At Fruit Logistica, we asked Jingold for news about the recent Superheroes project. 'We launched it this winter,' says Federico Milanese, international development manager, 'a collaboration implemented with Marvel. The aim is to stimulate an increase in the consumption of
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Onion farmers in Maharashtra are facing losses as the selling price of the staple has dropped to an all-time low, hovering at Rs 9-11 per kilogram. The farmers have demanded the average price be increased at least to Rs 20-22 to overcome the expenses in growing the produce. read more

An entrepreneur from the city of Ferghana in Uzbekistan has established the production of microgreens in the basement of a multi-storey block. He supplies them to local cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets, EastFruit experts report. read more

The Kerala Agriculture department aims to sell 100 agriculture products through e-commerce platforms (such as Amazon and Flipkart) by March 31. According to State Agriculture Minister P. Prasad, the products will be marketed under the brand name ‘Kerala Agro’. The department has already
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Gautier Semences, a leading player in the vegetable seeds market, announced the change of its brand identity during the Fruit Logistica Fair. This evolution reflects the company's commitment to sustainable and innovative agriculture, inspired by the creativity of nature. read more

The area under organic farming in the European Union (EU) has increased by 41% within five years reaching 14.8 million hectares in 2020. EU agricultural land farmed organically grew by more than 50% in the 2012-2020 period, with an annual increase of 5.7% across all member states, except Poland.
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In Berlin, Ortomad presented Wealthy Mix, a special range that represents a true product innovation for premium salads. read more

The last few months have clearly been marked by exchange within the French Rougeline Group: among themselves, internationally - and across generations! At the beginning of the year, the cooperatives behind the Rougeline brand met for a day of exchange.
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If you are interested in EU agriculture and fisheries statistics and in the wider farm-to-fork chain, Eurostat has the perfect event for you. Join us for a webinar on 22 February to learn more about the publication ‘Key figures on the European food chain’. read more

Farmers, growers and rural communities are being urged to take precautions and get prepared for the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle. read more

Pakistan’s Ministry of Agriculture has raised export duty for onion to 180% in an attempt to rein in the rising prices in the domestic market. This is the second time in about a month’s time the duties on onion exports have increased. Last time it rose from 50 to 100 percent. read more

ParmaFood Group presented itself at Fruit Logistica with a range of novelties. "We are presenting a wide range of products that we launched at Marca in January," says Alessandra Mora, FrescoBreak project manager. Under the Fresche Idee brand, the fruit puree line is proving successful,
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At Fruit Logistica Cristina Bambini, marketing manager of Dole,explains the brand strategy for 2023. "2022 has been a busy year: in June last year we carried out a survey conducted by Ipsos on a sample of users which showed a
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EastFruit analysts have prepared an overview of the almond market in the main producing countries. read more

"Thanks to the trust of our producers, Bio Hortus has officially become a Producer Organization. A great achievement that has enabled us to go from 70 to 1400 hectares, including our own and external productions," president Antonio Morreale reports as he gives the news. read more

The 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 16.0 million boxes, down 2.00 million boxes from the January forecast. If realized, this will be 61 percent less than last season’s final production. The forecast consists of 6.00 million
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Concerned at the environmental impact of farming, Woolworths decided almost two decades ago to take the food chain into their own hands. read more

Winter has finally arrived in Sicily after a warm start to the season that meant that producers and traders could not make the most of the cold, even during the Christmas season, which was instead affected by the an availability of vegetables favored by the abnormal weather. read more

The strawberry sector needs to update in order to keep up with the times. This is also why the Zavoli cultivation company from Rimini, Italy, decided to go from tunnel cultivation to automated greenhouse cultivation using gutters with drainage water recuperation, as part of the Agribologna
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TOMRA Food continues to strengthen its commitment to support and deliver cutting-edge solutions to customers across the USA and Canada by appointing Sean Slevin as Regional Sales Director of TOMRA Processed Food, part of TOMRA Food, in North America. This follows the appointment in 2021 of
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