The Ercolini pear season in Baix Segre, a region in the northeastern Spanish province of Lleida, has started about 10 days earlier than usual. According to Jordi Vidal, head of the provincial department of the trade association Asaja, producers expect excellent quality fruit and good sizes this
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A highly successful three-year promotional campaign for South African table grapes in China came to an end this season, with the industry now using its traditional off-season to fully evaluate results and plan future activities. read more

CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, has called on the Government to heed his organisation’s warnings about its proposed border strategy. read more

The Fresca Group has today (10 July) announced the acquisition of Birmingham fruit and veg wholesaler Edward Alain (EA) Cook Ltd, a move it describes as “great for both businesses”. read more

In what has been described as a ‘stormy’ campaign, the South African apple and pear industry has confirmed that exports will be lower than last season. read more

In 2022, Spaniards consumed 12.2% less fresh fruit and 13.4% less fresh vegetables in volume compared to the previous year. This was the case across all categories. This is the finding of the Food Consumption Report published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, analysed by Fepex,
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Avocado multinational Westfalia Fruit Group has appointed Dr Khotso Mokhele as the new chair of the Board of Westfalia Fruit International and its parent company, HMH Group. read more

The area used for organic agricultural production in the EU continues to increase. According to EUROSTAT data, it expanded from 14.7 million hectares in 2020 to 15.9 million ha in 2021, the equivalent of 9.9% of the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) in the EU. read more

Scottish producer Angus Soft Fruits has unveiled the ‘World’s Largest Strawberry Crown’ to celebrate the arrival of the AVA Magnum variety onto shelves. read more

Representatives of Chile’s fruit producer and exporter associations, Fedefruta and Asoex, have agreed to work together more closely for the benefit of the country’s fruit industry. read more

At this month’s Organic Food Iberia expo, Andalusian organic agri-food products stood out for their quality, sustainability and flavour. During the two-day event, Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development held a complete programme of activities to promote
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Sakata Seed has said its phytopathologists have confirmed intermediate resistance to ToBRFV in four varieties of the specialties segment: Chocostar F1, Lemonstar F1, Royalstar F1 and Luciestar F1. read more

Red Rich Fruits (NSW) has entered into an agreement with Batlow Fruit Company and its majority owner Ausfarm Fresh Horticulture Holding to align the three entities and form one of Australia’s largest vertically integrated apple, mango and mandarin businesses. read more

On July 3, Joytree, a new brand of Joy Wing Mau Fruit Technologies Group, collaborated with globally renowned magazine and media group National Geographic and released a short documentary, which tells stories about its Shine Muscat grapes and their production regions. read more

"Only a few more days left and then we will start harvesting the late varieties Farbela and Farbaly. We will give the market a little more time to absorb the mid-late apricots, such as Kioto and Lady Cot. We expect to start around 10 July and then finish by early August. The harvest of the late
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UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards read more

The VIP mountain cherry harvest is starting in the Vinschgau Valley. It will start this week and is expected to last until mid-August. read more

Formosona-218 is currently the only somaclonal variant of the Cavendish banana that has a very high tolerance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4, the greatest threat to the world's banana industry; and Galiltec, which has the exclusive rights for the production and marketing of
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While the fresh produce sector is experiencing both positive and negative aspects in many areas in Europe, other areas are going through significant developments. Futura srl, specialized in sorting and packaging technologies, is abreast of the situation. read more

Most of the newly imported fruits this week are citrus and American cherries. According to information, the current prices of several mainstream fruits are lower than in the same period in previous years. The reasons include the impact of the production extension of similar domestic products and
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