FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Sormac debuts at IFE Manufacturing London
From 30 March to 1 April 2026, Sormac will make its debut at IFE Manufacturing London at Stand N517. The exhibition, part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week and held at ExCeL London, focuses on food production and supply chain solutions across the UK market
Limonica Ulti-Mite, the most effective predatory mite
Koppert delivers the most effective protection against thrips and whiteflies, even under adverse climatic conditions
Brussels expands trade agreements with Switzerland
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin have signed a broad package of agreements aimed at deepening and expanding relations between the EU and Switzerland. Switzerland is the second-largest non-EU European market for Spanish fruit and vegetable exports, with 410 million euros in 2025
The conflict in Iran threatens fruit and vegetable exports
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and tensions in the Red Sea are forcing shipping diversions, driving up freight rates and adding uncertainty to Spanish fruit and vegetable exports
Washington Fruit Growers and Sinclair celebrate 30 years of partnership
Sinclair, a global leader in automatic labelling technology for fresh produce, and Washington Fruit Growers, a pioneer in growing, packing and shipping premium apples and other fresh products, are proud to highlight their long-standing collaboration
Spain calls on Brussels to implement its side of US agreement
Spain’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Carlos Cuerpo, has called on the European Union to move forward with implementing its side of the trade agreement reached with the United States last summer, which is still pending ratification by the European Parliament
Von der Leyen announces provisional application of EU–Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union will move forward with the provisional application of the trade agreement with Mercosur, creating a market of nearly 700 million people
Mexican mango industry bets on greater market diversification
This is the central theme of the interview conducted with agrifood trade negotiations expert Anahí Casillas Godínez
Irritec, cultivating sustainability through art
The group strengthens its commitment to environmental stewardship through Replanting Human Beings™, the project by artist and photographer Giuseppe La Spada. This marks the launch of the 2026 edition of Irritec Stories, which promotes sustainable technology through art
Funds have increased farmland investments fifteenfold since 2005
More than 700 financial firms are now active in the agri-food sector
Organic consumption grows by 4.1% in Europe in 2024
Retail sales reach 58.7 billion euros while organic farmland holds steady at 19.6 million hectares across Europe
SynergiaBIO and GPG expand genetics partnership across Latin America
SynergiaBIO (CHI) and Global Plant Genetics (GPG (UK) have established a new genetics partnership to develop and commercialise the next-generation of raspberry and blackberry genetics across South and Central America
