FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Red berries join the sector in Huelva
New markets, sustainability, social responsibility, promoting healthy qualities and innovation will be at the heart of the official programme.
Difficult end of campaign due to lack of labour
The end of the Huelva campaign has been hindered due to a lack of labour, caused by workers transferring to other productions or the tourism sector.
Huelva calls for products for soil disinfection
Huelva’s producers are at a disadvantage, compared to their European counterparts, as regards the use of disinfectants to make their production operations feasible
“It is easier to price Piel de Sapo”
HM.Clause, the world leader in melons, continues adding hectares with Valdemar F1, the successor to Valverde F1
BASF is spotlighting the trends
With Sunup®, Kukino and the Pearl line they are responding to the market demands in melon without losing sight of the tradition, with successful examples such as the watermelon Bengala F1
Intersemillas is opting for varieties with resistances and flavour
Fruit Today talked to Pablo Pérez, CEO, breeder and specialist in cucurbitaceae from Inveseed, Intersemillas’ research and development centre.
Graciano “rises to the challenge” and strengthens its position
The piel de sapo from Syngenta has shown its worth in a very complex year weather-wise in Almeria
“We minimise risks by maximising the ROI”
The Global e-Vent Melon & Watermelon by Rijk Zwaan will show a catalogue focussed on profitability, with important new developments in the specialities category
“Sustainable production is feasible and a reality”
Bayer will hold its Melon & Watermelon Week with the spotlight on sustainability, profitability and, of course, flavour
Bouquet: the watermelon that started a trend and revolutionised the category
In this article, Piedad Coscollá (current Marketing Manager at Anecoop) and Paco Borrás (who was the organisation’s former Sales Manager for 35 years) give a detailed history of the birth and development of the seedless watermelon Bouquet
The Ingenio Foundation looks for solutions in Brussels
The Foundation presents a definitive proposal in Brussels to save Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon, the Mar Menor
Ecological crops now cover 100,000 hectares
In 2021 there was an increase of over 20% (18,401 ha) in the certified surface area, passing the one hundred thousand hectare mark. Specifically, 107,247 hectares were quantified throughout the Region of Murcia.
