Mozzarella and spreadable cheese, veg alternatives
The vegan-based mozzarella and cheese spread is made in Parma. Developed by start-up Dreamfarm, it is a product created using fermented paste from Mediterranean almonds grown with natural

Trentino strawberries, the start of the campaign bodes well
The strawberry campaign has also begun in Trentino, where Melindasta is harvesting almost 2 thousand kilograms a day thanks to the dedication of many of the producer families belonging to the

Syngenta unveils new ToBRFV-resistant date varieties
From Syngenta research comes four Baby Plum tomato varieties specifically for the Italian market with high brix and also resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. The new cultivars

GRoW Harvesting Robot picking tomatoes at Axia Vegetable Seeds
The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo greenhouses in the Netherlands. This demonstration

'Being prepared is key for achieving a competitive advantage'
The Maersk Europe Market update dated June 2023, focuses on logistics systems in all sectors: Ocean Update June marks the start of summer peak period for cargo moving from Asia to Europe, looking

Fair Trade, bananas support fair consumption
With 13 million kilograms, bananas confirm their position as the best-selling Fair Trade product, although slightly down on the previous year (-3%), due to the general contraction in organic

Partnership agreement between Soex 2 and Green Fruit
By virtue of this agreement, Green Fruits will market 100% of Soex-2's production, which currently amounts to around eight million kilos of fruit, mainly clementines, which puts the volume of the

"The shift to the new cabbage harvest should work out"
On the Lynders farm in Niederkrüchten in the Lower Rhine region, the first early cabbages of this year's season were harvested a few days ago. "This is a first very early batch, because normally,

Fruit Logistica arrives in Almeria and Murcia
Once again, the leading trade fair in Berlin is coming to the Spanish countryside to provide value to sector professionals interested in broadening their horizons. On this occasion, sustainable

Ismea and Crea, commissioning begins
Among the main changes approved to the P.A./Ministerial Decree Law (44/2023) during the examination in the Constitutional Affairs and Labour Committees in the Chamber of Deputies is the

ASPROCAN launches project for greater sustainability in Canary Islands banana supply
ASPROCAN, the Association of Canary Islands Banana Producers, has rolled out a new research project “Plátano de Canarias y los Retos 2030”, which aims to provide practical solutions to

NWCG forecasts larger northwest cherry crop
The NWCG’s preliminary crop estimate projects 19.9m (9kg equivalents) cartons will be sold this year. This would mark a significant increase on the 13.3m cartons packed in 2022. The northwestern

Metis® plum season kicks off despite the unfavorable weather conditions
The Metis® brand made its appearance in Europe almost nine years ago with only one variety present at the end of the season: Sunset Sky. Since then, the range has been expanded with four

Tomato stall, salad and beef heart suffer
It is a very delicate phase for Italian vegetables, which - due to the uncertain weather - are experiencing ups and downs. While aubergines and peppers are taking advantage of the 'laziness' of

"Were we all fooled this season?"
"Looking back on the past season, Dutch onion supplies should have dried up eight weeks ago. But we still trade old-crop onions every day," says Daily Onions' Adriaan van Belzen. "Whether the

Higher volumes and strong demand for Turkish stone fruit
It’s been a strong start of the Turkish stone fruit season, Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun, states: “Looking at the first weeks of the Turkish stone fruit season,

Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

Wonderful Company names new senior vice president of marketing
The Wonderful Company announced that Benal Serin has joined as senior vice president of marketing. In her new role, Serin is responsible for leading all marketing efforts in Wonderful’s product

UK: GrowUp Farms gets green light to increase its output by 40%
A vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend. GrowUp Farms’ Pepperness site at Discovery

'Plant protection and packaging regulations, more time is needed'
A radical change in the approach of the legislative proposals on the reduction of the use of plant protection products and new standards for packaging was demanded by the fruit and vegetable

Tight supply in some apple varieties expected
A tight supply of some apple varieties could be coming. “We had a lower crop in 2022-2023 and coming up we have a later crop so it could happen. We think a few varieties could get very tight

Global fruit breeding company acquires Kankun mango variety
Sun World International, LLC has acquired the Kankun™ mango variety from Diazteca, a strategic addition to its nascent mango breeding and licensing program and the first commercial Sun World

Italian and Uzbek companies are cooperating
Agribusiness and fruit and vegetable enterprises are continuously in seek of new opportunities. In light of this, on 6 June 2023, during the 'Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum,' the president of the

Vegetable and potato processing machinery for sale
Are you operating in the vegetable or potato industry? Then the online auction of Industrial Auctions in Suhlendorf (DE) may be something for you. This auction consists of various vegetable and

"If straw prices continue as they are now, they may become close to unviable for mushroom production"
One of the many consequences of the severe drought that Spain is suffering, which, fortunately, has been recently alleviated by some rainfall, is the reduction in the harvest of cereals and green