Hass market slumps due to competition from Peruvian volumes
2025-05-28 00:00
The avocado market has entered a critical phase, and the forecasts for the coming months do not offer any room for optimism. According to Giorgio Donnarumma, the sales manager of Milan-based Nuovafrutta, the Hass avocado sector from Peru is facing a significant price decline due to an explosion in.
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The apricot season in the north has started with good prices.
2025-05-28 00:00
"Produkcja moreli jest poniżej średniej, co odzwierciedla się w cenach, które do tej pory były naprawdę wysokie. W rzeczywistości, nie pamiętam tak wysokich kwot od trzydziestu lat" - relacjonuje Christian Montalti, producent moreli z wzgórz Imoli (Bologna). "W ciągu ostatnich paru"
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First Carmen, a field of scales at work in Sicily
2025-05-28 00:00
The Italian table grape harvest has started with the first bunches coming from Sicily. The beginning of a new harvesting season in one of the most specialized regions in the country is energizing the entire production and logistics sector, including equipment needed for cutting and processing grapes.
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EU-UK talks may reopen seed potato trade.
2025-05-28 00:00
IFA Potato Chair Sean Ryan stated that the re-establishment of closer trade relations between the EU and the UK is a positive development for the potato seed trade. The EU and the UK have agreed to commence negotiations on an SPS deal concerning sanitary, phytosanitary, food safety, and other products, which will
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Private label: increasing consumption and perception of quality
2025-05-28 00:00
More than half (53%) of consumers globally always buy more private label products, also known as store brands - in Italy, this trend is further strengthened, with an increase of 3 percentage points reaching 56%. At the same time, the top ten
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This summer, Star Ruby steps into the limelight.
2025-05-28 00:00
By chance, a very favorable year has been chosen to launch a promotional campaign for South Africa's Star Ruby grapefruit crop, and today marks the debut of the campaign website and social media pages (TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn). "We're entering a highly promising market due to the
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Cieza stone fruit is benefitting from the gap caused by hailstorms.
2025-05-28 00:00
Skutki gradobicia zarejestrowanego tego wiosennego w sercu obszarów produkcji owoców pestkowych w Murcji są już jasne. Nastąpił znaczący spadek w ilości moreli, nektarynek, brzoskwiń i brzoskwiń płaskich, które nie osiągnęły pożądanej jakości lub zostały całkowicie utracone.
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Key Technology has appointed Robert van Dorst as the Managing Director for the EMEA/Asia region.
2025-05-28 00:00
Key Technology (Key), członek grupy Duravant Food Sorting and Handling, ogłasza mianowanie Roberta van Dorsta na stanowisko Dyrektora Zarządzającego Key EMEA/Asia. Z siedzibą w Holandii, van Dorst jest odpowiedzialny za rozwijanie i prowadzenie strategii, które przynoszą zaawansowane rozwiązania sortowania optycznego firmy Key.
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Properties with a total value of one million and 137 thousand euros have been seized from 14 individuals as part of an investigation into European funds for agriculture improperly received. The Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Naples carried out the decree issued by the judge of the Tribunal.
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Banana brand supporting Costa Rican families
2025-05-28 00:00
A new banana brand, Trudi's™, has been launched with a focus on supporting rural communities in Costa Rica. The initiative, created by Fyffes in partnership with CARE International UK and participating retailers, aims to benefit 200 rural families in the initial phase. Trudi's bananas are.
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Parlapiano, the Ribera Dop orange grows in gdo #macfrut2025
2025-05-28 00:00
In the last season, the Ribera Dop Orange has achieved excellent results, as highlighted by Paolo Parlapiano, sales and marketing manager of Parlapiano Sicilia, whom we met at the Macfrut 2025 stand. Despite the season ending a month ago.
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Zespri® is revolutionizing the label: introducing the first home compostable sticker.
2025-05-28 00:00
Zespri®, a leading New Zealand company in the global production and marketing of kiwifruit, together with Sinclair, a company specialized in sustainable labeling solutions, announces the launch of the first home compostable sticker for fruit: a groundbreaking innovation in the industry.
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Two new projects for WPS: an automated delivery system in Michigan and a robotic arm for WUR.
2025-05-28 00:00
Pomimo trwających turbulencji gospodarczych na globalnych rynkach, WPS zabezpieczyło dwa kontrakty w ciągu ostatnich dwóch tygodni. Spring Meadow inwestuje w zautomatyzowany system dostaw. Holenderski lider technologii hortikultury zabezpieczył pierwszy zautomatyzowany system dostaw dla roślin ozdobnych na północy.
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Potatoes Forever! on International Potato Day
2025-05-28 00:00
Shaping history, nurturing the future is the focus of the International Potato Day, which will be celebrated for the second consecutive year on May 30th: the theme acknowledges the deep historical and cultural significance of potatoes and their evolving role in current systems.
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Artificial intelligence for greenhouse irrigation.
2025-05-28 00:00
In agricultural contexts where water is an increasingly precious resource, efficiently managing irrigation represents a concrete challenge. To meet this need, Autoplants, in collaboration with INTA Esquel (Chubut), has developed an automated system that utilizes.
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Prices for early cabbage in Ukraine are still falling.
2025-05-28 00:00
The concept of sustainability encompasses a wide range of meanings and poses several challenges for companies engaged in the marketing and distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables. However, it also presents potential opportunities to enhance value and increase the sale of produce.
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Suppliers are being encouraged to give anonymous feedback on the performance of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in monitoring retailer behavior and to report any unfair practices in the supply chain.
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The main activity of the DSI Group is Direct Source International (DSI), which operates worldwide in the year-round supply of fresh fruit. The company specializes in citrus fruits and grapes, and also provides products such as avocados, kiwis, and dates. Additionally, the group is involved in developing...
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Agroponiente has joined Aecoc's Food Waste Prevention Committee.
2025-05-27 15:00
Spain’s Agroponiente Group has been appointed as a new member of the Food Waste Prevention Committee of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Distributors (Aecoc), thereby strengthening its role as a key player in the sustainable transformation of the agri-food system.
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