Miracle berry makes sour or tart fruits naturally sweeter
“The miracle berry originates in Ghana, West Africa and that’s where we source it directly from our own farms,” says Dr Emmanuel Asare, MD with MiraBurst, founded in 2014. “What’s

"In July there could be a huge gap in the melon supply"
At the current stage of the summer, and with the melon campaign coming to an end in Almeria, it should be time for the Region of Murcia's season to be in full swing; however, as a result of the

Germany: Moderate price level development for fresh fruit
Fruit fresh sales in Germany declined in May 2023 (-3%). According to the latest GfK Consumer Index, one of the drivers behind this was the weaker performance of strawberries. "Due to the strong

The price of an apple in Ukraine is determined by small farmers
Horticulture in Ukraine is a very interesting industry in terms of price formation, as the director of horticulture and vegetable farming, Taras Melnyk, explained in an interview. "There are two

Lack of fruit and veg consumption among children linked to income and maternal factors
In a recent study, researchers reviewed demographic and health surveys between 2006–2020 at the global scale, looking for clear trends of zero fruit/vegetable consumption in infants. They found

Lidl is the number one customer of the Andalusian market garden.
Lidl's commitment to the Andalusian agri-food industry is reflected, once again, in the trajectory of its purchases of KM0 products over the last three years (2020-2022), a period in which the

China opens its doors to Italian pears after a lengthy procedure
Although this year's pear season will register the lowest yields of the past 10 years - also due to the flood in Emilia-Romagna, where 70% of the domestic production is located - the news has

Ecuador’s banana shipments rise in first 5 months of 2023
Ecuador’s banana exports from January to May were up by 2.43% year-on-year, from 158.92 million boxes in the first five months of 2022 to 162.78 million boxes this year, according to the latest

A brilliant semester for L'Insalata dell'Orto
L'Insalata dell'Orto - a company from Veneto specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of 1st and 4th range leafy vegetables, as well as Europe's largest producer of edible flowers -

“Invention for instant fresh produce shelf life prediction and QC maximises value”
The next-generation remote sensing AI system from an Israeli technology company, Neolithics, provides comprehensive internal and external quality control and analysis to optimize the value of