Sources claim that Zespri's kiwifruit harvest from its Northern Hemisphere growers is set to exceed previous crops. Nick Kirton says the company’s Northern Hemisphere sales program has just commenced with it expecting to sell around 29 million trays. This amounts to just over 100,000 tons of
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Koppert Spain is achieving excellent results in the biological control of pests and diseases in outdoor crops such as onions, leeks and garlic. The main geographical areas of operation are the regions of Castilla-León and Castilla-La Mancha, in the centre and north of the country,
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Mercadona, Spain’s leading supermarket chain, launches the 2023/24 citrus campaign with a purchase forecast of 220,000 tons. This figure represents a 10% increase compared to the previous year (when it acquired 196,000 tons). read more

At Fruit Attraction Benjamin Laimer, Vip's sales manager, told us about the consortium's communication strategies. In Italy, in particular, it recently launched the project A ogni mela la sua stagione (To every apple its season), aimed at publicising the wide selection of organic apples from the Val
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Mercadona has partnered with robotic handling solutions specialist Cimcorp to implement an automated intralogistics system at its distribution centre in San Isidro, Spain. read more

Mercabarna’s mission to become a strategic point in the international flow of fresh food from southern Spain to the European market is bearing fruit. The Barcelona wholesale market has seen its exports of fruit and vegetables double since it set up the Mercabarna-Export Cluster in 2013. read more

A vegetable and fruit collection center will be set up in Dăbuleni, Dolj County, in southern Romania. In total, fourteen other such centers will be built in the country; the construction of the first six is planned to start this year. read more

Civi-Italia, the first national interprofessional consortium of nursery associations and national unions of fruit, vegetable and nut growers, representing 90 per cent of the Italian nursery sector, participated for the first time in Fruit Attraction with a collective. The
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Princesa Amandine has reached a commercial distribution agreement with the Makro chain, leader in wholesale distribution for the hotel and catering industry in Spain, which is already offering this potato on its shelves. This strategic move allows Princesa Amandine to enter into the
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With a symbolic maxi postcard delivered to the Ministry of Health, yesterday morning Greenpeace Italy became the spokesperson for over 75 thousand people who, in less than a month, signed a petition asking the Italian government to vote against the renewal of the European authorisation of the
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The cultivation of pomegranates continues to grow in France and growers want to join forces to promote this “emerging sector”. France Grenade was created in March 2023 and launched in April. This year, 2,000 tons are expected, and France Grenade expects production to reach 6,000 tons by 2026. read more

The Italian pumpkin campaign is now in full swing, with its different varieties such as Butternut, Long Violet and Moscata. The national persimmon campaign is proceeding smoothly, with the start of sales of the Vanilla variety from Campania. Hot weather damages some productions, from chestnuts
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A representation of the Interprofessional Organisation for processing tomatoes from Northern Italy is taking part in the Anugaa Cologne trade fair in Germany, scheduled until tomorrow, 11 October 2023, to illustrate and involve journalists, operators and opinion makers in the knowledge of the
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Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze has promised to fight for the reduced value-added tax rate not only for fruit and vegetables, which will be reimposed at the full 21% rate next year after five years of a reduced rate, but also for other foods. read more

"In Spain, we usually begin harvesting raspberries in mid-September. It's already a month later now," says Jan van Bergeijk. The Dutchman is responsible for raspberry sales at the Plusberries group in Huelva, Spain. He hopes it will rain soon. "It's getting really urgent; we want to start
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According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more

The Dutch red onion market has never been this tight. "The onions are much smaller on average, so yields are disappointing, and there are no supers (75+) anywhere. With a 24% shrinkage in acreage, there are too few onions left in the Netherlands," says Carl van de Wiel of Agro Centre Holland. read more

"It was only a matter of time before it arrived in Spain, and it has done so with the help of a company that is spearheading a change in the paradigm". Last week, nutritionist and food technologist Aitor Sánchez presented Unica's new 'healthy vending' proposal. A
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According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more