The Italian apple association Vip has announced the addition of a valuable new team member to its quality department: artificial intelligence. read more

The contributions were evaluated based on six key criteria: Content, Structure and Navigation, Visual Design, Functionality, Interactivity, and overall User-friendliness. The "Our Story" page by Westfalia Fruit scored highly in all categories. read more

Shane Kingston has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of T&G Global's apple business, less than 12 months after joining the group in January 2024 as the Director of International Sales and Marketing. read more

The Horticultural Technical Centre in Toamasina (CTHT) in Madagascar anticipates a 50 percent decrease in production across its cultivation areas, resulting in a decline in total export volumes to international markets. read more

Jazz apples have had a successful week at the National Fruit Show, winning multiple awards at the event in Kent. read more

In South Africa, Hortgro, Sati, and FPEF have announced that Transnet's Cape Town Terminals, which include both the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) and the Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal (CTMPT), are gearing up for a successful deciduous fruit export season with a fleet increase of over 70. read more

The message conveyed by the three dynamic panels, organized by the Latin American Banana Task Force and the FAO-supported World Banana Forum (WBF) secretariat at Fruit Attraction 2024 in Madrid, was clear: only through collaboration and joint planning - involving everyone from the lowest paid workers to shareholders - can we tackle the challenges facing the banana industry. read more

Growers in South Africa's northern regions, mainly in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, have begun the new table grape season with signs indicating that the country may experience a slight increase in volume compared to last year's crop. read more

Growers in South Africa's northern regions, mainly located in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, have begun the new table grape season, with signs pointing to a slight increase in volume compared to last year's crop. read more

Growers in the northern regions of South Africa, mainly in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, have begun the new table grape season with signs pointing to a slight increase in volume compared to last year's crop. read more

The Ecuadorian government has approved the importation of Argentine lemons, as well as oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, and bone-in beef. read more

In order to become a species protection patron, SPAR customers choose a species protection area on the BeeWild website after purchasing SPAR Natur*pur organic apples. After registering and entering the code, the free area worth 2 euros is activated and a species protection patron certificate is issued. read more

Around 36% or 2,625 tons of the total quantity are accounted for by Gala; approximately 712 tons more Gala were stored than in 2023 and about 134 tons more than in 2022. In second place is Topaz with 979 tons, which is nearly 257 tons more than last year. It is expected that the Topaz variety will be in second place in October. read more

Broccoli has been known in Germany for centuries. It is believed that the Medici family brought the "cabbage sprouts" - the translation of the Italian name "broccoli" - to France and Germany in the 16th century. From the 18th century, broccoli then made its way to Germany. read more

Despite all the challenges, a qualitatively good harvest is currently expected. Since the harvest was still in full swing in October, an analysis of the inventory will be postponed. Only small quantities of the late varieties are still being harvested. Based on the inventory levels, it can be anticipated that... read more

Kategoria jagód w Azji dynamicznie się rozszerza zarówno pod względem popytu konsumenckiego, jak i poziomów produkcji – zwłaszcza w głównej części Chin. Trwały wzrost był kluczowym czynnikiem boomu, jaki przeżyła globalna branża w ciągu ostatniej dekady, a kontynuacja rozwoju może read more

Montague Farms is preparing for a stone fruit season that is expected to break records, with several supply chain improvements in place to manage an increase in production. read more

The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) has authorized the importation of Hass avocados from Guatemala after 20 years of negotiations. read more

The Kirsten family, who are grape growers in Paarl, located in the Western Cape of South Africa, are expanding their marketing strategy by adding blueberries to their product line. They are also exploring other niche products to enhance their offerings. read more

New apples? Of course. But beyond that, at VIP there are also plenty of new ideas and developments that are gradually being implemented by the Association of Vinschgau Producers for Fruit and Vegetables. Inga Detleffsen has spoken in detail with five VIP members from five different areas about what exactly that entails. read more