Waddington Europe first to supply full range of easier-to-recycle punnets that use less plastic
European thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington® Europe, a division of Novolex®, has become the first to supply a full range of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are easier to

Arancia di Ribera DOP, Parlapiano confirms its leadership
Top sales for the Parlapian company during the last season of the "Arancia di Ribera D.O.P.". From the analysis of the data communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and

Early redcurrant variety with sweet fruit
A new alternative redcurrant variety to the already proven Jonkheer variety may be the 'Red Lake' variety Marlena®. This red currant has been propagated for 5 years at the German nursery in

“The harvest potential of labeled products is much greater than last year”
49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines

Frederick Hiam invests £2.5 mln in vegetable factory in Brandon
East Anglian vegetable producer Frederick Hiam has invested £2.5 mln in machinery, which will replace 20 seasonal workers. Frederick Hiam has upgraded its factory in Brandon with a new trimming

NZ apple exports plummet by 21%
New Zealand’s 2022/23 apple production has been revised down sharply to 453,000 tons as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit the nation’s largest apple growing and

"The city of Cologne is basically letting the site fall into ruins"

"We owe a debt of gratitude to our 27 strawberry growers."
With only a few days to go before the strawberry season in the Basilicata region comes to an end, Francesco Nicodemo would like to express appreciation and gratitude to all the producers

Panama set to export first official commercial dragon fruit shipment to Europe
Panama is set to export their first officially certified commercial dragon fruit (pitahaya) shipment by air to Europe later this month (June 2023). “At this moment we are about to make our first

'Fruit to Drink, that's why they like it'
Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, which includes a total of 20

Castellón: Benihort expects a good watermelon season
Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start

Market overview of fruits and berries for freezing in Moldova: production, prices and trends
EastFruit recently published a market report on the very difficult situation for growers and freezers in Eastern European as it relates to the main product of this sector – frozen raspberries.

Florida Tomato Exchange wants to terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement
The Florida Tomato Exchange filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement because it has failed to stop unfairly traded Mexican tomatoes

First trial shipment of Australian avocados lands in India
Australian avocado grower and exporter The Avolution was central in this delivery. The firm’s CEO Antony Allen said, “Australia will send 10 trial shipments over the next month to verify the

Fruit and vegetables from the farmer for 25 million Italians
About 25 million Italians have bought food from farmers, driven by a new sensitivity towards healthy food but also by the desire to regain direct contact with those who grow the products they

Yellow melon, production gap expected in Metaponto
In Metaponto, the weather is hampering agronomic operations and making open-field transplanting of the yellow melon impossible. Angelo Condoluci, owner of the company Unifruit, specialised in the

Peru: Blueberry exports of 300,000 tonnes possible in 2023/24 season
In the current season, exports are expected to increase by around 5 % compared to the 286,000 t of the previous season (2022/23), reports agraria.pe with reference to Proarándanos. The

Azerbaijan increases fruit and vegetable exports
From January to May 2023, Azerbaijan exported 238,893 tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth $241,967.98 thousand to foreign countries. According to the State Customs Committee report, the value of

This year's edition of the Moroccan International Soft Fruit Festival focuses on nurseries
The International Soft Fruit Festival in Morocco, organized by the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Soft Fruits (Interproberries - Maroc), with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture,

Aging farmers, high consumption, high segmentation – highlights from GeoStat’s new publication
GeoStat’s publication “Agriculture of Georgia” has been released on June 15. The publication covers the statistical metrics related to agriculture in Georgia for 2019-2022. EastFruit’s

New berry packs do away with bubble pads
Thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington Europe has claimed a first by supplying a full range of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are easier to recycle and use less plastic than