Sweet corn
Machinery takes centre stage in Berlin
2024-02-07 09:00
Global packaging machinery specialist IMA-Ilapak is focusing on innovation and diversification as it looks ahead to 2024, essential characteristics that have been the cornerstone of its growth.
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"Our focus for Tanzanian avocados now shifts to the European market"
2024-02-07 00:00
The Tanzanian peak export season for avocados is just around the corner, Irene Appolinary Undiri, sales representative at Tanzanian avocado exporter Kwanza Fresh, states: “The peak season for avocados in the southern region of Tanzania, where our pack house is situated, spans from February to
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New plant and advanced technologies
2024-02-05 00:00
"The geopolitical and economic situation in the world is not the best, but it is still necessary to invest in order to keep up with the times". Roberto and Maurizio Graziani of Graziani Packaging recently inaugurated the new 4.0 line for the production of pressed cardboard corner protectors.
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Big demand for Cornwall's cauliflower
2024-02-02 00:00
Cauliflower, Savoy and spring green cabbage and kale are all in production at the moment in Cornwall while preparations are being made for new season planting.
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It's a water crisis: Sicily dry and a state of calamity is claimed
2024-02-01 00:00
It is 'the days of the Merla' but in Sicily it feels like spring is just around the corner. Sunny days, very little rain and even at the high altitudes of Mount Etna, snow is only a mirage. The result can only be the continuation of the drought that has plagued the island for months. As
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HUERCASA maize is the protagonist at its booth
2024-01-31 00:00
HUERCASA cooked corn, which is sold in around 40 countries all over the world, stands out for being a source of fibre, as well as being low in fat and salt. It is also a food that does not contain gluten, so it is suitable for consumption by the entire population.
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It’s a seller’s market for Mexican vegetables
2024-01-25 00:00
“It’s a busy time for our Mexican team and grower partners with large volumes of vegetables shipping daily from Rico Farms Facility in Rio Rico, AZ,” says Oscar Trujillo with Bridges Produce. The company is currently importing organic hard squash (Acorn, Butternut, Delicata, and Kabocha),
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"Senegalese sweetcorn season gaining momentum"
2024-01-25 00:00
The Senegalese sweetcorn season is gaining momentum at Hermans Suikermais in the Netherlands. "We started slowly in week 51, but volumes are now starting to genuinely explode," says Con Storm, who visited those farms in Senegal last week.
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UK, Tesco helps 'flooded' vegetables
2024-01-19 00:00
From late autumn until the early days of the year, the United Kingdom was hit by violent storms and floods that put a strain on winter vegetable harvests. The worst affected areas were Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Cornwall and
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CMR GROUP sponsors campaign
2024-01-18 08:25
CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security.
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Cool weather delays vegetable crops in Florida
2024-01-18 00:00
Although it is not nearly as cold as in Canada or some parts of the US, the state of Florida has been impacted by cooler weather lately. “It has been cool, rainy, and overcast for at least the past month,” says Geoff Taft with Pioneer Growers. “No freeze, but highs in the low 70s and lows
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Sweetcorn trumps strawberries in Kiwi hearts and shopping carts
2024-01-18 00:00
New Zealand: Statement of Preliminary Issues released for proposed Foodstuffs merger
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New formats aiming to reduce food waste
2024-01-16 00:00
Huercasa, the European leader in the production of ready-to-eat vegetables, will be at Fruit Logistica, where it will have the opportunity to showcase the health benefits of corn, which has been its flagship product for more than three decades.
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Sweet corn takes center stage on national television
2024-01-11 00:00
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds will be featured in two episodes of RFD-TV’s “Where the Food Comes From,” hosted by Chip Carter. Set in the backdrop of the Central Sand region of Wisconsin at peak production time, the episodes highlight two generations of sweet corn farmers and their journeys.
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Tomato grower finds success in taking matters into their own hands
2024-01-11 00:00
On a dark December Wednesday, Maurice Langeslag, together with Nikki and Tom Peters from Wim Peters Nurseries, were setting up a large party tent while attending other tasks. Christmas was around the corner, and they wanted to share some of that blissful Christmas spirit with the company's staff.
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The Patatas Lázaro team has created a Christmas corner in the company where each person could bring gifts for the little ones who this Christmas were going to be left without the illusion of receiving a present from Father Christmas or the Three Wise Men.
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After working in the herb industry for 15 years, Drona Pantjoe chose to go it alone a year ago, on December 5. He started Kenya-Fresh. "I started as a warehouse worker at Cool Control in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, in 2007. I still work in that area, but now with my own business," says Drona.
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HM.CLAUSE enters the aubergine market
2023-12-18 00:00
HM.CLAUSE has taken a further step in its range of fruit and vegetable seeds with the launch of a new aubergine portfolio. With HMC 10024 (Cornelia) F1, the company is starting with the most popular type of aubergine, the black semi-long aubergine.
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Vegetables prepare for Christmas, prospects are good
2023-12-15 00:00
By now Christmas is just around the corner and the fruit and vegetable world is about to experience a crucial phase of the year. With Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the Verde company, which operates within the Vittoria market, we analysed the moment for vegetables, trying to understand those that can
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Aldi opens two new shops in Milan and Muggiò
2023-12-15 00:00
ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a reference multinational reality in the large-scale retail trade, consolidates its presence in Lombardy with the inauguration of two new shops in Muggiò (MB) in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, at the corner of Via Beato Angelico, and in Milanin Via Cenisio 11,
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