Rijk Zwaan bets on the future of aubergines in Sicily
Sicilian producers must adopt new techniques for winter aubergine cultivation if they want to counter the growing trend of foreign imports, if they do not want to risk being denied access to the

A total of 780,000 tonnes of German carrots were harvested last year
The carrot is finally in season again in Germany. And this was celebrated on 1 July 2023 with a big season opening at the Abenhardt farm in Datteln. The carrot is the most harvested vegetable in

Wholesale, an overview of seasonal vegetables
"After a disappointing May due to the weather situation, June was a very good month and now we hope that July will follow the same positive trend," says Riccardo Pompei, the historical operator of

Lidl consolidates itself as Almeria's and Andalusia's agricultural sector's number-one customer
More than 70% of the products that Lidl purchased in Andalusia came from Almeria, Seville, and Huelva. Lidl's fruit and vegetable purchases stand out among the purchases it makes in Andalusia.

Hongjiu Fruit partners with Asia Fruit Logistica
Hongjiu Fruit has become the first Official Fresh Produce Partner to Asia Fruit Logistica, Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show. The Chinese fruit distribution giant,

Iran delivered over 4,700 tons of greenhouse products to Russia
Iran has exported over 4,736 tons of produce from the greenhouses in Tehran province to Russia over the past three months, according to Jabrail Baradari, the head of the agricultural department in

What's new for fruit growers? Tractor news overview
In the previous publication, we presented profiles of selected orchard tractors that were shown at the recent Orchard and Vegetable Trade Fair (TSW) and Agrotech Kielce. Below, we continue with an

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds acquires Feltrin Sementes
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Feltrin Sementes, a Brazilian vegetable seed company serving smallholder growers and home gardeners in over 40

How much does Kazakhstan provide for itself with fruit and vegetable production?
Kazakhstan has seen a 10.5 thousand hectare increase in the area of vegetable crops over the past three years, reaching 173.5 thousand hectares this year. This growth can be attributed to modern

“A B2C partnership could be an interesting way of promoting our fruit and vegetables”
The fruit and vegetable sector relies heavily on B2B operations, in terms of both media and sales. According to Jean-Baptiste Lede, manager of La Ternoise, it would also be interesting to involve

A foliar sensor to prevent scab on pear trees
A leaf moisture sensor will help prevent scab on pear trees. The development of this tool is part of a project commissioned by the consortium Pera de Rincón de Soto PDO, one of Spain's excellent

'Green beans, complicated but promising start'
The green bean campaign has started about ten days late in the Piacenza area, where Riverfrut, the Rivergaro-based farm that has made this vegetable its core business for more than 40 years,

UK-AU Free Trade Agreement will help Australian onions be more competitive, but will be subject to UK production
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement came into force on 31 May 2023 and will end tariffs on more than 99% of Australian exports to the UK. Fruit, vegetable and nut exports from

German Fruit & Vegetable Congress: networking and presenting

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds completes acquisition of Brazilian vegetable seed company
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds announced it has completed the acquisition of Feltrin Sementes, a Brazilian vegetable seed company serving smallholder growers and home gardeners in 40+ countries. With

Portugese fruit and vegetable company with Dutch roots opens office in the Netherlands
This month, Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office. The Portuguese company, owned by Dutch brothers Maikel, Bjorn, and Gerardus Brands, has cultivation, import/export, and

Be Fruity! The premium fruit summer tour begins
The Be Fruity! summer tour, devised and organised by Sgmarketing, is starting. From 14 to 30 July, eight stops in seven seaside resorts, three regions involved: the protagonists are seven premium

African tropical fresh produce sales doing well in key world markets
Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African

Apofruit closes 2022 with a positive balance sheet
The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for

Netherlands: Growers United publishes first sustainability report
The Dutch corporate conglomerate Growers United has published its first sustainability report, in which the cooperative of greenhouse vegetable growers records the steps it has taken to become

Agrintesa increasingly green with photovoltaics
Agrintesa, the nation's leading agricultural cooperative in the fruit and vegetable and wine sector, which associates more than 4,000 fruit, vegetable and wine producers, has an increasingly green

Fruit Attraction 2023 surpasses previous edition already
Three and a half months before the start of the 15th Anniversary of Fruit Attraction – from October 3 to 5 – and still in the midst of the commercialisation phase, the fair has already

Who were Spain's biggest fruit and vegetable exporters in 2021?
Hortoinfo has shared the list of the 50 largest fruit and vegetable exporting companies in Spain, based on data from CESCE, Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación, S.A., for

The price of an apple in Ukraine is determined by small farmers
Horticulture in Ukraine is a very interesting industry in terms of price formation, as the director of horticulture and vegetable farming, Taras Melnyk, explained in an interview. "There are two

Lack of fruit and veg consumption among children linked to income and maternal factors
In a recent study, researchers reviewed demographic and health surveys between 2006–2020 at the global scale, looking for clear trends of zero fruit/vegetable consumption in infants. They found