The Styrian asparagus peak season starts at SPAR
Just in time for Mother's Day and in keeping with the barbecue season, SPAR is putting Styrian asparagus in the spotlight together with the "young WILD vegetable farmers". The cooperation with the

Гонконгский холодильный склад отвечает потребностям скоропортящейся электронной коммерции
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), подразделение логистики с добавленной стоимостью Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), открыло

Ondine, the year of the launch in large-scale distribution
Peach growing in Emilia-Romagna has a new opportunity for relaunching and it is called Ondine. The international club project for flat white-fleshed peaches and nectarines (which in Italy involves

Fruidor continues its partnership with The Walt Disney Company France
After the cherry tomato (Les Nouveaux Producteurs) and the banana of Guadeloupe and Martinique, Fruidor continues its partnership with The Walt Disney Company France by promoting its tasty round

"Start of West African mango season putting peak pressure on cold storage"
It is currently the busiest time of year at Luik Natie. Every week, this Belgian storage and transshipment company processes more than 200 containers of products, including bananas, mangoes, and

New fertilisation concepts for strawberries
The Agrosimex company is one of the partners of this year's Strawberry Inspirations project. Among the solutions it has proposed this year for fertilising strawberry plantations is the innovative

The Sicilian blood orange boosts communication
Communicate well to grow better. This was the aim of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held at Macfrut 2023, organised by ISMEA in cooperation

“We focus on creating opportunities for 2023”
Reflecting on 2022, it was a very challenging year for many companies in the industry. “It was a year in which we saw ocean freight rates increase tremendously, but also the year of inflation

Chłodnia w Hongkongu spełnia potrzeby e-handlu w zakresie łatwo psujących się towarów
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), logistyczne ramię wartości dodanej Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), otworzyło nowy obiekt z kontrolą klimatu o nazwie Cool Zone, aby

Challenges and opportunities in the Colombian banana industry
According to Gabriel Mancilla, the owner and manager of Finca La Trinidad, the current banana season has been good in terms of prices, but the cost of fertilizers has been a major challenge for

Hong Kong cold storage facility meets perishable e-commerce needs
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), has opened a new climate-controlled facility called the Cool Zone, to cater

Blueberries, Unitec solutions drive consumption
The blueberry was the great protagonist of Macfrut 2023 thanks to the International Blueberry Days where the world of the blueberry and the importance of technological innovation to foster market

Unitec presented integrated technology for blueberry supply chain at Macfrut 2023
The 2023 edition of Macfrut saw Unitec involved as a technical partner of the International Blueberry Days event. By supporting this event the group wants to emphasize the importance of

Georgian company Noma plans to harvest 40 tons of blueberries this year and renovate part of the orchards
The Georgian company Noma plans to collect 40 tons of berries from its blueberry orchards this year and, along with this, renovate part of the plantations. Blueberry orchards Noma are in the

Seeka looks to jujubes for expansion
Seeka, the largest producer of kiwi fruit and nashi pears in Australia, is investing millions in a fruit that might be unknown to many Australians. The company, founded in New Zealand, is planning

Portugal/Spain: Campaign promotes sustainability and quality of the European almond
European Almond has brought Portugal and Spain together as part of a three-year campaign to shape the future of the sector. In addition to the EU, it is supported by the industry associations of

A dream Macfrut
I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was

Blueberries - starting to flower (plantation monitoring, 7.05.2023)
We are already in May and have been for a few days, so the first flowers are also appearing in the blueberry plantations. Of course, the early varieties like 'Duke' and 'Patriot' are starting.

South African strawberry afficionados in for a Woolworths treat
South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week's introduction of the Florida Pearl white strawberry, wholly unknown to local consumers, follows

Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods
Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the Ministry of Justice. The proposed

"At the moment, our Colombian Keitt mango is only competing in the European market with fruit from Africa"
Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are, in fact, giving the department the potential

Aldi Süd continues to promote regional agriculture and focuses on German strawberries
Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing seasonally on German

“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”
Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive

"We started the season for nectarines and peaches with 500-gr trays, but sales are still very slow"
"This year there were no significant failures regarding stone fruit, so we expect a relatively normal harvest. It is also a good year for the peels, as the fruits tend to be smaller. More rain is