Fresh fruits are a fundamental part of our diet. They provide essential vitamins and minerals, they are high in fibre and they provide a wide range of antioxidants. That is why so many countries run public health campaigns around eating five pieces of fresh produce every day. read more

Marca Freshconfirms its specialised and vertical slant, dedicated to sustainable innovation, with an in-depth look at the theme of the purchasing and consumption experience of fresh fruit and vegetables, a topic more topical than ever, which will be explored in all its aspects and
read more

Jose Antonio Ortiz has been appointed Managing Director of ABC LOGISTIC GROUP with effect from 1 January 2024, replacing Jose Luis Gonzalez Pescador, who continues as CEO of the group of companies. read more

"Fourth consecutive year of drought / Depletion of groundwater / Critical levels of reserves in the largest dams / Worst situation of water stress in four decades..." alarming headlines are raising questions about the fate of the agricultural season in Morocco, particularly in the Souss Massa
read more

Nationwide protests by farmers have been going on since Monday, opposing what they perceive as increasingly challenging political conditions and the relentless pricing policy of the retail trade. Georg Boekels, President of the Provincial Association of Rhineland Fruit and Vegetable Producers,
read more

The Moroccan blueberry season seems to be emerging unscathed despite a number of adverse factors, according to Mehdi Benchekroun, a Moroccan exporter of general fresh produce. read more

Specialist TFC Holland's exotics category has grown strongly in recent years. This Dutch company is, thus, working on expanding its storage and ripening capacity. Last year, the wholesaler took a new location into use in the Netherlands. It includes artificial intelligence-based avocado and
read more

There are too many bees, especially those producing honey, to the extent that they endanger the existence of other pollinating insects, primarily their wild cousins. It may sound like a joke, but the New York Times article, which came out a few weeks ago, paints a very different picture
read more

In an exciting achievement, Waikiki has been recognised with the "Flavour of the Year 2024" award in Portugal. This recognition is awarded by an objective panel of consumers and endorsed by a specialised external laboratory who have rated their satisfaction with Waikiki in a manner
read more

A team of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has developed a method to determine the ripeness of peppers using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning. read more

The Agribologna Group has created Arandis, a commercial farming company, 100% owned by the cooperative, through the transfer of a business unit. Operational from 1 January 2024, it will manage relations with large-scale distribution (bulk and packaged products under the Questo l'ho fatto io brands,
read more

The first trade fair dedicated to table grape production chains: it is called Luv and will open its doors at the Nuova Fiera del Levante in Bari from 23 to 25 October 2024. Puglia leading region Mirko Sgaramella read more

For COAL, a group gathering multiple big retail chain stores, Bulltec has developed an electronic grading system for vegetables that can process two different products at the same time. read more

According to a report by the USDA, the United States Department of Agriculture, world table grape production is on the rise thanks to improved cultivation practices in China that have increased the quality and quantity of grapes. A key factor for
read more

The global transport and logistics industry, which supports $89bn of global trade and boasts a market value of $9.7trn USD, is increasingly aware of the supply chain risks it faces. Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical conflicts have underscored the need for
read more

The International Society for Infectious Diseases' program, ProMED, has reported the detection of Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) in both seed and commercial potato varieties across several South African provinces. read more

According to information from Fresh Cargo Peru shared by Luisa Fernanda Saavedra, the commercial manager of CQ Fresh Fruit LLC, from week 24 to week 52, Peru shipped 11,604 containers of blueberries with a net weight of 169,412 tons. These figures represent a 32% decrease compared to the
read more

Images of flooded leek fields in Flanders dominated the Belgian media in the final months of 2023. That stalled supplies and led to exceptionally high leek prices on the market. And even after the holidays, prices keep exceeding all expectations. "Even though the supply has recovered somewhat,
read more

The Dutch importer, Jaguar the Fresh Company, represented in South America by Cristóbal Valenzuela, Commercial Manager LATAM, of Jaguar the Fresh Company B.V., says that while Chile’s season was about two weeks late, they are doing their best to meet the high demand in Europe. “Effectively
read more

A great choral tale about women, men and companies, innovations, evolutions in the fruit and vegetable sector, from production to retail, from institutions to representation. One hundred professionals, one hundred stories. read more