Chinese Academy of Sciences names galaxies after fruits and vegetables
Astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a record number of compact galaxies surrounding the Milky Way. Their observations were done using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object

Packaged fruit and vegetables slows down in 2022
Packaged fruit and vegetables are increasingly meeting with the approval of large-scale retail trade customers, thanks to faster purchasing, better product protection, as well as more

Spodziewane niższe ilości greckich arbuzów
Zbliża się nowy sezon arbuzowy w Grecji, a Nasos Zafirakis, dyrektor Zafirakis Fruits, ma nadzieję, że będzie to mniej trudny sezon niż poprzedni: "Poprzedni sezon arbuzowy był bardzo

Cold and frost, the bad comes now
Spring frosts are unfortunately now a classic that the fruit and vegetable sector cannot escape, despite itself. In the night between Monday and Tuesday, temperatures dropped in Romagna, reaching

AMI: импорт фруктов из Германии находится на самом низком уровне за последние восемь лет
В прошлом году Германия импортировала меньше фруктов, чем когда-либо за последние восемь лет. Только по

"As every year, we are among the first to start marketing Spanish stone fruit"
Huelva's stone fruit campaign started at the end of last week with the marketing of the first greenhouse nectarines by Plus Berries. The harvest started on its usual dates and with a greater

AMI: Niemiecki import owoców na najniższym poziomie od ośmiu lat
Niemcy zaimportowali w ubiegłym roku mniej owoców niż kiedykolwiek w ciągu ostatnich ośmiu lat. Tylko w porównaniu z rokiem poprzednim odnotowano

Kashmir-based start-up `Orchardly’ joins forces with Dutch `Koppert’ company
Kashmir-based start-up `Orchardly’ has joined forces with a Dutch company, `Koppert’, aiming to grow pesticide-free and healthy fruit in the Valley. Industry experts claim that as of late,

Canadian produce sector to meet in Toronto in April
Canada’s largest event entirely dedicated to the fresh fruits and vegetable industry will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Tuesday, April 25 to Thursday, April 27.

Victoria horticulture jobs bearing more fruit
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting disadvantaged workers to get into the horticulture industry by recruiting and training 100 green-thumbed people looking to work in nurseries and

Kashmir-based start-up Orchardly joins forces with the Dutch Koppert
Kashmir-based start-up Orchardly has joined forces with a Dutch company, Koppert, aiming to grow pesticide-free and healthy fruit in the Valley. Industry experts claim that, as of late, Kashmir

Ожидается снижение объемов производства греческих арбузов
Приближается новый арбузный сезон в Греции, и Насос Зафиракис, директор компании Zafirakis Fruits, надеется, что он

"In the fruit and vegetables category, we recorded an increase of 36 percent"
In collaboration with Linz-based industry supplier Pack'nlog GmbH, Spar Austria as well as Spar Poland have implemented a number of mobile presentation islands (MPI) in recent months. Both opted

Positive start for Vietnamese exports
It has been a strong start to the year for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports with the value of first quarter shipments increasing 10 per cent year-on-year. According to a report from Xinhua,

“Orri mandarins performed well compared to grapefruits and oranges”
The Orri mandarin has performed rather well this season, says Planet Israel export manager, Betsalel Ohana: “We started the season in uncertainty, due to different directions of trends. Due to

Bulk or packaged, more sustainable for whom?
Dear Roberto, reading the article it is clear that you are very skilled at your job as a journalist but do not know the job of the fruit packer well enough. Furthermore, your approach to the

Ghanaian firms demand government support to boost exports to Europe
Ghana’s agribusiness players have renewed calls on the government to facilitate the expansion of fruit and vegetable production so they can boost exports and take full advantage of the United

Russian embargo alters Poland’s produce outlook
How is the Polish fresh produce industry holding up against the many challenges we continue to see at the start of 2023? Mirosław Maliszewski: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the first stage of

Aldi UK: Eco-certification for all fruit and veg by end of 2023
UK: Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease The chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, says he cannot forecast when rises in food prices will peak. But John Allan said

In Dnipro, the occupiers hit a hangar where vegetables and fruits were stored with a drone
On March 27, the Russian occupiers carried out a night attack in Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and guided aviation bombs, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force

What lies ahead for the dessert fruit market?
There is a noticeable trend in Poland away from berry crops intended to supply processing plants and towards growers moving towards selling fruit on the fresh market. This offers more stable

Salvo Laudani (Freshfel): 'Wrong perception that fruit and vegetables are expensive'
Freshfel Europe today released its latest edition of the Consumption Monitor. The report compares consumption trends in the EU-27 as a whole and in each Member State based on official data from

Lidl shopper sees mysterious coded message on a blueberry
A Lidl shopper found a strange secret coded message on his breakfast fruit. The customer came across the code 'ABS' etched onto one of his blueberries. That is why he asked – on Reddit: "Found