Catalonia could increase its production potential for peaches and nectarines by four percent
Afrucat, the business association for Catalan fruit, presented the first nectarine and peach estimate of the 2023 season in a press conference at the beginning of week 21 together with DACC,

Tickets on sale for Asia Fruit Logistica
The online ticketshop is now open for Asia Fruit Logistica. Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show is back in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023, bringing together the global fresh

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 22 May
The cherry campaign, which got off to a difficult start in Italy due to heavy rainfall, is now at an end, while that of asparagus and strawberries in the central and southern regions of Italy is

Fabio Massimo Pallottini confirmed as president of Italmercati
The Assembly of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, reconfirmed Fabio Massimo Pallottini as president for the two-year period 2023-2025. The vice-presidents Paolo Merci,

Kilometro Verde, first salads arrive on the shelves under the Petali brand
The first Kilometro Verde references with the Petali brand have arrived on the shelves. The four salads can be found in two Coop shops in Bologna: the Ipercoop Centro Lame and the Superstore in

Israel’s 2022-2023 avocado season ended with lower volumes
Avocado producers and exporters in Israel are already looking forward to harvesting higher volumes in the next season, starting later this year, after their 2022-2023 avocado season ended with

'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
It is a good period for sales of courgettes and green beans, as told to IFN by Sergio Clemente, a trader at the Agribologna stand at Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna), a market that is

Reported revenues of $1.4 billion, net loss of $58 million
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a global container liner shipping company, announced today its consolidated results for the three months ended March 31, 2023. First Quarter 2023 Highlights

'1.5 billion lost in agricultural production due to flooding'
The flood has devastated over 5 thousand farms and livestock holdings in one of the most agricultural areas of the country with a gross saleable production of Romagna of about 1.5 billion euro per

Egyptian Agricultural Export Council imposes inspection of all containers of Egyptian citrus to EU until end of season
Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt,

Urgent measures for submerged camps
"What is needed now is immediate action to allow the agricultural sector to repair the damage and restart. Every minute counts'. This is how Gennaro Velardo, President of the National Union of

Bad weather in Sicily, summer fruit production compromised
"Giving instructions to the peripheral structures of the Regional Department of Agriculture to make an immediate and punctual survey of the actual damage suffered by businesses and to activate all

Oranges, waste becomes lamps
Orange peels give birth to lamps. It is not science fiction but just the intuition of the Milanese design studio Krill Design that transforms waste into new products thanks to an innovative