Radishes and young onions are now being harvested from Tyrolean farmers. Salads will follow soon According to SPAR, the decades-long partnership with the farmers guarantees a smooth and speedy process so that customers can enjoy the spring vegetables as fresh as possible. read more

The Polish apple season has had its challenges, but overall the season has been pretty good, Adam Malengiewicz, sales manager for Polish apple exporter Ewa-Bis, explains: “I think that the season, which will soon end, can be considered a successful one. We’ve exported an impressive number of
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The Avocado Society of Kenya has organized the second International Africa Avocado Congress, also known as Avocado Africa 2023, which will be held at Sarit Expo center Nairobi, Kenya, on 31st May – 2nd June 2023, themed, "Growing Avocados Sustainably". The event will draw participation of
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The second annual Western Growers Specialty Crop Automation Report reveals a 25 percent increase in average year-over-year agtech investment as the labor shortage persists read more

Ulma Packaging, present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of the 23 in the group, will be present from 3 to 5 May at the trade fair of reference for professionals in the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and abroad, with automated solutions for the
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South African citrus exporters have had to deal with three very trying seasons as far as smooth passage through South African ports was concerned. read more

Florette, the £40m salad brand, has announced a £1m marketing campaign that will reach 8.6m shoppers this summer. read more

The City Food & Drink Lecture’s panel of industry experts has been revealed. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has launched ‘Growing to Love’  – a tomato growing project to support children’s learning about where food comes from and encourage vegetable acceptance. read more

African countries will receive £4 million in UK government funding to improve outdated and inefficient refrigeration capabilities and cold supply chains in a bid to support farmer productivity and tackle climate change. read more

Anecoop has fired the starting gun on its 2023 seedless watermelon campaign with the harvesting of the first volumes in Almería in late April. As one of the group’s most iconic products, the campaign will be supported by an extensive array of promotional activities highlighting the role of
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Paraguay has exported its first-ever consignment of fresh persimmon to the European market. read more

Worldwide imports of fresh and chilled tomatoes grew in both value and volume terms in 2021, with the US and Germany leading the way. read more

Spanish apricot production is set to broadly recover from last season’s devastating frosts. According to the latest forecasts from fruit association Afrucat, presented at Medfel this week, volumes are expected to be 52 per cent higher than last season. read more

As this season’s first shipment of Zespri kiwifruit lands in Japan, Zespri has announced its expectations that the shipping environment will improve this year. Zespri will use 53 charter vessels to deliver around 72 million trays of New Zealand-grown Green, SunGold and RubyRed kiwifruit to
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International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is helping retailers meet growing demand for high quality early-season cherries. read more

Agroforestry Group has announced it is expanding its Musang King durian plantation in Johor, Malaysia, adding an additional 1,500 trees. read more

Estimates are hesitant about the watermelon volumes this year in Morocco. Several sources indicate a lower volume than last year, due to water stress and the ban on cultivation in some areas. Others indicate a stable or even higher volume, as several producers have relocated their production to
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At the beginning of the year, a cold spell in the Spanish broccoli growing areas led to tight supplies and prices shot up. With improved weather conditions, the market eased in recent weeks. But now the situation is turning around again. read more

Spain's orange production has been reduced by 32% (-608,000 t) compared to the 2021/22 season and by 24% (-409,000 t) compared to the average. read more