The International New-Varieties Network (INN) announced that two new members have joined the company. Adams County Nursery, Pennsylvania and Cameron Nursery Washington, USA, both are longstanding businesses with strong links to the North American fruit industry. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Russia is striving to keep its position as the world’s most unreliable trading partner. It is taking revenge in its typical style – harming the industry of another country at the cost of its own consumers. The target of this revenge may be the banana
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The Port of Dover and the Universities of Plymouth and Manchester have been awarded a £333,585 grant by Innovate UK to create and embed an AI-augmented digital twin of Dover harbour. read more

“The so-called organic Spanish tomatoes are not edible!” This is the claim made by French politician Ségolène Royal on January 30th on BFMTV. According to the former minister and presidential candidate, “Spanish organic products are fake organic” and Spanish fruit and vegetables “do
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Andalusia accounts for 50.63% of the nearly 26,000 hectares devoted to organic citrus cultivation in Spain, according to official figures on organic acreage and production for 2022. However, if we take only oranges into account, this figure rises to 77%, positioning the region as the undisputed
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Production and sales are two sides of the same coin, and for that reason grape producer The Grape Management Solution’s Michael Vorster pooled forces with Grape Alliance’s Leon de Kock on a 50:50 basis two years ago to form the complete beast: high-performing production units and complete
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According to iQonsulting, up to week 4, Chile has exported 81 million boxes of cherries, exceeding the company's initial 80-million estimate. However, this season's export volume is not expected to reach the more than 83 million boxes achieved in the previous season. read more

Shachar Karniel founder of the company Grapa, known for their early Arra table grape varieties, is a well known person who is considered to be a legend in the international table grape industry. Watch a video of him filmed in Bakersfield, California by Lucentlands Media, as a tribute to his
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UK: "Ocado proves that online grocery shopping can indeed be profitable" read more

Interest looks to be continually growing in North America for exotic fruit. “Post-COVID, retailer data is showing us that consumers are continuing to seek “better for you” items which include tropical and exotic fruit. Aside from being more colorful and newer to North American consumers,
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On 12 January 2024, the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) issued its long-awaited decision in the dispute concerning the novelty of Cripps Pink and Cripps Red apple varieties. At the end of a complex and detailed legal analysis, the Board found that the decision
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The Argentinian pear and apple producer and exporter, Fruit World, is seeing good demand for pears due to low stocks in European markets who are asking for different varieties. According to Santiago Lyons, the Sales Manager of Fruit World: "This year production volumes are similar to last
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“There are very few Peruvian mangos on the market at the moment,” according to a French operator. Last year, volumes were sufficient but the current campaign got off to a later start. Numerous climate phenomena have severely impacted Peruvian production. Kent, “the main variety recognized
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Since February 2024, Rosselkhoznadzor officials in Orenburg have conducted quarantine phytosanitary checks at Russian border checkpoints, warehouses, control posts, and delivery sites for 1,151,000 tons of imported sub-quarantine products from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
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Berries Paradise has announced two recent initiatives--the release of 'Sweet Bliss™' and its eco-friendly blueberry packaging. These endeavors are launching initially at a major retailer in Mexico and subsequently expanding to the U.S. and then globally. read more

Latvian farmers have staged protests in 16 locations across the country, calling for an immediate prohibition on the importation of food products from Russia and Belarus, according to Delfi. Despite the European Union not sanctioning Russian agricultural products, Latvian President Edgars
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As EU farmers' protests persist, South African agriculturalists are assessing potential impacts on local production and exports. The protests in the EU primarily concern decreasing agricultural subsidies, the push for reduced chemical and fertiliser use, and the need for import protection. These
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In 2023, the gross crop yield for seed onions rose by 9.2 percent compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the gross yield for ware potatoes fell by 5.6 percent. Gross yields for barley (-20.3 percent) and wheat (-7.4 percent) were also down. This is evident from the definitive arable crop
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February 7 marks the start of Fruit Logistica 2024 and Felix Instruments invites visitors to its booth in Hall 3.1 / Stand C-22. It will feature its developments in produce quality assessment with its Produce Quality Meters which integrate AI and NIR Spectroscopy for precision and efficiency. read more

The latest data from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development reveals the trends in the EU citrus imports. The detailed document shows that in January, the EU imported 51,687 tonnes of oranges, a notable increase from December's 13,472 tonnes. read more