The coming apple campaign in Belgium looks promising, according to Marc Evrard of Belgian Fruit Valley. “Contrary to last season, we will be entering an empty market with no stocks left from the Northern Hemisphere and less Southern Hemisphere fruit due to issues in New Zealand for
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SanLucar has been selected to take part in the Entrainer project to improve energy efficiency in European industry. The produce multinational is one of ten Spanish companies that, together with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) will take part in an energy transition audit to
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Zespri is to begin pre-commercial trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar in New Zealand, according to a report by media outlet Stuff. Zespri chair Bruce Cameron said the move was a response to the high demand for its RubyRed brand in international markets, especially in China, Japan, Singapore
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EU citrus imports from January to 2023 were up by 21% year-on-year to 566,897 tons, driven by an 83% surge in shipments from Egypt. Oranges imports from Egypt were up by a massive 189% in the first 6 months of the year. read more

A marketing campaign launched by the Australian Macadamia Society has laid claim to the affectionate nickname ‘Macas’ in a light-hearted dig at fast food giant McDonald’s. read more

Ausveg and Onions Australia, which represent the interests of Australian vegetable, potato and onion growers, are pleased to announce a strategic merger that will see the onion industry joining with Ausveg. The move will expand Ausveg’s representative footprint and provide it with a stronger
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Developing best practices for energy transition towards renewable energy sources and decarbonisation. With this objective, SanLucar is participating in the European project EnTrainer, financed by the European Union's Life21 programme (derived from the previous project SMEmPower Efficiency
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Sensors in apples, kiwis and grapes? It is possible to use these materials as substrates for electronic circuits. The laser carbonises the surface of the cellulose substrate derived from fruit processing waste, turning it into electronic devices. read more

Full campaign for apricots; good demand for peaches and nectarines, despite the drop in availability of the Emilia-Romagna product; strong demand for tomatoes. Low volumes are common to several crops: onions, potatoes, watermelons themselves. First batches of the varieties
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Pink Lady's Adopt-a-Tree project, now in its fourth year, continues to be a success: more than 5500 trees have been adopted in Europe this spring; more than 1.5 million consumers in seven countries, including three producers (Italy, Spain and France); 2.5 million
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Spain’s fruit and veg exporters hope the Spanish presidency of the EU will lead to an agreement with Mercosur. Exports of fruit and vegetables to Mercosur countries represented 0.5% of Spain’s total fresh produce exports last year, with Brazil the main recipient (60,024 tons), followed by
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Spain’s CAAE certification entity has signed an agreement with China’s Organic Food Development and Certification Centre (OFDC) that opens the way for the export of organic products to the Asian country. read more

Vietnam has great potential as a fresh fruit exporter, but this requires radical investment to establish a specialised logistics and transportation system to preserve the quality of the produce while facilitating the development of domestic agriculture. read more

Promoting the knowledge of organic fruit and vegetable products. With this objective, two events were held in Cesena and Modena as part of the It's Bio (It's good healthy and natural Bio Fruit&Veg) project of the Aop Gruppo Vi.Va. Almaverde Bio fruit with the
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Mercati di Città-La Prima, a Coralis partner operating in Foggia and province with 12 supermarkets and superstores, is about to launch a project to enhance the value of dried fruit and expand its presence in the assortment. read more

Cedior continues to invest in the Elisir brand, which has already undergone rebranding. From 30 July the TV campaign kicks off. With the claim Prendi e orti a casa the premium umbrella brand of several Cedior products, first and foremost the tomato, lands on the main national TV networks. From
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Buyers from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates are set to take part in Regina di Puglia, a series of initiatives designed to raise awareness of table grape production in the south-easternmost Italian region. read more

The Turkish fig crop is looking good this year, according to Akin Söyleyen of Aksun, although he warns that the unpredictability of the climate in recent years will make accurate forecasting difficult. read more

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Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said this would put volumes in line with the five-year average. read more