Third edition of the Olimpiadas de la Alcachofa (Artichoke Olympics)
About 200 fifth grade students from the five Almoradí schools (Heredades, Pascual Andreu, Canales y Martínez, Manuel de Torres and Santa María de la Huerta), together with the San Bartolomé

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Germany, Fresh Convenience, Netherlands
Not only FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023 as a whole - with a significant increase in visitor numbers and exhibitor space - left last year's smaller 'April intermezzo' due to the pandemic far behind. Hall 20,

Третье издание Олимпиады артишоков (Olimpiadas de la Alcachofa)
Около 200 учеников пятых классов из пяти школ Альморади (Heredades, Pascual Andreu, Canales y Martínez, Manuel de Torres и Santa María de la Huerta),

NZ kiwifruit growers cast their votes
New Zealand kiwifruit growers are voting on whether to continue a compulsory levy on their exports, except fruit sent to Australia. The process will be conducted via a postal and online

Fresh Del Monte posts "best fourth quarter in recent history"
Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by $22.7m, or 2%, to $1.04bn compared to the same period last year. For the full financial year, revenue increased by US$190.3 million, or 4%,

Spadek eksportu hiszpańskiego sektora f&h w 2022 r.
Zmniejszenie wolumenu eksportu w relacji rok do roku było najbardziej zauważalne w owocach, gdzie spadek wyniósł 13%, łącznie 6,6 mln ton i dotyczył prawie wszystkich

Spanish f&h exports decline in 2022
The year-on-year drop in the volume exported was most notable in fruit, with a fall of 13%, totalling 6.6 million tonnes and affecting almost all products. In stone fruit, the main products fell,

Albert Heijn: From June 2023, no more flight merchandise will be offered

Испанский экспорт товаров народного потребления снизится в 2022 году
Снижение объемов экспорта в годовом исчислении было наиболее заметным во фруктах: падение составило 13%, в

Vicente Peris improves its energy efficiency
Valencian fruit and vegetable producer and marketer Vicente Peris has been 'planting' efficiency for some time now and continues to reap the rewards. Last year, 2022, they reduced their energy

Pistachio topped Iran's list of exports last year
Iran has seen a fall 10.24% in the tonnage of agricultural and food exports and 7.22% in value in the first 10months of the current year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20). The country exported 6.26 million

Maersk expects global container traffic to decline in 2023
According to forecasts by the Danish AP Moller-Maersk specializing in sea freight and port terminal services, the volume of global container traffic may decrease in 2023 by 2.5% compared to last

Seeka reopens Gisborne packhouse
New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running. The facility had been closed following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, which swept

Australian Macadamia Society expects higher harvest despite uncertainties
60,000 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture and 64,400 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture could reach the 2023 crop, according to a climate-based forecast based on scientific modelling by the Queensland

Prices staying strong for California kiwis
Things seem to continue to be steady with the California kiwi season. “California still has ample supplies of kiwi and it’s being orderly shipped as it has in the last few years--things are on

Peru and Hong Kong enter negotiations for signing an FTA
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Luis Fernando Helguero, announced last week that Peru and Hong Kong have begun the first round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Pruning blueberry bushes (part I). Selected varieties - Last Call
By pruning blueberries, we not only influence the habit of the bushes, their appearance but, above all, the quality of the fruit. This will be determined not only by the number of shoots left, but

Caerm: "In love with good causes".
From the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia, Caerm, in keeping with their slogan referring to organic products "good by nature", they are celebrating an action full of love which

The Region of Murcia was the world's leafy-crop innovation hub center for a week
Last week the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimentation centers and farms in the Region of Murcia held the Lettuce Innovation Days, in which they opened their doors to

Local farmers pleased with prices for Georgian herbs
Prices for herbs from Georgia increased last week. Local farmers spoke about several reasons in local and foreign markets affecting the prices. The previous season was not that successful for

Costa may sell avocado farms
Australian grower Costa Group, is to sell some avocado farms and focus instead on berries, citrus fruits and exports to China as it attempts to recover from La Niña rain bombs that hammered

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable imports keep growing
Last year, the United States again imported more fruit and vegetables. At 22.1 million tons, that is three percent more than in 2021. Imports increased gradually in the previous years too. The

Caerm: "Zakochany w dobrych celach".
Z Rady Rolnictwa Ekologicznego Regionu Murcji, Caerm, zgodnie ze swoim hasłem nawiązującym do produktów ekologicznych "dobrych z natury", świętują akcję pełną miłości, która ma na

Dutch supermarket chain to stop flying in fruit and vegetables
As announced last year, the Dutch supermarket chain, Albert Heijn (AH), will stop flying in fruit and vegetables. From June 1, 2023, products like sugar snaps, haricots verts, and passion fruit

ASAJA-Alicante claims that rising costs are holding back the profitability of the lemon season.
After two years in which the star crop of the province of Alicante was hardly able to cover production costs and ended up with negative balances for producers, ASAJA-Alicante hoped that Alicante's