FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

There is no room for ‘small producers’
At the same time as small producers and operators of limited volumes are disappearing, the producers who are best placed and can serve all year long are growing. And in many cases, they do so accompanied by investment funds.

Main citrus fruit data from around the world
The World Citrus Association, along with CIRAD have published the world citrus fruit production statistics for the 21/22 campaign

New natural treatments against ‘mealybugs’
These plant protection methods are developed using natural substances in a controlled application against this pest.

Cañamás: true to its brand quality philosophy
Cañamás Hermanos, one of the Spanish companies that is best-known for its categorical commitment to brand value, will continue being true to its philosophy in spite of the moments of economic uncertainty

Goal: cost reductions in citrus fruit warehouses
Process automation encourages the reduction of production costs with a swift amortisation.

Beneficial nematodes vs. open air pests
Koppert is presenting two innovative biological solutions suitable for conventional and eco farming.

Consumption drops, with earlier crops
Lettuce productions from south-eastern Spain are experiencing an unusual situation, with two simultaneous factors marking the current campaign .

“Anyone not investing in self-consumption will be left behind”
Interview with Juan Marín, General Manager of Campo de Lorca/Cricket.

From Japan to Murcia
Top Seeds continues promoting its broccoli development programme, backed by its Japanese parent company.

Solid Rib and Ice Stem, important commitments by Syngenta
The company is maintaining its sales and continues to put the emphasis on innovation in a year complicated by inflation and adverse weather conditions.

“Mechanisation is already here”
Bayer is getting ahead of the revolution being implanted in the fields with varieties such as Andersia, with a raised head for mechanised harvesting .

Sakata’s new options in broccoli
Leónidas, an autumn variety ideal for export, has now been added to Purple Magic.





