FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

World Leaders in Cherry Tomatoes Have Something in Common
The Spanish provinces of Almería and Granada have secured their place as the top cherry tomato producers in the world, but what else do local

Chilean cherry sector launches multi-million dollar advertising campaign in China
The Chilean fresh cherry sector, the leading exporter of cherries worldwide, used the setting of the Asia Fruit Congress in Hong Kong today to announce a US$5million

Rijk Zwaan presents new lettuce type for Asian market
Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan has extended its product range with a frilly, open lettuce type with the bite of iceberg lettuce. What makes this

David del Curto has joined the Origine Group
Alberto Garbuglia, Origine Group managing director: “So we will be able to supply world markets 12 months a year” The chilean group David del Curto

The Tenth UK Onion & Carrot Conference
The biennial UK Onion & Carrot conference and trade exhibition will take place on Tuesday 14th November 2017 at The East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

Pera Italia: The market season is started
These days Origine Group started to ship pear “Pera Italia” to Far East markets (India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong), which showed interest in this typical

Chile embarks on inaugural blueberry trade mission, visiting India and Dubai
The Chilean Blueberry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), supported by ProChile, is organising its first trade mission dedicated to blueberries, visiting

SanLucar: new exhibition concept at the Asia Fruit Logistica 2017
Bright red cherries, trees full of oranges and juicy grapes – wall-high images turn the exhibition stand of SanLucar into an eye-catcher. From 6th to

Chile forecasts growth in organic fresh produce exports
Chile’s fresh produce sector is anticipating mid-long term growth in organic exports to Europe and the US thanks to rising consumer demand for organic fruits

HillFresh and Itaueira intensify their melon partnership
It has been nearly two years that HillFresh started working with Brazilian REI-melon producer Itaueira. Today both partners will intensify their cooperation by signing a

ACI announces the second Biostimulants Europe Conference
Global and European biostimulant market has grown significantly over past few years. With increased direction from the authorities and growing demand for sustainable agriculture it

WAPA Releases 2017 Crop Forecast
Close to 300 representatives of the international apple and pear sector met at the Prognosfruit Conference on 10th August 2017 in Lleida, Spain. During the






