Spanish fruit and vegetable imports between January and February 2023 increased by 19% over the same period of last year totaling 638.5 million euro. Fruit and vegetable imports were led by potato and avocado imports, which had significant growth and totaled 91 million euro and 55 million euro,
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Russian authorities have discovered the South American tomato moth in nine tonnes of tomatoes imported from Turkmenistan. This is not the first time Russian agricultural inspectors have found pests during inspections of Turkmenistan produce. read more

Overproduction of strawberries is not to be expected at present, according to Jens Schadowske of Filbig GbR at the Nuremberg wholesale market. Demand is relatively good, he said. "However, it is not easy to market strawberries at the moment due to high producer costs." read more

The Georgian group of companies Mkisa expects the first harvest of almonds in its super-intensive orchards this year. read more

Beyond Seeds has recently presented Zucchiolo, a novel concept in the greenhouse horticultural segment that is bound to leave nobody in the European industry indifferent. read more

Mango supplies, which have been fairly tight recently, are starting to see greater volumes come onto the market. “There’s plenty of yellow fruit out there right now and there’s plenty of reds starting to come in,” says Gary Clevenger of Freska Produce, noting these are Honey mangoes and
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Today we can confirm that varieties such as Victory, Primavera, Inspire and Renewall have revolutionised the varietal map of the Mediterranean Arc, as they have provided the hardiness that the growing sector needs, meeting the commercial demands of the market. And all of this has been
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The unseasonal rain in India did indeed damage some of the crops, but many of the cultivation areas haven’t been affected as much, says Manoj Barai, general manager for Indian fresh produce exporter MK Exports: “The current mango season looks very promising as this year's demand is very good
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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

Paving the way for technological innovations in the food trade - this is the mission of the Edeka platform techstarter. The techstarter team regularly publishes calls to startups and tech companies on selected challenges in the retail world. To the
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Ripe Robotics was founded in 2019 with only 100,000 USD as start-up capital to create a robotic fruit picker. The major developments started in 2021, with a new robot called Eve, and the serious testing began. read more

Small-fruited varieties such as Gala, Golden Delicious or Shampion should be thinned earlier so that the fruit has the right diameter. For this reason, thinning with ATS-based preparations is recommended. read more

Ground-sensing technology TuberScan - developed by agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners - is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season. read more

The strawberry harvest started at Blacketyside in Fife, Scotland in mid-April from the heated tunnels and the production was expected to move to the unheated tunnels shortly after (early to Mid May), but due unseasonably low temperatures berries from these tunnels will have to wait a bit longer. read more

Climatic conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, considering the beginning of the long-awaited rainy season, are leading to a slowdown in coconut production, according to Delcambre Wawa, general manager of the exporting producer Wawa. read more

Freskon recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers on 23-25 April, with the fruit and vegetables exhibition receiving 4,339 attendees at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, according to organisers Tif-Helexpo. read more

Farmer confidence is at its lowest since the start of the pandemic, says the latest confidence survey from the NFU. read more

A third of UK shoppers look for an on-pack vegetarian or vegan symbol, according to a new survey. read more

Fresh Del Monte has revealed an increase in net income for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, although net sales slipped back when compared with the same period of 2022. read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has revealed that it recently worked with Pittsburgh-based Four Growers Inc to test the GR-100 robotic harvester in its tomato research. read more