Plums from South Africa: Small fruits of top quality
The industry is overcoming the challenges of the past thanks to enormous effortsIn the middle of the South African plum season, Jacques du Preez, General Manager for Trade and Markets at the

This year's goal is to produce ten thousand tons of strawberries
Harvesting 10,000 tons of strawberries is one of the main goals of Coop Sole from Italy's Campania region this year. The cooperative, which harvested 9,100 tonnes of strawberries last season, aims

Payment, a thorn in the side of Iranian exporters
Iran has had a good harvest season this year, according to Mrs. Masumeh Najafi, an Iranian exporter of fresh produce: "We have had a high rainfall, and the weather conditions, in general, have

"Costa Rican melon season begins with more Cantaloupe and fewer yellow melons"
The Costa Rican melon season will kick off at United Fruits in week 7. Gerbert van Egmond and Frank Levarht run this branch within this Dutch company. They have been operating their own business

IG International starts joint venture with Agrograde
IG International and Agrograde have agreed to form a joint venture, IG Agrograde (IG AG Agritech Pvt. Ltd.) with the registered office in Mumbai. The joint venture will facilitate clients with

Голландский дуэт привнес в компанию United Fruits опыт выращивания свежих дынь
Два опытных торговца фруктами использовали свои знания и контакты в Коста-Рике, чтобы увеличить объем

"Sezon melonowy w Kostaryce rozpoczyna się z większą ilością Cantaloupe i mniejszą ilością żółtych melonów"
Sezon melonów z Kostaryki rozpocznie się w United Fruits w tygodniu 7. Gerbert van Egmond i Frank Levarht prowadzą ten oddział w ramach tej holenderskiej firmy. Od lipca

"Сезон дынь в Коста-Рике начинается с большего количества канталупы и меньшего количества желтых дынь"
Сезон костариканских дынь начнется в компании United Fruits на седьмой неделе. Герберт ван Эгмонд и Франк

Banana partnership aims to relaunch Somalia banana production
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and Moze Holding Limited, a Talc Investment company, have

The season is almost over for Comune clementines in Puglia
There are those who keep commercializing Comune clementines despite the fruits not having premium characteristics. This year, the weather affected the quality of the fruits, generating problems

Bestway has raised its stake in Sainsbury's to 4.47%
Maxima Estonia names Kristina Mustonen as new CEO Maxima Estonia has appointed Kristina Mustonen as its sole board member and chief executive officer, effective 1 February 2023. Mustonen succeeds

Are blueberries fattening?
Intrinsic sugars are considered healthy by health authorities such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). These sugars do not fall within the recommendations for limiting free sugars, generally

Assisted Evolution Technologies (AET) to improve citrus fruit quality
Ten years after the publication that reported the invention of CRISPR/Cas "molecular scissors", CREA (Centro di ricerca Olivicoltura Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura in Acireale) publishes its first

Promising open market for Moroccan citrus
“We have some reduction on our volume, so that therefore means that there is a nice open market. The fruits we do have are selling very well,” says Stephanie De Wit; owner of Agri Bianco –

AMFRESH to host Festival of Fresh 2023
The forward-thinking fruit business has grown to become one of the biggest suppliers of citrus, grapes, tropical fruits, topfruit and flowers in Britain. And on 21 June 2023 the company welcomes

‘Thanks to the new resistant melon varieties, clients can count on quality fruits’
Resistances to diseases such as leaf minor and brown spots help melon growers move forward. “Thanks to Rijk Zwaan’s new resistant varieties, we can guarantee clients cleaner fruits, using less

Banana price trend analytics for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
According to EastFruit analysts, banana prices increased more than most other fruits on a year as of the end of January 2023, considering produce market situation in Poland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Big drop in wholesale prices of fruit and vegetables at Dambulla Economic Centre
The wholesale prices of vegetables, fruits and many essential food items in the Dambulla Economic Centre (DEC) went down by a big margin on Monday. Traders say that the wholesale price of a kilo

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce calls to safeguard supply of fresh produce
The report argues that fruits and vegetables are a critical element of the shift towards healthy and sustainable diets, as well as an engine of economic growth and job creation the world over.

Cambodia requests Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency to invest in processing and packaging of agri products
Cambodian officials have requested the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to invest in processing and packaging of agricultural products such as cassava, longan, rubber, banana,