FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Turkey and Egypt are stepping on the gas
Turkey and Egypt are the countries contributing most to the rise in citrus fruit production in the northern hemisphere, which went up by 12.2%. The Spanish harvest has only grown by 2%
The South African lion is roaring
South Africa is handling a discrediting strategy towards European institutions
Monumental competition
Year after year, Egypt is increasing its productions. During this season it will put 5.4 million tonnes on the market, a figure that is 10% higher than in the previous campaign, which was already 20% higher
Batch of new developments at Syngenta
The company is increasing its iceberg offer and is starting to work in multi-leaf, in addition to launching new, colour-filled materials in the brassica segment
Rijk Zwaan acts against advancing fusarium
The seed company is developing new varieties with high resistance under the Fusarium Defence umbrella to try to slow down one of the most serious problems for lettuces
Enza Zaden is presenting three cauliflower varieties
Nebula, Serenity and Oceanique are its new proposals for summer and autumn crops. It is also launching its radish Alboka
“Producers are no longer putting all their eggs in one basket”
Bayer is extending its brassica range with flexible, quality varieties that can be harvested mechanically
TOP SEEDS is preparing its broccoli launch
The seed company plans to present its first commercial variety, BRC-104, during this campaign
“Climate change is causing unusual campaigns that are difficult to predict”
An interview with Juan Marín Bravo, chairman of the broccoli and cauliflower sector at Proexport and general manager of Campo de Lorca-Cricket
“The peanut squash has become standard all over the world”
The progress of the pumpkin around the world is not in question. Its nutritional properties and the new varieties that Sakata have put on the market are responsible for its bursting onto the market.
“Pumpkins have experienced a great revolution”
Fruit Today magazine talked to Alberto Montañana Peris, General Manager of one of the most important and long-standing companies in pumpkins
“We are importing onions because consumers demand quality all year long”
At Navarro Darder, they foresee a good campaign and guarantee that imported onions will continue to be distributed because consumers are demanding quality
