"There’s interest in top fruit trees, but the fruit sector is waiting to see what the new top fruit season brings," begins Raf Rutten, sales manager at the Belgian tree nursery Carolus Trees. The top fruit sector is facing a challenging time, he says, mentioning things like the high energy and
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Black Garlic in Canada is gaining traction within the foodservice business. “A large part of our business is coming indirectly from restaurants. Many chefs are experimenting with it because it’s a newer commodity and that business has continued to grow, which is encouraging,” says Jimmy
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Nice and hot – 36°C yesterday – just the way grape farmers in the Northern Cape like it. read more

The Same District Council in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, has launched a campaign to encourage farmers to switch from cultivating khat, a crop deemed illegal, to growing avocados. This initiative aims to change the farmers' mindset and improve their economic well-being by offering a more profitable
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This decision comes after months of work to make the European institutions aware of what this draft legislation would mean for the fruit and vegetable sector if certain critical issues were not adequately addressed. read more

Now is the time for the public to stand up and say, “we give a fork” about our growers, says Queensland’s state industry body for fruit, vegetables and nuts. read more

A report from the European Commission confirms the important role of CAP Strategic Plans for maintaining farmers' income and food security, while supporting EU agriculture's transition to a sustainable farming model in the 2023-2027 period. The report analyses the intended impact of the
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In 2015, Laurent Coulot (CEO), Mathieu Ackermann (CTO) and Florian Gerlich (Product Architect), came together to establish Insolight, a company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. For the past four years, Insolight has been working closely with growers and agronomic centres across Europe, focusing
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"It will be a different format just like our fair". With these words the President of Macfrut, Renzo Piraccini, had given us a preview of the contents of Macfrut Academy (click here for more details) and today, after watching the first episode, we can certainly confirm it; read more

The Asian bug (Halyomorpha halys), originally from Asia, is now widespread in many parts of Europe and has also been present in South Tyrol for several years. This harmful insect can cause considerable damage to various agricultural crops, particularly fruit growing. Since its first
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Chip manufacturer Lays pulled off a promotion stunt at an American cinema. In exchange for a potato, visitors could enter for free. Chips or fries were not allowed as a means of exchange, making it clear that chips are made from healthy potatoes. They allayed concerns about food waste by making
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Apofruit's strawberry campaign for the 2023/24 season gets into full swing with the first quantities marketed through the Solarelli and Piraccini brands; read more

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased by 6% to $1,384 per 40ft container this week. read more

Seasonal equilibrium: A fresh feast for well-balanced celebrations read more

The clementine campaign is already underway with the Clemenules (the predominant variety) and sales are reaching their peak as the demand picks up, even though prices remain high. read more

North East robotics specialist Wootzano has secured a $47 million contract in the US which it says will be transformative for the company. The County Durham-based designer of systems that can delicately pick up fruit and vegetables to be packaged has signed a three-year agreement with an unnamed
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Due to abundant rainfall, a lot of potatoes in the EU-4 have not yet been harvested. The lifting period was too short to get the potatoes stored in good conditions. Contracts for the upcoming season have to take higher rising risks and costs into account. Seed availability is an issue and
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"The unprecedented high temperatures during harvesting caused some anxiety about bringing in all the fruit on time. Now, however, we can say that, bar a few exceptions, most were in on time. Almost all those pears sold like clockwork," says Mark Vernooij of the Dutch company Urfruit. read more

"The European Parliament has approved some essential requests for changes received from the national chain, making the new regulatory text a little more balanced. The removal, for example, of the ban on the marketing of single-use packaging for fruit and vegetables, which
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A meeting entitled 'Conscious use of water: Agriculture 4.0' was held a few days ago in the evocative setting of the Badiula agritourism company in Carlentini, in the province of Syracuse. The meeting was part of the activities of the 'C.L.I.M.A. Project: Change,
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