Portugal and Spain want to strengthen their position on the almond market in France
Pere Ferré, president of the Spanish SAB-Almendrave group, and Albino Bento, president of the Portuguese Centro Nacional de Competências dos Frutos Secos, have presented a new initiative aimed

Destatis: Vegetables rose by 13.7 per cent, fruit by 6.2 per cent
"The inflation rate has thus weakened for the second month in a row, but remains at a high level," says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Among the goods and

"Climate-neutral waste heat from our neighbor heats the greenhouse in the transitional and winter periods"
Dr. Gunnar Schellenberger, president of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag, has now seen for himself what sustainable production controlled by high-tech can achieve in one of the largest greenhouse

Spain and Portugal launch joint campaign for more sustainable EU almond production
At a press conference last week, the presidents of SAB-Almendrave from Spain and the Centro Nacional de Competências dos Frutos Secos (CNCFS) unveiled a collaboration - an EU-funded project to

Mango producers in Veracruz lost 50-70% of the harvest to a cold front
The wind gusts of more than 70 km/h caused by Cold Front #52 at the end of April toppled a considerable part of the Manila mango production, scheduled for 2023, in the municipalities of Actopan

Rimini hosts the 2024 World Assembly of Agri-Food Markets
It is official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will be held in Rimini. This is an important achievement for the entire city, the result of the work of CAAR

Paola Barba from Chile appointed as new table grape breeder at Sun World
Sun World International has appointed Paola Barba as their new Table Grape Breeder. Jennifer Petersen, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer announced Barba’s appointment as the new

Concerns ahead of soft fruit season. "We are in danger of a market collapse and falling prices"
Author: Aneta Gwara-Tarczyńska 09 May 2023 12:48 There is worrying information coming from the market about stocks of frozen fruit from Ukraine, which are backlogged in Polish freezers. This

Government inaction costing Hawke’s Bay horticulture more than $1m a day
Failure by the NZ Government to provide further direction in cyclone ravaged Hawke’s Bay is costing the local horticulture industry more than $1m a day. ‘Growers in the Hawke’s Bay are

Strong supply of mangoes until mid-May
Following the rain at the start of this year, the mango harvest out of Mexico was slightly delayed compared to its historical start date. “However the mango inventory is currently plentiful and

Paola Barba z Chile została mianowana nowym hodowcą winogron stołowych w Sun World
Sun World International mianował Paola Barba na nowego hodowcę winogron stołowych. Jennifer Petersen, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer ogłosiła nominację Barby na nowego

Cycle change in agri-food trends
According to Juan Francisco Delgado , Vice President of the INTEC Foundation and director of the report "The agri-food system is facing a change of model in the face of the challenges related to

Sun World appoints Paola Barba as table grape breeder
Sun World International executive vice president and chief science officer Jennifer Petersen has announced the appointment of Paola Barba as the company’s new table grape breeder. As the new

‘Do not sacrifice me for onions and potatoes’
As competition has intensified between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his most prominent rival, head of the Republican People’s Party, Kamal Kılıçdaroğlu, called has on his

The Sicilian blood orange boosts communication
Communicate well to grow better. This was the aim of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held at Macfrut 2023, organised by ISMEA in cooperation

A dream Macfrut
I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was

Bördegarten/Wimex Group: State Parliament President Dr Gunnar Schellenberger visits greenhouse
Dr Gunnar Schellenberger, President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Parliament, saw for himself what high-tech-controlled, sustainable production can achieve in one of the largest greenhouse facilities

Experts claim that European agriculture is at a crossroads
Christine Lambert, president of Copa has made clear that across Europe, agricultural production is down, while farmers are being hit with the triple whammy of drought, disruptions caused by the

Pachino tomatoes, the watchword is internationalisation
'The Pachino tomato is not just any tomato and we have to communicate this to all the buyers and buyers we met at Macfrut. We have an important and long history that deserves to be told in

The market is no longer rewarding organic products as it used to
“We are currently focused on the tomato campaign in Puglia which - temperatures and weather permitting - is looking positive for a series of reasons: transplant operations started in early

There is no expectation that fertiliser prices will fall sharply
Fertilisers will not be in short supply, but it is unlikely that we can count on sudden price reductions," Mariusz Grab, President of Zakłady Chemiczne Police, told Radio Szczecin. Mariusz Grab

Radicchio di Chioggia Igp protagonist at the Rimini fair
The Consorzio di tutela del Radicchio di Chioggia Igp (Consortium for the Protection of Radicchio di Chioggia Igp) could not miss the Rimini event, and this year it is once again a guest at the

Viva Fresh to move to Houston after record 2023 attendance
The Texas International Produce Association has attracted a record attendance to its Viva Fresh Expo events. The event hosted more than 2,500 attendees, this year with more than 200 booths and

Mattarella visiting Cesena for the 40th anniversary of Macfrut
"The visit of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to Cesena on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Macfrut finally restores full dignity to the fruit and vegetable sector, which is

CGC celebrates 50-year anniversary
The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private companies, business groups and producer organisations in the Spanish citrus sector, held a ceremony to celebrate