Ángel García Izquierdo, commercial director of Soltir:
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Bloom Fresh appoints new general manager for Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia
Enza Zaden releases mildew-resistant Rucola selvatica variety Novizia
Fresh Salad Co recalls spinach and rocket products over E. coli risk
From billion-dollar backing to bankruptcy: Plenty restructures for a leaner, focused future
Almaty to host 15th International Greenhouses & Flowers Exhibition
The Carota Novella di Ispica PGI consortium calls for more checks on importers
Press tour to get to know Sicilian branded carrots
Whereas in Brussels Macfrut was presented to the European buyers
Experts from around the world meet to study the potato supply chain
In Sicily
Late Tarocco from Sicily arrives a month earlier
Volmary GmbH on the domestic cultivation of peanuts:
"We have now also achieved good results in organic cultivation"
Italian company Azienda Travaglini Angelico
"The wise farmer looks to the future with an eye to the errors of the past"
Leonardo Odorizzi is the new president of the Consortium
Members and hectares have doubled for Pesca di Verona Igp
Walid Tarsim from Tarsim Handelsgesellschaft mbH in Lübeck:
"Extreme rainfall has severely affected Tunisian date yields"
Spanish-born founder of Fresh Fruit Alliance
Obituary: Vicente Tur dies at the age of 98
Tommies kick off Dutch tomato season
Ethiopian avocado exports "almost non-existent"
High Turkish demand for Fuerte avocados from Kenya
RubyRed kiwifruit now available in New Zealand stores
Jelle Temmerman - Hop shoots Temmerman:
"While others await asparagus, we look forward to hop shoots"
Jurgen Ratelband, Tolpoort Vegetables:
"Chicory prices stay low, Spanish cauliflower barely affected by weather"
Johannes Janssen, Joors:
"New partnership with Bollo leaves us wanting more"
Hortyfruta activates the Quality Standard Extension for aubergine
David Besnard, ABCD de l'Exotique
"Being a lime importer is not the most enviable position at the moment"
GNA's Octopus and PP100 "Pick and Place" solutions
Robotic solutions: The revolution that is changing our future
Strategic partnership announced to market and distribute glasshouse tomatoes
Ana Isabel Alarcón of TJ Agricultura: "We have positioned ourselves as one of the main onion suppliers"
Heavy rains delay harvesting of early onions and transplanting of late varieties
Luis Elías, of Viveros Mariano Soria
A variety "breaks new ground" in cherry cultivation in Spain with extra-early production in Murcia
Richard Clark retires after three decades in potato industry
US company Plenty enters into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Celebrating Farmworker Awareness Week
CPMA advocates for fresh produce priorities in Federal Election 2025
Australian citrus board confirms leadership appointments
Accelerator and banana automation project launched in Australia
Rolf Weber, Global Producers:
"Cold and rain result in drop of melon volumes and quality from Central America"
Ive Lambert - Starfruit:
"High supply and weak demand drive lime prices down"
Costa Rican banana company cuts packing process water use by over 80%
Natural Delights promotes key leaders
Vincenzo Marrali from the Sicilian agricultural cooperative San Tommaso:
"Netted melon campaign kicks off one week early"
Interview with Antonio Moscato of Sicilian Passion: The evolution of a company
Passion fruit puree conquers the H&R channel
Marianna D'Auria of Conserve Dama (Italy)
Ancient traditions preserved in jars
Onion importer Hendrik Hachmann about this year's overseas season
"We had to cancel the originally planned containers from South Africa with a heavy heart"
JBT Proseal:
"For every million trays sealed with our equipment, up to 10 tons of plastic is saved"
Romanian entrepreneurs build berry processing facility in Hunedoara
Transnet plans upgrades to boost Cape Town Terminal efficiency
AI vision systems enhance food pack inspection
London Gateway expansion to create UK’s largest container port
Vegetales Alto Ebro starts harvesting white asparagus in Navarre
"We’ve already been asked when we can start shipping white asparagus to Germany"
Carrot grower makes 2025 list of most innovative companies
Grant J. Hunt Company adds to sales and marketing team
Aartsen strengthens shareholder structure
Sligro Food Group and Greenyard launch close partnership for fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes
Cravo announces appointment of Andrew Brooks
Retrospective of Internorga 2025:
'Positive mood in the restaurant and catering industry'
Cosco Shipping Ports reports 6.1% rise in annual throughput for 2024
Construction firm appointed to lead banana port development in DRC
Report from Zanarini of Italy on potato production in France and Europe and consumption trends in Italy
"Italy is the second largest importer of French potatoes after Spain"
Todis focuses on local products and affiliates
The strategy for success in the fruit and vegetable department
Irrisense: efficiency, sustainability, and optimal productivity
A new way to irrigate soilless crops
Contact Auszeichnungssysteme sets new standards in label printing with eight-color flexographic printing machine
"Increased production speed, outstanding print quality, and enhanced flexibility"
German Bioland producer Andreas Frank:
"We now see the greatest potential for growth in organic vegetable growing"
Wouter van der Beek, Brown Export:
"Farmers still holding onions are a tough bunch"
Rene Wellner on marketing Maribelle apples:
"Year-round Dutch apples provides confidence and security throughout the supply chain"
Joep Jongmans - Special Fruit:
"Logistical challenges cause supply volatility in Peruvian mangoes"
Ortolanda expands Italian radish crop every year
"With 14 hectares harvested per week, we’re now at peak season in Italy"
Camilo J. Gomez, Cimexport:
Ecuadorian plantain prices skyrocket
Cool Port I banana storage meets clients’ needs
Belgian herb company turns 125
"You must teach people how to use herbs"
South African apple exports grow across Africa and Asia
Kronen reports revenue growth and expands food processing technology
EPC Leadership Class visits Philly Port and Wholesale Market
Nominations open for “The Unseen Hero Award”
Addition of three new growers boost Kompany’s strawberry acreage beyond 73 hectares
VLAM, Den Berk Délice and Coöperatie Hoogstraten on visit to Norway
"Growth ahead for fruit and vegetables, potato market still emerging"
Emilio Tejerina, from Frutas Tejerina:
"Cherimoyas have been fetching really interesting prices since March"
Melina Marcelino and Juan Peña, Fruggies:
Difficulties in exporting to the Caribbean include the last-minute cancelation of shipments
Bollo Natural Fruit enters the convenience sector with the acquisition of Cortijo Cuevas
Packaging manufacturer PAWI Group on fruit and vegetable packaging:
"Sustainable forestry will continue to come to the fore"
Summerfruit season ends with mixed returns
Fresh sector consultation group formed under GB Potatoes structure
Spain’s berry production down 3.4% as strawberry and raspberry supply falls
Manuel Baides, manager of Fruta de Autor:
"We have barely been able to harvest oranges for three weeks and demand is outstripping supply"
Dates announced for British Tomato Fortnight 2025
Jordi Martí, of CMR: "This is one of the largest banana producers in the world"
CMR Group launches Guatemalan banana under its own brand Banarica
Hapag-Lloyd reports solid 2024 results, expects lower earnings in 2025
BerryWorld strawberries win gold at 2025 Outstanding Food Producers Awards
Dean Gall elected IFPA ANZ Chairman
Celebrating 60 years in tropicals
Trinity Fruit Company mourns loss of beloved team member
Léon van der Geer, Sigfrido Fruit:
"Malaga floods limit avocado harvest but remain very localized"
Nicofrut and Cesil partner to export Chilean apples to Europe
Chilean Royal Gala apples redder than usual due to heat
Grober Galindo, La Campiña
Peru's ginger expansion and Brazilian supply expected to lower prices
Five years after the takeover and re-establishment of Foodextra
"Increasing demand for organic sliced produce in the Zurich area"
Pierre Varlet, APEF
Carmine endive celebrates 25th anniversary
Locally made robot stacker in trial at Seeka Kiwi Kool Packhouse
Shipping lines report $27.3bn EBIT in 2024
Avocado and finger lime grower featured on Farmer Wants a Wife
Food Forward strengthens leadership team
Gino van Lin, Frankort&Koning
"Conventional melon shipments allow us to stand out for the customer"
Bert van Gelder, Sawari Fresh International:
"Chinese ginger dominates, leaving little room for other origins"
Asparagus farm Bossuyt opens pop-up shop in Knokke
"Prices are still a bit higher, but everyone who walks in is an enthusiast"
Agroplanta on its amino acid fertilizer Aserpro:
"Amino acids improve the resilience of a plant"
Kai Barge, EARL Cham B
"Our morels are grown without pesticides in a walnut orchard"
Althur&Co launches its white asparagus brand in partnership with Fermes Larrère
"We want to offer a product throughout the season by working with different production areas"
Mauro Mastrototaro
"Biodiversity - a fundamental ally for field crops"
Plantis Group: "The product is sold in bundles of 250g and 500g"
Asparagus: Italy has yet to come into play
Mohammed Al Amoodi, CEO of Daktyli
"The way dates are perceived by consumers has changed"
Il Vigneto d'Oro
Passion and innovation to grow as a company
Stefania Montali, marketing manager and owner of Industrie Montali
"Private label growth supports orders for our products"
Maf Roda Group acquires Strauss: a German company specializing in asparagus processing
Acquisition helps secure organic citrus supply
Indian group to build cold storage facilities to boost Egypt exports
First shipment of Guatemalan Banarica bananas arrives in Spain
The Italian Protection Consortium:
"Exceptional success for the PDO White Garlic of Polesine in 2024"
Italian design by Aria srl
Orchard protection with mobile or electric anti-frost fans
Start of early strawberry and asparagus season at Staay Food Group
"Promising asparagus pre-season, but abundant Italian supply challenges start of greenhouse strawberry season"
Benoit Demedts, Nursery Demedts - De Mey:
"First strawberries from unlit cultivation expected by end of next week"
De Mooij Amsterdam launches Classiq brand for Dutch-grown products
"Vegetable range becoming more diverse and colourful"
Lower Rhine, Germany: Sweet potato grower Andreas Pottbäcker on the current season
"Thanks to good quality, net income is roughly on par with last year's level"
Alexandre Cancel, Vergers Cancel
"We hope kiwi prices have been high enough to compensate for the lower volumes"
Long-term agreement expands services and capacity at Port of Santos
Major cherry grower goes into liquidation
Well-known Dutch onion seed company turns 70
Divino brand producers are pleased
Record year for persimmon brand
Concern over the impact of heavy rains on the upcoming watermelon season
Anecoop reports €945 million turnover, over 5% of Spanish exports
Ralf Settels from Jiahe Food Europe GmbH on the ginger market:
"Overall, Peru has lost around 80 per cent of its market share in Europe this year"
Fabian Etter of Gamper Gemüsekulturen AG, talking about the Swiss endive market:
"Our goal is to increase the share of organic produce over the next six years"
Photo report
Zon’s Customer and Grower Day highlights climate extremes as challenge and opportunity
Ties Minnen, Pili Pi Nuts: