FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

Frutas Torero: “It has been a highly fluctuating season”
The stone fruit campaign has progressed this year with an irregular pattern, shaped by weather conditions, fluctuations in demand and overlapping production from different growing regions

Royal revolutionises the stone fruit shelf
The company develops an unprecedented innovation with four new fruits designed to energise spring retail displays

Grupo Paloma: “what matters is not arriving early, but arriving with quality”
Traditionally recognised for its premium tomatoes, the Murcian company has built a new strategic line in stone fruit in recent years

MAF RODA: automation already shaping post-harvest competitiveness
The French company is driving more efficient and stable packing lines in response to labour shortages, with robotic systems using artificial vision for tray-packed fruit

Europe’s organic sector loses momentum
Since 2022–2023, the growth of organic farmland in Europe has begun to slow. As a result, the objective of reaching 25% organic farmland by 2030 is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve

Valencian Community’s organic sector approaches €1 billion
Once again, the turnover of the organic sector reached a historic record, with €962.6 million, up 15% compared with 2024

Popocatépetl and SVBL0362: new broccoli bets from Bayer Seminis
Bayer strengthens its portfolio with one broccoli variety for processing and another for the fresh market, along with a new cauliflower reference

Deilor boosts Bimi® from the Murcian countryside
The Murcian cooperative strengthens its commitment to this brassica while defending the role of growers in a context of tight profitability and increasing sector technification

CR Palos promotes SmartPalos to advance intelligent fertigation
The project, financed with European funds through the PERTE for the Digitalisation of the Water Cycle, will optimise water and fertiliser use through advanced digital tools

Researchers identify the genetic factors that determine strawberry flavour
A study has identified the genetic and environmental factors that influence strawberry flavour and quality depending on the growing area

Berries prepare for their XI International Congress
The International Berry Congress, organised by Freshuelva, celebrates its 11th edition on 17 and 18 June in Huelva

“Genome editing is a real opportunity to unlock innovation in Europe”
Jeff Rowe, CEO of Syngenta Group, champions artificial intelligence, synthetic chemistry and biologicals in Lisbon as complementary tools to increase yields and reduce agriculture’s environmental impact





