The Moroccan avocado campaign has begun, with small volumes sold in local supermarkets and some exports of green skin varieties. An effective start to the export campaign is expected in mid-October, with the Hass variety, which accounted for over 70% of exports last year. read more

Experience Fruit Quality has announced that it will be collaborating with Frits Popma, a well known face in the ripening business with over 33 year's experience in fruit ripening. read more

This week, the Dutch company Tovano received the new crop of dried apricots from Turkey. "They're of excellent quality, but available volumes are limited," says Richard Strijbis. That decreased volume is partly due to the earthquake. "The growing area is right alongside that area, so the
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Stone fruit production in Australia is forecast to increase in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, following two successive seasons affected by unseasonably wet weather, labor shortages at harvest, logistics challenges, and very high costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cherry, and peach and nectarine,
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The mild weather of these days generates a significant drop in prices for vegetables, with a 50% drop in the cost of aubergines and a 37% drop in the cost of Abruzzo Romanesco broccoli compared to a fortnight ago. read more

The mild weather of these days generates a significant drop in prices for vegetables, with a 50% drop in the cost of aubergines and a 37% drop in the cost of Abruzzo Romanesco broccoli compared to a fortnight ago. read more

Nowadays, it is hard to imagine the tomato section of a grocery store without snack-size options like grape tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. They have gained so much popularity and have become a staple item in a relatively short amount of time. "We were an early adopter of snacking vegetables as it
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From September 3rd to 5th, SPM Biosciences (Beijing) Inc., a post-harvest fruit and vegetable preservation service provider, participated in the Fruit Logistica Asia held in Hong Kong. This is the first time SPM Bio has participated in an international exhibition since the pandemic. The company
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The agricultural and livestock company Keops Agro, a producer of different crops, specialising in tomatoes, peppers, watermelons and citrus fruits, is taking part in Fruit Attraction with the aim of continuing to demonstrate its leadership in the fruit and vegetable sector. read more

The development plan of the Kiwi Passion® Consortium continues apace, reaching 270 hectares this year, in line with the plan that aims to reach 1,000 hectares by 2030, as president Nicola Negri explains to IFN: 'This year
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Due to the early start of the production season this year, soft-seeded pomegranates are currently in the middle and late stages of the season. As a mid-autumn fruit, the market performance of soft-seeded pomegranates this year is not as good as in previous years. Youth Red Ecological Agriculture
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The development plan of the Kiwi Passion® Consortium continues apace, reaching 270 hectares this year, in line with the plan that aims to reach 1,000 hectares by 2030, as president Nicola Negri explains to IFN: 'This year
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The members of HORTYFRUTA, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch Organization, held a meeting in the province of Granada this week to analyze the beginning of the campaign and the behavior of fruit and vegetable products, especially zucchini and cucumber. read more

Research into the adverse health outcomes of food preservatives and the consumer awareness this has achieved has caused a shift in the market wherein fresh and ‘organic’ food products are increasingly being preferred over their more processed counterparts. According to this research,
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Since 2017, regional sweet potatoes have been growing and thriving on the Lower Rhine potato farm Pottbäcker. "In terms of botany and production as well as preparation and post-harvest handling, the crop is incomparable to the table potato," says Andreas Pottbäcker, who grows the root
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The harvest of North Carolina’s sweet potatoes has begun, growing conditions have been good with the right amount of rain at the right time. read more

On the occasion of the day against food waste, we went to the Milan Fruit and Vegetable Market (Foody), to see first-hand how ReCup, a social promotion association operating in the fruit and vegetable markets with which Orsero has been partnering for two years now, works.
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DP World today announced its latest milestone at London Gateway with the arrival of the first vessel under a new South America shipping service, boosting the UK’s global connectivity. read more

The brassica campaign forTop Melon started a few weeks ago. The company from Pantalla (Perugia), which is already one of Italy's leading producers of melons and watermelons, has in recent years expanded its range to include these typical autumn-winter vegetables. read more

Sunions®, the only onion on the market that doesn't make you cry, will be the star of the showcooking led by Rodrigo de la Calle, chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant El Invernadero, at Fruit Attraction. On 5th October, at 13:00 hours in the Factoría Chef, the
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