FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
“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
More resistances in the latest from Top Seeds
Following the tomato Carlitos and the ‘rootstock’ Interceptor, the company is preparing new launches with resistance to ToBRFV in all the segments and typologies
PepperCorer PC-55: The ultimate bell pepper processing
What sets the Sormac’s PepperCorer PC-55 apart from other machines is its ability to perform four key processing steps in one seamless operation: Cutting the stalks. Decoring via vacuum with minimal seed residue. Cutting and capping the bell pepper (optional). And opening and distributing the pepper into pieces (optional).
Murcia is concentrating its efforts on the high-value tomato segment
The Region of Murcia corners 10% of Spanish exports, but on high-value markets, such as Denmark and Switzerland, Murcia’s penetration is over 15%, with the same occurring on the French market
Cooperativa La Palma: social, environmental and cooperative purpose
Its model is based on the Circular Economy and Zero Waste, with sustainable, healthy, tasty and innovative farming methods both for consumers and for the planet
Keops Agro, certified in Aenor-Epigen regenerative agriculture
The company is taking part in Fruit Attraction showing its commitment to health and care of the environment
The boom of the ‘Pepper Effect’
ISI Sementi is positioning Dellisi and Benchi in record time and it is doubling its sales thanks to their pack of resistances, first fruit yield and flavour
