Apofruit: Variety renewal in focus at FRUIT LOGISTICA
The Italian cooperative with around 3,000 members, which markets its "made in Italy" fruit and vegetable products worldwide, will be represented in Berlin with a larger stand and numerous

Beyond Seeds uses AI to produce tomatoes
Climate change is causing the deterioration of aquifers, the depletion of crop soils and the alteration of climatic seasons, affecting the future of conventional agriculture, which requires new

Third generation grower Scott Montague elected as Chair of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) unanimously elected Scott Montague, as AFPA Chair for the 2023 term. He takes over from Fresh Select’s John Said who served as AFPA Chair in 2022.

Sormac opens UK office
Fresh produce machinery specialist Sormac is set to launch a dedicated sales and service organisation in the UK and Ireland. The company, which develops and manufactures machinery and processing

Banana price trend analytics for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
According to EastFruit analysts, banana prices increased more than most other fruits on a year as of the end of January 2023, considering produce market situation in Poland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Big drop in wholesale prices of fruit and vegetables at Dambulla Economic Centre
The wholesale prices of vegetables, fruits and many essential food items in the Dambulla Economic Centre (DEC) went down by a big margin on Monday. Traders say that the wholesale price of a kilo

Ecuador's banana exports fell by 12.16% in 2022
From January to December 2022, Ecuador's total banana exports stood at 332.79 million boxes, down 12.16% compared to 2021. 26.11% of the exported fruit went to the European Union (-15.36%); 22.31%

Apofruit Italia presents its variety innovations at Fruit Logistica
Apofruit Italia, with its Group companies Canova and Mediterraneo Group, will be at Fruit Logistica where in a large exhibition space (Hall 2.2 stand A-40) it will display the cooperative's main

Good first half of the season for Blue Whale
"While in France and the northern countries, the strong local production has set the pace, the export markets have not stopped giving us joy", Marc Peyres, the company's sales director confessed.