Portugese fruit and vegetable company with Dutch roots opens office in the Netherlands
This month, Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office. The Portuguese company, owned by Dutch brothers Maikel, Bjorn, and Gerardus Brands, has cultivation, import/export, and

Hailstorm affects more than 20,000 hectares of crops in Valencia and Castellon
The historic hailstorm in Valencia yesterday, with ice stones the size of nuts, had a strong impact on a large area of crops in numerous areas of the provinces of Valencia and Castellon. According

Ample finger lime crop in California underway
Finger limes out of California will see almost double the production of last year’s crop. “We did about 19,000 lbs. of finger limes last year and we’re looking at about 30,000 lbs. this

Be Fruity! The premium fruit summer tour begins
The Be Fruity! summer tour, devised and organised by Sgmarketing, is starting. From 14 to 30 July, eight stops in seven seaside resorts, three regions involved: the protagonists are seven premium

African tropical fresh produce sales doing well in key world markets
Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African

"July and August will be good for Spanish stone fruit and pears, with the Italian production declining"
After the good sales and prices achieved by Spanish stone fruit in May and June, the situation in July and August is also expected to be positive, with a full stone fruit harvest and a lack of

Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by

How modern machines are reshaping the future of potato farming
The agricultural world is where a quiet revolution is taking place. It is transforming the way we cultivate, care for and harvest one of the world’s most important staple foods; potatoes. This