Giarratana Onion Festival, the 44th edition kicks off.
2024-08-07 00:00
Annual pre-festival meeting with the productive and entrepreneurial world of Giarratana to present the details of the 2024 edition of the Giarratana Onion Festival, which once again confirms a trilogy of days dedicated to taste and entertainment.
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Luigi Merlo: "With differenziated autonomy, there are risks for ports and logistics."
2024-08-07 00:00
Proliferation of logistic areas, without planning and in the absence of a serious evaluation of the reference market. Failure to exploit, not only in the southern ports, the real opportunities, sacrificed on the altar of old schemes; all within a regulatory framework.
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Egyptian pomegranates are now available.
2024-08-07 00:00
Sezon egipskich granatów rozpoczął się właśnie i potrwa do listopada. Abdelkader Al Alhaboney, egipski producent i eksporter różnych świeżych produktów spożywczych, oczekuje "normalnego sezonu pomimo nietypowego kontekstu". Plantator mówi: "Nalegamy na produkcję granatów pomimo rosnącej
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The restoration and reconstruction of Israel's farms after the terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, will not only benefit local farmers but also have a positive impact on farmers worldwide. "Many of the strategic challenges we are currently facing in Israel, particularly after the attacks on"
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New brand to showcase two French production regions
2024-08-07 00:00
The 53 male and female farmers of Ferme des Arches are introducing their new brand: "Les Paysans de l'Arche." This producer organization specializes in garlic, onion, and shallot condiments that are 100% locally grown and of French origin, produced in the Beauce and Drôme regions.
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"We want to alleviate your suffering," Transnet CEO tells South African fruit industry
2024-08-07 00:00
"There's a lot that we need to do to turn the ship around," said Michelle Phillips, the CEO of the state-owned port and rail authority Transnet Group, addressing delegates at the International Fresh Produce Association's annual Southern Africa Conference. Many of them attended the event with the specific goal of.
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The supply of organic bananas remains stable, despite shortages.
2024-08-07 00:00
Although the quality of organic bananas remains high, there is a shortage of supply from certain banana-producing regions. This, combined with the high prices of bananas from Mexico, has resulted in a significant portion of bananas being directed to domestic markets in banana-growing regions.
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Murray Tait, the founding director of Te Mata Exports, has retired.
2024-08-07 00:00
Te Mata Exports, a New Zealand fresh produce export business, announced the retirement of its founding director, Murray Tait. He established the company in 2000 and has decided to step back completely after a long career dedicated to advancing New Zealand's fresh produce export sector.
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Plant-oriented cultivation with electrophysiological sensors
2024-08-07 00:00
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has conducted research on early detection of diseases and pests using electrical biosignals. Vivent's biosensors were employed for this study. In the fourth edition of Horticoop magazine Blad, Alja van der Schuren, Plant Physiology Scientist at Vivent Biosignals, discussed the findings.
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Abnormal heat affects crop yields in Ukraine.
2024-08-07 00:00
W tym lecie, plony w Ukrainie stoją przed zwiększonymi ryzykami związanymi z nietypowym upałem trwającym około trzech tygodni. Ta sytuacja prawdopodobnie znacząco zmniejszy plony, wpływając na ceny różnych produktów, w tym warzyw, ziemniaków, mięsa i jajek. Stowarzyszenie Nasiennicze Ukrainy...
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"Zbierane są już informacje dotyczące odmian takich jak Iwasaki, Clemenrubi, Arrufatina czy Okitsu."
2024-08-07 00:00
The goal of the report published by Naranjasyfrutas.com is to share with the sector the data obtained from over 100,000 annual visits to our platform, where thousands of growers' crops are published for free. Many businesses currently use the platform to search for available crops.
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Melon and watermelon as seen by Coop Italia
2024-08-07 00:00
The turning point has now been completed for the watermelon and melon campaign, and to understand the current dynamics and future strategies within the department, we interviewed Germano Fabiani, Head of Fruit and Vegetables at Coop Italia (pictured in the opening photo).
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Egyptian citrus exporters are disappointed by the low demand from France during the Olympics.
2024-08-07 00:00
The Egyptian citrus campaign ended in disappointment. Despite an increase in volumes and better sizes compared to the previous season, the citrus industry in Egypt was severely impacted by the geopolitical situation throughout the season. To summarize, the security crisis in the Red Sea led to...
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The outlook for Piura's mango production in 2024 is promising.
2024-08-07 00:00
A promising season is anticipated in the San Lorenzo Valley, Piura, where around ten thousand mango producers cultivate this fruit on 30,000 hectares of land. Darío Castillo, president of the San Lorenzo Users Board, is expecting a harvest of 400,000 tons of mangoes this year. However, he has...
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Del Monte "invades" the beaches with the Summer Tour.
2024-08-07 00:00
The Del Monte Summer Tour is kicking off, an itinerant event that will visit three Italian regions with six stops. The branded Del Monte truck and eBikes will catch the attention of beachgoers, who will be able to taste fresh fruit and quench their thirst with Pineapple Crush.
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The agricultural sector in Turkey is facing a severe water crisis in the Cukurova region.
2024-08-07 00:00
W Turcji sektor rolniczy obecnie boryka się z trudnościami spowodowanymi zmianami klimatycznymi, istotnym brakiem inwestycji w infrastrukturę wodną oraz nieskutecznymi praktykami zarządzania wodą. Niziny Cukurova, kluczowy obszar rolniczy, doświadczają krytycznego niedoboru wody.
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Australian Horticultural Trials Week 2024 dates announced
2024-08-07 00:00
Australian Horticultural Trials Week is scheduled to take place from 3-6 December 2024. This yearly event will once again feature the newest innovations and trends in horticulture, uniting breeders, growers, and related businesses from all over the country.
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Freshclusive is expanding by opening a branch in South Africa.
2024-08-07 00:00
Freshclusive has opened a second branch in South Africa. With Gerrit de Vries, who resides in South Africa and has extensive experience in the country's fresh produce industry, the company now has an on-site employee to manage the export of South African products. "We are currently finalizing the details and will begin shortly."
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Tap tap - that's ready, tap tap - that's not: this is how watermelon inspectors decide whether to load the fruit onto the market.
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Turkey: Diyarbakir municipality decorates the city with 450,000 locally grown flowers.
2024-08-07 00:00
450,000 locally produced flowers have been planted in Diyarbakir, with another 150,000 flowers on the way. These seasonal flowers, all grown in the greenhouses of the Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality, are being distributed across the city. It has been announced that an additional 150,000 flowers will also be used to beautify the streets.
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