Viveros Escande, a company that is very active in hybridisation and marketing of different fruit varieties, holds the main licence […]

The sharp drop in European apple production is giving Spanish production an opportunity to consolidate its position on its own […]

The cooperative’s growth plan involves making investments in automation that increase their preparation capacity To reach this goal, the organisation […]

The Catalan cooperative Girona Fruits will plant its first variety adapted to climate change this winter This plan involves planting […]

In view of the results obtained, the Catalan company is considering reaching 40 hectares of plantations with Tessa over the […]

The Huelva strawberry campaign has ended with a total strawberry production of 281,380 tonnes, meaning an increase of 7.7% compared […]

The sixth edition of the International Berry Fruit Congress will be held at the Casa Colón in Huelva on the […]

Innovation and service are key brand values in the internationalisation strategy of INDUSER® Even when new technologies break in and […]

The Trips predatory bug can survive up to 5 days without food and neither cold or heat reduce its fertility […]

‘Celebrating the ecological world’ is the trade fair’s slogan, which this year has devoted a large space to free presentations […]

In Spain, their most popular references are seeds for tomatoes, Dutch cucumbers and easyQs and California and Tribelli peppers “Ecological […]

The company will have around 190 ha in ecological crops in the next campaign “The market will tell us.” The […]

The demand for Rijk Zwaan’s premium pepper has been boosted by the trend towards healthy products in the pandemic With […]

The company, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, has added 1.7 ha of land to its 100% bio installations in […]

In a single campaign, Keops has increased its gourmet tomato line invoicing by 40% Specialities are becoming more and more […]

Over the past few days, I have discovered new ‘words’. Of course, they are in English, as it seems that […]

Gazpacho is the new commodity in supermarkets and the appearance of more agents is unleashing a tough competition. Who will […]

Although consumers normally associate tetrabrick containers with pasteurisation, some gazpacho in bottles (which give transparency and a fresher appearance) is […]

52% of those surveyed at the 2nd Primaflor Greenlovers Observatory indicate that they prefer to eat prepared salads in the […]

Seven years ago, the historical company from Valencia, Vicente Peris, decided to make a determined commitment to fresh cut and […]

The company from Malaga is marketing its new reference in large supermarkets with an “excellent” reception During the lockdown, the […]

The market is entering its final phase in the negotiations with the Zona Franca Consortium, which will give it the […]

Mercabarna has historically been one of the organisations most involved in the fight against food wastage, long before it became […]

Mercabarna has started up a pilot scheme in which an autonomous robot carries out disinfection tasks to tackle biological contamination, […]

Internationalisation and logistics are two sides of the same coin. Of the 2 million tonnes exported by Mercabarna, 30% comes […]

The Catalan company’s sales grew by 12% in the critical year of 2020 and the trend in 2021 is following […]

The company’s multi-range, multi-source profiled expansion plan continues at a good pace At the end of 2020, a new banana […]

New suppliers and new destinations are marking out a strong expansion rate for the Italian-Spanish company Aresca In its short […]

The Catalan company is not wasting any time. During the toughest part of the pandemic it designed its expansion strategy […]

The Catalan company has incorporated one of the leading melon and watermelon brands from the Spanish Manchego region to its […]

Central Dica has carried out a huge refurbishment project for all its stands in Mercabarna, and it will do the […]

In 2015, Plátanos Ruiz activated an investment plan that has reached all the areas of the company These investments affected […]

Even in times of pandemic, the Catalan company continues to grow, incorporating new options to its extensive portfolio of activities […]

The seed company keeps moving forward with its cucumber developments, as discussed at the ‘Liga Super Root Conecta 2021’ event […]

High yield in the fields in spite of low temperatures, uniformity and very domed, compact heads are this variety’s characteristics […]

With the latest developments from Rijk Zwaan farmers will be able to go back to growing courgettes as they used […]

HM.CLAUSE has launched its first variety with resistance to one of the most problematic viruses in recent years. The seed […]

Over the past two years Top Seeds has tripled sales of its midi cucumber variety, Isidro Tasty and very productive. […]

They have just launched their new short cucumber Akasya and they have courgette and green bean materials in development The […]

Given the considerable shortage of stone fruit in the central weeks of the summer, operators and cooperatives are in the […]

Fruit Today talked to Stéphane Buffat, co-founder and manager of PSB Producción Vegetal (Buffat’s Genetics), a family-run company established by […]

At the end of the campaign, Actel will have produced another 30,000 tonnes of stone fruit. In a campaign marked […]

In just 3 or 4 hours Reactiva gives the results of a PCR analysis in real time with up to […]

Partida Logistics is truly concerned about the lack of steps taken in the face of the bureaucratic avalanche due on […]

The colour wavelength of the adhesive strip and the quality of the glue are making Koppert’s chromotropic traps unrivalled. The […]

The company from Almeria offers machinery adapted to environmentally-friendly formats. 2021 has started off with several innovation and development challenges […]

Alberto Palmí, manager of the Spanish Federation of Wooden Containers and their components (FEDEMCO in its Spanish initials), summarises the […]

In the first quarter of the year, ABC Logistic has increased its invoicing by over 30% in its road hauling […]

Campo de Lorca has launched a campaign to also provide consumer products such as broccoli, cauliflower and flat cabbage during […]

For the past 20 years, Zespri™ has been offering its consumers a kiwi with golden flesh and a sweet, juicy […]

The words used in this headline have a concept in common, ie, geopolitics. Geopolitics is, often, perverse. It is becomes […]

“Morocco is far from being a loyal partner” Over the past 20 years, Morocco has put the spotlight on the […]

With a slow start to the campaign, both cucurbitaceas are competing to be the fruit of the summer, in a […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked to one of the people who knows most about the world of melons, Celedonio Buendía. Not […]

The AGF Group and Nunhems are launching a project together with which they intend to revolutionise the melon market, as […]

The Valencian company has started the national campaign of its 18 Quilates and Vicentín gourmet melons, which account for 17% […]

The new brand image offers a more modern, fresh look, without losing the essence of the company’s origin and tradition. […]

Zeraim and Syngenta are presenting their new developments in melon and watermelon, focusing on high-quality, all-rounder varieties. The melon and […]

The seed company is strengthening its melon offer and is working towards offering a homogeneous global supply programme for the […]

Bayer is presenting two varieties for Murcia and another two for Almeria at an event where there will be many […]

Rijk Zwaan will present important new developments in melon and watermelon at its Global Melon & Watermelon e-Vent. Everything is […]

Farmers and exporters from Almeria have already experienced the success of a long-life Cantaloupe melon, adapted to greenhouse farming, with […]

HM.CLAUSE is living through a sweet moment in the second year of sales of its Minimel line of “true” mini-sized […]

The new normality is expected to reach European markets for Spanish onions and the home market should be shored up […]

Jumosol, from Aragon, is one of the most prominent Spanish operators in this category, with an offer which, thanks to […]

The Dutch company, with an intense worldwide activity, is getting back to ‘normal’, seeking out new business opportunities all over […]

This year, Bayer’s brand is adding a new reference to its top-quality sweet onion catalogue, in the Santa Lucia line. […]

Bio production has increased by 15% in this onion campaign thanks to the freezing industry, according to Bejo. This year’s […]

Semilleros Saliplant is offering the market onion bulblets, a planting system that allows onions for bunches to be obtained in […]

Sebastià Escarp (Alcarràs, 1965) is a simple man, who talks passionately about his profession, who lives it and whose eyes shine when he tells me he has purchased a new property.

Syngenta is supplying solutions to the chain in the middle of the tomato crisis. Amongst its new developments are HR […]

DR0141TX, Multifort and Dynafort offer “tailor-made solutions” for all types of soil Depending on the farm, each soil type is […]

Its Marcus variety is amongst those preferred by the Spanish market and for export. At Yuksel Seeds they remain committed […]

Ramiro Arnedo continues promoting its vine tomato variety, aimed at positioning the company as the leader in its segment. Just […]

In July, when the peak of the Spanish stone fruit campaign should start, the season is forecast to be one […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked to Carlos Echeveste, Sales Manager at Frutaria, one of the most significant operators in Spain. The […]

The presence of the antioxidant pigment anthocyanin defines the colour of plums and it has just been discovered that the […]

In spite of the lower volumes in the first weeks, the year is expected to end with a production increase […]

Gallombares continues working on the opening up of new destinations for its asparagus, which has reached an additional 1 million […]

During this campaign, Orri has beaten the price record in the fields for a mandarin in the history of the […]

Fruit Today interviewed Jorge Bretó, General Manager of Citrosol, to talk about key questions such as food safety, wastage and […]

In a season with limited social contact, Kanzi has intensified its promotions with campaigns that reach out to consumers through […]

On the 29th of April, in Brussels, one of the most relevant news items that could mark, without any doubt, […]

Fruit Attraction, organised by IFEMA and FEPEX, is preparing its on-site trade fair from the 5th to the 7th of […]

Inscriptions to the ‘Estrellas de Internet’ Awards may be made from the 3rd of May to the 15th of September, […]

The European Commission has presented a study about the new genomic techniques (NGT) and once again it proposes a vitally […]

At the beginning of the campaign, COAG denounced the “free pass” for watermelons at the border. A situation that companies […]

Anecoop is launching the watermelon season appealing to consumers’ emotions, with a multimedia campaign that wants to evoke a return […]

The cooperative is restarting the crop in Almeria and is looking towards the spring campaign with good prospects and a […]

Pozo Sur has cancelled its ecological line and continues its commitment to maximising efficiency at all levels in conventional crops […]

With the launch of the campaign: “Our commitment to you: Caring for the planet,” it is placing a much more […]

Agrícola Navarro de Haro repeats its commitment to Fashion and extends its watermelon production surface area In a context of […]

Koppert’s solution lays eggs immediately after release and shows greater control over the outbreaks of pests Spidex®, Koppert’s most popular […]

One of the new developments from BASF for this year is its commitment to develop new brands with its watermelon […]

The cooperative is starting its watermelon and melon campaign, which for the third year running will be extended to the […]

Alongside the Galias Albizu and Galvir, Seminis is launching the yellow melon Rochester, the orange-fleshed cantaloupe Sugar Moon and a […]

In this campaign, once again Coprohníjar is increasing its ecological watermelons The ecological boom has escalated as a result of […]

Fresh, fun and always sweet. This is Taramay®, the premium fruit brand launched by La Unión Corp. Aimed at consumers […]

After a year marked by the vicissitudes and problems generated by the pandemic, Mercamadrid is continuing its transformation agenda as […]

The National Confederation of Spanish Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (COEMFE) renewed its Management Board and established its priorities for the […]

Frutas E. Sánchez is expecting to market 65,000 t of apples, both nationally grown and imported Esther Sánchez, financial manager […]

10 years after the launch of the modern, efficient installations in Barcelona and 2 years since the renovation work in […]

Today’s consumers are leaning towards smaller and individual formats, to avoid excessive handling of the produce. The pandemic and the […]

If Spain has a shortage of one horticultural product in particular, this has to be the potato. The country imports […]

In Castilla y León, the sowing has ended with a drop in surface area that is lower than announced at […]

Spanish new potatoes are becoming increasingly present on Spanish supermarket shelves, managing to squeeze a few weeks away from the […]

With the new technology, the company from Valladolid will guarantee the traceability of all raw materials to Spanish consumers During […]

The company from Valencia Almacenes Lázaro is completely in line with the 2030 Agenda and is strongly committed to Spanish […]

This year, the company Patatas Beltrán is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Its founder, José Beltrán, will soon be 79. His […]

The new demands of the market involve an increasing customisation of the formats, for which sustainability is also required For […]

The Amandine Project continues to move forward and this spring it will reach another of its goals: selling new Spanish […]

The FS-3600 by Sormac cuts fruit and vegetables into (halves) slices, wedges or strips with particularly clean, uniform results. And […]

Born in Madrid 47 years ago, he is good-natured, talkative and he admits to having few prejudices, showing his common sense in an undisputable way.

Rijk Zwaan is extending its range and offers a safety bonus to producers with Lt Defense The pepper production window […]

The demand for this type of material has intensified after the year with the highest incidence of powdery mildew in […]

Next year, they will launch Gengis Kan and Leontes, red California peppers for late cycle with double resistance, and Ayax, […]

Bayer continues to promote its ‘Complete solution’ for summer and autumn with options such as Brito and Baquero, SV5581PH and […]

The seed company continues expanding its ION line with resistance to nematodes and powdery mildew, the elements most sought after […]

Ramiro Arnedo is tackling the campaign with important new developments in peppers and its market share continues to grow with […]

This will be a campaign to remember in the sector’s history, since all of Europe will experience a summer with […]

At Tany Nature, they guarantee that whatever happens in Europe, there will be no supply problems from Extremadura The company […]

PSB Producción Vegetal, a stone fruit breeder company, is directing its research towards obtaining new varieties that respond to climate […]

The company from Seville has four plum interspecific hybrids that will extend their presence on the supermarket shelves. Their genetics […]

The latest advances by Maf Roda allow an exhaustive analysis of blemishes on cherries to be carried out and it […]

The national tropical fruit campaign is coming to an end and the beginning of the counterseason campaign is in sight. […]

Agroatlas is studying the extension of its own production crops after its foray with Mexican exotic fruit last year and […]

The producers of the PGI Poma de Girona are showing their optimism about the different projects on the 2030 European […]

The first estimates made by the WAPA (World Apple and Pear Association) for apple production in the Southern Hemisphere indicate […]

RedPop®, Cosmic Crisp® and Giga® are enriching the Italian variety range. Using a virtual event, with the slogan “Tasty Trend³”, […]

The 2020/2021 season is promising to be exceptional for Joya®. With an estimated production potential of 8,300 tonnes, it is […]

More than ever, Ambrosia apples have burst into Spanish households, positioning themselves as club apples and exceptional fruit. Using a […]

Many new promotional initiatives, devoted to the special explosion of energy, characteristic of Kanzi® have taken place since January. Five […]

Since the large scale grubbing out of the crop in the 1970s, Huelva strawberries, followed by raspberries and bilberries, have […]

The Huelva strawberry variety map is showing an ever-growing diversity, with varieties that are around 1% of the crop and […]

In the food sector, consumers mark out the guidelines on the market through their demand. The trend in the current […]

All the aphid species are being controlled by a native fly that adapts to the cold and can be used […]

Almost 2,200,000 tonnes of citrus fruits from third countries entered Europe, a figure that means a 15.4% increase compared to […]

Molecular markers are not only used to define the genetic sequence of a coronavirus, but also to bring absolute reliability […]

Nadorcott, the best bet on late mandarin. Nadorcott is an exceptional and unmatched late season mandarin. At the CVVP , […]

Interview with Álvaro Partida, Head of the BREXIT Department at Partida Logistics. The introduction of the Plant Health Certificate will […]

Ecoinver has developed its own brand name working alongside Enza Zaden to market its Mini easyQs line. Its slogan is […]

Sat San Cayetano is extending the bio range in its portfolio. They are adding green celery and butternut squash to […]

The countdown to the removal of the derogations for eco seeds has started and Vitalis is encouraging the transition with […]

It is researching how to minimise the impact of chemical fertilizers in the productivity of the soil, alongside Nostoc Biotech, […]

The lack of profitability due to the imbalance between offer and demand continues to hamper the sector. The manager from […]

Coprohníjar continues its commitment to this segment, but cautiously. If the road map laid out by the Farm to Fork […]

Bejo has experienced a boost in sales of 100% ecological seeds. An upturn that could be linked to an increased […]

The EU’s green policy and Covid-19 are boosting consumption of ecological produce, positioning Spain as a strategic country. We have […]

Investment funds were the subject of discussion during a webinar organised by Fruit Today euromagazine on the 17th of February. […]

How will the landing of the e-commerce giant affect the agricultural sector? At the 35th AECOC Congress of Large Consumption, […]

On the 5th of March, the 23rd General Members’ Assembly will be held, adapted to the pandemic, using a hybrid […]

RijkZwaan has incorporated the oxidation-delaying property to its lettuce range for sale by heads. The seed company held its Winter […]

The seed company, Vilmorín Mikado presented Bambera and Kuduro at its LEAFY Open Winter Day. Fruit Today visited the open […]

It is developing the broccoli SVBL0299 and it is working on new specialities within the Skytree and Bellaverde line. During […]

BASF is extending its leafy produce portfolio with new developments in Little Gem, Romaine, Mini Romaine and Iceberg. The BASF […]

Ramiro Arnedo is highlighting its benchmark variety of Little Gem at the Murcia open days. Early, with a round heart, […]

The company is extending its offer in typologies, densities and sizes. The seed company Bejo has been working on its […]

HM.CLAUSE is presenting new developments in its open air produce range that go from broccoli to celery, passing through endives […]

These are the main innovations that Syngenta has presented in its Salads Emotion. The seed company has gone the extra […]

The new strategy by Patatas Beltrán involves becoming a high-quality supplier in potatoes for washing, particularly for the Spanish national […]

2021 has started off with lower potato crop forecasts in Spain, along with a clear trend towards bagged produce. The […]

Bartolomé Saro is one of the small percentage of Spaniards who hope that the epidemic will allow them to get […]

According to the World Avocado Organisation (WAO), avocado consumption in Europe will increase by 12% this year and by 7% […]

How will the construction of the Béznar and Rules pipelines affect the sector? Will the water finally reach the fields […]

Natural Tropic is underscoring the good prices of avocados and its fresh produce and convenience food section is continuing to […]

Enrique Colilles underscores the growth of the category in relation to other products, in a highly positive year due to […]

The company from Granada predicts up to 15% growth thanks to its improvement strategy. In a year when the pandemic […]

It will support the Spanish National Research Council’s centre in the analysis of reference nutritional values in avocado sap from […]

An avocado shortage has caused a considerable increase in prices, reaching peaks of 3€/kg at source. The fact that avocados […]

It has joined the international franchise, The Avocado Show, a pioneer restaurant in using avocados as the main ingredient in […]

The application of CalFlux at the end of flowering and at the start of setting, the latter along with XStress, […]

For Melinda sustainability is a priority. A clear evidence of this, is the new TV spot aired mid November on […]

In 2021, the first apple adapted to the constant rise in temperatures and lack of water will be planted in […]

At the close of this edition, two aspects of vital importance for the Huelva berries sector continue being uncertain. The […]

The uncertainty about the field workers has always been concerning for the strawberry campaign and in the current situation with […]

The cooperative from Huelva is projecting new growing systems, both vertical and using hydroponics. Along with Telefónica and Vertical Green, […]

The new brand, registered in six languages, will be marketed in biodegradable packaging. “The launch of this new range intends […]

One of the strong points of the complete, consolidated offer of fruit and vegetables from Frutas Escandell is their strawberries. […]

Fruit Today interviewed the chairman of the Proexport’s Sectorial Association for Broccoli and Cauliflowers, Juan Manuel Ruiz, regarding the Covid-19 […]

The company has new lines of semi-processed produce in florettes and is finishing off its Cricket Bio creams project for […]

Bejo maintains its innovative commitment and its sales of brassicas rise by 8% due to the pandemic. The pandemic has […]

This year it will increase the surface area for bio brassicas by 20%. Kettle Produce Spain (KPE) is continuing its […]

Rijk Zwaan is contributing solutions that allow labour to be reduced at a complicated time for the sector due to […]

The company is extending its range in virtually all categories, providing resistances and quality in the different crop growing regions. […]

The variety offers a sweet flavour with spiked-romaine leaves. A year has passed since Murciana de Vegetales launched its new […]

A disappointing European demand for citrus fruits in the first part of the season. The expectations created after the significant […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked to Jorge García Monfort, the fourth generation from García Ballester, one of the families with the […]

In spite of its deep-rooted international vocation, Hispalco has not stopped growing and it is returning to the home market […]

In the current citrus fruit campaign, an important upturn in consumption was expected, but so far this first part of […]

Historically, Spanish and French productions have always seen great rivalry. Today, this antagonism continues in consumers’ minds. Abel Alarcón, manager […]

Andalusian trade operators are experiencing a combination of unfavourable factors. Amongst them the following should be mentioned: the high prices […]

Koppert is emphasising the need to plan the control strategy, which must start long before the pests are visible. The […]

Although the variety portfolio extends every year, the main part of the production is upheld, over just a few months […]

Cítricos del Andarax is extending sales to Eastern European countries. 26 years ago the company from Almeria started its journey […]

As a result of the pandemic, the laboratory has seen a growth of between 20 and 30% in the region, […]

The company continues extending its portfolio with new, interesting projects through its subsidiary, Nagami Tropi. 2020 has marked records in […]

The company is offering two new solutions focused on the new sustainable, plastic-free packaging trend.  Aware of the new regulations […]

For the prestigious brand, the ultimate goal involves the conversion of all its conventional production to Zero Residue over the […]

“There is a deadline that the largest companies in the sector will not meet” In the midst of the crisis […]

Dal Pane Vivai is diversifying its ‘traffic light’ with the Meris variety and is extending its crop growing regions in […]

Origine Group is launching a variety exclusively for Italy. It is a recent innovation, but one that has quickly caught […]

One of the main reasons that gives meaning to Zespri’s™ work and effort is that of offering top-quality kiwis all […]

From Almeria, 40-year-old Jesús Barranco is an architect turned businessman. His profile on LinkedIn is an intensive list of masters […]

Syngenta is launching Graciano, its first variety with semi-firm flesh for the province. A few years ago, Syngenta started to […]

HM.CLAUSE has important marketing prospects for its first mini melon, which is being introduced in all regions this year. At […]

The introduction of hybrid (butternut) varieties by Sakata has meant a before and after in the development and commercial launch […]

Achieving a campaign that provides reasonable profitability for the associates is the main challenge in 2020-21 for the first French […]

The PGI Poma de Girona is closing the year with the presentation of its new image, in which the main […]

Due to the Covid-19 health emergency, the world of apples has also moved online, and Fiera Bolzano is launching the […]

The Piedmontese apple reaches 24,000 tonnes in this campaign and expects its greatest expansion over the next two years. “This […]

The circumstances of the pandemic, where great caution is needed in personal contact, mean that the companies are having to […]

The 2020/2021 season is promising to be fruitful for Pink Lady®, with a production forecast of 190,000 tonnes – 19% […]

On its 25th anniversary, the number of countries where the brand from the VOG Consortium is present is increasing. Qatar, […]

Koppert’s beneficial nematodes attack Codling Moths, Oriental Fruit Moths and other Lepidoptera pests in pear, apple, peach and walnut trees. […]

The new project by Rivoira, VI.P and VOG has been designed to develop the market of small-sized apples, ideal for […]

A week after the visit by the Minister for Agriculture to Valencia, the capital of citrus fruit, the CGC formed […]

After a citrus fruit campaign with good results, but with less volume, the 2020-2021 harvest has increased its production by […]

This initiative is aimed at making berry producers aware of the importance of accident prevention at work and the fulfilling […]

Hawaiian Poké, ‘Pilla&Pica’, Cooked Ham Wraps, Chicken and Pasta Wraps are some of the company’s proposals for a convenient, healthy […]

On the 21st of October, the prize-giving ceremony for the ‘Estrellas de Internet’ Awards took place, using Fruit AttractionLIVEConnect’s online […]

This year, owing to the current health situation, and exceptionally, Fruit Attraction is held from the 1st to the 30th […]

Zespri™ highlights the foundation of its system, the producers of its kiwis, who are also the owners of the company. […]

Amongst the most recent materials from the seed company, the Benidorm cauliflower for harvesting in February and March stands out. […]

It is the first customs representative to obtain Bureau Veritas certification. Partida has become the first customs representative in Spain […]

Oxyion has developed an efficient sanitization methodology for Covid-19 compatible with the presence and the work of employees. The agrifood […]

The company is launching a citrus fruit cartoner, a 14-head associative linear weighing machine with triple dispenser and it is […]

Syngenta’s piel de sapo melon variety brings calibre, internal quality and a good post-harvest with harvesting until the end of […]

The English company’s viewing system (Vision Recognition System – VRS) is increasing its accuracy in fruit labelling and it is […]

The company will present its detection and multi-specific quantification for fungi and specific phytopathogen bacteria analysis using PCR in real […]

Why has this crop become the new star product in the fields of Almeria? Just over a decade ago, when […]

Pepper price stability attracts producers. In the case of Unica, it will add 5% of surface area due to the […]

Enza is adding new materials with resistances to powdery mildew to its California pepper catalogue. Enza Zaden’s extensive California pepper […]

The Persimon Group at Anecoop is the indisputable world leader for persimmons. Its crop represents 55% of the Spanish production. […]

The consolidated, constant offer from Frutas Escandell is the result of a joint working history with their suppliers at source. […]

Brussels’ constant, definitive withdrawal of agrochemicals used for persimmon crops is putting the focus on biological crops. Some of the […]

This season’s persimmon capacity might not reach the 300,000 tonnes forecasted before the campaign started. Of the different pests that […]

While the pandemic is generating stress in the potato supply for industry, the harvest by the main European countries is […]

A chip off the old block. Cecilio Peregrín (Águilas, 1961) is the fifth of nine children and he is named […]

The company is launching the new full-flavoured specialities Harrison, Rosamary and Laloba, for different culinary uses. This campaign, the agrifood […]

In the 2019/20 campaign, the profit margin dropped by 28%, and for the first time Morocco overtook Spain in exports. […]

Rychka RZ, Atakama RZ and Realsol RZ are recording important quantities in the autumn-winter segment and Alvalade RZ is finding […]

Coprohníjar will experience a 3% drop in tomato surface area this campaign. In this campaign, once again Almeria is losing […]

‘S3’ is an ambitious commitment by a consortium with Criado y López (CYL) and Kimitec, along with collaboration by the […]

Seminis is offering three white-necked varieties that are following in the wake of Matías: SVTH1214, the new Eterei and SVTH2900. […]

Agrícola Navarro de Haro will produce 1,000 t less of this product and it will continue reducing the surface area […]

The book, the most complete book on tomatoes, connects knowledge and offers an overall view of the most-produced and best-valued […]

Cherry tomatoes “are no longer at all profitable.” David Caparrós, manager of Balcón de Níjar states categorically. During the last […]

As one of the reference companies in the tomato world, Bonnysa is committed to marking the difference and it is […]

Both companies will work together to supply the market with nationally-grown avocados and mangos. The company from Malaga, Tropicsur, and […]

Aguacatera del Sur expects to close the year with an important increase in volume in spite of challenges such as […]

E-commerce has been multiplied by six at Procam since the pandemic started and the company is beginning to enjoy customer […]

The company from Malaga is already marketing its avocado paste in supermarkets all over Spain. The tropical fruit campaign has […]

For the second year running, TROPS is launching a campaign to nationally promote mangos from Malaga, and it is extending […]

Reyes Gutiérrez has invested around € 700,000 in new machinery to streamline the classification and palleting of its mango line. […]

The company has just started a line of exotic fruit and plans marketing 2,000 t of this ‘super food’ in […]

Apples are pushing forward at a time when traditionally stone fruit is still available The apple and pear harvest forecasts […]

Bringing together sustainability and food safety is one of the great challenges of the agrifood industry today This point has […]

A campaign ending on a happy note for PGI producers of Poma de Girona should not mean the problems that […]

Frutícola Empordá is making its debut in the Tessa apple club with its first commercial plantations After several years of […]

The Rivoira group, along with Rivoira Zero, has designed a crop and defence regulation aimed at guaranteeing the elimination of […]

The company expands its range with the cherry tomato Minerva, adds California and Sweet Palermo peppers, and boosts its potential […]

The Spanish grape campaign has started late and with prices lower than last year, but El Ciruelo hopes “to recover […]

Up to 85,000 businesses in the restaurant and catering trade could disappear in 2020. The sector will take 2 years […]

Avomix has increased sales to supermarkets in 2020 and it continues consolidating its status surrounded by a large rise in […]

The number of references is growing and the seed company Rijk Zwaan foresees keeping up the rate of sales in […]

In just four years, the brand Frutifresh, from the Valencian company Vicente Peris, has broken new ground to become a […]

Innovation is the driver behind the Group’s growth and, over the last year, the new developments contributed 15% to its […]

The company started its activity in this segment a year ago at the Cota 120 premises Currently, Unica’s processing factory […]

Caña Nature intends to stand out on the pre-cooked market The La Caña Group has taken a step forward in […]

Immersed in the creation of a multitude of new references, Florette has not forgotten aspects as important as sustainability, in […]

The premium melon brand has come onto the market in three pre-prepared formats, with the addition of Sandia Foodie (Foodie […]

This interview was carried out on the 16th of July, when the region of El Segrià and some adjacent areas […]

Created by Agro Selection Fruits, Ondine™ it is the consumer-oriented brand of flat stone fruit The French plant breeder has […]

Stephane Buffat, manager and co-founder of the innovative company, talks to us about its latest varieties and about its strengths […]

The cooperative is preparing to ensure that its clients have stone fruit until September Actel cooperatives are working at full […]

Royal is one of the pioneer companies throughout Europe in growing and marketing fruit with high added value.  Stone fruit […]

Covid-19 has modified the traditional format of demonstrations in Campo de Cartagena The seed companies have known how to adapt […]

The Biomarket will receive 20% of all the ecological fruit and vegetables in Catalonia and, by 2030, its market penetration […]

In spite of the weather, which has caused shortages in stone fruit production, Catalonian wholesalers will market a volume similar […]

The pandemic has meant new working methods, and one of these changes is the speed in the serving of orders. […]

Jordi Martí, National Sales Manager at the CMR Group, tells us how consumers have evolved due to the Covid-19 healthcare […]

The executive explains how, at the toughest point of the crisis, giant steps had to be taken to adapt to […]

Plátanos Ruiz’s differentiating factor lies in its 56 years of experience, knowledge and monitoring in banana ripening After the investment […]

A new company, Cultipalta, 100% subsidiary of Cultivar, is taking over the avocado and mango lines from the first quarter […]

Some fruit and vegetable growers are highly specialised. Others, such as Frutas Escandell, have a much more varied range, but […]

Carlos Fernández, CEO of Fernández Global Fruit Group, explains to Fruit Today euromagazine some of the company’s main lines of […]

Joaquín is a friendly man, a good conversationalist and, as he himself says, with a calm demeaner, but very highly-strung on the inside.

Producers are opting for the ‘safe value’ of California peppers such as Tallante and Ardanza from Seminis Producers from Murcia […]

The cucumber varieties SV5047CE and SV0091CE by Seminis help farmers work, making the tasks more flexible. In times of pandemic, […]

Cliff RZ, the new cucumber from Rijk Zwaan, solves the post-harvest problems for hot cycles or early and spring cycles […]

The company’s Shard and Titanium varieties are adapted to mechanical harvesting, the future for brassica vegetables The new reality in […]

HM.CLAUSE’s courgette is celebrating its anniversary in great shape On the seed market, celebrating a decade with the same variety […]

Koppert recommends bringing back the biodiversity that is lost after greenhouse disinfection Soil is much more than a support for […]

Semilleros Saliplant is offering the market onion bulblets, a planting system that allows onions for bunches to be obtained in […]

This interview was carried out on the 16th of July, when the region of El Segrià and some adjacent areas […]

Created by Agro Selection Fruits, Ondine™ it is the consumer-oriented brand of flat stone fruit The French plant breeder has […]

Stephane Buffat, manager and co-founder of the innovative company, talks to us about its latest varieties and about its strengths […]

The cooperative is preparing to ensure that its clients have stone fruit until September Actel cooperatives are working at full […]

Royal is one of the pioneer companies throughout Europe in growing and marketing fruit with high added value.  Stone fruit […]

Partida Aduanas points out the advantages of the Cadiz anchorage for citrus fruit exports. In 2019, the Port of Algeciras […]

HispatecTrack accompanies exporters and closes the traceability circuit on the chain of value. After acquiring all shares from Anserlog Worldwide […]

In June, red spider mites will be a serious problem where preventive releases have not been carried out. Koppert España […]

Frío Guerrero is compensating its CO2 emissions using the Eco-Logistics programme. Road freighting is responsible for 25% of the annual […]

The Galician company Kiwanda Food uses radiofrequency technology to face up to one of the greatest problems in the fruit […]

The production system used for Zespri™ kiwis means that consumers place their trust in them, campaign after campaign. The most […]

Bio consumption shot up by 12% in Spain during the COVID-19 crisis, whilst the EU has set an ambitious challenge […]

Syngenta and Zeraim are promoting their pepper range with resistance to powdery mildew and nematodes all year long. The demand […]

According to provisional figures, ecological sales have increased by 30%. The strategy used by the cooperative from Almeria Coprohníjar, with […]

The ‘CAECV’ is starting an online promotion campaign to support the ecological sector in the Comunitat. The Ecological Agricultural Committee […]

Strong competition from Morocco, scarce return and the crisis, likely to mean a drop in specialities, says Keops. Ecological fruit […]

Canova has increased its invoicing by almost 20% due to the boom in healthy trends in the middle of the […]

Reactiva is carrying out analyses for the industry’s main problems, providing results in 24 hours. The coronavirus pandemic caused by […]

This platform reaches Spain with a new campaign that incorporates the “Kiwi Brothers” mascots, a clear reflection of ZespriTM kiwis. […]

With the lockdown easing process and the summer season in full bloom, this year’s particularity is that the sector is […]

Europe has been locked down for three months and there are still reservations about travelling to Spain in the summer […]

For years now, melon consumption has faced a certain dissatisfaction from consumers. They are not finding any uniformity in their […]

Anecoop’s initial programme for the watermelon campaign is about to reach 160 million kilos. Of these, the sales volume is […]

Caparrós is responding strongly to the watermelon campaign, in spite of all the difficulties caused by the health crisis. This […]

Fruit Today talked to Juan Peñalver, an associate in the company Procomel, who is an agricultural engineer and an expert […]

Fashion has brought its promotion actions forward and Carlos Ríos is repeating as its ambassador in an atypical campaign. This […]

Nunhems has high quality materials in the four main segments. Nunhems, the brand from Basf Vegetable Seeds, is probably the […]

New references added to Rijk Zwaan’s melon and watermelon range, with emphasis on resistances. Rijk Zwaan is already working to […]

Seminis is extending its Galia range with two new references, Albizu and Galvir.  Flavour that is reminiscent of traditional melons, […]

Enza Zaden is closing the Piel de Sapo cycle in Murcia and adding new developments in yellow and Galia melons. […]

Watermelon is the second most important product for the Surinver cooperative which, in addition to its traditional California peppers, has […]

Spain exported 404,587 tonnes of onions in 2019 and this figure turns the Spanish producing-marketing sector into one of the […]

Santa Lucía, Goldeneye and SV2657NK from Seminis lead the sweet onion segment. The Seminis brand, belonging to Bayer, is the […]

Markets such as Africa have shown interest in Spanish garlic owing to the crisis in recent months. Last year Spanish […]

Bejo continues extending its market share with Almagro, Stingray and Pantano. Onions are one of Bejo Ibérica’s most important products, […]

The rise in maritime shipping rates is having important repercussions for global operators for goods such as onions, which involve […]

The economic crisis, a result of COVID-19, is making it impossible to see a clear scenario in the onion sector, […]

Although globally the onion sector is not going through its best moment, the sweet varieties continue with their particular recovery, […]

At the age of 60, he has spent half of his life as a melon wanderer. His parents and 700 of the 1,000 families who lived in the town, used to migrate for 6 months of the year.

Using this slogan (Get your vitamins with peppers), the seed company organised an original virtual meeting to promote peppers and […]

COVID-19 has meant a change in Syngenta’s launch format for its new developments. The health crisis has been a catalyst […]

The latest launch by HM.CLAUSE is being very well-received in retail stores due to its flavour and shelf-life. “Once again, […]

Seminis is developing new tomato varieties that range from ‘premium’ to ‘commodities’ in order to bring certainty to any situation. […]

The asparagus cooperatives are working at full capacity in spite of a notable drop in demand due to Covid-19. Both […]

Koppert’s nematodes offer effective biological control against this pest. The common asparagus beetle, a pest that specifically affects this crop […]

The Magnus F1 variety from Bejo allows savings in the harvesting and handling processes. The seed company Bejo continues working […]

The world pandemic of Covid-19 means a before and after in the History of Mankind. A turning point the consequences […]

The chaos in air traffic is also affecting fruit and vegetables. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, air freight […]

At the time I am writing these lines, we have already been in confinement for over a month. As is […]

“Some people are diverting attention away from their own incapacity, blaming Morocco” During the protests by #AgricultoresAlLímite, the entry of […]

Watermelons no longer being sold in quarters and halves has dragged sales down at the start of the campaign, with […]

Laser labelling is becoming increasingly important at Agrícola Navarro de Haro. The war on plastic started by consumers from all […]

During this campaign Coprohníjar predicts a 10% increase in large watermelons at the expense of the smaller ones. Between weeks […]

Fashion is starting the campaign with important new developments in the diversification of its range: snacks and a new line […]

The cooperative is extending the campaign, covering more months of production. During this year, CASI will add 440 ha of […]

Pozo Sur is maintaining its resource optimisation strategy and pushing for a change in the legislation to avoid food waste. […]

The end of the administrative concession of the Food Unit in 2032 and how to tackle the new Food Chain […]

Open-minded and willing to accept any new developments that could affect the sales of a wholesaler, Manguán, S.L. does not […]

Once again, new potatoes from Malaga are reaching the supermarket shelves, although this has been affected by the country’s state […]

Rijk Zwaan keeps extending its market share in California peppers with varieties such as Claque RZ and Arabesca RZ, which […]

The seed company displayed the potential of both varieties at its annual open days. Zeraim’s Pepper Open Days have become […]

In COVID-19: CONVERSATIONS WITH… we talk to Luis Martín Garvayo, head of horticultural seeds for the Iberian Mainland and Italy […]

At Top Seeds, California pepper sales continue to rise in Almeria with materials such as Galiano F1 and Arnon F1. […]

Hokkaido and Saitama complete Syngenta’s global offer of California peppers with resistances. 2020 is an important year for Syngenta because […]

Seminis’ California pepper varieties have become consolidated in Murcia owing to their quality and behaviour as ecological crops. The ecological […]

Bayer continues increasing its Lamuyo range under the Seminis brand and maintains the growth of its California peppers. During this […]

HM.CLAUSE has added a new feature to its pepper catalogue: resistance to nematodes and powdery mildew. The seed company HM.CLAUSE […]

Spanish potato operators are undergoing an expansion aimed at reinventing the business. Technological investment and an increase in the storage […]

In Castilla y León, there is a build up of around 10,000 tonnes of potatoes that should have been used […]

The potato sector is undergoing a boom with the main packaging companies investing in technology and extending their facilities. What […]

The post-confinement future is an open scenario, in which potatoes as natural food, full of nutrients, could play an essential […]

Cutting-edge technology, organisation and human resources mean the company can prepare 70% more produce than normal. The Spanish state of […]

New Andalusian potatoes are starting to appear on the market, in a context of important demand for fresh potatoes all […]

The company from Alicante forms a unique universe within its sector due to its exclusive know-how at source, which it […]

There is concern and unease hanging over the stone fruit sector, which has not seen even moderately acceptable results since […]

The weather conditions, with only a few cold hours this winter, will affect the volumes of this fruit, although other […]

The situation was already delicate for Spanish stone fruit productions before the current campaign started, and now, with the health […]

Leader in quality and recognition, SAT Royal, faithful to its experience, has started the stone fruit campaign in Spain. The […]

Farmers in Extremadura were surprised by a heavy hailstorm on the 12th of April. The area of Vega Alta and, […]

Using a conciliatory tone, Deon Joubert, the top executive of the Citrus Grower Association (CGA) of South Africa for European […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked exclusively to Inmaculada Sanfeliu, general manager of the Comité de Gestión de Cítricos, the Spanish body […]

Everything is now ready for the official formalisation of the World Citrus Organization (WCO) at Fruit Logistica. Its members have […]

We went over many of the current subjects with Miguel Abril, sales manager from Anecoop: productions, campaign, sustainability, representative organisms […]

European citrus growers must meet specific protocols to export to the same countries, which in turn, send citrus fruit to […]

The company has concentrated its activity in specialising in three products: limes, lemons and papayas With many years of experience […]

At a surprise dinner, Infia said goodbye to Adolfo Gomis, who had been the manager and soul of the company […]

The fresh produce industry’s top award will be presented on 7 February 2020 in Berlin. More than 78,000 trade visitors […]

The volume of Pink Lady® apples in Spain in 2019 has risen to 10,000 tonnes, 40% more than in the […]

The nomination recognises the significance of a having fully compostable fresh produce label available for our customers and our industry […]

The Association is taking stock of its constant evolution in all areas: economic results, human team, values and extension of […]

Sakata Vegetables Europe is arriving at this new edition of Fruit Logistica at full throttle Over the three days of […]

For the first time, the Region of Murcia exceeded 2,500 million euros in exported fruit and vegetables, a figure that […]

South Africa’s important development in the grape category is allowing some Spanish companies to increase their trade relations with this […]

The surface area for ecological farming in Spain reached 2.2 million hectares in 2018, 8% more than in 2017 Fruit […]

The company from Murcia is adding nuts to its extensive range of fruit and vegetable products, specifically almonds Fruit Today […]

The company is boosting its production and marketing capacity with projects in Romania and the United States. Once again, this […]

Over the past three years BioProcam has doubled its sales in France, virtually equalling its German orders Mixed pallets of […]

After the coming into effect of the Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2167, at CAAE, true to our commitment to the sector, […]

Nature Choice adds 20 ha of ecological cropland in its second year with this new line Stability has set the […]

At Fruit Logistica, the company will introduce new biological solutions as an effective alternative to banned agricultural chemicals An invisible […]

The company is responding to the ‘local for local’ trend with the introduction of new farms in Holland where they […]

Induser is going for sustainability with a bag packaging machine that reduces plastic use The company is launching onto the […]

The cooperative has reached 40,000 tm of produce during the recently ended campaign, compared to the previous season’s 28,000 tm […]

Félix García (Barcelona, 1974) is a man with slightly unusual ideas. He studied Economics, but he taught himself to be […]

Bayer started researching sources of resistance when the virus first appeared in 2014 Susana García, Discovery Pathology Lead for EMEA, […]

Spanish subtropical fruit companies are starting to lose their dominant role in Europe due to an increase in competition Spanish […]

Los Cursos has had the best Christmas ever in subtropical fruit volumes, although this season the unexpected ‘star’ is Fino […]

The proliferation of producers is making Spanish grown avocados become blurred and consumers do not associate them with the territory […]

The company is extending its crops in Cadiz and Seville, while its subsidiary in Peru is growing at a rate […]

Palmer and Keitt offer an alternative after Osteen, as they concentrate less volumes, explain sources from Natural Tropic With the […]

Axarfruit confirms an increase in demand of green-skinned avocado varieties as an economic alternative to Hass Although they continue to […]

Compañía Aguacatera del Sur closed its first campaign with a very positive balance, reaching 20 million euros in invoicing, and […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked to Rafael Domínguez, manager of Freshuelva, to find out about the sector’s most relevant aspects in […]

As a whole, the berries sector exported 348,844 tonnes, which meant a 15% increase compared to the 303,305 tonnes of […]

Since the 1st of November, Emilio Fuertes has been the company’s sales manager Fruit Today talked to him to find […]

Back in 1999, the world of the strawberry was characterised by there basically being only one variety. In this context, […]

1,000 hectares from two of the cooperatives belonging to the organisation are coming into production, strengthening internal growth We interviewed […]

Rossetta®, Gioelita® and Marabella®, hardy, with high quality fruit, are already present in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy Nova Siri […]

This campaign seems to be stable for the red berry sector with regard to its growth in hectares, and this […]

The activity of the organisation from Moguer never stops. The cooperative is the first one in its sector to join […]

The broccoli crop is suffering from the DANA and the ups and downs in temperatures, but the programmes will be […]

Bimi continues to spread, while other alternatives are appearing. The agricultural sector has been repeating the same mantra for many […]

The seed company Tozer is looking to the new campaign with good sales forecasts for Tirreno, its broccoli variety. The […]

The company is increasing its brassica ranges and expects to grow by around 20% in lettuces In 2019 Unexport has […]

Minimum wage and water shortages are putting the feasibility of the sector at risk, according to Hoyamar Effective, sensible and […]

The new flavourful purple sprouting broccoli from Sacoje and Agromark is now on the market At the last Fruit Attraction […]

The company is moving forward with the new Ethnic Salads, the ‘poké’ style bowls and a 3 million euro investment […]

Sakata Seed Ibérica presented PerseusF1, the latest incorporation to its early cycle broccoli family. It is a very popular variety […]

Progeny is developing a line of varieties in Spain and is already successfully marketing them in the USA. The lettuce […]

Cuadraspania is struggling to meet its clients’ projections due to this year’s complicated weather conditions for the sector Rainfall in […]

Fruit Today euromagazine talked to Enrique Bellés, the chairman of Intercitrus, regarding the progress of the interprofessional association and its […]

The continuous diversification of its foreign trade is one of the strengths of the Spanish citrus fruit growing sector. The […]

The current citrus fruit campaign is completely opposite to the previous one. The reason? Much lower volumes (-20%). For the […]

After signing the protocol with China (2015), many operators launched onto the Asian giant’s market, but not all of them […]

Quico Cañamas, Operations Manager from Cañamas Hermanos, and Fruit Today covered some of the hottest topics for the sector in […]

Historically concentrating on the first part of the citrus fruit campaign, the organisation will extend its season The incorporation of […]

The prohibition of active matter and climate change are increasing the activity of emerging pests and Koppert is offering new […]

Kiwis are no longer exotic fruits, not easily found in the average shopping basket. Now you can see them regularly […]

This potato, new on the Iberian market, in addition to promoting a brand, will also encourage local production 55 hectares […]

They have recently signed an agreement to be the quality brand’s partner laboratory In September, Reactiva became the new partner […]

A study published by the Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU) and New Economy and Social Innovation confirms that 73% […]

‘Estrellas de Internet’ 2019 Prize-winners As happens every year, ‘Fruit Today euromagazine’, with the sponsorship of Proexport and Euro Pool […]

Kimitec is opening the doors of MAAVi Innovation Center, the largest centre for bio-pesticides, prebiotics and probiotics in Europe and […]

The man who was Anecoop’s sales manager for over three decades and who today is a consultant, talked to FruitToday […]

Vicente Puchol (50 years old, Foios, Valencia) finds it very difficult to smile; however, he is an eloquent, enlightening man, a volcano of words.

Bayer is launching several melon materials for growing under glass and in the open air, such as the Galia SVMG7464, […]

The seed company HM.CLAUSE is bringing value to the melon campaign with its new Piel de Sapo and Galia materials […]

Gavà is exclusively marketing the new ‘San Marzano’ type from Seminis, which continues to develop flavourful varieties The fact that […]

The seed company Rijk Zwaan displayed the variety, already on the market, at its field days in Nijar Rijk Zwaan […]

Uncertainty and fear are as present as the awareness of the actual capacity for resilience It was a looming problem […]

The French company was created 50 years ago as a result of the need for cooperatives to join their synergies […]

The activity of the PGI Poma de Girona never stops, even though the sector is always living with the challenge […]

After its good connection with consumers, Opal’s® remaining challenge is for its differentiation at the point of sale compared to […]

The Italian consortium plans to devote over 1,800 ha to new varieties over the next five years The apples from […]

Ambrosia apples are back in supermarkets and greengrocers with a new communication campaign ‘Always divine’. In order to satisfy the […]

The company is working on reaching 2025 with 15.5% in biological production and a reduction of up to 84.5% in […]

Generalised drop in all communities After the worst campaign in living memory for the citrus fruit growers, which has been […]

Fruit Today interviewed Josep Tejedo, general manager of Mercabarna, who advised us of the market’s latest developments. Once again this […]

The company from Abarán (Murcia) is starting a new voyage in line with its new brand slogan: “Frutas Torero around […]

The priority at Zespri® is satisfying their consumers all over the world with quality kiwis that guarantee a high nutritional […]

The new group was launched at the end of September. Rovensa joins the market with an elegant image, under the […]

Anything could happen during the week of the trade fair. The only thing we can foresee and be certain of […]

The ‘Estrellas de Internet’ Awards now have finalists for their 9 categories. Is your company amongst them? It is becoming […]

At Fruit Attraction, it will present to its clients its acquired potential after purchasing Labrunier and its subsidiaries This year, […]

Quality Life Produce is increasing its covered surface area to meet retailers’ interest in getting closer to the source The […]

In Madrid, the cooperative is showing its renewed sustainable packaging line Centro Sur (Cesurca) is actively working to eliminate plastic […]

It has produced over 200,000 kg with this melon speciality and will close the summer melon and watermelon campaign with […]

The leading international company in agro-technological solutions will launch four important new developments in Madrid For the fifth year running, […]

Bejo is launching flavourful purple sprouting broccoli, much more attractive for today’s consumer The seed company is coming to Fruit […]

Rijk Zwaan is launching ‘healthy’ proposals for eating out and it is bringing solutions to other trends such as the […]

Peaches, nectarines and flat peaches are the fruits encompassed by this quality seal For the sixth year in a row, […]

We have just had the worst campaign in living memory for citrus fruit and, possibly due to this, the sector […]

Two essential events mark the start up of the season: the Half Marathon of L`Alcudia and the official campaign presentation […]

With a potential persimmon production that will reach 450 million kilos in the fields (this figure always drops on a […]

Decco Ibérica is the only company that currently has a permanently registered product for persimmon post-harvest. The shelf life of […]

L’Alcudia’s 6th Half Marathon, organised by the CANSO cooperative and the town’s Caixa Rural, registered a record participation, with 2,060 […]

Patatas Meléndez has a clear goal: continuing to grow to ensure its leadership on the potato sector in Spain. The […]

Although now the modern distribution networks have taken over a large part of the fruit and vegetable business, wholesale markets […]

The TOMRA 3A is better than its predecessor in all aspects: greater capacity, detection of green potatoes, easier to use […]

Mulder Onions was established in 1997, with the idea of marketing onions and potatoes. Amongst its clients are the main […]

I would have never guessed that Nuria Martínez (Madrid, 1976) was a CrossFitter. She has been doing it for over a year now and she admits that, for her, it is more of a mental challenge than a physical one.

Specialities are now less profitable, as happened to conventional large tomatoes. Is there a future for this category? The largest […]

The speciality from Granada La Palma is on its way to becoming a new milestone in the sector’s history Talking […]

Keops Agro’s gourmet range will be the star at Fruit Attraction The company from Almeria Keops Agro is launching two […]

Agrícola Navarro de Haro closed 2018/19 with an “acceptable” balance sheet, exceeding the forecasts (going from 73,000 t to 75,000), […]

Monterosa’s colour and voluptuousness have awoken the creativity of many of those who enjoy cooking, creating many delicious recipes Monterosa […]

Looije’s cherry tomato will be the star of its stand in Madrid Under the slogan ‘Savouring every moment’, once again […]

Caparrós is spotlighting its anniversary and everything it has achieved, such as the two ‘Flavour of the Year’ awards 2019 […]

Interview with Pablo Castillo, manager of Reactiva Laboratorio (Groupe Carso) Carso is the leader in analysis and associated agribusiness services […]

Varieties such as Ventero, Basilea and Bateyo are enjoying the highest prices at CASI Climate change is affecting crops all […]

Fruit Today Euromagazine interviewed Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Sales Manager at Koppert for Almeria, Granada and Malaga The start of the […]

Induser’s machinery adopts the ‘plastic-free’ trend The war against plastic is causing important changes in the sector at all levels. […]

The cooperative grew between 6-7% in a “quite irregular” campaign and is now opting for diversification Although the 2018/19 agricultural […]

Balcón de Níjar notes the need to pass on the increase in labour costs to prices “Next year, in general, […]

The California pepper is Escobi’s star product, along with the courgette. The company is working on its development, planting new […]

This year the company will grow by 15% in volume of fresh fruit and it is adding three references to […]

Its Andean subsidiary adds 1,000 t of mangoes and 3,000 t of avocados to its Spanish production Just over two […]

Natural Tropic continues growing, with sustainability at all levels The company from Malaga, Natural Tropic is tackling the new campaign, […]

TROPS is launching an ambitious 5-year promotion plan to inform about the product TROPS is celebrating its 40th anniversary this […]

Novofrut demands involvement by the Administrations to break down the obstacle hindering the sector The growing demand for avocados has […]

They are working hand in hand with their producing partners at source and their clients Montosa plays a prominent role […]

Bioalgarrobo has found the key to the crop after two years of trials This company from Malaga, Bioalgarrobo, specialising in […]

BioProcam is concentrating its bio subtropical fruit production on medium sizes, and in mangos it is opting for late varieties […]

We talked to Axarfruit, which predicts a growth in volume of 20% and has invested in new installations in Vélez-Málaga […]

The tight profit margin left to producers and the mass entrance of apples from other sources are causing the sector […]

This year’s campaign is going to be very special for UvasDoce, as it is full of special projects and new […]

Koppert’s biological fungicide prevents fungal pathogens from being the first to colonise the soil after disinfection Under glass, disinfection is […]

Tuta, aphids and red spider mites have proliferated this year. Bioline explains the reason and provides the keys to tackling […]

They are first timers in the trade fair, with a stand to present their new developments in agrifood analytics The […]

Spaniards have been branded as arriving late for many things, as we have with this one, but this time it […]

In July, this company from Valencia threw a great party to celebrate its 10th anniversary Under the slogan “We are […]

‘The future of the potato in Spain’ was the central topic of this event organised by Patatas Meléndez The 1st […]

Although we at Fruit Today will take a few days break in August, our ‘Estrellas de Internet’ registration period will […]

Last May the first railway connection for transporting fruit and vegetables from southern to northern Europe was launched The train […]

The French company has turned 50 already looking forward to the next half a century Blue Whale is a group […]

The future of pre-prepared and ready-cooked products and chilled fruit and vegetables boasts opportunities and innovations galore, in line with […]

La Línea Verde Group continues to grow. It closed its consolidated balance sheet at the end of December 2018, with […]

Investment in innovation and a global leap are the lynchpins of the success of Valencia’s Grupo de Alimentario Citrus In […]

Innovation and sustainability are the key levers behind the growth of the Spanish leader Fruit Today euromagazine interviewed Fermín Aldaz, […]

The product is in line with the brand’s commitment to the environment, promoting responsible farming techniques As a response to […]

Since January of this year, Bonnysa’s guacamole is being sold, under the Chef Select brand, in all the LIDL stores […]

High creativity and innovation determine the daily management of the Valencian company Vicente Peris, which started out on its adventure […]

The ‘¿Ysi? de Bouquet’ Range brings together different product lines such as soups, creams, spreads, hamburgers… Alberto Cáncer, manager for […]

Unica has added a new reference to its dried snack range If Unica is known for something (in addition to […]

For Huercasa, eating healthily and tastily every day has to be easy. Therefore, they have presented some new Huercasa ecological […]

CITROSOL’s new system controls the level of the microbial load, reducing water consumption Fruit Today euromagazine talked to Benito Orihuel, […]

This long life Galia is added to other references such as Cabal F1 The seed company Takii Seed has extended […]

This new melon variety is surprising due to its quality in early cycle, its homogeneous, excellent-flavoured fruit and its external […]

Great expectations for the new individual watermelon by Nunhems, with ideal flavour and format for Millenials and Generation Z Nunhems’ […]

Seminis has become the epicentre of the melon world with its ‘iX Event’ Ideas eXchange Event is the fourth world […]

Syngenta is presenting a mini round melon and the first black seedless watermelon under the brand name Zeraim Piel de […]

The seed company has experienced an “exponential growth” in sales and is adding new references Enza is developing melon programmes […]

Semillas Fitó presented its solutions to complete the production cycle in the entire melon segment Once again, this year the […]

HM.CLAUSE presents four new references in its melon offer The company, the world leader in melons, held its Melon & […]

The company has given its products another turn of the screw with its best asset, innovation Rijk Zwaan has completed […]

This record is due to the extraordinary growth in the fruit and vegetable area, which includes the central market and […]

Mercabarna will be the first wholesale market with a specific space for organic foods in 2020 At the end of […]

The Catalonian company will take on shortly the refurbishment of its office space and is launching its new paper bag […]

15 years ago the Catalan company changed its business strategy and focused all its resources and personnel on international trade […]

The endless possibilities of the Catalan wholesale market coincide with the good rhythm of the companies that operate in it […]

Ronda Fruits is one of the companies never had a doubt about its commitment to ecological produce “Now it is […]

The company continues on a roll and since the start of the year it has maintained a high rate of […]

Seminis guarantees quality in the double and triple harvests, trends that are on the rise in this segment The down […]

A study by the UAL shows that Levantino has greater post-harvest guarantee than other varieties In July, Enza Zaden showed […]

The Dutch cucumber with SmartQ genetics from Semillas Fitó offers plant health, high production and exceptional fruit quality The new […]

The excellent results of Rijk Zwaan’s broccoli variety mean it is definitely here to stay Larsson RZ was launched in […]

Saliplant offers bulblets, a planting system that allows onions for bunches to be obtained in 10-12 weeks. At Semilleros Saliplant […]

HM.CLAUSE’s courgette is experiencing a ‘magnificent’ commercial evolution thanks to its great quality, high productivity and behaviour in the fields […]

Syngenta is developing new varieties, paying attention to trends such as eco and functional characteristics Alongside their commitment to quality […]

After a rocky start to the campaign due to small-sized fruit, the stone fruit situation is showing more positive signs […]

An agreement has been signed to develop the flat white nectarine range in Spain In recent years, the French company […]

The trade fair recorded an important flow of trade visitors who appreciate knowledge as an added value for the sector’s […]

The Shock Absorber system by Induser guarantees the best treatment for blueberries Blueberries are small fruits that require special treatment […]

Single-materials that are very practical and with savings of between 50% and 70% in plastic, these are Sorma’s latest proposals […]

The centrifuge has received the Gold Medal of the Macfrut Innovation Award 2019 and it has been nominated at United […]

The Zespri® kiwi guarantees, in addition to top quality fruit, an environmentally integrated production system At Zespri®, they have a […]

It has cultivated 50 hectares of tropical fruit in Sicily and it will start marketing them in 2020/21 In 1927, […]

The company from Murcia has purchased Labrunier, Brazil’s largest table grape producer, its international marketing company, Bravis, and its subsidiaries […]

The company from Valladolid is ranked as the first packaging company that guarantees the use of national potatoes in all […]

Camposeven is launching a new, cutting-edge and attractive image for its ecological and biodynamic fruit and vegetables online sales brand, […]

Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha are leading the introduction of this effective biological fungicide Old vines considered to be dead that […]

In January they will market their first certified products in this category This year, the Cooperativa Agrícola San Isidro (CASI) […]

Balcón de Níjar is opting for Rijk Zwaan’s variety to diversify its range David Caparrós, manager of the ecological farming […]

Hortosabor’s subsidiary company forecasts reaching 6 million kilos next year As Fruit Today advanced a year ago, Hortosabor has taken […]

The Italian Consortium, at the head of sustainability with the launching of a plastic-free, cardboard packaging In the constant search […]

Keops Agro has added two new references to its gourmet tomato line The ecological production company Keops Agro is renewing […]

Vitalis is strongly committed to the sustainability, traceability and confidence in the sector The main producing and marketing companies of […]

This is the first year that its new farm, La Falamosa is producing fruit, after planting the crops at the […]

In 2023, along with La Trentina, it will reach a total production area of 680 h in ecological apples In […]

The biological control company has opened its plant in El Ejido, and in addition to producing beneficial insects it will […]

The project intends to streamline the formalities by using its own certificate and the creation of a brand for commercial […]

The Italian company specialising in ecological produce has added new references and is working on increasing its exports With an […]

In just 4 months it has increased invoicing by another 20% The brand VeryBio is making a space for itself […]

The Association for the Promotion of the Consumption of Broccoli has appointed its new Management Board for 2019-2022  With the […]

We have opened the registration period for the #EstrellasdeInternet awards On the 13th of may, the different social media networks […]

The fifth edition of this international event will have Mexico as one of the most important countries The 5th International […]

On the 13th of May, the Spanish Network of the Global Compact and Fruits de Ponent called a seminar on […]

The volume of stone fruit has returned to normal in most of the European producing regions, after the important drop […]

Fruit Today talked to Pepe Escoms, head of stone fruit at Anecoop, who considers that the Spanish grubbing out is […]

Agro SelectionsFruits is going to promote its Nature range to develop ecological varieties The French Stone fruit breeding company has […]

Melon and watermelon productions are stabilising in the Region of Murcia, while the former is slowing down its foreign sales […]

Almost 60,000 tonnes of melons marketed allow the company from Murcia to keep up its perfect bill of health Fruit […]

During 2019, Anecoop forecasts marketing 150.000 tonnes of watermelon, one of its star products, of which 80% correspond to the […]

2019 is going to be a year to remember for Caparrós Nature. Not only are they commemorating the company’s 35th […]

The seed company has materials for all the segments in the main Spanish melon producing regions For several decades, Semillas […]

The company from Valencia, which is about to celebrate its first century, has quality printed in its DNA as its […]

Zeraim’s recently launched black seedless watermelon range and its new Piel de Sapo generation (and flavour), two keys for its […]

Nunhems is adding new developments to a portfolio that prioritises high quality standards and is backing smaller sizes also for […]

Carlos Ríos, dietician-nutritionist and creator of the Realfooding movement, talked to Fruit Today about the need to increase the consumption […]

The seed company is developing a range of solutions for each melon type in the world through the development and […]

Seminis’ Melon & Watermelon Week will have two special days on which a global event will take place This year, […]

At the latest Almeria trade fair, Infoagro, the seed company Intersemillas presented its Piel de Sapo melon, Pinazo. With this […]

He admits that living with permanent jet lag allows him to eat at any time of the day and that it has even made him lose the feeling of being cold or hot.

The volume of stone fruit has returned to normal in most of the European producing regions, after the important drop […]

Fruit Today talked to Pepe Escoms, head of stone fruit at Anecoop, who considers that the Spanish grubbing out is […]

Agro SelectionsFruits is going to promote its Nature range to develop ecological varieties The French Stone fruit breeding company has […]

The new tomato from Granada La Palma intends to revolutionise the sector with a mixture of sweetness, acidity, delicacy and […]

DRO141TX, Dynafort and Vitalfort bring a ‘bonus’ for tomato farmers The brand De Ruiter, belonging to the multinational Bayer, continues […]

Cora Seeds have launched onto the Spanish market with its three latest cherry tomato developments This is Cora Seeds’ first […]

Esasem is responsible for the development of successful varieties such as Lobello, the famous tomato marketed by Caparrós Tomatoes are […]

HM.CLAUSE offers important solutions for the export tomato segment and continues to rely on flavour The seed company HM.CLAUSE is […]

The latest from Nunhems in tomato has already won over consumers’ palates In general, the market is demanding fruit with […]

Bejo increases sales of its star variety by 30% The asparagus market demands calibre and quality. Two characteristics that are […]

Hortovilla started the first asparagus harvests at the beginning of March with “just OK” quality, due to the lack of […]

Over the past four years, the planted surface area of green asparagus has grown by around 40% in the sector […]

Analytical management is amongst the most popular solutions from Hispatec Analytics The company has only been up and running for […]

Koppert’s biological fungicide is very efficient in all types of soils and is authorised for ecological crops The experience in […]

Now in its third edition, the show is gaining momentum and has been recognised as an international fair The agricultural […]

The difference in food safety and environmental requirements, which are more demanding for European production, represent an unfair advantage for […]

Over 1,500 guest buyers from all over the world and an online platform to facilitate the meeting of supply and […]

The Campaign for the Promotion and Dissemination of Spanish Citrus Fruit held its first edition of its “Spain’s Citrus Fruit […]

The 9th edition of the ‘Estrellas de Internet’ Awards is already being prepared. The inscription period opens on the 13th […]

Peregrín is strengthening its R&D and already has purple garlic with germ developed in its vegetable health laboratory Five years […]

The Protected Geographical Indication ‘Ajo Morado de las Pedroñeras’ is changing its strategy to reach the end consumers The new […]

The Spanish garlic campaign in its most emblematic region, Las Pedroñeras, is slightly early compared to the previous year. Castilla […]

Rain, quality and price have marked a year in which Peregrín One Garlic is attempting to consolidate its business on […]

‘Let nothing stop you’ is this year’s advertising claim In 2018, the AGF Group started its transition from being a […]

The brand follows in the wake of the Melón de Autor and is being sold exclusively at some of the […]

In 2018/19, the volume marketed will increase by 20% The first spring watermelons are already available in CASI, and the […]

This campaign, it will devote 50 hectares to ecological watermelons and increase volumes of mini watermelons The mini watermelon is […]

The company is taking on the campaign with very good news, such as the Aenor Healthy Company certificate and the […]

The French group, present in Morocco, Senegal, Spain and France is preparing to expand towards a new range This new […]

Pozo Sur is applying hand pollination to 5 hectares of watermelons to ensure top quality volumes in early cycle Being […]

Agrícola Navarro de Haro continues along the same lines, in a year full of new elements  During the last campaign, […]

Flavour and the search for smaller formats make up Sakata’s road map The Piel de Sapo melon varieties have always […]

It is extending its range with a mini piel de sapo for export and the yellow Jandaia for Murcia and […]

In 2017, the different food units in Mercamadrid consolidated a marketing record reaching 2,712,383 tonnes of food, meaning an increase […]

The installations of CMR INFINITA, the company’s name in Mercamadrid, which will start working shortly, consolidate its functionality and efficiency […]

The company from Madrid continues to develop its import lines, particularly in exotic fruits In this context, its brand Olinda, […]

Plump, the Spanish subsidiary of the Portuguese Luis Vicente Group, is one of the top specialists in tropical fruit Plump, […]

The alliances made by Kiwi World, a company from the Grupo E. Sánchez, allow the company to have a safe, […]

With new installations in Mercamadrid, the Grupo Frutas E. Sánchez will add