Sakata unveils Purple Magic broccoli
A new purple-stemmed broccoli variety has been launched by Sakata in a bid to make the vegetable even healthier and more visually appealing for consumers. The variety, called Purple Magic,

TOMRA Food appoints new regional sales director for North America for its processed food business area
TOMRA Food continues to strengthen its commitment to support and deliver cutting-edge solutions to customers across the USA and Canada by appointing Sean Slevin as Regional Sales Director of TOMRA

BayWa presents the first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance
After twenty years of breeding and development work within the Hot Climate Partnership, the world's first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance was presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA in

VentureFruitTM introduces first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance
After twenty years of breeding and development work within the Hot Climate Partnership, the world's first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance was presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA in

Marlene® Giga® apple debuts in the organic segment
Giga® by Marlene® is a great tasting apple with unusual characteristics: it has an average size of 75-90 mm, is bicoloured, with reddish tones on a yellow background, has an excellent crunchy

Odmiana jabłek wyhodowana specjalnie dla klimatu gorącego odsłonięta
Po dwudziestu latach hodowli i rozwoju naukowego, Tutti™, pierwsza na świecie specjalnie wyhodowana odmiana jabłek tolerująca gorący klimat, została dziś wprowadzona na rynek na

Fall Creek South Africa appoints new General Manager to grow its footprint

France: Consumers reach for entry-level prices for apples
Decreasing apple and significantly increasing pear stocks are recorded by the statistical service of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agreste. In December 2022, apple stocks fell by 5%

From nutraceuticals and agricultural waste compounds to enhance fruit and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables can be used with innovative approaches that can provide important added value, as in the case of the exploitation of active ingredients for nutraceutics and pharmaceuticals.

Bayer AG: Bill Anderson becomes Chairman of the Board of Management
The Supervisory Board of Bayer AG has appointed Bill Anderson as Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer with effect from 1 June 2023. He will already join the company as a member of the

Lower Saxony: shrub berry volume down by 10 percent
According to a statement by the Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics (LSN), a total of 233 farms cultivated bush berries on an area of 2,506 ha in Lower Saxony in 2022. At around 11,524 t, the

VentureFruit unveils Tutti, world’s first ever hot-climate apple
New Zealand-based company VentureFruit has unveiled Tutti, the world’s first branded apple variety bred specifically for production in hot climates. Twenty years in the making, Tutti’s

Landgard: Trade fair premiere, photo campaign and lots of fresh produce at FRUIT LOGISTICA
In keeping with the official motto of the world's leading trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, "All in one", the Landgard stand in Hall 20, Stand B11, at FRUIT LOGISTICA combines the

Fruit and Vegetables Committee contact groups begin their 2023 meetings
The different contact groups created within the framework of the Spanish-Franco-Italian-Portuguese Joint Committee will start their 2023 meetings on February 14 with the meeting of the strawberry

Ukraine: Vegetable cultivation under glass to be expanded
The Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture is supporting the greenhouse cultivation of vegetables, which has fallen behind considerably due to the Russian war of aggression. Last week, applications for

First apples of the new harvest are starting to arrive in Argentina
Last week, the first Gala apples of the new harvest began to arrive on the market. Agronomist Miguel Sabbadini, technical manager of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Fruit Growers (CAFI)

Первые яблоки нового урожая начинают поступать в Аргентину
На прошлой неделе на рынок начали поступать первые яблоки Гала нового урожая. Агроном Мигель Саббадини,

W Argentynie zaczynają pojawiać się pierwsze jabłka z nowych zbiorów
W ubiegłym tygodniu na rynek zaczęły trafiać pierwsze jabłka odmiany Gala z nowych zbiorów. Agronom Miguel Sabbadini, kierownik techniczny Argentyńskiej Izby Zintegrowanych Producentów

FRUIT LOGISTICA: Italy's participants from the Pontine Plain
The Pontine Plain, south-east of Rome, is home to important growing areas for Italy's fruit and vegetable sector. Representatives of the local farms will also be present at FRUIT LOGISTICA: In

Oversupply dampens coming almond bloom in California
In Kern County it's hard to know what a good outcome would even look like this year as the almond bloom approaches. Such an oversupply has piled up that almond prices actually declined last month.