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Fighting bad eating habits, learning about healthy and balanced nutrition and having fun at the same time is possible. This has been demonstrated by the almost 48,000 pupils in the 2nd and 3rd^er cycles of Primary Education from all over Spain who took part between October and

October.
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European demand for passion fruit is small but growing. An interest in new flavours and increasing awareness of the fruit’s health benefits – in particular its high levels of vitamins A and C – together with improved availability, are set to drive consumption in the coming years. read more

As South Africa correspondent Fred Meintjes explains. Compared to South Africa's total fresh produce exports, which amount to almost 300 million cartons, the fig sector is still a very young industry. However, specialised export teams have been working to develop a long-term
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Following one of its best production seasons in 2021/22, during which nearly 250,000 cartons were exported, South Africa’s fig exports dropped to below 100,000 cartons in 2022/23. read more

The South African fruit export industry’s focus on India – highlighted by a delegation of key industry figures to Fresh Produce India last week – is expected to provide new impetus to the country’s efforts to boost its presence in this large consumer market. read more

At the International Food and Drink Event in London, key figures from the produce sector, including representatives from Dole UK, Worldwide Fruit, and Clarifruit, discussed the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the produce and fresh fruit supply chain. They highlighted
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The fight against Drosophila suzukii (small fruit fly) is evolving with great results thanks to new antagonistic species, such as the two wasps Ganaspis brasiliensis (known as the samba wasp) and Leptopilina japonica (known as the ronin wasp). These wasps - as stated on Goodfruit.com
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The export figures show that Belgian cucumbers are also popular outside the country's borders. According to figures from GfK Belgium, which were compiled on behalf of Flanders' agricultural marketing agency VLAM, the consumption of cucumbers has increased by almost half compared to 15 years ago.
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The food discounter and the world's leading provider of reusable crates, known as RPCs, entered into a long-term partnership in 2023. The aim was to reduce single-use packaging in the supply chain and at the same time combat food waste. Now
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The officinal herbs business is growing. In Emilia-Romagna in eight years the hectares have increased by 82% (from 236 in 2016 to 480 last year) and the companies by +110% (from 306 to 644). The data emerged from the meeting Officinali: l'Emilia-Romagna non aspetta, promoted by Macfrut with
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The officinal herbs business is growing. In Emilia-Romagna in eight years the hectares have increased by 82% (from 236 in 2016 to 480 last year) and the companies by +110% (from 306 to 644). The data emerged from the meeting Officinali: l'Emilia-Romagna non aspetta, promoted by Macfrut with
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As of January 2024, ISTAT reports, retail sales indices will be disseminated with the new 2021 reference base set at 100. For details on the change of the base for retail sales indices, please refer to the related Information Note, which was released
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Since the beginning of March, the price of Chilean Chandler 80 shelled walnuts delivered to Europe has increased by 13%, +51% compared to March 2023. This is the figure that emerges from an analysis by Areté - The Agri-Food Intelligence Company -, a company that provides analysis services and
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Agricola Lusiarinno renews its support for the City of Hope Foundation, a non-profit organisation set up in 1994 with the aim of raising funds for the fight against paediatric diseases, particularly oncological and rare ones. The Research is Life project will finance research calls for
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The campaign of Patata della Sila Igp is coming to an end over one month in advance, just like last year. "Sowing was around one month late and, therefore, harvesting started in late September, meaning the produce was commercialized late," reports Albino Carli, director of Consorzio Produttori
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The Arizona State Senate is the latest in a line of defenders fighting to protect Arizona businesses and American consumers of fresh tomatoes. On February 15, 2024, Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas "T.J." Shope read a proclamation on the Senate Floor calling on the Department of Commerce to
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Peru's ginger supplies remains limited despite good demand in their key markets of Europe, the USA and Canada. Leandro Manuel Llacctarimay Figueroa, Sales and Operations Manager from Agroexportaciones Llacta: "The supply in Peru is limited at this time because sowing in 2022 was 60% less
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February brings some signs of recovery for the fruit and vegetable department in large-scale distribution, especially if one compares the data with the previous month: consumption is still negative, but in a decidedly more subdued way, and inflation is falling appreciably. The variables affecting
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Cso Italy took stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruits (blueberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blackberries) in our country. For 2024 there is a new slight decline in strawberry cultivation (-1%, same decrease as in 2023). According to last year's figures, only
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Cherry exports from Argentina’s Rio Negro grew 43 per cent in 2023, reaching 1,846 tonnes, according to data from the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Cherry Producers (CAPCI). The figures reflect an increase of around 11 per cent on the average for the past five years, but are short of the
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