This week in Fruchthandel magazine: Germany, Netherlands and summer fruit from Italy
The bad weather continues to affect the Bel Paese - an official estimate of the damage is still pending. Especially in Emilia-Romagna, May will certainly not go down in history as a pre-summer

AI-powered produce scanners to put an end to wasted strawberries
OneThird, a food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, today announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the

IMIDA presents new stone fruit varieties that are better adapted to climate change
Murcia's Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), has presented farmers and technicians with new stone fruit varieties -such as peach, donut peaches, and

EU and Britain still no contact on seed potatoes
Before 2021, the EU imported around 30,000 tonnes of British seed potatoes each year, mainly from Scotland, and exported a similar amount of European seed potatoes to the UK. This trade developed

Melons, Fyffes obtain Global Gap certification
Fyffes Suragroh and Soleado farms in Honduras received the certification as a result of the transformation conducted by local management over the past two years. The aim ofGLOBALG.A.P is to

Lower value of Turkish lira only a temporary advantage according to fruit exporters
The Turkish lira has been rather volatile over the past few months. With the Turkish elections finished, exporters hope the situation will calm down. However, as some of the Turkish exporters have

“Direct sales of daily asparagus allow us to differentiate ourselves from supermarkets”
Growing asparagus at Asparagus is a family affair. “My grandfather used to grow them, along with vines and hops. Today, only the asparagus crops have survived, and we now also produce cereals,

Murcia: IMIDA presents new stone fruit varieties
IMIDA, Murcian Institute for Agricultural and Ecological Research and Development, presented new stone fruit varieties to 25 producers and technicians in KW, including peaches, Paraguayos and

Table grapes, clearing the air on quotations
We are at the dawn of the 2023 table grape campaign and already there has been no shortage of challenges, especially those related to the weather, which has severely tested the vineyards of

'Moro Sardo, a great campaign'
The Moro Sardo campaign, the pearl of the Agromediterranea Groupwhich breathes new life into the typical Sardinian cherry tomato, is in its final stages. A season characterised by good sales and

Mercabarna: from 0.41 euro/kilo to 0.57 euro/kilo in 2022.
Its proximity to France, its logistics and its state-of-the-art facilities make the Mercabarna Central Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Complementary Activities Zone, known as ZAC, the main

Walnut Fridays' return to the San Martino farm
Discover the flavours and secrets of Romagna's food and wine culture while spending pleasant evenings in the company of friends and relaxing in contact with the area's nature. In summer 2023,

EU intensifies imports controls on Egyptian oranges
The European Union has strengthened controls on imports of Egyptian oranges and other foods from different countries, according to a regulation published in the Official Journal of the EU. In the

Romania promulgates law providing subsidies for fruit and vegetable farms
Yesterday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law establishing a state aid scheme for agricultural producers of vegetables, fruits and potatoes for a period of three years. The

Week-long initiative will celebrate Britain's 700 pea growers
The UK’s annual celebration of the British pea harvesting season will return for its eighth year, taking place between 3 and 9 July. It will again be a week-long celebration of one of Britain's

Tozer Ibérica presents new products in broccoli, cauliflower and coriander
The independent seed company Tozer Ibérica adds a new variety to its broccoli range: Imperator. The new reference, developed by Tokita, comes to reinforce Tirreno, its renowned conventional

“Argentina is our main lemon source this time of year”
Lemon imports from Argentina into the US started in May. “We’ve been receiving product for the past month and we’re getting very good reception,” says Ronnie Cohen with Vision Global

With 28,700 hectares, North Rhine-Westphalia has the largest vegetable cultivation area in Germany.
This corresponds roughly to the area of the city of Dortmund. According to Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen, the state's statistical office, North Rhine-Westphalia had the largest area

Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign starts
The Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign, the excellence of Vip, the consortium of fruit and vegetable cooperatives in the valley, has started. The estimated volumes are in line with last year,

“Tens of thousands of euros worth of damage” on ransacked farms in Nantes
On Sunday June 11th, 2023, activists from the collective Soulèvements de la Terre targeted a farm to the south of Nantes, as well as several experimental plots on the site of the Federation of

Celery stalks: touted in food forums and by influencers
Celery stalks - also known as pale celery or celery stalks - have long led a niche existence in the German vegetable assortment. As recently as 2012, celery accounted for only 0.22% of household

Vignola Igp cherries, communication campaign kicks off
The three-year communication and promotion campaign for PDO and PGI fruit and vegetables continues. "Europe signs the products of its territories", for the entire month of June the activities

Quebec Haskap berry growers contend with dry conditions
Haskap berry harvest will begin in Quebec next week and growers are thankful for the rain received this week. “We are missing a lot of rain. Today is the first day we’re having a good amount