New Zealand - 24/05/2019
23% increase in global kiwifruit sales for Zespri
Zespri Group, the fruit distributor, announced that its annual profit had increased and global sales of kiwifruit rose by 23%. Zespri sold 167.2 million trays of kiwis, 20.6% more than the previous year.... >Read more

Greece - 24/05/2019
Imports of F&V increased in volume (+ 33.5%) and in value (+ 23.4%)
According to ELSTAT data processed by Incofruit-Hellas, the association of exporters and producers of fruit and vegetables and fruit juices Greek imports of fruits and vegetables increased by 33.5% in volume and 23.4% in value in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year. ... >Read more

All countries - 24/05/2019
Artificial Intelligence technologies in berry harvesting
Ukrainian start-up, Algo Human, invented a robot that have all chances to change the future of the soft fruit business... >Read more

All countries - 23/05/2019
Fruktona Ltd: about frozen berries market of Ukraine at “Berries of Ukraine 2019” conference in Kiev
Within “Berries of Ukraine 2019” conference in Kiev the main trends on national and international berry markets were analyzed. According to experts, the frozen berries market in Ukraine is growing rapidly every year. The leading position is still occupied by cherries...... >Read more

All countries - 23/05/2019
Ukrainian blueberry market and predictions for 2019 upcoming campaign shared by Lima Pacific Pte. ltd
Blueberry exports from Ukraine for 2019 upcoming campaign are projected at the level of 4.5-5 thousand tons. Such amount is twice higher than in 2018…... >Read more

Italy - 23/05/2019
UNITEC Cherry Vision 3.0, a more accurate version
In Spain the cherry season has already started but this year the context is complicated with persistent rains. But the packaging sites that UNITEC Cherry Vision 3.0 have chosen, a technology for processing and quality selection, have very satisfactory results.... >Read more

Spain - 23/05/2019
Anecoop plans to market 150,000 tonnes of watermelons this season
Watermelon BOUQUET was the first seedless watermelon on the market and today, 28 years later, ANECOOP is the leading Spanish operator in the European watermelon market. For this 2019 season, Anecoop plans to sell 150,000 tonnes of watermelons, 80% of which will be BOUQUET seedless watermelons. ... >Read more

Djibouti - 23/05/2019
The Djibouti-Kampala corridor project is launched
Djibouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa-Juba-Kampala road corridor.... >Read more

Iran - 23/05/2019
Strong growth in exports
Located in south-eastern Iran and bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Sistan-Baluschestan region has recorded remarkable increases (+ 150% and + 85%) of its exports to neighboring countries.... >Read more

All countries - 23/05/2019
Traceability in food production prevents scandals, but also now improves profitability
End-to-end traceability in the food supply chain can do more than safeguard against potential disasters, particularly at the processing stage. Geoff Furniss, Head of BBC Technologies within TOMRA, explains how. ... >Read more