FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Carmen Cabra: Ordered chaos
Carmen Cabra was born in Valencia. She has just turned 60, and her other ‘daughter’, Fruit Today, has reached 100 issues. Thus, the team has been compelled this once to move over to the other side of the Profile of the Month.
VOG, ready for new challenges
The start of the VOG marketing campaign is accompanied by the carefully detailed planning of communication and consumer acquisition activities
La Rasa has reached its highest production point
Nufri’s productions in Soria will reach 35 million kilos, with very good prospects on the markets
Giropoma, looking towards new extensions
One year after the acquisition of its first robotic line, the Catalonian cooperative is already getting ready for new investments that must take place in 2026
Spain and Europe, different directions for the apple harvest
The Spanish apple harvest will grow by 9.4% and the pear harvest will decrease by 14.8%. However, the opposite is true regarding the trend in Europe, as apple harvests are falling by 11.3% and pears are rising by 4.9%.
The new Gala clones stand out amongst early apples
They are called T-REX®/CIVT15* and TIGERGALA®/CIVS15*, and they are only available in the nurseries that are members of CIV: Mazzoni Vivai, Tagliani Vivai, and Salvi Vivai
“We expect a quiet campaign”
With the Gala harvest having finished a few weeks ago, and with almost 50% of the Golden collected, Fruit Today interviewed Miquel Roig, the General Manager of the Catalan company Fructícola Empordà, and he foresees a campaign without many ups and downs.
The D.O. Kaki Ribera del Xúquer will add another 110,000 t.
Spanish persimmon production has dropped in recent years, but the region of La Ribera remains the most productive area, with the greatest product quality
Prats: “Persimmon consumption on the Spanish home market must be increased”
For the first time there is objective data about Spanish persimmon consumption, as it now appears in detail on the MAPA food panel.
Leanri, a mandarin that is becoming consolidated on the market
The 2024 Leanri campaign has been, as in the previous ones, an excellent opportunity to assess consumer response, who especially appreciate its appearance, easiness to peel, crunchy texture, lack of fibre, and its flavour
Disparity in the main production areas
Andalusia and the Valencian Community are presenting very different forecasts; the former with a 19.2% increase in production and the latter with a 16.2% decrease.
The citric fruit production has reached 5.8 million tonnes: 8.6% less than over the last 5 years
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food (MAPA) forecasted an initial citrus fruit capacity of 5,842 million tonnes for the 2024/2025 campaign, which started on the 1st of September
