'Joinfruit and Open Baladin present the Liberi di Coltivare project'
2024-01-30 00:00
The project 'Liberi di Coltivare, coltivare una rinascita' (Free to grow, cultivate a rebirth) by Op Joinfruit and Open Baladin Cuneo was presented yesterday (Monday 29 January, ed.) at the Cuneo prison.
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The price of corrugated cardboard will go up in 2024
2024-01-30 00:00
Leonel Azuncor, a representative of the Ecuadorian cardboard industry, told a press conference that the price of cardboard boxes destined for the agro-export sectors will increase "between 12% and 14%." This increase is in line with the increase in the cost of paper, the raw material used to
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Korea looks to invest in Cambodian ag exports
2024-01-30 00:00
The Korean Senior Citizens Association of Cambodia (KSCAC) and its South Korean partners are eyeing investment opportunities in seven Cambodian agricultural products for export to Korea and China.
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Op La Deliziosa presented its protected brand products at Marcaforte. A range of proposals all from a controlled, sustainable and Made in Sicily supply chain, as marketing manager Sarah Bua told us. Not only Arancia Rossa Igp
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 January
2024-01-30 00:00
The Sicilian Tarocco campaign is coming to an end. Incoming are the more red-pigmented varieties, such as Moro oranges, as well as blond oranges of the Washington Navel variety. Last batches of common clementines from Southern Italy: late varieties, such as Hernandina, are arriving.
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Moldovan potato prices rising
2024-01-30 00:00
According toEastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for potatoes in Moldova started rising again after short-term decline. The growth is not too sharp yet – within 10-12% on a week but it may just be enough to signal a radical change in the market trends. Prices are back to the levels observed at
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Winter vegetables fall by 6% in Camp d'Elx due to the lack of water and the increase in costs, although quality remains the same.
2024-01-30 00:00
Despite the atypically high temperatures and the lack of rain, the Elche countryside is expecting a production of 18,500,000 kilos of excellent quality winter vegetables, with a drop of only 6% compared to the previous season (21,500,000 kg).
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Turkish exporters initiate efforts to boost exports to China
2024-01-30 00:00
Turkish exporters have initiated efforts in 2024 to boost exports to China. The Business Committee, chaired by Tayfun Kılıç, Deputy Director General of Exports of the Ministry of Commerce, is engaged in intensive discussions with Chinese counterparts from January 29 to February 1, 2024.
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Red Sea crisis: 380 million exports at risk for processing tomatoes
2024-01-30 00:00
Alarm over the geo-political crisis in the Red Sea area is shaking several markets, including the food industry. The red canned food sector, which has always been strongly export-oriented, is no exception, with around 60 % of production destined for
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"Thanks to resistant varieties we can supply our customers high-quality cucumbers year round"
2024-01-30 00:00
Cucumbers growers all over the world are severely affected by diseases like the green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV), the New Delhi virus and Fusarium, resulting in problems not only for growers, but also for retailers and consumers. “Cucumber varieties with resistances such as those offered by
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Carrot shipper launches baby carrot program
2024-01-30 00:00
The team at Dorot Farm has entered the baby carrot market by launching a baby carrot program for its U.S. retail and foodservice customer base.
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France, farmers' protests block Spanish horticulture
2024-01-30 00:00
The protests of French farmers - which are also occurring in other European countries as a consequence of rising inflation and costs for insurance, fuel and fertiliser - are also causing disruption to the free movement of fruit and vegetable exports.
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"Solar panels above crops: not yet ideal"
2024-01-30 00:00
Combining farming and energy production on the same plot sounds appealing. But is it feasible yet? In the Netherlands, scientist Dr. Wilma Eerenstein, a partner in the Sunbiose project, highlights the challenges that still exist, Fruitpact reports.
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The Great Italian Beauty lands in Berlin
2024-01-30 00:00
New products, young protagonists and ambitious goals. These are the many novelties with which the La Grande Bellezza Italiana producer network is presenting itself at Fruit Logistica, for the first time with its own space. At the Berlin fair, the network will find space in Hall 2.2 C31 with
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Celery, Ivs Takii focuses on Darklet F1 and invests in new varieties
2024-01-30 00:00
Among the proposals in Ivs Takii's catalogue, the sedan is of strategic importance thanks to the historical Darklet F1 variety, which has been in the market for decades, and the investments in research and development that the company is making in order to grow its presence and
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"We will have 50,000 bare-root stone fruit trees, we expect that to double next year"
2024-01-30 00:00
Viveros Hernandorena has started 2024 with its stone fruit plant sales campaign underway, expecting to reach 200,000 plants this year, 25% of which will be bare root plants, a new commercial format for this nursery that is allowing them to offer the same quality and varietal reliability at more
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The 'Nama - Born Ripe' tomato makes its debut at Fruit Logistica
2024-01-30 00:00
As a preview at the next edition of Fruit Logistica, an Italian innovation joins the fruit and vegetable scene: the Nama tomato, 'Born Ripe'.
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"French producers have picked the wrong enemy by attacking us"
2024-01-30 00:00
Protests and blockades by French producers at the border are affecting all Spanish goods heading towards destinations on the continent, including the vegetables from Almería, whose campaign is currently in full swing. While only some trucks have been hit by violent behavior, such as looting or
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"We offer assistance in setting up a Fresh Produce, Food or Agri business entity in the Netherlands"
2024-01-30 00:00
Up&Up Talent Solutions, known as a Fresh Produce Specialist in Recruitment have now branched out to help foreign businesses that want to set up their business facilities in the Netherlands.
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Good supply of avocados from Spain and Israel
2024-01-30 00:00
Worldwide Fruit started their Spanish avocado season in December and now have programmed arrivals each week.
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