The support measures for the wine sector adopted today include increasing support for risk management tools such as harvest insurance and mutual funds, and extending the flexibility measures. For the fruit and vegetable sector, support to producer organisations – usually calculated based on production value – will be compensated to not be lower than 85% of […]
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission celebrate the launch of an annual ‘EU organic day’. The three institutions signed a joint declaration establishing from now on each 23 September as EU organic day. This follows up on the Action Plan for the development of organic production, adopted by the Commission on 25 March 2021, which announced the […]
FRUIT LOGISTICA, the leading trade fair for the global fruit trade, held as a physical event in Berlin from 9 to 11 February, reports high registration figures and a very international presence. FRUIT LOGISTICA, the world’s leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, is being held once more as a physical event […]
On Wednesday 6th October in occasion of Fruit Attraction in Madrid, Marco Rivoira, CEO of Rivoira Giovanni & Figli, has officially presented THE BRAZILIAN APPLE PROJECT. He announced that Gerhard Dichgans, whom he introduced as the “Ronaldo of the Apples”, would be the Global Project Manager of this project which he fells is going to […]
Grupo La Caña has become a benchmark in the tropical fruit sector in our country with avocado as the most commercialized product and more than 16 million kilos produced and mango, which produces around 1.3 million kilos. The commitment to the tropics is not something recent in Grupo La Caña. They started working with avocado […]
Patatas Meléndez, the company that currently accounts for 20% of the national production has a priority objective to offer Spanish households a fresh and quality potato of national origin. The company is in a time of global transformation. Within this action plan is framed the upcoming arrival of Meléndez in Portugal with the creation of […]
Veracruz, a Portuguese almond producer has concluded the GLOBALG.A.P certification process, a globally recognised benchmark. Through this certification Veracruz proves the quality of its almond production and will begin exporting to international markets. The Veracruz group has an ongoing investment of 50 million euros in the Portuguese region of Beira Baixa and aims to export […]
After this weird year and a half without onsite celebration, Fruit Attraction goes back to “normality” by reuniting the fresh produce sector once again at Madrid. It will be a special exhibition for Sanifruit, full of novelties, since we will present our entire range of post-harvest chem-free treatments for citrus, stone fruit, melon, banana, and […]
Viveros Hernandorena is currently one of the largest kaki plant producers in Europe with more than 150,000 kaki plants of its own production. A pioneer nursery in kaki plants, Viveros Hernandorena is the leader in this segment. The commitment to R&D in their production systems, the joint work with breeders and research centers, and the […]
On Thursday, September 23, at Frutinter’s facilities in Onda, the first certificate in the world of zero NITRATE FOOTPRINT for clementines grown on its farm in Las Pedrizas (Castellón) is delivered. The Director of Certification Food Rina Spain and Portugal, Manuela Yllera Mota, from the Italian certifier Rina Services S.p.A., is in charge of its […]
