“What can garlic producers who currently have a small and poor quality product do?”
2023-02-06 00:00
Spain's garlic marketing campaign is certainly complex this year. “On the one hand, there is a high demand for good garlic, but on the other hand, we have small-sized garlic, which sometimes has skin issues. It's a product that supermarkets don't want," stated Rafael Polo of Grupo Comercial Polo.
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foodProcess is an innovative software solution that assists with the packaging process. In combination with TopControl's precise weighing solutions, the company says it should be easy to reduce giveaway, keep labour costs under control and increase productivity.
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Manual Gali correction after mechanical cutting - Marcin Piesiewicz, Usarzów [Video].
2023-02-06 00:00
More and more orchards are being mechanically cut, and as a result, we are increasingly "correcting" after the contour cutting machines. In Usarzów, in the Sandomierz basin, Marcin Piesiewicz showed fruit growers how to perform this procedure correctly.
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CUT back in Berlin to promote Italian grapes
2023-02-06 00:00
Although it has no exhibition space, the Commissione italiana Uva da Tavola (CUT - Italian table grape commission) will still fly to Berlin to attend the leading international fair for the fresh produce sector and has organized a meeting together with CRO Italy to present the ambitious project
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Peru: Unrest affects fruit exports
2023-02-06 00:00
The ongoing demonstrations inside Peru have had a clear impact on the country's fruit exports. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, the road blockades in particular have played a large part in this.
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BASF: mechanical iceberg harvesting arrives
2023-02-06 00:00
This new step is a milestone for the sector, due to the importance of the typology (it is the most consumed and the most used product in the salad processing industry) and because it provides a response to one of the great ills of the agricultural sector in many countries, together with the problem
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Citrus fruit - high prices and lower purchasing power
2023-02-06 00:00
“We commercialize various types of citrus fruits to cover a wide commercial calendar. Our fruits are obtained from approximately thirty hectares, fifteen of which owned by us. The total production is around 500 ton and includes the Tarocco Ippolito and Tarocco Lempso varieties," reports Luca
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Sources claim that Aldi and Lidl are positioning themselves as the new face of British produce. Lidl UK’s chief executive Ryan McDonnell said last week: “The farmers and producers that supply us, some of which have been with us for decades, are paramount to the success of our business.”
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Prices for inshell walnuts decreased in Moldova
2023-02-06 00:00
Wholesale prices for inshell walnuts in Moldova started decreasing at the beginning of February. Based upon data by theEastFruit monitoring, they fell in price by an average of 7% – up to 28 MDL/kg ($1.48/kg) by the beginning of the second week of the month. This is the level of the
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A noticeable increase in demand for greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, as well as a significant reduction in their supply, stimulate another price increase in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Turkey is the main supplier of greenhouse products to the Ukrainian market at
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According to EastFruit analysts, the exports of fruits and vegetables from Morocco to the Russian market dropped sharply in 2022.
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Onion auctions set up to protect farmers from exploitation
2023-02-06 00:00
Intent on protecting farmers from exploitation, authorities in Karatu District, Arusha region, are finalising the introduction of onion auctions. The idea has been well received by onion farmers carrying out their activities along the Eyasi Basin. Still, they called for strict control over
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Huelva berries promoted in Berlin
2023-02-06 00:00
The Huelva Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters, Freshuelva, will once again be present at a new edition of the most important fruit and vegetable fair in the world: Fruit Logistica, which will take place again in February, from the 8th to the 10th.
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Alert among Chilean fruit growers due to extreme heat wave
2023-02-06 00:00
Fruit producers linked to regional associations and Fedefruta are attentive in their properties to these days' heat wave alert, as temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius in the valleys of the central area, such as Maule, and that will exceed 40 degrees from Ñuble to the south,
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Fyffes announces new MD for its German business
2023-02-06 00:00
Oliver Knop has joined Fyffes as Managing Director of its German business, including Inter Weichert, a Fyffes wholly owned subsidiary.
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Ferm O Feed and Plant Health Cure merge to continue operations as Den Ouden GrowSolutions
2023-02-06 00:00
Ferm O Feed and Plant Health Cure (PHC) have merged, as of 30 January 2023. Both business units will continue together under the name Den Ouden GrowSolutions.
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DFHV: Fruit and vegetables still cheap - High import quota for fruit and vegetables
2023-02-06 00:00
"Even though it is repeatedly claimed that fruit and vegetables are becoming a luxury good, the figures clearly speak a different language," explained Dieter Krauß, President of the Deutscher Fruchthandelsverband e.V. (DFHV), on the occasion of the upcoming FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin. In total
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Leeds greengrocer sees price of cauliflower quadrupling
2023-02-06 00:00
All over the UK, fruit and vegetables have surged in price. One worried greengrocer, who works in Leeds Kirkgate Market, has had to raise his prices on some items as well. Much to his chagrin. Shaun Dolan runs M&S Dolan with his brother Michael, located in the outdoor section of the
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The Greenery auctions Qcumber's first cucumbers for charity
2023-02-06 00:00
On Friday, February 3, the Dutch cooperative, The Greenery, auctioned its first cucumbers. As in previous years, this year's cucumbers come from grower Qcumber.
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Maersk North America and Ashdod Port Company to collaborate on logistics and supply chain innovation
2023-02-06 00:00
Ashdod Port Company has signed an agreement with Maersk North America - to collaborate on innovation opportunities in supply chain logistics.
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