Peru: 624,000 tonnes of Hass avocados expected for export
This would be an increase of 12.5 % compared to the previous year and almost double the 338,549 t shipped in 2018, eurofruit refers to ProHass. "It is important that this volume is shipped at an

Sysco’s new electric lorry highlights climate crisis
Sysco UK has called for greater cross-industry collaboration, as it launches its latest electric vehicle, built as part of a partnership that it hopes will be the catalyst for widespread, fully

IFG unveils new trademark names for low-chill Cheery Cherry Line
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched three new trademark names for its growing Cheery Cherry line. Cheery Cupid, Cheery Nebula and Cheery Chap join Cheery Moon, Cheery Glow and the

Serbia worries about the reduction in garlic production
Garlic imports have a negative impact on the production of Serbian garlic, said Serbian farmer Aleksandar Granich. The Serbian Chamber of Commerce reports that in the last five or six years

World Avocado Congress keynote speaker proposes: ‘the golden age is over’
Members of the global avocado community attending the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by Eric Imbert, an international researcher; agri-economics and food technologies

Harvesting of early varieties Hamlin, Westin and Rubi has been completed
The projection of the fruit drop rate increases from 20.10% to 20.80%, on average, all varieties considered. Regarding the distribution of the drop rate among varieties, Hamlin, Westin and Rubi

GLOBAL FRUIT LOGISTICA
Fruit Logistica, one of the largest international trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable industry, was held from 8-10 February in Berlin, bringing together attendees from all over the world, and

Don't let the Lamb Hass campaign suffer from haste
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) and the Association of Avocado Producers (ASOPROA) urge the whole sector -farmers, commercial operators and distribution chains- to "work with

Rijk Zwaan's Tatayoyo pepper wins the FLIA
This year's Innovation Award winner is a pepper from Rijk Zwaan in the Netherlands marketed under the brand name Tatayoyo. The pepper has a distinctive and strong flavour that originates from wild