Chile, the main supplier of fresh fruit from China
Cherry, table grape, plums, nectarines, avocado, kiwi and apples ... these are the main fruits that Chile exports to China today.
The Irrigation Platform expects the new concessions to be a reality
The Platform in Defense of Irrigation of the County has shown the concern of the sector of the red fruits by the lack of water, reason why it continues working intensely to make possible his arrival. Thus, he has indicated that he hopes that the water of the 318 hectares and other underground concessions will be a reality to face the new agricultural campaign.
They discover a new component with which plants control the branching of roots
Research teams from the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (Belgium), the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) have identified a novel component that controls the development of plant root branches.
AVA-ASAJA regrets that fruits and vegetables continue to be forgotten
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) regrets that the fruit and vegetable sector continues to forget Spanish agricultural policy, as it has been observed in the different meetings that the candidate for the presidency of the government, Pedro Sánchez, It is keeping up with political parties and social groups.
Isla Bonita begins the 2019 Lima National campaign
The tropical and exotic fruit brand of Grupo Eurobanan, starts with the national lime campaign, predicting to distribute between 500,000 and 700,000 Kgs of Tahiti lime, grown in the southeast of the peninsula. The decrease in volume in kg and size of the fruit with respect to the previous year, is due to the late flowering of the crops, due to the delayed entry of spring in 2019.
Good expectations for the new nugget fruit campaign
In general, flowering and fruit set problems, late frosts, hailstorms and June purges, caused by the high temperature, have caused this decline in European harvest forecasts.
The Spanish harvest of Apple will increase this year by 14% and that of Pera by 4%
Apple production in Spain will be 13.87% higher this year than last season, while Pera also increases, but in a more modest figure, + 4.33%. Frosts in the main production areas have been very localized and, in general, the fruit has had a correct evolution, with a good flowering.
AVA-ASAJA demands a strategic plan against agricultural losses in Valencia
AVA-ASAJA demands a strategic plan in the short, medium and long term in support of the Valencian countryside - aimed at all administrations: both the new government teams invested in the municipalities of the Valencian Community.
Avocado shipments to Colombia grow 51%
Colombia's avocado shipments grew 51% during the first five months of the year; which could be driven to a greater extent by new markets and by changes in the export protocol to the United States. Jorge Restrepo, executive director of Corpohass explained to PortalFrutícola.com that between January and May of this year 24,012 tons of Hass avocado were shipped to the different markets; which represented a total of USD 47 million.
How will watermelons and melons be in the coming years
Different colors, textures, flavors, forms and ways of consumption. This is what the melon and watermelon consumer will look for in a few years, and BASF Vegetable Seeds is already working on it, with new proposals and aware that aspects such as health and sustainability must fully enter the priority pack of any section varietal