Dole brings fruit and vegetables to life with its pick-up truck
Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, is launching a high visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in Italy,

Kiwi, less will continue to arrive from Chile
The quantities of Chilean kiwi available will be lower this year and supplies will end a month earlier than expected. Reporting the news is the online publication Fruitnet.com, which specifies

South African citrus growers say EU pest rules could put the squeeze on exports
New European Union health safety requirements on citrus exports from South Africa might cut the volume of South African oranges by up to 20 percent. The rules, which came into effect in January,

A fruit ideal for diabetics. It is a bomb of vitamins and minerals
Sour cherries are fruits that we do not reach for very often. Rather, we turn them into compotes and jams. This is a big mistake. For they are fruits that contain a range of health

Saint Lucia sees tropical storm Bret destroying more than 75% of banana crops
More than 75% of Saint Lucia’s banana and plantain crops were destroyed as Tropical Storm Bret hit the island on June 22. Minister for Agriculture Alfred Prospere has stated that in recent

31% of the tomatoes sold in the first quarter of the year in the EU came from Morocco
A report prepared by Hortoinfo with data from the EuroStacom statistical services (ICEX-Eurostat) reveals that 31% of the tomatoes sold in the first quarter of the year in the EU came from Morocco

Cherries and diabetes. How many calories do they have? Can diabetics eat them?
Sour cherries are fruits that we do not reach for very often. Rather, we turn them into compotes and jams. This is a big mistake. For they are fruits that contain a range of health

The Warehouse is expanding its fresh fruit and vegetable trial
Austria: SPAR’s effective measures to reduce food waste SPAR Austria is continuing to pioneer innovative ways to reduce food waste. Recent measures include artificial intelligence for more

'Soil cultivation well thought out is the key'
This year's harvest of summer crops in the Dithmarschen region is now gradually gaining momentum, as Hannes Nagel of the eponymous vegetable growing and trading company tells us. "Broccoli and

Ugandan scientists develop banana that could help reduce blindness and save lives
Ugandan scientists have developed a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in

Exitoso el Mango Grower’s Summit 2023
According to Dr. Noris Ledesma, "we are very satisfied and happy with this event, which has undoubtedly fulfilled all our expectations, as we have had a high quality of both speakers and topics

Cocaine worth 175 million found in shipment of bananas
Spanish police officials have busted an Albanian criminal organisation that tried to smuggle €175-million worth of cocaine into Europe, hidden in a shipment of bananas. The cargo arrived into

Currant season kicks off. Prices lower than last year
This week, the sales season for red and black currants began in Ukraine. Despite the cold and long spring, the selling season for these fruits started at about the same time as last year.More. Go

Lower--but steady--pricing on mangos
Supplies of mango from Mexico are steady and good. “Rounds from Michoacan state are showing big sizes, excellent quality while Nayarit State has some very nice Ataulfos with large sizes,” says

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

Researchers look into greenhouse gas emissions associated with table grape cultivation
A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which

My carrots: Regional and sustainable - start of the local carrot season
Carrots are now fresh from the field again. Now the orange vegetable is available in all regions of Germany from local cultivation. At the same time, the carrot is both regional and sustainable,

A fruit ideal for diabetics. It is a bomb of vitamins and minerals
Sour cherries are fruits that we do not reach for very often. Rather, we turn them into compotes and jams. This is a big mistake. For they are fruits that contain a range of health

Pune sees boost in mango exports from Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board’s Export Facilitation Center at Vashi has witnessed a significant surge in mango exports. As of June 23, a total of 974.89 tons of mangoes have

Bananas from Ecuador at £0.85: slight drop compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Fruits and vegetables are the least advertised foods
In 2021, €477 million were invested in advertising food and beverages, a figure that does not include the distribution and catering sector, which allocated a further €455.8 million to

Aid of 8 million euros for Jerte cherries due to extreme weather conditions
The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the allocation of 8 million euros to help producers in the Jerte Valley (Cáceres) who have been affected by extreme weather conditions during

Egyptian grape growers caught in legal turmoil
A variety of black table grapes, known locally as "Black Magic", is widely used by Egyptian growers and is in high demand on local and export markets. However, growers have found themselves in

Washington cherries are on the market; new arrivals of Australian tangerines
In the past two weeks, many imported fruits have been launched, including American Washington cherries, Australian tangerines, South African oranges, and Monthong durians from southern Thailand.

'Supply of Italian and Turkish sweet cherries intensified massively'
The supply of sweet cherries has grown strongly, especially the Italian and Turkish deliveries have intensified massively. Greek unloadings expanded as well, according to BLE. Only Spanish inflows