FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

Freshfel Europe welcomes EU measures to enhance global food security but concerns remain for fruit & vegetable market stability
Freshfel Europe welcomes the announcement from the European Commission on 23 March of short and medium-term actions to enhance global security and support European farmers

Goldenberry Farms begins exports of Sugar Sweet Mangos™ globally
Naturally grown mini-mangos are fragrant, sweet, and are edible with the skin. Goldenberry Farms™ has begun shipping the initial boxes of Sweet Sugar Mangos™, an ultra-sweet

Westfalia’s Initiatives from Water to Packaging and Plastics at FRUIT LOGISTICA
As numerous industry players prepare to gather in Berlin for FRUIT LOGISTICA (5-7 April, 2022), the world’s leading trade fair for the fresh fruit industry,

New GGN Label Launches at Spanish Retailer EROSKI
The GGN label, GLOBALG.A.P.’s consumer-facing initiative, is launching across the fruit and vegetable category with Spanish retailer EROSKI. Under their own “EROSKI Natur” brand, the

New Covent Garden: a mirror for future trends
The historic Covent Garden of the 1960s and 70s, a very well-known territory by Spanish suppliers, today is a mirror that reflects all the trends

Apples and pears decrease in the southern hemisphere
On the occasion of its Annual General Meeting, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast

AgroFresh Announces Implementation of FreshCloud™ Quality Inspection by Westfalia Fruit to Fight Food Waste
Westfalia Fruit, one of the world’s leading avocado suppliers adopts FreshCloud, AgroFresh’s innovative AgTech platform that digitizes inspection data and derives supply chain insights to

International Cherry Symposium
From 2 to 6 May, International Spring School in Bertinoro, a conference and leading global players at Macfrut, cherry tree tour in Cesena and Vignola.

Extended the registration period for Fruit Logistica 2022
After a prolonged period of restrictions imposed due to Corona, a wide-ranging relaxation was implemented in Germany and other European countries last week. The opening

USDA allows Mexican avocado imports to resume
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico has restarted and avocado exports to

FRUIT LOGISTICA publishes European Statistics Handbook 2022
The latest issue provides current figures and grounded analyses of the major European markets, with which industry players can make better business decisions. It is

Viveros Hernandorena presents its seal of Varietal Reliability
Viveros Hernandorena, specialized in fruit plants, among which kaki, stone fruit, almond, pomegranate, kiwi and fig trees stand out, this year 2022 presenting its Varietal





