Apofruit, mdd must focus on high-end products
2024-01-30 00:00
Fourth consecutive participation of Apofruit Italia at Marca where it presented some of its most innovative projects. We talked about it with Mirco Zanelli, commercial director. Developing new varieties to save Made in Italy The novelty Dulcis, the kiwi fruit of Italian innovation
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Uzbekistan exports early cabbage to the EU!
2024-01-30 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, early cabbage produced in Uzbekistan has appeared this week on the supermarket shelves in the capital of Latvia, Riga. The retail price for this product is 1.99 euros per kg, which corresponds to 26,700 UZS. For comparison, retail prices for the same cabbage in
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Between November and April, Morocco is a key supplier of citrus for Seven Seas. “We started the season with bringing early varieties like clementines into the US,” says Bill Weyland, VP of Sales with the company. The season followed with mid-season varieties Nour and Clemenules and the
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Technology company Saga Robotics has successfully raised $11.5 million in growth capital through an equity transaction. Existing shareholders, Nysnø Climate Investment, Aker, Rabo Ventures, Hatteland, Melesio Capital and Sanden, continue to support the company. New shareholders are Songa
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Made in Nature, Zero Emission Orchard grows
2024-01-30 00:00
The zero-emission orchard of Made in Nature, the project promoted byCso Italy and financed by the European Union for the promotion of fresh and processed organic fruit and vegetables in Italy, France, Germany and Denmark, continues and grows. The following companies are participating in the project
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Stricter import quarantine needed due to disease worries
2024-01-30 00:00
The "agriculture minister" of the north, Huseyin Cavus, emphasized the need for stricter quarantine rules regarding the import of citrus fruit due to concerns over the citrus greening disease, which affects citrus plants on both sides of the island. Cavus highlighted that the insect responsible
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"The lack of water could cause Spanish strawberries to lose a commercial window that will be difficult to regain"
2024-01-30 00:00
While the shortage of labor continues to pose an increasingly significant challenge, the ongoing drought, which is affecting nearly the entire country, is truly putting Huelva's berry sector on the ropes. In fact, it might be necessary to take drastic measures this very season, coinciding with
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"Strawberry production is on the rise and we can guarantee supply for Valentine's Day"
2024-01-30 00:00
The delay in the strawberry planting in Huelva and the impact of dry weather have resulted in lower than usual volumes in December and the first half of January, but the supply is gradually increasing as Valentine's Day approaches.
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Hispatec Agrointeligencia, a leading specialist in agri-food software and technology ("AgriFood Tech") for the high-value crop segment (including fruit, vegetables, olives, vineyards, and nuts) and Three Hills, an innovative investment house and with the
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Inflation weighs on the exotic without sinking it
2024-01-30 00:00
In the year just ended, Italy recorded significant inflation levels but with two faces. On the one hand, in fact, consumer prices rose by an average of 5.7% according to ISTAT, but less than the previous year (+8.1%), while on the other, on the
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The decline of green bean cultivation in Spain
2024-01-30 00:00
Despite having been the second most important crop in the southeast of the country, the production of green beans has lost its prominent position and has become something of an "anecdote".
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The activities that the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia (CAERM), a public entity for the control and certification of organic production in the Region, will carry out this year on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, have been presented in the assembly hall of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture.
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Chile updates its blueberry export estimate for the 2023-2024 season
2024-01-30 00:00
The executive director of Frutas de Chile's Blueberry Committee, Andrés Armstrong, presented the new export estimate for this season. The entity, in collaboration with iQonsulting, has revised the export forecast for the current season. The new forecast was communicated to the industry in their
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Sinner triumphs at the Australian Open: a carrot party
2024-01-30 00:00
It was an unforgettable Sunday for Italian sport; there had not been such national euphoria for a few years. Bringing up the Tricolour was the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner, who made history in Melbourne by winning one of the most important tournaments on the professional circuit.
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Some Spanish soft fruit growers face 50% water cut
2024-01-30 00:00
Water shortages are proving significantly challenging for the soft fruit sector in the Spanish province of Huelva. "If it doesn't rain substantially soon, things will get really tense," says Jan van Bergeijk, who has been active in Spanish cultivation for over 30 years and is commercially
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The US market reopens the door to Spanish peppers
2024-01-30 00:00
US imports of Spanish peppers have resumed after a one-year halt due to the detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly in several shipments, fruitnet.com reported. This was announced by the Almerian producer organisation Coexphal, which said that
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Dutch cucumber sales stable but energy costs hit home
2024-01-29 19:00
While the market for Dutch cucumbers is currently stable, key factors such as the weather and energy costs continue to have an impact on the business.
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Ecuadorean port operator ramps up security
2024-01-29 17:00
Once considered one of the safest countries in South America, Ecuador has descended into drug gang violence in the past few years. And unfortunately for the banana sector, exporters of the fruit find themselves at the frontline of the country’s battle with the narcos.
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French farmers also demonstrate
2024-01-29 16:00
This was despite the fact that the French government had already made concessions. However, these had not gone far enough for the farmers. Despite the protests, the government is prepared to make further concessions to the demonstrating farmers. In the next 48 hours, for example, proposals
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Fedemco, the Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and its Components, will exhibit with its German, French and Italian counterparts for the first time at next week’s Fruit Logistica under the banner of Grow International.
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