“We are optimistic about the apricot season”
At the dawn of the 2023 apricot season, Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France, highlights the trends that are emerging for this campaign. The impact of drought on the

Mixes and snacks, L'Insalata dell'Orto returns to Macfrut with an innovation in edible flowers
After six years of absence L'Insalata dell'Orto is back at Macfrut. "It is a great comeback, we were looking forward to it -says Sara Menin, marketing manager-, we propose to the market our

Patatas Hijolusa acquires 100% of Agrícola Villena
Patatas Hijolusa, the leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging and marketing of fresh potatoes on the Iberian Peninsula, has consolidated as a group and on 8 May acquired 100% of

Indian market looks promising for Moldovan apples
Moldovan produce was presented during MacFrut in Italy. According to Iurie Fala of Moldova Fruct, the exhibition was much better than when he last visited: “The show was very good for us. It was

DBV: Environmental policy needs solutions for conflicting goals
On the occasion of the 100th Conference of Environment Ministers of the Federal Government and the Länder, the German Farmers' Association calls on politicians in a concern paper to keep food

What's not to like about drought assistance
The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) complains that the measures approved by the Council of Ministers to tackle the effects of the drought "will hardly benefit the Valencian countryside

“The artichoke season has started in Brittany”
The first large artichokes from Brittany have arrived on the market. “The mild temperatures and rainfall of the last few days have delayed the production but many plots are now close to

Rebranding of Elisir, Cedior's quality fruit and vegetable brand
Rebranding for Elisir, the brand under which Cediorselects and distributes quality fruit and vegetables, bringing them to the tables of Italians. New positioning in the large-scale retail trade

"We will start with our leading products on May 20th"
The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has