FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
The Bouquet watermelon family keeps growing
Orange-fleshed watermelon takes a step forward in 2026 within the Bouquet range and becomes one of the season’s major bets
“The future lies in smaller sizes”
With the melon and watermelon season already underway and a market that looks set to be demanding, Ramón Gil, partner at Grupo Algitama Autor, reviews the key aspects shaping the campaign
Syngenta doubles its market share in ToBRFV-resistant rootstocks
Kronosor and Fervour increase sales and perform strongly during the wettest winter of the last 15 years
Sakata expands its courgette portfolio with Kairoh
This new variety is the perfect complement to Kai for later spring transplants
Semillas Fitó strengthens its aubergine portfolio alongside the Augusto rootstock
The combination of the company’s varieties and its hybrid rootstock delivers improved root health, balanced vegetative growth and sustained productivity in an increasingly demanding environment for growers
HM.Clause strengthens its portfolio with ToBRFV resistance
New materials added in cherry, plum and beefsteak tomato segments
Biogya, flavour and diversity in tomato
The Italian seed company, known for its Tomatelier brand, presents its new varieties with resistance to rugose
Bayer Seminis strengthens its cucumber portfolio with Calidus and Galdius
Designed to cover the main production cycles in Almería, Costa de Granada and the Canary Islands, they feature a complete resistance package and deliver rusticity, stability and high yield
BASF | Nunhems enters the HR-to-rugose league with three varieties
Fondón, Ivarian and the Maaspower rootstock incorporate high resistance to rugose and stand out for their yield and quality
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
