FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

Precision breeding for indoor strawberry: the AI revolution with Heritable, CIV and Paul J. Mastronardi
Heritable Agriculture, Paul J. Mastronardi, and CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti), are proud to announce that they have partnered to develop an advanced strawberry improvement program for greenhouse and tabletop varieties

Macfrut, much more than a trade fair
A journey through the global fruit and vegetable sector that will meet from May 6 to 8, 2025 at the Rimini Expo Centre

Fewer apples and pears in European warehouses
The latest WAPA data confirms a year-on-year decline of 6.5% in apple stocks and 7.2% in pear stocks across Europe

Strategic Alliance between Agristar and Semillas Fitó
The new collaboration seeks to promote the development of varieties of key crops for the Brazilian market, such as tomatoes, bell peppers, melons and watermelons

TOMRA Food’s LUCAi for Citrus’ achieves >99% accuracy for key defects
As sponsor of Fruitnet Citrus Fruit Congress 2024, TOMRA Food showcased its advanced artificial intelligence solutions for the citrus industry and previewed its LUCAi™ deep learning solution for citrus

UNITEC over 100 years of continuous innovation
UNITEC is an international group specialized in designing and manufacturing innovative solutions for handling, sorting, external and internal quality selection and packing of fresh fruit and vegetables

Foodiverse and Taylor Farms acquire Bonduelle Group’s salad business in Germany
Foodiverse will manage operations at the Reutlingen and Straelen facilities

“We will develop new fourth-range fruit options”
Bollo Natural Fruits (BNF) has taken a decisive step to boost fruit consumption with the integration of Cortijo Cuevas, a company based in Granada and specialized in fourth-range products

Strength through collaboration: VOG, VIP and VOG products create the AOP Alpoma
The new association will strengthen cooperation in areas such as varietal innovation, research, development and environmental measures, while preserving the autonomy and identity of the three Producer Organizations involved.

GENESIS FRESH and TEO Launch New Premium Mandarins HAVVA and SIGAL
New launch marks the next chapter of the Volcani Project and extends the ORRi mandarin campaign

CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti: Federico Stanzani appointed as General Manager
A new leadership to strengthen innovation in Italian fruit growing

Anna Pedró: Pure energy – Photo gallery
Anna (42 years old, Bellver de Sió, Lleida) had woken up at 5 a.m., attended a work meeting around 8 in El Ejido, and just past nine, arrived at our meeting spot, a café on the outskirts of Almería






