FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Aimplas’ project will lengthen the shelf life of citrus fruit
The Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico (Aimplas) along with another 13 associates are working on the BiOrangePack project.
Tomra’s sorting and grading solutions
Citrus packhouses are striving to meet evermore demanding quality expectations, yet must also increase quantities and improve yields.
Nothing is slowing avocados down
In 2030, world avocado production will reach 12 million tonnes and demand continues to rise. The great challenge is to increase volumes, but there are not many suitable production regions .
More water for La Axarquía
Over the next 6 months, the region will receive 9.1 hm³ of reclaimed water for irrigation.
The avocado genome, completed
A group of scientists from the University of Queensland (Australia) has completed 98% of the Hass avocado genome
In the Valencian Community, Maluma has cornered 50% of the market
Back in 2010, the company Viveros Blanco brought the first avocado’s parent trees for their distribution, both in Europe and in Morocco.
Natural Tropic is growing, both in metres and business
The company, with head offices in Vélez-Málaga, wants to extend the surface area of its premises from the current 8,000 m² to 12,000 m², continuing with its expansion plan that will be concluded in 2025.
Avocado: inflation and an ever-changing evolution
The increase in costs and scarcity of produce worldwide are causing great uncertainty in this campaign. This year, Trops will have over 50% less avocado.
Alcoaxarquía is expanding
The group has created a subsidiary in the Valencian Community, in 2022 it opened some new installations in Peru, and it has achieved a market share in the US and in Asia.
Reyes Gutiérrez lands in Berlin
The company from Malaga continues to back FruitLogistica as a meeting point with its clients. Extending its own surface area is just one of its projects.
Investment in food distribution was maintained in 2022
In 2022, 825 points of sale were opened and 1300 were refurbished, with an important dynamism being observed in small towns, of under 10,000 inhabitants, which recorded 20% of the new openings.
Aldi Suisse: goodbye to fruit and vegetables by air
Aldi Suisse is preaching by its example and is banning the sale of fruit and vegetables arriving by plane.
