FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
WAPA: Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast revised downward following severe weather events
Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast. According to the revised forecast, which consolidates the data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, apple production is set to increase by 2,38% to reach 4.974.990 T, while pear production is expected to decrease by 1,25% to a total of 1.319.601 T.
Graphic Packaging International honored as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023 by Fast Company
Graphic Packaging International’s passion for innovation has seen the fiber-based consumer packaging leader named on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
New installations for Ronda Fruits
The Catalan company has a total of 8,000 square metres of installations along the Longitudinal 5 of Mercabarna
Graphic Packaging International partners with Smithy Mushrooms
Smithy Mushrooms, a leading UK grower of exotic mushrooms, has partnered with fibre-based consumer packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International (‘Graphic Packaging’), to supply their premium mushrooms to UK supermarkets in recyclable, cartonboard punnets.
COSARICA brand is updated
The brand has renewed its corporate identity by modernizing both its packaging and the individual labelling of the product.
Record fruit, vegetable and flower exports, reaching over 2000 million euros
Data from the INE (Portuguese Statistics Institute) show that in 2022, international sales of fruits, vegetables and flowers reached the highest value ever.
Avocado and Mango AURUM on the streets of Ciutat Comtal
For some time now, Barcelona residents have been able to contemplate the image of the delicious AURUM Avocados and Mangoes while walking around their city.
Harmoniz sets out to redefine the global greenhouse seeds market
Global greenhouse seeds developer Harmoniz is making its debut after concluding the legal processes of the merger of TomatoTech, a seed breeding company, and Nirit Seeds, developers of some of the most successful hybrid vegetable seeds in the market. The rebranded company leverages the companies’ molecular biology and breeding technologies to create tomatoes of uncompromising quality. Harmoniz is debuting its new brand at Fruit Logistica 2023 in Berlin, which takes place between February 8th and February 10th.
Bayer and Kimitec join forces to bring the next generation of Biologicals
Both companies enter into a global strategic partnership for Biologicals discovery and commercialization, that includes crop protection and biostimulant products based on molecules derived from natural sources .
Bayer to distribute pheromone-based biological crop protection solutions from M2i Group
Pheromone-based crop protection products help farmers control pests in an environmentally friendly way.
Silvia de Juanes, steely determination
Silvia de Juanes is 42 years old and she is the mother of two girls, Isabel and Carlota. She meets me at Atocha station with Germanic punctuality. From there we go to her house, in the ‘last street of Madrid’, very close to the German School, which her daughters attend.
Germany is resisting
The German economic motor is resisting the challenge of the crisis. The much-feared recession of the largest euro economy is, up to now, an assumption that has not become a reality.
