Published: Oct 21, 2015

Back in June, Giacomo Suglia, president of APEO and vice-president of Fruitimprese, told FreshPlaza that a few Canadian phytosanitary inspectors would visit table grapes companies in Basilicata, Apulia and Sicily to re-establish business relationships bet

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Kakinada SEZ Pvt Ltd (KSEZ), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese major JGC Corporation for co-developing Japanese Oriented Food Processing Park at its Kakinada Special Economic Zone.

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Poultry India, an advisory body with a primary mandate to spearhead the ‘Eat Right, Eat Healthy’ educational drive, through its all-India Protein Awareness Campaign, has picked up substantial momentum following its launch in Pune last month. Now the campa

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Die Kaesemacher, produces sheep’s and goat’s cheese in all different variations. The variety of fresh cheese ranges from fresh cheese rolls and balls made from sheep’s and goat’s milk, to vegetables filled with fresh cheese and appetizing spreads.

Published: Oct 20, 2015

A week ahead of the first fresh fruit and vegetable conferences organised on the 20th October by the Prime Minister, representatives from Interfel have revealed some of their ideas for developing the sector.

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Van Amerongen CA Technology invites colleagues Absoger, Besseling Group, Fruit Control Equipments, International Controlled Atmosphere, Isolcell, Marvil and Storex to join forces by sharing their knowledge, scientific research and experiences regarding Dy

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Food safety is a number one concern in the food industry today, and with very good reason. According to a July 2015 report from Swiss Re Insurance, food recalls have nearly doubled in the U.S. since 2002. Making fresh produce safer has been at the forefro

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Halls, a South African producer of exotics, is celebrating their 125th anniversary. The company has sales offices in France and the U.K, and as of this year, the company is being represented by Ate Kalsbeek and Arjan Verhagen in the Netherlands.

Published: Oct 20, 2015

In the past the Netherlands supplied bell peppers to the North American market from April through to October. But the increased summer cultivation in Mexico has shortened this window for the Netherlands to only June, July and August.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

At least 767 people in 36 states are now part of the salmonella outbreak linked to imported cucumbers. Since the last update on October 6, the outbreak has expanded to a new state, Florida, and 35 new cases from 14 states have been added.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Exotic fruits such as rambutan and mangosteen have become popular on the western coasts and also bring in a lot more money for the farmers.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Prices of oranges over the course of a year increased by 57.4% - the cost in September exceeded €1.43 per kilo, according to data from Rosstat. The prices for apples, pears and bananas increased by about a third.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Chu Shijian, whom was once convicted and in prison for embezzling 1.1billion yuan, has now become owner of an orange brand. After serving a three year sentence, Chu bought a plot of land in Yuxi and began breeding oranges. This has now grown into a busine

Published: Oct 19, 2015

On Tuesday, October 27th 2015, at 14:30, the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), will organise a panel discussion in honour of a Delegation of Fruit companies and Business Support Organisations (BSO) from Colombia...

Published: Oct 19, 2015

LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), the leading organisation delivering more sustainable food and farming, have announced that the theme of their Annual Conference this year will be: Setting the Agenda: Healthy Food and Farming fit for the Future.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Okanagan orchardists are switching to new apple varieties as this means larger crops and better quality of fruit for the orchardists.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Since the end of the Chinese National Holiday, fruit prices in large wholesale markets have been going down. Apples and watermelons have witnessed the biggest price decrease of 40%.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

The summer sun in the Czech Republic means that there has been a decline in crops, which has brought higher prices.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

“The demand for seedless grapes increases every year,” explains CEO Ralf Wisser of the Frankfurt company Ralf Wisser. The wholesaler is active for more than 20 years in the fruit and vegetable trade.

Published: Oct 19, 2015

According to Sierra Exportadora, a body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri), Peru’s blueberry production in 2014 amounted to 2,000 tons, 95% of which were destined for export, mainly to the United States, the Netherlands, the United