Artichoke star product at Salón Gourmets and protagonist in Tudela
Artichokes have been the main protagonists of the 36th edition of Salón Gourmets, the number one quality food and beverage fair in Europe and one of the most prestigious benchmarks in the world,

Aldi completes living wage verification pilot on banana farms
The Aldi South Group together with Aldi Nord and other sectoral stakeholders, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, have announced the successful completion of a

A mobile unit to process f&h in the field
AINIA has presented a mobile unit that allows farmers to process fresh-cut fruit and vegetables in the field, to obtain higher value-added products ready for consumption. The mobile container

Imports of flowers and plants to grow by 4% at the start of 2023
Of the 22,587 million euros that Spanish imports of flowers and live plants accounted for in January this year, a total of 10,870 euros corresponded to live plants, which is the main chapter of

Iranian watermelons transit through Turkey at lower prices than last season
The Iranian watermelon campaign is starting at a good pace, with a large production and a consequent demand, but with the usual payment difficulties. Danial Shahabazi, a trader of Iranian

MSC sees “fruitful partnership” between Europe and Africa
Africa’s fruit industry is currently booming, and Europe’s growing demand for the continent’s fresh produce provides major economic opportunities for African countries, according to MSC, the

Dutch company automatically traces onion storage crates using RFID Asset Tracking
Gourmet needed a system to track large product quantities more quickly and efficiently through its internal logistics chain. This Dutch company cultivates, selects, packages, and distributes a

"Many Spanish operators and dealers have come to the Alentejo"
Raspberry production has certainly experienced an interesting expansion in Portugal over the past decade. According to data provided by Faostat, the country's cultivated acreage went from 110

Dutch online platform gets new director
This month, Bart Leemans began as director at the Dutch company Service2Fruit (S2F). He has extensive experience in both the fruit and vegetable sector. Bart started his fruit and vegetable career

Ginsters puts the focus on locally grown veg
Ginsters is looking to capitalise on growing demand for locally grown veg following well-documented recent fresh produce shortages. The baked snack brand held a planting day at Hay Farm, Cornwall

Should we expect a low raspberry harvest and high prices?
At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on

Pfalzmarkt eG: Immerse yourself in the world of professional O+G cultivation with "vegetable waves
To enable visitors to BUGA 23 to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of professional fruit and vegetable growing on site, Pfalzmarkt für Obst und Gemüse eG is involved as a cooperation

Early grapes will become available on the Moldovan market later than usual
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast.