Mexican citizen files complaint concerning Mexican avocado production ahead of Super Bowl
A Mexican private citizen has filed a complaint over alleged environmental damage from avocado production under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement. The unnamed

Zespri moves to liquidate company that illegally exported kiwifruit vine cuttings to China
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has successfully applied to the High Court to liquidate the company of a kiwifruit grower who illegally exported its gold kiwifruit cuttings to China. The company,

Sustainably grown bananas and pineapples in spotlight at Fruit Logistica
Kapi Kapi Growers (Grupo Acon), a producer and exporter of premium pineapples and bananas, will showcase its product offerings at Fruit Logistica next week in Berlin, Germany. Since 1987, the

Enza Zaden назначает Андреаса Сьюинга на должность главного исполнительного директора
Наблюдательный совет международной компании по разведению овощей Enza Zaden объявил, что Андреас Сьюинг

Cargotec appoints Casimir Lindholm as president and CEO
Cargotec's Board of Directors has appointed Casimir Lindholm as Cargotec's new President and CEO as of 1 April 2023, until which Cargotec’s current President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen will hold

"Visitors can taste strawberries served by chefs"
The Organizzazione di Produttori Terre della Luce will be attending the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin again this year, for the fifth time. "The German fruit and vegetable fair,' says

Soil monitoring to be strengthened in Uzbekistan as part of the combat against land degradation
Data on measures to prevent land degradation will be systematically added to the electronic map of the geoinformation system “Land Degradation” in Uzbekistan. The Ministry of Agriculture and

South Tyrol: VIP reorganisation - a first interim assessment
VIP, the Association of Val Venosta Producers of Fruit and Vegetables, will be represented at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023 at Stand A-40 in Hall 6.2. There, interested parties can find out, among other

Enza Zaden appoints Andreas Sewing as CSO
The Supervisory Board of the international vegetables breeding company Enza Zaden announced that Andreas Sewing has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer and member of the Board of Directors at

Cargotec powołuje Casimira Lindholma na stanowisko prezesa i dyrektora generalnego
Rada Dyrektorów Cargotec powołała Casimira Lindholma na nowego Prezesa i Dyrektora Generalnego Cargotec od 1 kwietnia 2023 roku, do czasu kiedy obecny Prezes i Dyrektor Generalny

Onion exports appear to be banned and import duty zeroed in Azerbaijan, too
The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions were banned by

Chile wildfires: Potential damage to fruit production areas being assessed
The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of the country around

World premiere: Sormac presents OptiCor - a strand remover for iceberg lettuce
A few weeks ago, the rumour spread that the Dutch machine specialist Sormac would be coming up with a world first at FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin. There was plenty of speculation about the possible

VOG: GIGA® apples available again, volume 2,000 t above previous year
The Giga® brand apple is now available again at selected points of sale. According to VOG, 4,250 t from integrated cultivation and 160 t from organic cultivation are available - that is more than

Enza Zaden appoints Andreas Sewing as CSO
Andreas Sewing has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Member of the Executive Board of Enza Zaden with effect from 1 May 2023. He is currently Vice President of Research and

Andreas Sewing joins Enza Zaden as CSO
Enza Zaden has announced that it has appointed Andreas Sewing as its new chief scientific officer, while he will also join the company’s management board. Sewing, currently the vice-president

More than 2,700 hectares of apples and pears impacted by hail in Río Negro
In the early hours of Thursday February 2, farms located to the south of Route 22 were hit by heavy hail. The storm moved south, later affecting farms on the coast of the Negro River. The damage

"Germany - My Garden. launches recipe app
The culinary creations from "Germany - My Garden. are now available directly on your mobile phone. From classic recipes to exotic delights and from baking recipes to 3-course meals, the app offers

Kluczowe nominacje w Piñata Farms
Piñata Farms mianowała Gemmę McCarthy na stanowisko dyrektora generalnego ds. zasobów ludzkich, natomiast Caroline Wight dołączyła do firmy jako dyrektor generalny ds. operacji po

"Bananas knocked apples off their throne in 2022, now ranking No. 1"
Bananas are still among the most popular fruits worldwide. As Ursula Schockemöhle, product manager in the horticulture division of Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft stated, the banana in 2022

Rústicas del Guadalquivir increases its blueberry catalogue
A good example of the strength of the breeding sector is the new additions to the list of varieties with protection applied for in the EU by the company Rústicas del Guadalquivir. It also holds