"Despite coating, controlled ripening of the fruit is still possible"
In no other product category is spoilage and thus waste as high as in overseas goods such as bananas, mangos, avocados and co. Due to the long transport routes, tons of fruit exotics end up in the

The sun shines, Solinda returns to the benches
Summer has been a long time coming, but now it is also beginning to make itself felt in the fruit and vegetable department, which is teeming with watermelons and melons and where, shortly,

Russia: 110 cases of pests or diseases identified in imported products from June 5 to 11
From June 11, the Rosselkhoznadzor has found 110 cases of 16 types of quarantine harmful pests or diseases(KVO) in imported products. Strictly speaking of horticultural products, the agency has

Imida unveils new climate resistant stonefruit varieties
The Murcian Institute for Agrarian and Environmental Research and Development (Imida), has developed a range of premium stonefruit varieties that are able to withstand the effects of climate

Spanish exports continue to shrink in volume as imports grow
Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports between January and April 2023 decreased by 11% over the same period of the previous year, totaling 4.1 million tons. Meanwhile, imports increased by 17%,

Linda De Nadai new CEO of Unifrutti Europe
The Unifrutti Group, one of the leading players in the fresh fruit industry globally, has announced the appointment of Linda De Nadai as CEO of Unifrutti Europe in Q1 2023. De Nadai, who succeeds

Thai fruit a hit in Guangzhou
Festivals run by Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Guangzhou have helped increased Thai fruit sales in 2023. According to a report from The Nation, the DITP said

Planasa presents three new strawberry varieties
The three are characterised by being very productive, among other qualities, according to the report presented by the company's technicians to strawberry growers in the province of Huelva. Amongst

Pending El Niño is of concern to Ecuador’s dragon fruit industry
Just three months ago, FreshPlaza reported dragon fruit supplies in Ecuador exceeded demand and prices had collapsed as a result. “Ecuador harvests yellow dragon fruit several times a year and

Hydroponic cultivation transcends all boundaries
"Is it possible to produce vegetables in Antarctica?". The answer is now yes, as 400 plants have recently been installed in hydroponic production modules on the white continent, thanks to a

Oranges 'slaves' to a cliché: they don't like them in summer
Succulent, fragrant, fresh and thirst-quenching... they seem to be the perfect summer fruit and the drink of choice on the seashore with an 'anti-sweat' effect; but oranges suffer a decline in

"Belgian tomato prices under pressure, but those of eggplant and cucumber rebound"
The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is in full swing at importer/exporter, Fresh Food. During the winter, this Belgian company focuses mainly on imports from Southern Europe and Morocco, but

Egypt intends to increase orange exports to India
Egypt has exported record-breaking volumes of oranges to India in the first half of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September), as reported by EastFruit. India is one of the key export markets for

First steps towards a future quality label for Huelva soft fruits
This initiative, which arose at the meeting held on 6 June by the councillor, Carmen Crespo, and the president of Interprofesional, José Luis García-Palacios Álvarez, is part of the agreement

Condifresco: 'Let's move the aisle with disruptive displays' #hortfruitvoice
Polesano Dop garlic, Slow Food Val di Chiana garlic, organic black garlic, Igp Tropea onion, Igp Margherita onion, Slow Food Giarratana onion, Slow Food Certaldo onion, Slow Food Acquaviva delle

Sweet cherry market in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
The cherry season is beginning in Eastern Europe, in Georgia it is in full swing, and in Central Asia it is already coming to an end. However, mid-June is the period of time when cherries can be

Almeda at the forefront of training for fruit and vegetable workers
The company Almeda, a producer of IV gamma products under the Naturizia brand, which has been working with the Arena Group (VéGé) for many years, active in Sicily with the Decò and Super

Almeda (Naturizia) trains Arena Group's fruit and vegetable workers
A training meeting dedicated to technicians and managers of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Arena Group (VéGé). It was held by Almeda, a producer of fourth range products under the

Italians, spending 3 billion more to eat less
Italians spent over 3 billion more to eatbut due to high prices they had to cut back on the quantities they bought in the first five months of 2023. This is the estimate by Coldiretti on the

Turkey to start selling governmental stocks of hazelnuts; exporters are not happy
As EastFruit’s readers should know, Turkey has a substantial amount of unsold hazelnuts stocked. TMO, a governmental body, which buys and sells hazelnuts from the open market in order to

Cherries, the campaign gets into full swing in Piedmont
The IFN survey on the state of the art in the main Italian cherry-growing areas continues, and today we are in Piedmont, where Luca Nari and Valentina Roera, researchers in the fruit-growing area

More small limes and fewer large limes than last year
The supply of limes right now looks fairly similar to last year. “The concentration on small fruit is higher than last year and the large fruit is lower than last year,” says Alex Teague of