NZ kiwifruit lands in China
JD Fresh hopes to sell 2m trays (3.3 kg equivalents) of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit in China over the 2023 campaign. The fresh food division of e-commerce giant JD.com welcomed its first shipment

"When it comes to strawberries, families do not want to choose between flavor, food safety and sustainability"
Never compromising when respecting and pleasing consumers - this is the approach of OP Frutthera Growers, the company from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) owner of the Nicofruit as well as of the

“HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia”
The international conference “HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia“ will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on April 25, 2023. The conference is organized by the EastFruit project with

Kiwi company looking at record apple export despite cyclone impact
New Zealand apple brand, Rockit has said it will deliver its biggest season yet, with record export volumes expected in 2023. This is despite the impact of the February cyclone on orchards in

Growers claim raspberry exports are quite complex right now
Raspberry growers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are looking at this year’s harvest with uncertainty. All indications are that there will be a multitude of challenges. In the first place is the

"We’re addressing market challenges with our next-generation food processing technologies"
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, is exhibiting their VERYX® optical sorter and Zephyr™ horizontal-motion conveyor, as well as showcasing their other

FPS Food Process Solutions opens Middle East/Africa hub in Morocco
FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, opens a new Middle East/Africa (MEA) office in the port facility of Tanger Med, Morocco. The FPS MEA office

Orchard Communication PROCAM 02 of 12.04.2023
New orchard communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski PROCAM dated 12/04/2023. There were scab infections over the Christmas period, but not all fruit growers carried out the first protection

Nido One V2, a new system for hydroponic management
The latest innovation when it comes to the automated management of fertigation in protected crops went on sale a few days ago. Nido One V2 is the updated version of a tested system that has been

A project to promote the biological control of the tomato leafminer
In 2006, the tomato leafminer, a plague that affects the tomato plant and causes large losses throughout the value chain, arrived in Spain. This mining lepidopteran mainly attacks the leaves of

New machine washes fragile sweet potatoes clean using less water
It is not easy to wash something as fragile as a sweet potato. "Its skin is like not-quite-dry paint," says Joris Koenraadt of Maatschap Koenraadt. "It's hard to find a washing line that cleans