'Great interest in our Succosi'
The fortieth edition of Macfrut 2023, the most important Italian exhibition in the fruit and vegetable sector, has just ended, and for Agricola Lusia the balance is decidedly positive. "A full

Low volumes available as Brazil’s main lime season nears end
Brazil’s Tahiti lime season is winding down slowly with a lower peak seen this year. According to Luiz Eduardo Raffaelli, from the Brazilian exporter Be Fruit: “Last year our season started in

Compared to the previous month, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6%, what is the issue and what to expect?
EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March

Rebranding of Elisir, Cedior's quality fruit and vegetable brand
Rebranding for Elisir, the brand under which Cediorselects and distributes quality fruit and vegetables, bringing them to the tables of Italians. New positioning in the large-scale retail trade

Spain’s agri-food exports climb in value but fall in volume
The value of Spanish agri-food exports in 2022 totalled €66.9bn, up 13.2% compared to the previous year. This increase in value is largely due to high inflation, with food prices rising by

"Paying in local currency can save fruit and vegetable importers plenty of money"
Italy's fruit and vegetable imports are gaining ground at the expense of exports. Climate change-related production fluctuations and labor shortages increasingly drive the market toward imported

Robot for fruit growing in test operation
The ELWOBOT, an autonomously driving fruit and wine-growing robot with a modular energy supply and electric drive, is now entering the test phase after less than three years of planning and

Owoce z larwami muszki owocowej nie przeszły kontroli kwarantannowej w rosyjskim porcie
Niebezpieczny obiekt kwarantanny został wykryty przez inspektorów Federalnej Służby Nadzoru Weterynaryjnego i Fitosanitarnego w Wielkim Porcie Morskim w partii owoców

DBV: Study proves drastic effects of EU plans to reduce plant protection products
The EU Commission's proposal for a regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR) would make classical arable farming, fruit growing, vegetable growing and viticulture in

New varieties aim to bring high resistance to ToBRFV
Enza Zaden offers 18 varieties with High Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). The varieties are available in all significant tomato types and do not compromise on taste, yield,

Fyffes celebrates opening of new packhouse in Costa Rica
Fyffes has built a new packhouse at its farm Victoria in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica. The modern design of the new packhouse minimizes bruising to the fruit, increases packaging capacity

Ahold Delhaize sees Europe's food inflation slowing
India: RuKart ties up with SBI for easy loans to customers Agritech firm RuKart, which sells 'Subjee Cooler' to enhance shelf life of fruits and vegetables, has tied up with SBI to help potential

Fiber-based packaging for lowering fresh produce’s climate impact
Currently, producers and sellers have high expectations for packaging reliability and at the same time seek to balance this with increasingly ambitious sustainability measures. This includes

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

The fruit and berry market in Russia has the potential to increase by almost 70%
A recent report by "Interagro" reveals that the fruit and berry market in Russia has the potential to increase by almost 70%, reaching 14.6 million tons annually. The research suggests that the

AMI: High retail promotional activity for courgettes
From the Spanish and Moroccan growing regions, courgettes have been pushing onto the German market for weeks. The growing conditions in the exporting countries are good, the weather with summer

"As temperatures rise in Europe, and the exceptional quality of the fruit this year, we expect good consumption"
The stone fruit harvest is gaining momentum in Murcia, where significant volumes are already expected next week. The fruit is arriving with very good quality and high sugar levels as a result of

LfULG: Robots for fruit and wine growing in test operation
The ELWOBOT, an autonomously driving fruit and wine-growing robot with a modular energy supply and electric drive, is now entering the test phase after less than three years of planning and

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?
Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get

Fruit-and-veg charity celebrates success
A London-based charity which works to alleviate health inequalities and food poverty across the UK is hosting a celebration event in Barnsley, south Yorkshire, on 26 May to celebrate giving away

medFEL 2023 closes its doors - but only analogue
After two well-attended days, the organisers of the Southern French trade fair for fruit and vegetables concluded this year's presence event with satisfaction at the end of April. Compared to last

#Repartofresh. SuperPan (Superemme): areas dedicated to new consumer trends
Building the fruit and vegetable department at the entrance of the shop as the first department of the sales route is a common choice for many retailers. SuperPan, a brand of the Superemme Group

New Maputo Cold Store will increase fruit export capacity
On 16 May the first cold storage in the Matola Cargo Terminal, an investment by The TLG Group, will be opened, coming right on time for the new citrus season, as planned. Currently all of the