New genetic material, growing global demand and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwi industry over the past decade. In 2019, the producer organisation South African Kiwi Growers was also
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Spring showers hitting California this week continue to add to the sporadic nature of the state’s vegetable production. “These showers are not big storms--those are behind us. However it’s been a tough spring with the weather and all those winter rains and that really hindered the
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For one day, the fruit and vegetables of La Grande Bellezza Italiana had an exceptional testimonial. Yesterday's guest at the consortium's stand was the presenter Alessia Ventura, former host of the programme 'Belli dentro e fuori' broadcast on La7. read more

Innovations in natural products for plant protection, nutrition and biostimulation were awarded at Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition. This happened in the third edition of the Biosolutions Innovation Award, the recognition promoted byAgri2000 in the framework of the
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The large temperature variations and very low temperatures at night during blossoming have caused a drop of up to 70% in the production of Fundão cherries, according to producers, who expect a fruit of higher quality, of larger sizes. read more

Angus Soft Fruits and Earth Market are excited to announce an exclusive collaboration. Angus Soft Fruits are now the exclusive licence holders for the production of the strawberry Magnum® in the UK. read more

For blueberry producers, this is a time of great change. Global demand is increasing and so is production. New growing regions are conquering the market. And consumer expectations of quality are increasing. All these changes require that
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On 10, 11 and 12 May, De Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch will once again be the centre of the mushroom world for the Champignondagen. At this 36th edition, participating exhibitors and knowledge institutions from 20 countries and more visitors from at least 85 countries are expected. read more

Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revocation of the existing anti-dumping duty order on fresh garlic from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.  read more

EastFruit has researched the start of the Georgian strawberry season. Competition with Turkey has become fiercer. Locally produced quality strawberries are still in demand. read more

The date for cycling fans is set for Saturday 6 May, with the start of the 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia, which will take place in 21 stages until Sunday 28 May. It starts from Fossacesia Marina, in Abruzzo, to cross the finish line in Rome, in the
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Organto Foods Inc., a provider of organic and value-added organic fruit and vegetable products today announced financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2022, and reconfirmed sales and gross profit estimates for fiscal 2023. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars and
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The export ban imposed by Moroccan authorities brought the tomato season to an early end at Vegimex in the Netherlands. "That's very unfortunate because we had a nice season with good prices for loose tomatoes," says Robbert de Mie. "The Moroccan bell pepper season has ended too. We're already
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Giovanelli Fruchtimport AG is a successful Swiss family business that operates internationally in the fruit and vegetable sector. Our corporate culture is characterised by dynamism, openness and agility. In all our activities, not only our customers but also our customers are our priority.
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In the past two months, the price of Chinese ginger has been rising rapidly and running at a high level. Fujian Fresh Exchange Trading Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the domestic sales and import and export of ginger. read more

More crowded than the previous day and sold out. These are the most recurrent words we heard to define the second day of Macfrut 2023, marked from the morning to the late afternoon by a dense networking activity that allowed the
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Pallets through the recovery of post-consumer waste materials. Logistics becomes circular. Presented at Macfrut the new Noè pallet born from the entrepreneurial idea of Cpr System and Lucart and being tested operationally by Conad. A supply chain project that focuses on recycling The new pallet read more

Christine Lambert, president of Copa has made clear that across Europe, agricultural production is down, while farmers are being hit with the triple whammy of drought, disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and Green Deal regulations. read more

According to the latest State of the Crops report published by the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía, corresponding to the week of April 24 to 30, producers in the West of Almeria are delaying the uprooting of the single crop pepper crops for as long as
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'The Pachino tomato is not just any tomato and we have to communicate this to all the buyers and buyers we met at Macfrut. We have an important and long history that deserves to be told in detail'. These are the words of the president of the consortium
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