Jaffa partners with Leicester Tigers
The UK’s leading citrus brand Jaffa has become the ’official fruit partner’ of professional rugby union club the Leicester Tigers from the 2023 onwards. As part of the partnership deal, the

The Region of Murcia is a pioneer in the production and export of okra
A little more than a decade ago, some pioneers of Abanilla began to cultivate okra, a crop in which they only compete with a handful of Central American countries. "This means that, due to our

Spain, fruit and vegetable imports are running
From January to April, the value of fresh fruit and vegetables imported into Spain increased by 25% compared to 2022. The news comes from the fruitnet.com newspaper, which reports data from the

"I have harvested 40,000 kilos less than last season and I have invoiced 40,000 euro more"
This is how Paco Fernandez, a producer of early peppers from El Ejido, summarizes what happened in many Almerian farms in this campaign; as Asaja Almeria detailed a few days ago, the market value

Three new Fusarium resistant outdoor lettuce varieties made available
Faced with the arrival of new races of Bremia (downy mildew of lettuce) and the spread of the Fusarium threat, Gautier Semences already offers a wide range of Bl:29-40 EU and Fusarium resistant in

"The product is currently very scarce, which makes it correspondingly more expensive"
The heat in Italy is not only causing poorer quality watermelons and netted melons, but above all crop failures. "The product is currently very scarce, which also makes it correspondingly more

US investor puts in takeover bid - valuing Costa Group at $1.6 billion
Yesterday, Australia’s Costa Group said it would give US private equity Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) access to its books after a A$1.39 billion ($927.41 million) indicative offer for shares it

Will California stone fruit prices level off?
A light supply and strong demand for California stone fruit are challenging the export market. “The demand overall is making it more difficult for exporters because the price is so high

Enza Zaden offers Bremia resistance
The International Bremia Evaluation Board for the EU (IBEB-EU) has announced three new Bremia races, Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU, and Bl:40EU, and said that tests by Enza Zaden have found a significant

The public consultation on a royal decree to make aid for fruit and vegetables more flexible is now open.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has launched the public consultation procedure for a draft royal decree that will implement several provisions of forthcoming EU regulations.

"Brazil, Central America and the Caribbean could be key markets for our Spanish garlic this year"
"This year, the work and effort of our producers in Spain have again gone to waste at the beginning of the garlic campaign, in the months of May and June. A big squall remained in the Iberian