Just in time for FRUIT LOGISTICA, VIP, the association of fruit and vegetable cooperatives in Val Venosta, had presented its new strategy with the centralisation of product marketing: With this, the cooperatives are to concentrate entirely on production, while distribution via
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The Dolce Passione black-skinned watermelon, the fruit of a new generation of all-Italian genetics, is in production nationwide (from May to September). Selected in Italy and cultivated for the domestic market and Northern Europe, the Dolce Passione watermelon is represented
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The European Commission has approved an approximately €346 million (PLN 1.5 billion) Polish scheme to support agricultural producers in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission
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Since 1938, Enza Zaden has been expanding the reach of its seed-breeding innovation to include countries all over the world. Eighty-five years later, the company employs 2000+ people and reinvests 30% of sales into R&D annually. In the US, Mexico, and Canada, Enza Zaden is best known for
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Editor James Massola from Nine Newspapers National Affairs drew attention to the sale of individually-wrapped cucumbers at Woolworths in a tweet on Saturday, commending the ACT government’s ‘terrific decision’ to ban plastic bags. He stated, however: “But the decision by @woolworths to
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The first records of its existence date back to1411 and today, despite the fact that the product struggles to be cultivated on an area of more than one hectare, the Tortona fragrant strawberry is still talked about. The fruit was in serious danger of disappearing in the early 2000s, reason
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"Less and less active substances are available and less and less effective". This sentence could be applied to practically any crop that comes to mind. But in this case, we are talking about a very localised and unique one, the Canary Island banana. read more

The beginning of June does not change the weather pattern and, even in Sicily, clouds continue to cover the sun with the obvious consequences for the plants. Citrus fruits are also suffering from the lack of light and the plants are not performing at 100%. This is a delicate phase for
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Zespri has released the final numbers concerning the kiwifruit sector; these show that total global revenue from fruit sales for 2022/23 was $3.92 billion, down 3% on the record result in the previous season. Global sales volumes were also down, from 201.5 million to 183.5 million trays. read more

A total of 43 companies certified by the Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV) will be taking part in the 4th edition of Organic Food Iberia, the international trade fair which will bring together distributors, wholesalers, distributors and retailers,
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The harvest of the latest cherry varieties in the highlands of Aragon will start this week. “We expect to produce around 1,000 tons of cherries this year. We'll begin to harvest the Santina variety between June 5 and 7. This is a well-known mid-season variety that has good caliber and a lot of
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The new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BayWa AG is Prof. Klaus Josef Lutz. The 65-year-old replaces Manfred Nüssel, who headed the supervisory body for more than 20 years and did not stand for election for the new term of office at his own request, BayWa said. read more

Kuehne+Nagel signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a leading South African, UK and Kenyan freight forwarder specialised in the transport and handling of perishable goods. During 2022 the company handled more than 40,000 tonnes of air freight and more than 20,000 TEU of sea freight
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By now it is well known that the cherry season has got off to a bad start because of the bad weather and, from Emilia to Puglia, the damage is already being counted. Describing the situation in the Apulian countryside is Vito Tricarico, owner of the Bari-based company Tricarico's Cherries, specialising in
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According to data prepared by Horotinfo, in the last five years, Germany has increased its tomato purchases from Morocco by 73.16% and reduced its purchases from Spain by 19.09% and from the Netherlands by 26.31%. read more

ASAJA Alicante denounces that unfair commercial practices prohibited by the Law of the Food Chain continue to be carried out, such as the destruction of value: the large operators that control the market increase the percentage of waste, claiming that it goes to the citrus industry, when

they are not.
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Syngenta consolidates its role as a global leader in the datterino segment, combining the usual quality in terms of taste, shelf life and consumer satisfaction with a comprehensive resistance package to major diseases and ToBRFV, the virus that is seriously
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Tuesday 06 June saw the second day of Hort Connections in Adelaide. The day started off with a breakfast sponsored by Perfection Fresh. Gus Balbontin - Former Executive Director and CTO of Lonely Planet spoke about using information automation to grow your knowledge and grow your business. read more

This year, farmers have significantly increased the area under onion cultivation, which will lead to a significant reduction in prices for this vegetable when the main harvest begins. read more

Entomatic™ is a customisable automatic spreader that allows beneficial insects to be spread quickly and evenly across a wide range of greenhouse crops. It has been designed, says Biobest, to enable growers to increase their efficiency by
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