"If things continue like this, in a year or two, there will be no more Dutch or Belgian top fruit"
Yesterday, Cepifruit and the Fruit Growers Action Group took to the streets in Belgium. They were protesting against the too-low prices supermarkets pay fruit growers for their products. The

Limoré: slow sales but the Premium range stands out on the market
The Rocca Imperiale lemon campaign is in full swing, but the trend is not looking very good. "Sales have slowed down over the past 10 days. While last year we used to ship 9 pallets every day, we

Chile wildfires: Potential damage to fruit production areas being assessed
The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of the country around

NN-Pack presents two new packaging machines
NN-Pack from Mannheim will present its woven plastic nets with a width of 40 cm at Fruit Logistica, among other things. As Managing Director Yanik Simon Pfeifer told us, they will also be

"Good demand for South African pears, with large ones especially popular"
The South African pear season started early at OV Fruit. "We've received the first container of Williams Bon Chrétien pears last friday. From now on, we'll get larger weekly volumes," Oscar and

Queen Frozen Fruit inks durian deal
Leading Thai durian exporter Queen Frozen Fruit has reached an agreement with a Chinese consortium for upwards of Bt10bn (US$297m) worth of fresh durian. According to a report from the Pattaya

Patatas Meléndez boosts its internationalisation and technological development
Patatas Meléndez, a company from Valladolid headed by Javier Meléndez, is going through a key moment in the company's history: the inauguration of its new automated plant will mean positioning

Marco Salvi: "It is important not to disappoint consumers".
"The figures for the first three quarters confirm Germany as the most important country for the export of Italian products", states Marco Salvi. In an interview with Fruchthandel magazine, the

The new management of the Mercabarna photovoltaic plant
Mercabarna will promote the creation of a public-private partnership for the management of its photovoltaic power plant, which in 2025 will become the largest, located on building roofs, on the