About five years ago, Davie Brooks and Jon Nickerson with Greengo Seed started working on the development of iceberg lettuce that could be harvested mechanically, suitable for both processing as well as fresh markets. Their second goal was to breed for iceberg lettuce with a high Fusarium tolerance. read more

Packaged radicchio has reached a turning point and we can hardly see any turning back. If the packaged product trend had grown during the pandemic, it is now experiencing a real consolidation. And it is to these packaged references that the company
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Presented in Rome, at the Ice Agency, the 40th edition of Macfrut, scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 3 to 5 May. Record numbers: 1100 exhibitors, +35% of exhibition areas (and +20% compared to 2019, with two more pavilions), +50% of foreign exhibitors (30% of the total), two
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Six months before its launch, more than 90% of the exhibitors that participated in the previous edition of Fruit Attraction have confirmed that they will participate in Fruit Attraction 2023. The Fair's 15th-anniversary edition will be held from October 3 to 5 in Madrid, and the organization
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Six months before the next Fruit Attraction, more than 90 % of last year's exhibitors have already confirmed their participation again, according to the fair. In the 15th Fruit Attraction, which will take place in Madrid from 3 - 5 October, the organisation expects to surpass its numbers
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With six months to go, Fruit Attraction 2023 has confirmed the participation of more than 90% of last year's exhibitors. For its 15th Anniversary, which will be held from 3rd to 5th October in Madrid, the organisation expects to exceed its figures and register the largest and most significant number of exhibitors at this year's event.
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ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA in Hong Kong is the overseas event of the world's leading trade fair FRUIT LOGISTICA and will take place this year from 6-8 September at the AsiaWorld-Expo. read more

Great response forFruit Attraction 2023: for the 15th edition, scheduled from 3 to 5 October in Madrid, 1800 exhibitors and 90 thousand professionals from 135 countries are expected to participate. Eight pavilions and six exhibition areas, focus on lettuce read more

Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. read more

Experts put the global consumption of blueberries at 2 million tonnes within the next ten years, with a purchase in Europe alone of 860 grams per person by 2026. To say that the future will be under the sign of the blueberry is telling as an almost niche product in
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A few months after its official presentation at Fruit Logistica 2023, Harmoniz LTD, the new Israeli seed company born in 2022 from the merger of TomaTech and Nirit Seeds, welcomes Saro Tumino as the General Manager of its Italian team. read more

From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There will be five refresher seminars covering the latest results regarding genetic improvement in fruit
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"Ė a strongly desired exhibition, there is great global interest. The future of a large part of pharmaceuticals is linked to these products: organic molecules that replace synthetic products. There will be no herb and spice market. It will be a time for the
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This year, a significant number of representatives from the chestnut production sector will attend Macfrut - one of the leading fresh produce events in Europe to be held in Rimini on May 3-5, 2023 - for the first time. read more

Valerian, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Hypericum... the list of Medicinal herbs is definitely long; read more

Asia Fruit Logistica is back in Hong Kong this September, and exhibitors from all over the world are moving quickly to secure their space at Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show, according to organiser Global Produce Events (GPE). read more

Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast that was originally presented during the Association’s latest Annual
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ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will take place again in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September 2023. Exhibitors from 32 countries and regions have already registered to present their products and services at the fair in the AsiaWorld-Expo together with the ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS. read more

From a marginal presence in the sector, today medicinal plants - as well as aromatic plants and spices - occupy increasingly important spaces. A growth that has contributed to the development of the production sector, especially in the area of sustainability. So much so that even the
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Exhibitors from some 32 countries and regions, as well as 21 national pavilions, are already signed up to take part in Asia Fruit Logistica 2023. The show is back in Hong Kong from 6-8 September 2023 with exhibitors from all over the world moving quickly to secure their space at the fresh fruit
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