Dutch Greenhouse Delta Indian trade mission a success
Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) has hailed the benefits of its successful HortiRoad2India trade mission. Organised by DGD, InnovationQuarter, the Netherlands Embassy in India, and Rotterdam

Penny makes a commitment to fruit and vegetables from Germany with "Marktliebe Regional".
According to a 2022 Forsa survey, 84% of respondents say that regional origin is important to them when it comes to fresh fruit and vegetables. Penny is actively seizing this trend and creating

B2B meetings with buyers of international large-scale retailers in Barcelona
On the 6th of September 2023, Barcelona, Spain, there will be business face to face meetings between fresh fruit and vegetables buyers of international large-scale retailers and production

"We are having trouble coping with all the stone fruit orders at the moment"
The supply of Spanish stone fruit is still not abundant and import demand is taking off as temperatures gradually rise in central and northern Europe. In view of this situation, there are some

Large volumes of Vietnamese Kanyao durians on the market, Thai mangosteen in short supply with rising prices
May is the off-season for the fruit market, and the types of fruit arrivals are relatively limited with small volumes. Among them, there are more imported apples and citrus fruits. Durian is

"It's a chronicle of a death foretold"
Afrucat has held a press conference in a nectarine plantation in Castellserà that clearly shows the effects of the closure of the Urgell Canal. The trees are getting rid of their dehydrated

"In Europe we are in the middle of a very important leap in the quality change of cherries"
The cherry season is starting with the first extra-early fruits, whose quality, in many cases, is not the one expected by an increasingly volatile market in terms of consumption and prices, and

Fruit and vegetables, need to lay the foundations for renewed competitiveness
The conference 'The fruit and vegetable sector: competitiveness, prospects and vision for the future' organised by Italia Ortofrutta - Unione Nazionale as part of its 54th annual assembly of its

Наш кокосовый бизнес также помогает и поддерживает вьетнамских фермеров
"В последние годы мировой рынок кокосовых орехов демонстрирует огромный рост, особенно в постковидную

Raspberries beat all other fruits and berries in terms of consumption growth in the USA
EastFruit experts drew attention to very interesting information recently released in the United States concerning the consumption trends of various fruits and berries in this country over the

Our coconut business also helps and supports Vietnamese farmers
"The global coconut market has witnessed huge growth in recent years, especially in the post-Covid era. There's a trend with consumers going for healthy products. Our business core value is not

Petals', the new Kilometro Verde salad, arrives
Since a few days, the 'Petali' salads of Kilometro Verde (click here to read more) have been the protagonists of the fruit and vegetable department of some Coop Italia shops (Coop in San Lazzaro

Peru: Around ten percent fewer pomegranates in the 2022/23 season
The pomegranate season started with lower volumes than usual. The Andean country recorded a 10 % drop in exports to around 40,000 t for 2022/23, freshfruitportal reports with reference to

Solidarity is the first medicine for flooding
Italiafruit's editorial office is adjacent to Piazza Saffi, in that part of Forlì's historic centre that was spared by the waters: unfortunately, this was not the case for some of our team

A sustainable packaging choice for the stone fruit season
The stone fruit season has reopened, but choosing the ideal packaging can be a bit tricky, especially if you want to keep up with the times and prioritize the use of a more sustainable and

Spain: Drought threatens to further increase EU food prices
So far this year, cumulative rainfall in Spain is less than one-fourth of the 10-year average. The intense drought is now afflicting a wide range of crops, threatening to drive food prices higher

'Pesticides, one third of production at risk with regulation'
"If the regulation on plant protection products proposed by the European Commission were to be adopted as it is, Italian fruit and vegetables would risk losing 20-30% of their production. It is

Good late orange and blood orange campaign in Sicily
"Cooperativa Il Girasole is among the few citrus fruit companies still processing fruits this season with late oranges such as Valencia Late and Ovale Calabrese. In addition, we believe we are the

Conserve Italia, plants under water
EvenConserve Italia was not immune to the flood that hit Romagna last week. As reported by Il Resto del Carlino, heavy damage was suffered by the plant in Barbiano di Cotignola. Here, one of

High prices in the final stretch of the citrus campaign
There is hardly any fruit left in the fields of the Valencian Community, Andalusia, Murcia or Catalonia as the citrus harvesting season is ending and prices at source can be three hundred percent

Fruit from Lake Constance: Monitoring shows sustainable success for wild bee species diversity in orchards
On the occasion of Biodiversity Day, Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB) published new wild bee monitoring results. The OvB is pleased to report that wild bee diversity in the Lake

Fepex signs agreement with Garrigues law firm
The Spanish Federation of Associations of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower and Live Plants Exporters (FEPEX) and the law firm Garrigues have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of providing the

Nasza działalność związana z orzechami kokosowymi pomaga i wspiera wietnamskich rolników
"Globalny rynek kokosów odnotował ogromny wzrost w ostatnich latach, zwłaszcza w erze po pandemii Covid-19. Istnieje trend, w którym konsumenci wybierają zdrowe produkty.

UK fruit exports have halved since Brexit, data shows
The UK’s fruit exports to the EU have lost more than half of their value, equal to almost £135m, in the two years to March 2023, according to new data published by the government’s tax

25 tons of almonds seized in Alicante due to dangerous toxins
In a joint operation of the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency this Saturday, 25 tons of almonds with very dangerous toxins were seized in Alicante. Three Spanish nationals and one Dutch citizen