After pioneering packaged fruit juices, Del Monte now also enters the energy drink sector. And it does so withA Kick of fruit, ambient products with a total of six recipes. Del Monte Fresh Produce Marketing Director EA explained the project to us
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The peak of Peru’s blueberry harvest has started according to an exporter as the latest statistics up to week 45 (6-12 November, 2023) shows conventional volumes down by 51% and organic 61% lower compared to last season. Their saving grace this year are higher prices that will help to cushion
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The kiwi harvest in the province of Verona, which began towards the end of October, is now in its final stages. The year is expected to be not uniformly negative, but rather patchy. According to an analysis by the Bussolengo and Pescantina Agricultural Products Foundation, production in the
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The first volumes of Lovita® plums were sold on the Spanish market at the beginning of November, two years after the first plantings. “Nearly 120 tons have already been sold and the plantings planned over 3 years are 60 hectares. The forecast tonnage for the next two years is 1,000 tons,”
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"Demand for organic top fruit exceeds demand," is how René Laan, Stoker Organica's Managing Director sums up the market in late September. This Dutch company sorts, packages, and markets organic fruit. He is especially optimistic about the apple market. "The apple season got off to a rough
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Over the past three weeks, wholesale prices of onions in Uzbekistan have decreased by 18%, which is due to an increase in supply in the domestic market while external demand for Uzbek onions remains weak, EastFruit experts report. read more

Reducing road vehicles for transporting goods and replacing them with solutions with a lower environmental impact is an indispensable goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. An important project for every part of Italy, but even more so in complex areas such as those
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Pomelo harvesting is well underway in California and the crop is looking good. “Pomelos are generally first harvested in late October by a lot of people,” says Tony Marquez from Pearson Ranch. “I think the volume this year will be a bit more, and in the future, there will be more Pomelos
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Last season there was speculation about the possibility of a significant drop in the cauliflower production, and while official figures certainly reveal a 12.4% drop compared to the previous year, the reduction is not as significant as that of other open ground productions, such as broccoli,
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The partnership between two protagonists of Italian agriculture was born a few days ago: BF Spa, the most important Italian agro-industrial group, and EcorNaturaSì, the largest Italian organic reality. And this union immediately bore fruit with the creation of BF Bio,
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“The various professionals of the sector are drawing a mixed post-harvest assessment and planning a rather uncertain sales campaign,” according to the French Federation of Traders in potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots and wholesale vegetables (FEDEPOM). read more

This year and according to the latest updated data from the Customs and Excise Department for the period from January to August, processed by FEPEX, Spanish sales of fruit and vegetables to Argentina grew compared to the same period in 2022, by 7% in volume and 7% in volume.
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A total of 63 vessels were recorded at the Port of Durban’s outer anchorage today and of these, 20 were destined for the Durban Container Terminals (DCT) Pier 1 and Pier 2 managed by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). With all initiatives employed, it would take Pier 1 seven weeks to clear the
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Cranberry beer is becoming an innovative addition to Thanksgiving tables in New Jersey, leveraging the state's status as a top cranberry producer. Craft breweries, focusing on local ingredients, are turning to cranberries, which flourish in the state's acidic, boggy soil. Toms River Brewing,
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The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (ALAS), made up of the farmers' organisations ASAJA, COAG and UPA, the Spanish Agri-food Cooperatives, the Spanish Federation of Fruit, Vegetable, Flowers and Live Plants Exporting Producers' Associations (FEPEX), and the
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NSW Farmers applauds the Minns government’s new $250 million Drought Ready and Resilient Fund, designed to assist farmers prepare and respond to drought conditions. NSW Farmers’ President, Xavier Martin, said the clarity the government has provided early in the drying cycle will help farmers
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Can there be a product that benefits both animals, humans and plants? The answer is yes. This is demonstrated by CHV (crop heat division) with Croptimum (click here for brochure), an innovative plant activator based on purified plant molecules. In fact, the origin of CHV
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Years of field trials, carefully selected and buried potatoes to see if they are more resistant to pests, climate change and less water consumption. This is the starting point for creating new types of tubers that can meet the needs of consumers, but also be
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In fact, frozen broccoli retains most of its nutritional properties and can be an equally healthy option to its fresh version. This is due to a deep-freezing process that maintains the quality of the broccoli, and in some instances, can even improve its
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The wait is over for apple connoisseurs: yello® is back on the markets. The speciality of the yellow-skinned segment produced by the VOG and VIP consortia began sales at the end of October, with slightly increased availability and fruit in excellent condition. read more