"This year, I didn't abandon my strawberry fields ahead of time."
About a year ago, Ermal Gjuzi, an agricultural entrepreneur from the Italian town of Scanzano Jonico (Basilicata), abandoned part of his strawberry fields because he could hardly recruit enough

Communicating well to increase the value of PDO and PGI fruit and vegetables
Communicate well to grow better. This is in short the meaning of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held yesterday, Thursday 4 May, within Macfrut

Turkish Nut Association to visit colleagues in California in June
The California Almond Board (ABC) will work with the California Walnut Commission to host a delegation from the Turkish Nut Association in June, EastFruit reports citing the California Almond

Asparagus prices in wholesale markets head down [04.05.2023].
Production costs and workers' wages have risen, and the weather is constantly giving us all kinds of "surprises"... Meanwhile, the price of asparagus on wholesale markets is falling at a dizzying

The Minister of Trade announced the aggressive export of vegetables from Kazakhstan
The Kazakh authorities continue to strive to ensure the domestic market is saturated with food. Despite an excess of certain goods, they are faced with aggressive vegetable exports. Onions remain

Research and development, the key to varietal success for El Pinar
Today, we can confirm that varieties such asVictory, Primavera, Inspire or Renewall have revolutionised the varietal map of the Mediterranean Arc, as they have provided the hardiness that the

Ismea, focus on best practices at Macfrut
Communicate well to grow better. This is in short the meaning of the workshop 'The successful communication of Italian PDO PGI fruit and vegetables' held yesterday, Thursday 4 May, within Macfrut

Citrus farming, the importance of working as a system
For the new challenges of the market, against the phytosanitary threats around the corner and climate change, it is no longer postponeable to focus on certified productions, on aggregation between

FRUIT stock takes step into soft fruit, customization for Royal Berry
Royal Berry began working with FRUIT stock software this year. This Dutch company used Excel sheets, but using the new inventory system gives more insight and structure. Royal Berry chose the Klok

UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste
UBC Okanagan researchers are looking at the potential of using fruit waste—both solid and leachate—to power fuel cells. While the energy extracted from food scraps still pales in comparison to

The key to varietal success at EL PINAR
Today we can confirm that varieties such as Victory, Primavera, Inspire or Renewall have revolutionised the varietal map of the Mediterranean Arc, as they have provided the hardiness that the

“We are making good advances on speed, we have increased the speed by 30% in the last two months"
Ripe Robotics was founded in 2019 with only 100,000 USD as start-up capital to create a robotic fruit picker. The major developments started in 2021, with a new robot called Eve, and the serious

Bonduelle Group CEO Guillaume Debrosse departs from general management
The Bonduelle Group has announced the departure from general management, by mutual agreement, of Guillaume Debrosse, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2018, after having worked

Abrafrutas participates in MacFrut
Starting today, the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruit and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS) will be present at MacFrut 2023. A leading fair for professionals working in the national

The future is now for Syngenta
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. The aim, according to Syngenta, is

Il networking protagonista a Think Fresh
The supply chain came together again yesterday in Rimini for Think Fresh - Operation Re-Marketing. At the Grand Hotel, where the event is traditionally organised, the day opened with a welcome

Berry company celebrates 40-year milestone anniversary
California Giant Berry Farms started small. It was originally founded in 1983 by Bill Moncovich, Pat Riordan, Frank Saveria and Red Bryant and the quartet joined forces with a simple mission in

All against the proposed Packaging Regulation
At yesterday's Think Fresh workshop, great emphasis was placed on the packaged product, one of the few fruit and vegetable segments in which consumed volumes and values are growing, while the

The Green Line, 15 million from Intesa San Paolo
Intesa Sanpaolo is making EUR 15 million available to La Linea Verde Spa, DimmidiSì brand, for a confirming operation, a tool for advancing liquidity from the sales of fruit and vegetables for

Protecting strawberries against frost - covering with agro-fibre
Most of the plantations belonging to Matthew and Magdalena have already been covered with agro-fibre. This requires a lot of work, but it is worth it. The use of agro-textiles is proving to be the

Photo report medFEL 2023
The 2023 edition of medFEL is officially over! This year, the fruit and vegetable sector met on April 26th and 27th at the exhibition center of Perpignan. These 2 days entirely dedicated to the

The Union launches Agroservices for members and workers
Since the implementation of the company's new strategic plan began in mid-2021, La Unión has continued to work on projects and actions focused on Profitability, Innovation, Development and

Cso Italy, alongside the industry for 25 years
In the elegant Ridotto of Ferrara's Teatro Comunale, packed to capacity, CSO Italy, with president Paolo Bruni, director Elisa Macchie and the entire staff, celebrated its 25th anniversary a few

"Germans will pay for good quality air freight mangoes"
Flown-in fruit is a luxury item that, in these times of inflation, is having an increasingly tough time. Yet in 2018, Ana Lucia Alameda, originally from Peru, established her export company Ricas,