Spring season Almería: Fewer watermelons and sugar melons
Incertainty is one of the adjectives that could best describe the coming spring season in the province of Almería, mainly because of the currently forecast decline in melon and especially

Strawberries increase in popularity each year - Valentine’s Day approaching
As Valentine’s Day approaches, strawberries increase in popularity each year. In the U.S., most of the strawberries, an estimated 80-90%, come from California annually, followed by Florida with

Rijk Zwaan's Tatayoyo pepper wins the FLIA
This year's Innovation Award winner is a pepper from Rijk Zwaan in the Netherlands marketed under the brand name Tatayoyo. The pepper has a distinctive and strong flavour that originates from wild

CBP Officers in Calexico detect over $5 million worth of methamphetamine in shipment of radishes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers have seized another narcotic shipment concealed within pallets of radishes at the Calexico Port of Entry. On January 31, CBP officers

"Shortage of Spanish fruit & vegetables in weeks 5 and 6"
Ongoing turbulence and price explosions are characterizing the fruit and vegetable trade, firmly gripping Munich wholesale market traders as well. "We have to adjust our calculations and our

Jordan sees vegetable prices soar due to inclement weather
A recent drop in agricultural production due to bad weather conditions has triggered a sharp rise in vegetable prices in parts of Jordan. President of the Jordan Valley Farmers Union Adnan Khaddam

Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory. Professor Frederic Meunier from the

Galkia Group comes to Berlin to revolutionise the European Galia melon market
The Galkia Group (Fruca, Gregal and Jimbofresh) will be at Fruit Logistica from the 8th - 10th of February, to promote Galkia melons. The companies will have a dedicated Galkia promotion at their

FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2023: Rijk Zwaan holt Gold mit Tatayoyo
After two days of voting during FRUIT LOGISTICA, the votes are counted and the winner is clear: this year, the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) goes to Tatayoyo from Rijk Zwaan. With 26% of

Record high prices for cauliflower in Poland
Due to a combination of many factors, the supply of imported vegetables on the Polish market, especially in winter, has dropped sharply, EastFruit project analysts report with reference to the

The new stamp and fennel liqueur for Paolillo at Fruit Logistica
At Fruit Logistica the novelties of Paolillo. "We are presenting the new slogan on our fennel, Good at any time," says sales manager Ciro Paolillo. And we have done this also thanks to

Video: Impressions of the innovations at FRUIT LOGISTICA
The last day of FRUIT LOGISTICA is all about innovation. Innovations can be found throughout FRUIT LOGISTICA. In addition to the Start-up Area, the Smart Agri area helps to track down new

Tatayoyo wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023
Rijk Zwaan’s Tatayoyo pepper has beaten off stiff competition from nine other leading fresh produce innovations to win the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023. The group was presented with the

Rice is losing popularity in South Korea - being eclipsed by meats and vegetables
More Koreans are lowering their intake of the grain and increasing their consumption of fats and proteins. The trend is proven in numbers. Rice consumption per person fell 0.4 percent from 56.9

Is the cold weather pushing the vegetable market?
Winter has finally arrived in Sicily after a warm start to the season that meant that producers and traders could not make the most of the cold, even during the Christmas season, which was instead

How the strawberry sector is tackling the future with substrate and 4.0 cultivation
The strawberry sector needs to update in order to keep up with the times. This is also why the Zavoli cultivation company from Rimini, Italy, decided to go from tunnel cultivation to automated

Ukrainian farmers have reduced prices for carrots
A downward trend has started on the Ukrainian carrot market at the beginning of the week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. The main reason for the reduction in carrot price was the

Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, Tatayoyo pepper from Rijk Zwaan wins
Tatayoyo, the intensely flavoured and distinctive pepper from Rijk Zwaan, has won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for the best innovation in the international fruit and vegetable trade.

World's first vegetable dating service launched by Oddbox
France: Auchan aims to focus more on fresh produce and warns about high inflation In an interview with ‘Apolline Matin’ on RMC and RMC Story, Pascale Cartier, director of food supply at Auchan

The hybrid Valley Gold mandarin is bringing satisfying results among technicians and growers
"Over the course of just a few years, we have established an interesting network around the Valley Gold® hybrid late tangerine of African origin, to the point of arousing the interest of