. There were also reports of cold temperatures during the relatively early flowering

Fresh Del Monte: First quarter 2023 reflects "commitment to efficiency and optimisation
The company said net sales decreased year-on-year, while net profit increased. It said net sales declined by 1% (-$8.4m) to $1.128bn due to lower unit selling prices for avocados, lower volumes in

Texas drought affects 2023 peach crop
Texas is looking at approximately 25 percent of a full peach crop this season. “We’re not going to have a very strong crop of Texas peaches. Mostly our early, low-chill clingstones have good

Made in Nature, 84 million consumers reached in one year
The balance of the first year of the campaign of the second edition of Made in Nature, the three-year communication and information project by Cso Italy and co-financed by the European Union,

Brand of the Year 2023: Opera wins the award
Opera and the brand of the year 2023 for the 'Think Fresh Brand Award'. The consortium, which specialises in pears, won the fourth edition of the award dedicated to the brand that, over the past