US and Chile advance trade agenda
US officials visited Chile last week to advance various matters related to the bilateral trade of fresh fruit. The topics discussed included US blueberry exports to Chile, the approval

Freshuelva applauds the exclusion of berries from the obligation of having to be sold in bulk
The Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, has applauded the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food's decision to exclude berries from the obligation of

Managing Director Dr. Kristian Moeller of GLOBALG.A.P. to step down
Kristian Moeller, Managing Director of GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, has announced he will step down from the role effective May 31. Dr. Moeller has been pursuing the mission of promoting

Watermelons and melons defy rainy days
Melons and watermelons, the symbolic fruits of the summer season, are peeping out in the general markets and on the shelves of Italian large-scale organised distribution. "It will be a year of

Mastronardi Produce forms joint venture with Intergrow
Mastronardi Produce, a fourth-generation family-owned business that pioneered commercial greenhouse growing in North America, has announced a new expansion of its US network through a joint

Drought, 2.2 billion funds in Spain
Spain can count on EUR 2.19 billion in anti-drought funds. The figure was allocated by the decree-law approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers last week. Of the total amount, as reported by Il