“The artichoke season has started in Brittany”
The first large artichokes from Brittany have arrived on the market. “The mild temperatures and rainfall of the last few days have delayed the production but many plots are now close to

medFEL 2023 closes its doors - but only analogue
After two well-attended days, the organisers of the Southern French trade fair for fruit and vegetables concluded this year's presence event with satisfaction at the end of April. Compared to last

Macfrut 2023 closes with record figures
A total of 49,700 admissions were recorded during the three days of the fair at the Rimini Expo Center, an increase of 29 % compared to the previous year. Plus twice as many international

Early yields lower for California leafy greens
Leafy green supplies are expected to be closer to regular supply levels in the second half of May. “Things are starting to settle down a little bit now, and I think by the second half of

The fair closes its second day with IV gamma and new varieties
The second boom day forMacfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition, yesterday was a sold-out day. Rimini Expo Centre pavilions were already crowded from the early hours of the

Cucumbers ideal for pickling - when to sow and plant seedlings in the ground?
Ground cucumbers belong to the thermophilic vegetables. In early spring, the young plants are threatened by spring frosts. Therefore, the best date for sowing seeds is 10-20 May. Sowing cucumber

Big space for nuts at Macfrut
With the payoff 'Dentro c'è l'Italia' ('Inside is Italy') and a creativity that exalts the close binomial product-territory of origin, the promotional campaign on nuts, financed by the Ministry

Fruit shows will be performed in supermarket aisles
During the first day of the Rimini event, Claudio Dall'Agata, director of Bestack, illustrated the new projects of Spettacoli alla frutta, the project featuring 22 leading companies from the fruit

Cucumbers ideal for pickling - when to sow and plant in the ground?
Ground cucumbers belong to the thermophilic vegetables. In early spring, the young plants are threatened by spring frosts. Therefore, the best date for sowing seeds is 10-20 May. Sowing cucumber

DiMuto zamyka umowę z Montana Fruits na finansowanie handlu i eksportu firmy na rynek europejski
DiMuto, globalna firma Agri-FinTech, wzmacnia swoją obecność w Ameryce Łacińskiej dzięki najnowszemu finansowaniu kolumbijskiego eksportera świeżych produktów Montana Fruits.

medFEL 2023 welcomed 7% more visitors and 22% more exhibitors
The 2023 edition of medFEL ended on the 27th of April, after two days of exchanges, meetings, conferences and of course the traditional harvest forecasts. But this year, the highly anticipated

DiMuto closes deal with Montana Fruits to finance the company’s trade and exports to the European market
DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, strengthens its presence in Latin America with the latest financing of Colombian fresh produce exporter Montana Fruits. The deal will first see DiMuto

ДиМуто заключает сделку с компанией Montana Fruits для финансирования торговли и экспорта компании на европейский рынок
ДиМуто, глобальная агро-финансовая компания, укрепляет свое присутствие в Латинской Америке, финансируя

Weather delays potato planting in the UK
Wet weather has pushed potato planting more than two weeks behind schedule for many growers across the UK. For instance, Peter and Euan Grewar, who grow a huge 650ha area of potatoes in northern

UK 2021 Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt
A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt. In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected an outbreak of 17 people infected with

Chile and New Zealand seek closer fruit ties
A Chilean trade mission led by Asoex president Iván Marambio visited New Zealand this month to learn more about its fruit production and export processes and forge a closer collaboration between

Peru has increased blueberry export volume 20-fold
Since November 2016, Peru has added eight new countries to its list of blueberry importers. This has increased the volume of blueberry exports by 20 times, reaching 31 countries in the 2022/23

CPMA Toronto has come to a close
Yesterday, April 27, was the second and last day of CPMA's Toronto trade show. In general, exhibitors were very positive about the event, and many said they saw everyone they needed and hoped to

Dole Italia at Macfrut with its premium fruit
Dole Italia is attending the 40th edition of Macfrut, where it is ready to welcome and meet all visitors in Hall B3, at stand 75. The communication campaign restarted in April The exhibition space

AMHPAC organizes symposium on agricultural social responsibility
For the fourth consecutive year, with more than 100 people participating, the Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) has kicked off the Symposium on Agricultural Social

Spanish oranges have reached the highest prices at origin of the last 10 seasons
Spain's orange production has been reduced by 32% (-608,000 t) compared to the 2021/22 season and by 24% (-409,000 t) compared to the average. According to MAPA's Weekly Agricultural Price

ALDI closes first four-month period with 10 new shops in Spain
ALDI closes the first four months of the year with 10 new shops in Spain, boosting its expansion plans in the country. This Wednesday, the supermarket chain opened a new shop in the Valencian town

Enhancing the value of the IGP Tropea Red Onion in large-scale distribution, an appointment at Macfrut
The partner region of Macfrut 2023 is Calabria, and during the event at the Rimini Exhibition Centre, from 3 to 5 May 2023, the region's symbolic fruit and vegetable products, which we saw at

Blueberries: Southern Hemisphere doubles exports in four years - Peru is the big winner
The blueberry industry continues its great momentum and conquers new territories. This year, the Southern Hemisphere exported 400,000 tonnes, doubling its shipments in just four years. Peru is the

'Orange Valencia, surprising request'
Larves this year have had to fight first against the heat and then against bad weather, leading to a drop in production in some areas. However, Op CAI of Furci Siculo, in the province of Messina,