Spain’s melon season has been a rollercoaster so far, starting out with an oversupply, followed by a shortage due to weather destroying over half of the crops. But August has seen a significant upturn in fortunes. read more

Daikin Reefer has worked with Thai mango shipper Swift and CMA CGM to successfully transport Nam Doc Mai (Honey) and Mahachanok (Rainbow) mangoes from Thailand to Korea and Japan using seafreight rather than airfreight. read more

Freshcare has announced the launch of the inaugural  Australian Assurance Summit to be held in Sydney on 14-15 November 2023. read more

Australian food producers are increasingly embracing advanced crop-enhancement products such as high-tech fertilisers as they strive to maintain profits and reduce inputs in challenging times, according to leading plant physiologist Dr David Marks. read more

The temperatures of the last few days on the Romagna Riviera make one think more of autumn days than the last days of summer. A condition greatly affected by summer fruit, whose sales have slowed down. read more

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"The eco-schemes, together with the strategic plans, are one of the great innovations of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027; this figure is a success for farmers and livestock farmers, public administrations and agricultural cooperatives and organisations," he said.
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It is called ASSOIG and is the Association of Geographical Indications. It was set up, at the urging of Confagricoltura, by the presidents of the four consortia that signed the act: Tommaso Romano for the Consortium for the Protection of San Marzano Tomato from the Agro Sarnese-Nocerino D.O.P;
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Hot summer for vegetables. In fact, prices for peppers, aubergines and tomatoes set records in almost all production areas worldwide. Tomatoes in particular, due to the climatic trend, experienced a progressive and inexorable increase in prices; read more

The Italian and European market for peaches and nectarines has performed well this year. This is claimed by Leonardo Odorizzi, one of the six members of the Verona-based producer networkLa Grande Bellezza Italiana. read more

Mainly apples and kiwis will be the references that Apofruit will present at the next edition of Asia Fruit Logistica, which will be held in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September 2023. Among the former, Candine, the innovative Regal variety apple, will be the absolute protagonists.
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Madi Ventura, a company that deals with sorting and marketing dried fruit, has developed a significant automation project to rationalise space, increasing the capacity of its warehouse from 4,000 to 8,000 pallet spaces. The project was carried out at the Chieve warehouse,
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Re-using waste from the pomegranate plant and pomegranate processing to produce food supplements is a project that fits in with the principle of the circular economy: everything can be transformed and find new life in another production cycle; read more

Re-using waste from the pomegranate plant and pomegranate processing to produce food supplements is a project that fits in with the principle of the circular economy: everything can be transformed and find new life in another production cycle; read more

Spanish imports of fresh fruit and vegetables increased by 5.5% in volume up to June, totalling 311,423 tonnes, and by 17.5% in value, with 329 million euros. read more

The lemon season was atypical, as was the case with most of the country's fruit and vegetables. Once again, it is necessary to mention the meteorological incidents: high temperatures in the summer-autumn and the rains and low temperatures in the spring. read more

Since the beginning of the week, potato prices in Ukraine have decreased significantly. As analysts of the EastFruit project note, the main reason for negative trends in the potato market was the beginning of harvesting in the key production regions and, as a result, an increase in the potato
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Until 28 September, all consumers who make a minimum donation of 2 euros directly at the till in over 350 Carrefour shops will help support WeFree, San Patrignano's prevention project, born from the community's daily experience with
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Cortilia closes 2022 with revenues down 3.5% to EUR 36.8 million. The e-commerce company founded by Marco Porcaro posted an ebitda of EUR -11.8 million and a loss of EUR 13.6 million in addition to last year's EUR 4.5 million. read more

"Never have I remembered such a fluctuating season for melons in terms of both volumes and quotations; there are production areas such as the Agrigento area, in Sicily, that will remember 2023 with pain, and those who, instead, enjoyed sky-high prices'. These are the words to IFN by Bruno
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