FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
The 10th Melon & Watermelon Week is here
The event has returned to its original location, where for the first time visitors will be able to see melon and watermelon materials in the same space.
Don Gregorio: Sakata’s first variety for greenhouses
Sakata is landing in Almeria with a greenhouse melon that is no different from melons grown in the open air
Graciano: the highest percentage of first category fruit
Syngenta’s piel de sapo melon is becoming consolidated in Almeria due to its yield, uniformity and high percentage of top-quality fruit.
We are longing for a campaign that is normalised from production to consumption”
The chairman of the melon sector at Proexport, José Cánovas, explains to Fruit Today magazine how the water shortage and the ever-changing weather conditions, both at source and at the destinations, are marking the melon campaign. His wish is clear: normalisation.
Nondrop for the most delicate packaging
Induser has a new version of its packaging machine that is even more delicate than its predecessor, thanks to the Nondrop system.
Europe is experiencing a fast variety change
The first cherries, the extra-early ones do not have the best characteristics for the markets and the sector has gone to work on variety improvement.
Chile: the world’s export and research centre
Chile is the largest exporter of cherries in the world, with a record-breaking figure of 415,315 tonnes dispatched in the 2022-2023 season and a 16.5% growth compared to the previous campaign
In the September, 2022 USDA report it estimates that cherries are one of the productions with the largest growth worldwide due to the contributions by Turkey and Chile.
Jerte cherries will reduce their water consumption
The construction of a water purification plant in the Jerte Valley intends to reduce water consumption by 60%.
The drought has also reached Aragon’s cherries
The two sides of the Aragonese cherry campaign: from the frosts in the previous campaign, to the drought in the current season. Both of these weather phenomena will condition the market
Catalonian production drops 5% due to the drought
This figure has been calculated taking into account the effects caused by the water shortage, and the production of the hectares irrigated by the Urgell canal has been eliminated.
MAF RODA puts the Fast Pack Peach robot on the market
The latest innovation from the MAF RODA Group is the Fast Pack Peach robot, for automatic boxing of peaches and nectarines
PSB, 25 years serving agriculture
The family-run company, both a plant variety breeder and producer, is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a market leader in the stone fruit variety selection segment (peaches, nectarines and apricots).
