An icon of Sicily and Sicilianity, the Etna PDO Barbera prickly pear is cultivated by the group of the same name on the slopes of the volcano, where the soil gives it unique organoleptic and quality properties. From there, it is carefully processed and then marketed on the
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The apple season 2022/23 in Ukraine was perhaps one of the most difficult in the past decade. “Problems with usage and rising costs of plant protection products, fertilizers, and other inputs, lack of labor force, relatively low prices of apples for processing, no growth in fresh apple prices
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The salsify tomato harvest has started in Italy, which, due to the effects of climate change, including hailstorms, cloudbursts, floods and heat waves, risks producing even less than the 5.6 billion kilos forecast for 2023, while at the national borders, there is a leap
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Following its great success with consumers and the national and international press, the Fri-El Green House company has decided to continue investing in Strabena, the new De Ruiter midi cherry truss tomato variety for which it has obtained national exclusivity for
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, today, Thursday 3 August, opens its second shop in Parma, Via Cicerone 3/A. read more

A patchy production and declining volumes will characterise the chestnut campaign in the southern regions. As the season gets ready to start in a few days, we outlined an overview with producers Vincenzo De Maio from Forino (Avellino) and Franco Di Pippo from
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Despite first promising a mandate in 2018, it won’t be until 2026 at the earliest that large food and drink businesses are required to report their food waste figures. read more

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has launched a new podcast targeted at the UK’s pea and bean sector. read more

South African Deciduous Fruit industry body Hortgro has said it is important to recognise that achieving positive outcomes from the European Green Deal (GD) will require collaboration, investment, and proactive measures by farmers, policymakers and stakeholders. read more

The Co-op has announced what it claims is the biggest-ever price investment by a convenience retailer.  read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce enjoyed a positive set of result in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, with net income more than doubling despite a slight dip in sales. read more

Deutscher Obst & Gemüse Kongress, the leading event for the German fresh produce business, returns to Düsseldorf on 19-20 September 2023 with a programme focused on important changes to the way fruit and vegetables are produced, marketed and distributed. read more

Jorge Valenzuela has been re-elected as the president of Chilean fruit producer federation Fedefruta. Four new members were elected to the Board during Fedefruta’s annual assembly: Sergio Ruiz-Tagle, a grower-exporter from the Copiapó Valley in Chile’s Atacama region; Juan Enrique
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Melon and watermelon producers in the Spanish regions of Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha say they will be able to guarantee a supply of fruit with excellent sweetness and texture as demand is expected to ramp up during summer. read more

As it continues to drive avocado sales in the US by advancing awareness of their health benefits, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its science-based resource Fresh Avocados – Love One Today. read more

Espacio Food & Service 2023 will take place in Santiago, Chile, from September 26 to 28, 2023. The region’s premiere food industry event allows exhibitors to jump start their Latin American sales by meeting 25,000 top importers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, institutional buyers,
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Sun World International has launched a new brand, the Ruby Rush, for its Sugarfifttythree seedless grape variety. Sun World licensed growers are harvesting Ruby Rush grapes this month in the US, Italy, Spain, and Israel. The new varietal brand will be used to identify a range of similar red
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The Vanguard International Group chief executive and cofounder Craig Stauffer announced his plans for retirement after an impressive four-decade long career in the fresh produce industry. read more

This week, selling prices for new crop onions in Ukraine have already dropped below last year’s level, EastFruit project analysts report. Farmers are seriously concerned about the current situation because the harvesting of late varieties of onions has yet to begin, and demand in this
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Grafted conifers are a speciality of the Nowaczyk Nursery from Wyganowo. We talked to its host Nikodem Nowaczyk about coniferous shrubs. This is an interesting and very diverse group of ornamental species. In recent years, some taxons have given way to
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