Last year, Hall Hunter in the UK harvested over 8,000 tons of soft fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, for major supermarkets. The company is recruiting fruit pickers with industry experience to join their community, offering a 70% employee retention rate,… read more

The year 2024 for the La Linea Verde Group began with important successes, projects that have come to fruition and others in the making. A fundamental step was taken in January, with the 100% acquisition of Ortomad, a company in the Sele Plain, already a majority
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The mango harvest in Côte d'Ivoire is approaching, launching one of the earliest mango campaigns in West Africa. According to Joel Adjoka, CEO of Cofruibo & Mango Fresh, the Ivorian mango industry is emerging from a difficult juncture last year. "We start harvesting at the end of the month, and
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The Dutch bell pepper season is about to start. "The acreage hasn't changed much since last season. There are, however, some shifts in the colors planted across the country. There are slightly more red and slightly fewer yellow bell peppers. Most growers chose the same variety for the red and
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"Having been in Berlin at Fruit Logistica, it was so lovely to see South African fruit on the shelves during retail visits," says Jane Strijdom, newly appointed IFPA country manger to Southern Africa. "I saw quite a bit of passionfruit, red and green grapes, kumquats, and it always heart-warming
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In conjunction with the Bona Fide polling institute, Interfel has carried out an opinion survey on fruit and vegetable consumption in 5 European Union member states (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain) in order to find out which fruit and vegetables are preferred by Europeans, as well
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Gasol is the new yellow california pepper from Semillas Fitó. During this season, the potential of this variety and its good behaviour in the field has been seen and has been valued by the market.

Gasol is the new yellow california pepper. read more

Okanagan orchardists are set to discuss the potential establishment of a new apple marketing commission in a series of meetings. The BC Fruit Growers' Association indicates a growing interest among BC apple growers in exploring collaborative marketing strategies. This follows the precedent set
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Sales of V-range broccoli are mainly developed in the centre south, according to data from the Ismea-Nielsen Observatory (Market Track): these products grew by 8% in volume in Area 3 and 13% in Area 4 during 2023 compared to 2022. This product is one
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Unifrutti Group has made two significant investments in Peru as it seeks to meet growing global demand for two of the industry’s fastest-growing fruit categories. read more

Researchers in Costa Rica are expected to release the country’s first-genome edited product, a disease-resistant banana variety, later this year. read more

Egypt achieved a record-breaking export of fresh, frozen and dried vegetables and fruits to Germany in 2023, according to EastFruit . German importers bought more than 190 thousand tons of Egyptian produce, which was a 25% increase from the previous year. read more

With higher prices for Polish apples, there hasn’t been much to complain about according to Marcin Swiatek, of Polish apple exporter Bialski Owoc: “It was a really nice apple season for us. The price was a little higher than last season. In my opinion there was no reason to complain.
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New research is expected to transform the tree fruit industry by developing a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs. read more

Unseasonably high temperatures in the north of Italy over the past month have apparently brought forward the start of at least one major seasonal campaign. read more

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance), a membership trade association representing and serving vertical farms and greenhouse producers growing fruits and vegetables in a highly controlled indoor production environment, hosted several workshops on the Farming Forward
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You can find the full report on the trade fair in our issue 10, which you can also read conveniently as an e-paper as a subscriber: click here to go directly to the issue! read more

Banana exporting companies and trade unions in Côte d’Ivoire have reached an historic agreement on living wages. The deal, which is the product of a three-year programme coordinated by Banana Link with the support of retailers and the Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH, is between the four
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In week 10, italiano green peppers fetched 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg in the Almerian marketing centres, italiano red 1.80 euro/kg to 0.90 euro/kg, lamuyo green 1.50 euro/kg to 1.30 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, california green 1.80 euro/kg to 1.50 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg.
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