Representatives of Chile’s fruit producer and exporter associations, Fedefruta and Asoex, have agreed to work together more closely for the benefit of the country’s fruit industry. read more

At this month’s Organic Food Iberia expo, Andalusian organic agri-food products stood out for their quality, sustainability and flavour. During the two-day event, Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development held a complete programme of activities to promote
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Sakata Seed has said its phytopathologists have confirmed intermediate resistance to ToBRFV in four varieties of the specialties segment: Chocostar F1, Lemonstar F1, Royalstar F1 and Luciestar F1. read more

Red Rich Fruits (NSW) has entered into an agreement with Batlow Fruit Company and its majority owner Ausfarm Fresh Horticulture Holding to align the three entities and form one of Australia’s largest vertically integrated apple, mango and mandarin businesses. read more

On July 3, Joytree, a new brand of Joy Wing Mau Fruit Technologies Group, collaborated with globally renowned magazine and media group National Geographic and released a short documentary, which tells stories about its Shine Muscat grapes and their production regions. read more

"Only a few more days left and then we will start harvesting the late varieties Farbela and Farbaly. We will give the market a little more time to absorb the mid-late apricots, such as Kioto and Lady Cot. We expect to start around 10 July and then finish by early August. The harvest of the late
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UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards read more

The VIP mountain cherry harvest is starting in the Vinschgau Valley. It will start this week and is expected to last until mid-August. read more

Formosona-218 is currently the only somaclonal variant of the Cavendish banana that has a very high tolerance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4, the greatest threat to the world's banana industry; and Galiltec, which has the exclusive rights for the production and marketing of
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While the fresh produce sector is experiencing both positive and negative aspects in many areas in Europe, other areas are going through significant developments. Futura srl, specialized in sorting and packaging technologies, is abreast of the situation. read more

Most of the newly imported fruits this week are citrus and American cherries. According to information, the current prices of several mainstream fruits are lower than in the same period in previous years. The reasons include the impact of the production extension of similar domestic products and
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In Spain, the harvest of fresh onions started about three weeks ago. "Overseas produce is also available to us, although the quantities are slowly dwindling. We are also already selling the first batches of large calibre Italian onions, but smaller household onions are also in our range. We will
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The European project Perfect Life, which has a multidisciplinary and cross-cutting value, aims to reduce the use and emission of pesticides into the environment with user-friendly tools and technology, is coming to an end after 5 years of implementation. read more

That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the industry's 'biggies' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the market since the beginning of June were certainly not predictable,
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The French onion market finally seems to be recovering after months of shortage in supply. “The last quarter was particularly complicated at the French, European and global level, due to a supply deficit. Today, all European countries are coming into production, gradually rebalancing the
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The Chief Executive of the UK's Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, spoke to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee on Thursday (6 July) urging them to heed the consortium's warnings concerning the proposed border strategy. read more

In the Netherlands, fresh garlic harvesting is in full swing at Beemster Garlic. "This year's weather extremes mean yields and grading are slightly lower. Some skins are missing across the board, which results in more waste and takes more work to process. Our stored crop is good quality, though.
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After more than a decade, NZ has finally signed a free trade deal with the European Union. It was the first order of business for Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. It has been a long time coming, and last year marked the breakthrough for the free trade agreement (FTA) that will eventually deliver
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Start-ups can register now and until 31 July 2023 for the joint stand "Innovation made in Germany" at the leading trade fair for the global fruit trade. Participation is sponsored by the BMWK. read more

Since July 2021, a pilot project has been running on the Agroscope site in Conthey (VS) by the three partners Insolight, Romande Energie and Agroscope. During 2022, data on agricultural yields and electricity production were collected and analysed. The aim is to determine the performance
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