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New Zealand Kiwifruit Grower's President, Neil Treblico, has sent a letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Hon John Key, in which he sets out the industry's support of the current industry structure, with Zespri as its marketer. A group of kiwifruit postharvest operators have sent a second.....

Last week, Almeria made its first shipments of Piel de Sapo and yellow melons to the European markets. Although the campaign started with good prices, these are now on a falling trend."We started with delays last week as a result of the rains in April and early March. Prices were high due to the low volumes.....

The growing and packaging team at Mucci Farms continue to develop and bring new items to the market place. The new VeroTM high flavor Middy Cluster is the first item to come out of the new high-tech greenhouses. The taste is a throwback to grandmother’s garden.Vero – premium on the vine tomatoesWith its.....

Stone fruit producers and exporters are looking forward to the return of good weather in central and northern Europe so that consumption can increase.The campaign has not been easy so far in terms of quality and production volumes, as the heavy rains which fell in the producing areas of Lleida and Fraga are.....

AtPeviani, the Chilean and Indian table grape season is coming to an end. "Results were satisfactory both in terms of quality and quantity. We will continue with Egypt, which has already started with early varieties (Early Sweet) in week 19 (6-12 May 2013, editor's note) which will be available for 4.....

As Certified Greenhouse Farmers expands its network of controlled environment growers of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and other greenhouse vegetables, the trade association is partnering with Grupo PM, which will serve as the organization’s marketing arm to Mexican growers. Grupo PM is a Mexico-based.....

New Covent Garden Market is London's biggest fruit, vegetable and flower market. The original market has been around since medieval times and received its charter in 1668, in 1974 it moved to the current location.The market covers 57 acres of land not far from the banks of the river Thames in central London......

Minister of Agriculture, Yair Shamir was quoted saying: "The Peruvian government sees in Israel a strategic partner in the financial development of Peru, on account of Israel's abilities in agricultural, industrial and security technologies," at the end of a round of talks with senior governmental officials.....

Tomatoes New Zealand says the decision not to enforce compulsory individual labelling of irradiated Australian tomatoes and capsicums is disappointing, but the industry organisation believes their concerns have been heard.In a letter to Tomatoes New Zealand received this week, the Minister for Food Safety.....

Robots could be a reality in Australian banana patches within ten years, according to a robotics expert who will speak at the banana industry’s national congress next week.Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney, Salah Sukkarieh, is a keynote speaker at the Banana Industry.....

Compac’s newest sorter, the Small Fruit Sorter, has officially started production for Prima Frutta based in Linden, California. Sorting 50,000 cherries every minute for size, shape, color, softness and surface defects; making this machine one of the largest electronic cherry sorters in the world. Cherries.....

On the Swiss list of the most loved vegetable varieties, iceberg lettuce is number 3 - after tomatoes and carrots. 36,772 tons of this was sold last year. With that the average Swiss consumer ate 4.62 kg of iceberg lettuce in 2012. Iceberg lettuce is therefore also the undisputed number one amongst the.....

Tomatoes could be made tastier and stay fresh for twice as long, according to a new study.Scientists say adding a compound high in antioxidants, anthocyanin, to purple GM tomatoes can more than double the shelf life of the world’s most popular fruit from 21 days to 48 days.And the natural pigment slows down.....

Marks and Spencer is selling ripe and sweet green tomatoes on the high street in a trial with a Lancashire farmer.Grower Andy Roe has created "the perfect tasting green tomato," which is technically sweeter than the popular Piccolini variety, the retailer said.The tomato, named the Sweet Green, has sugar.....

The plantain production is in danger. Two years ago the floods in the regions where it is produced affected the plantations and, after the loss of production in the district of Baru and in the province of Bocas del Toro, consumer prices have had significant increases.For Leonardo Marcelino, plantain project.....

Importers cannot import potatoes and big onions without restriction, said Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane.Addressing the media at the Agriculture Ministry yesterday, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane said that it is compulsory for all importers of potatoes and big onion to purchase.....

Although Productos Agropecruarios VISA also grows rambutan, yucca and yam, the firm's main product for export are pineapples. These are produced at the firm's own plantations, allowing it to control the entire production process."We own around 42 hectares for rambutan and another 5 hectares for yucca and.....

A new variety of mango, harvested at Uttar Pradesh's famous mango centre Malihabad, has been named Nirbhaya after the 23-year-old Delhi girl who was brutally assaulted and killed on December 16 last year.The new variety, its grower Kaleemullah Khan said, was his way of honouring the bravery and spirit of the.....

Durians are becoming more popular in China, especially among the affluent middle-class with an appetite for the exotic.You may have heard of durian being used in desserts and cakes.But the king of fruits served on a pizza?This unusual dish is the main draw of Blue & Brown, a cafe in downtown.....

Agriculture has changed a lot in recent years, especially in its contribution to environmental protection, leading many firms to innovate in the field of fertilisers, which is becoming increasingly more competitive and diversified.Atlántica Agrícola was founded in 1982 in Spain, in the city of Villena.....