Toluna, a world leader in market research, announces the official launch of its Synthetic Personas in Italy, now available in Italian through the Toluna Start platform. With this new feature, Toluna brings one of the most advanced innovations to the Italian market. read more

Z sezonem borówek 2025/26 w toku, struktura eksportu w Peru nadal wykazuje wysokie skupienie i zdefiniowane regionalne przywództwo. Niewielka grupa eksporterów kontroluje większość przesyłek, podczas gdy La Libertad i Lambayeque zachowują dominację w produkcji. Sektor łączy skalę, logistykę. read more

The Indian demand for fruits received a boost in preparation for the Diwali festival, which took place from Monday to Thursday. Iranian exporters took advantage of this demand, especially for apples and kiwifruits, according to Amirhossein Azizi, CEO of the Iranian exporter Bezhit. read more

As Greece's southernmost island prepares for the winter cucumber season, the propagation lines at AGRIS Horticulture are in full swing. From its Crete facility in Ierapetra, the company is producing hundreds of thousands of young plants that will soon fill greenhouses across the region. read more

Lithuanian agtech company, Freya Cultivation Systems, has officially partnered with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to co-develop advanced food production systems for use in space. The collaboration focuses on orbital and lunar missions aiming to overcome key limitations in earlier NASA-era. read more

As the owner of A. Mataw Impex, which exports fresh vegetables, and Chimady NV, specializing in frozen vegetables, he is well versed in the developments within the Surinamese fresh produce industry. Since 2011, he has been involved in export activities, initially by cultivating his own vegetables, but now by sourcing them from other suppliers. read more

In the Middle Ages, mushrooms were considered supernatural due to their astonishing growth rate. One day, there was nothing to see, and the next morning, a fully grown fungus had appeared. "That must be witchcraft!" people thought at the time. Today, we know better. Still, that ability to read more

The partnership between online grocer Rohlik Group and Sereact is aimed at expanding the use of AI robotics beyond pilot projects and individual locations. The rollout will start with 24 robots being deployed at Rohlik's German and Austrian brands - Knuspr and Gurkerl - in fulfillment centers in Berlin and Vienna, with Frankfurt to be included later. The program is designed to scale up the use of AI robotics in grocery operations. read more

In week 41, the fruit and vegetable section with fixed weight interrupts the series of negative trends from previous weeks, showing growth in volume accompanied by slight deflation. All channels show an increase, except for hypermarkets. In particular, discount stores and... read more

A Chinese family became popular on the internet after consuming 5.5kg of durian in just 30 minutes outside Chiang Mai International Airport. The fruit, purchased earlier that day, was not allowed to be taken on their return flight due to its strong smell. Instead of wasting the expensive fruit, the family decided to eat it all. read more

India's fruit markets are experiencing a high influx of apples from Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh due to a successful harvest. Truckloads of fruit are being delivered to the Batasingaram market daily, meeting the urban demand throughout the country. The arrival of apples from Himachal Pradesh started towards the end of the season. read more

A new research project funded by Hort Innovation and carried out in collaboration with the CSIRO is exploring the impact of tree carbohydrate levels on avocado production nationwide in Australia. The project seeks to create a non-invasive and scalable approach to measure carbohydrate changes in avocado trees. read more

Brazilian grapes are starting to arrive on the European and UK markets this week. "Our Brazilian grapes used to have a much bigger window, going from mid-October and mid-December. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case, as year after year the Europeans are extending their season and read more

Planasa, a company specializing in plant genetics and a part of the German family-owned EW Group, has announced an agreement to acquire Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc. (IFSI), a U.S.-based company engaged in vegetable genetics research and licensing dent corn genetics. The transaction aims to read more

For weeks now, there has been discussion about slower commodity sales across various items. Dennis Sever from Exotic Growers, Inc. mentions that this trend is not limited to the exotics and tropicals he specializes in, but currently, he is especially experiencing it with dragon fruit. "The volume is... read more

On Mashujaa Day, the Kenya Flower Council celebrated one of its own members who is a leader in social and environmental sustainability within the country's floriculture industry. The Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Flower Council, Clement Tulezi, was honored as a National Hero. read more

"apple fruit quality are excellent, especially for Gala apples," commented Joao Juma, export manager for Portuguese apple exporter United Growers, regarding this year's apple harvest in Portugal. read more

Friday, 10th October was a special day for the Denimpex team. "We celebrated the 70th anniversary of our beautiful family business with the entire team," says Joey Deen, representing the third generation. "Denimpex was one of the pioneers in importing onions to Europe from New Zealand and Egypt." read more

Introducing Italian Agrifood Technology for Africa, a project aimed at supporting Italian businesses in the agrifood sector looking to expand their business into Sub-Saharan African countries. read more

The second day of the press tour dedicated to the PGI Leonforte Peach brought the specialized press to the heart of the Enna territory, where the cultivation of this fruit has been a model of identity agriculture for decades. read more