The onion protagonist of the Tropea Experience
2023-08-30 00:00
The Tropea Experience celebrates the Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria Igp (Red Onion of Tropea Calabria Igp) with a weekend aimed at promoting Calabria's tourist destination through its most famous product.
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Apple, harvesting starts in the most suitable territories
2023-08-30 00:00
It is the most important time of the year for the most widely consumed fruit in Italy: the apple. In fact, the apple harvest has started in the most suitable regions, Trentino, Alto Adige and Piedmont, with numbers that seem to confirm the quality and volumes announced a couple of weeks ago in
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Camposol registered gross profit margin of 29.5%, during H1 2023
2023-08-30 00:00
Camposol Holding PLC sales amounted to USD 154.1 million and registered a gross profit margin of 29.5%, during the first half of 2023. EBITDA from continuing operations amounted to USD 33.6 million, up 44.37% compared to the same period in 2022, and the corresponding EBITDA margin was 21.8%.
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Fear of water shortages slows vegetable cultivation and planting of second crops in Malaga
2023-08-30 00:00
In Malaga province, growers are delaying planting crops due to ongoing drought concerns and fears of water shortages. According to President of the provincial young farmers' association Asaja, Baldomero Bellido, this would impact particularly on tomatoes, onions and peppers. He claimed the
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“We’re producing 20,000 tons of sweet potatoes this year”
2023-08-30 00:00
Data shows that the European sweet potato production has been increasing every year for the last ten years. Currently, the total European production is around 100,000 tons, but 90% of this production is in Iberia (Portugal and Spain), which limits the competitive landscape to these two
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Slimming down by eating negative calorie foods
2023-08-30 00:00
That fruit and vegetables were a panacea for our health was already a known fact but today we take it a step further by introducing negative calorie foods;
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Can organic and conventional be priced the same in stores?
2023-08-30 00:00
Could fresh-cut organic herbs and various lettuce varieties be priced the same as their conventional counterparts in stores? Impossible, or at least not sustainable, many will think. Yet, the Dutch company Fresh Organic Choice is already achieving this and has it as a long-term strategy. We
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FDACS approves citrus greening treatment
2023-08-29 16:00
Bio platform company Invaio Sciences has announced that its citrus health solution to suppress citrus greening in oranges has received approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Community Services (FDACS) under section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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Govt publishes final BTOM
2023-08-29 14:00
The Cabinet Office has today (29 August) published the government’s final post-Brexit Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for food products coming from the EU.
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SFI application dates announced by Defra
2023-08-29 13:00
Farmers can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 18 September and will be invited to register their interest from Wednesday 30 August by the Rural Payments Agency, Defra has announced.
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SFI application dates announced by Defra
2023-08-29 13:00
Farmers can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 18 September and will be invited to register their interest from Wednesday 30 August by the Rural Payments Agency, Defra has announced.
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BCGA announces D-Day
2023-08-29 11:00
The British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) is excited to announce its upcoming Demonstration Day in Sherburn, North Yorkshire.
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BCGA announces D-Day
2023-08-29 11:00
The British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) is excited to announce its upcoming Demonstration Day in Sherburn, North Yorkshire.
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Greenyard’s net sales rise in the opening quarter
2023-08-29 10:00
Greenyard has revealed that its like-for-like net sales came to €1.28bn in the first quarter of the financial year, growing 10.3 per cent.
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Greenyard’s net sales rise in the opening quarter
2023-08-29 10:00
Greenyard has revealed that its like-for-like net sales came to €1.28bn in the first quarter of the financial year, growing 10.3 per cent.
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Fresh fruit drives strong results for Dole
2023-08-29 09:00
Dole has posted its results for the second quarter and first half of the year, with revenue climbing 4.4 per cent year-on-year to US$2.14bn. This was attributed by Dole to a strong performance in the Fresh Fruit and Diversified EMEA segments, offset partially by its Diversified Americas segment.
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Peruvian avocado finding new markets
2023-08-29 09:00
Chile has become a key market for Peruvian avocado exports, with volume rocketing by 91% in the first 6 months of this year and value rising by 62%. Chile has now overtaken the US as an importer of Peruvian avocado, with shipments to the US dropping by 62% in volume and 51% in value during the
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Spanish interprofessional organisation Intercitrus has begun proceedings to demand “documentary evidence and a verification system” from the European Commission that South Africa is complying with cold treatment requirements in its orange exports to the EU to prevent the spread of
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Asia Fruit Logistica ready to reunite global trade
2023-08-29 09:00
Asia Fruit Logistica is gearing up to bring the global fresh fruit and vegetable business together next week as it returns to its long-established location in Hong Kong.
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Jetbest Group announces shareholder changes
2023-08-29 07:00
Leading fresh fruit wholesaling business Jetbest Group has announced changes to its shareholder structure with the departure of Sean Russell and the addition of Ten Farms.
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