FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

Syngenta drives the re-evolution of late California peppers
The company consolidates six years of leadership in the most demanding segment with the launch of Spartanos in red and Cintra in yellow

Syngenta adds two ND references and targets early autumn
The company’s ND Protected zucchini portfolio now includes seven varieties following a winter campaign marked by strong grower profitability

Strong expectations for tomatoes at Bayer Seminis
The company expands its tomato portfolio with its first export plum variety, Peramy, along with new high-performance varieties and rootstocks

Bayer strengthens its leadership in autumn lamuyo peppers
Bultaco has established itself as Bayer’s flagship variety, soon to be joined by a new material in the same segment incorporating resistance to powdery mildew and nematodes

Rijk Zwaan: “High resistance in tomatoes without compromising other attributes”
The seed company expands its commercial portfolio with varieties featuring high resistance to ToBRFV while maintaining yield, quality and flavour

BASF | Nunhems: new solutions with HR against ToBRFV
The company brings its tomato genetics closer to key production areas

HM.Clause expands its ION range with Sulis F1
The late-cycle variety combines high resistance to powdery mildew, open plant architecture and large-calibre fruits in a portfolio that also strengthens short and mid-cycle segments

Patatas Córdoba: “It could be a year of opportunities”
The 2026 potato campaign is shaping up as an unknown for the sector, but also as a potential opportunity. This is how Fernando Córdoba, director of Patatas Córdoba, sees the start of the season—approaching it with caution, yet not ruling out a favourable scenario

Meléndez strengthens its alliance with growers and advances its European expansion
Patatas Meléndez will maintain a planting area similar to last year, supported by a model based on contracts with growers and away from the open market

Potato: acreage adjustment in 2026?
The overall reduction in potato acreage this season could reach 20% across Spain

Alarm bells for Mallorca’s potato sector
Between phytosanitary restrictions, rising costs and a lack of generational renewal, potato cultivation in Mallorca is going through a critical moment

Patatas Lázaro: The Third Industrial Revolution
Lázaro makes its biggest technological commitment by combining field expertise with the intelligence of the future






