FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Paloma strengthens its commitment to proven varieties
The company remains focused on developing proven varieties, aiming to raise quality standards through a high level of crop management expertise. Its objective is to differentiate its offering from the market standard
Moyca, a Murcian company with an international outlook
The company works with an extensive portfolio of nearly 50 seedless grape varieties distributed across every continent
ITUM: designer grapes from Murcia for the world
Seedless grapes with genes for tolerance to fungal diseases, multiple flavour profiles—such as caramel, crème brûlée, fruity and tropical notes—crisp texture and enhanced antioxidant capacity represent the latest developments from ITUM’s breeding programme. The company also aims to provide year-round availability
Frutas Esther: “Table grapes are geared towards European consumers and the conditions they demand”
The Region of Murcia is Europe’s leading supplier of table grapes. “Our challenge as a group is to provide a consistent offer through our production in Peru, South Africa and Brazil,” Jesús Gómez, an executive at Frutas Esther, tells Fruit Today magazine
El Ciruelo drives innovation in table grapes
From the vineyard to the consumer, the company continuously improves every stage of its production and marketing processes
Bloom Fresh to open the world’s most advanced fruit innovation centre in Blanca
The company will inaugurate its new innovation centre in September, coinciding with the International Table Grape Symposium. The high-tech facilities will strengthen its varietal breeding programme from Murcia
Syngenta repositions LC222313 and prepares to enter the mini cucumber segment
The company is adjusting the recommended growing windows for LC222313 while bringing its successful mini cucumber programme from Turkey and Jordan to Spain
KAIROH expands Sakata’s early courgette portfolio
Sakata introduces a variety adapted to high-temperature conditions and short production cycles, featuring a plant architecture designed to reduce crop management requirements
Rijk Zwaan strengthens its cucumber portfolio against yellowing viruses
The company introduces Velaire RZ and Veloran RZ in Dutch and French cucumber, while consolidating Surazo RZ and Piqué RZ amid increasing virus pressure
Fitó strengthens its cucumber portfolio for Almería growers
The company covers the entire production calendar with varieties developed to deliver greater resistance, productivity, commercial quality and an increasingly precise response to growers’ needs
HM.Clause gears up for the next season
The company’s portfolio includes new varieties that deliver reliability and quality, such as Legatus F1 broccoli and Vamana F1 courgette
Bejo strengthens its position in Almería with Sintra and Alecto
The seed company confirms the strong performance of its two latest introductions: Sintra, a French cucumber, and Alecto, a Spanish cucumber for the winter season
