Dole Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, announces the launch of its new campaign following a consultation with multiple agencies before the summer, with Hi! Comunicazione winning the assignment to redesign it. read more

The marketing efforts for Kissabel, the range of apples with unique colored flesh that ranges from pink to intense red, are progressing. Partners from Italy, Germany, the UK, and Switzerland involved in the IFORED project have completed their harvesting phases and are now concentrating on engaging apple... read more

The Kunming Flower Expo, which took place from September 20th to 22nd, attracted floriculture enthusiasts and professionals from all over the world. The event showcased the industry's diversity and creativity, providing a forum for innovation and collaboration. The Netherlands Pavilion, read more

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is conducting three house searches in Maramureș County as part of an investigation into a suspected €2 million subsidy fraud related to projects for cultivating and packaging vegetables. The EPPO is focusing on three individuals. read more

Spain's main agricultural organizations have rejected the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. They warned that if the Spanish government decides to support the agreement, they would mobilize in the coming months, similar to what French farmers have done. Representatives of Asaja, COAG, read more

Sezon mango w Egipcie zakończył się na początku listopada. Sezon był bardzo burzliwy, z mieszanką opinii od eksporterów. Mahmod Allam, dyrektor generalny Citrus Agro, wypowiada się pozytywnie, chwaląc "bardzo udany sezon". Sezon rozpoczął się od dużej produkcji mango, oszacowanej na. read more

To reach their optimal flavor, shipped mangoes must be ripened with precision. Micha Lejewaan, the ripening master at DL Fruit Logistics in the Netherlands, explains how this process is perfected. "It's not difficult once you understand how to do it, but it requires fine-tuning," he says of the art of ripening. read more

During a meeting where European member states provided updates on their market situations, the Netherlands recently indicated a return to normalcy in tomato cultivation. Summer production was nearly back to standard levels following challenges from viruses and energy costs. With lighting back in read more

"Our fennel exports to Germany have already doubled," says Christopher Bernardi from Bernardi srl in Rimini, highlighting that "our produce, grown in Romagna and with zero residue, is receiving high praise from certain major German retail chains." Harvesting operations on the farm are currently underway. read more

French farmers called by the union Coordinación Rural (CR) have blocked the entry of trucks from Spain on the highway at the La Junquera border crossing since early afternoon, as part of a nationwide protest campaign. read more

"While the production and marketing season for table tomatoes and dark green courgettes is in full swing, in the next few days we will also see the first sprouts of lamuyo peppers," says Adriana Lo Monaco, Sales Manager of Agroenergie, based in Scoglitti (RG), Sicily. Adriana Lo Monaco (in a pepper... read more

The French government is spearheading the resistance against ratifying the trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, which consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, with the goal of creating the world's largest free-trade zone. This opposition comes after a string of protests by European farmers, including read more

Italy is facing the first wave of seasonal cold that definitively ends a very prolonged beautiful season. Of course, those benefiting from the temperature drop are seasonal products such as brassicas, citrus fruits, chestnuts, and persimmons. read more

Monaghan has reached a significant milestone by becoming the first producer in the UK and Ireland to grow peat-free mushrooms, eliminating the use of virgin peat in the cultivation process. This advancement is in line with the company's goals to reduce carbon emissions. read more

On Thursday, November 7th, Business Centre Treeport (BCT) in Zundert was awarded the title of the Greenest Business Park in the Netherlands for 2024. The announcement was made during the Day of Economic Affairs (Dag van Economische Zaken), organized by the CLOK Foundation. BCT was nominated alongside read more

Growing the SPAR Brand in China

Since 2008, SPAR Shandong has built a central hub and a customized supply chain network with 16 warehouses that distribute fruits and vegetables, chilled products, frozen products, as well as a wide variety of grocery and snack items across six regions: Shandong, Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia... read more

The kiwifruit harvest is currently taking place in northern Spain, where the lack of sufficient chill hours last season has led to a decrease in production, particularly noticeable in the southern part of the Galicia region. This decline has mainly impacted the green Hayward kiwifruit variety. read more

Until September 2024, a volume of 5,004,938 tons of fresh fruit was exported (+9.5%) worth 7.379.203 billion euros (+9%). After citrus fruits, the most exported fruits were stone fruits, watermelons, melons, and berries. Noteworthy is the growth in stone fruits, except for. read more

Despite draconian fiscal measures and the raising of the key interest rate to a record high of 21%, with the clear intention to raise it further, prices for the most important fruits and vegetables are still on the rise, according to the weekly price monitoring conducted by 'EastFruit'. read more

This is due to the fact that energy prices returned to a more moderate level after the first quarter of 2023 following a turbulent period of one and a half years with very high energy prices. Research from Wageningen Economic Research shows that the increase in read more