Food safety in the fourth range can be approached from many different aspects: from managing foreign bodies, to secure environments, all the way to ensuring a product is always fresh and, in some cases, with zero residue. Faced with this multitude of factors, operationality is key. read more

The German expert in fresh-cut machinery, Kronen, has collaborated with the DIL German Institute of Food Technology, robotics supplier Stäubli, and a UK-based customer to create a new solution for cutting, pitting, and peeling avocados. read more

Sodexo UK & Ireland has named Hayley Miller as the regional marketing director. read more

The machine learning-powered crop analysis tool HarvestEye has successfully obtained a distribution partnership in Scotland with the agricultural and machinery provider Agricar. read more

Antwerp Euroterminal has announced the installation of the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium. This will provide docked vessels at the port with electricity in an environmentally friendly and quiet manner. read more

Rejestracja jest teraz otwarta na Fruitnet Citrus Congress, nową konferencję i wydarzenie networkingowe zorganizowane przez Fruitnet Media International, które odbędzie się 5 i 6 listopada 2024 roku w Walencji, centrum europejskiego biznesu cytrusowego. read more

The family-owned fruit grower AC Goatham & Son, based in Kent, has signed a new £750 million deal with Aldi. read more

The online ticket shop for Asia Fruit Logistica is now open. Asia's leading trade show for fresh fruits and vegetables will return to Hong Kong on 4-6 September 2024, bringing together the global fresh produce industry and highlighting the complete value chain. read more

The Cooperative Research Centre Food Agility has initiated a new project aimed at creating digital stonefruit orchards to assist growers in implementing innovative farming techniques and adjusting to a shifting climate. read more

British buyers are currently in Rwanda meeting with women-led horticulture businesses to discuss potential trade deals for products such as chilli, avocados, passion fruits, fresh French beans, and other horticultural goods. This visit is part of a Rwanda-UK trade mission that started on May 28th. read more

Labour MP Steve Reed has criticized water companies for sewage spills that have led to the growth of "poop tomatoes" on British beaches. These plants are growing from seeds contained in human waste that has been discharged into waterways. Reed has called for water bosses who oversee illegal sewage dumps to face criminal liability. read more

The Russians have admitted that vegetable harvests in the occupied left-bank Kherson region will decrease by 30%. The reasons cited for this decline are the destruction of the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and low levels of rainfall. This information was reported by the occupying "head" of Kherson. read more

As it happened in the past edition, this year Candyball will also be one of the main protagonists of Rijk Zwaan's Global Melon & Watermelon Event, which takes place during weeks 26 and 27 at its CED La Palma in Cartagena (Spain). The seed company has everything ready

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Zawalenie się cen cebuli w Azji Środkowej w sezonie 2023/24, o którym wcześniej ostrzegali analitycy EastFruit w publikacjach takich jak „Bąbelkowa cebula – co zrobią rolnicy z tą nadmierną ilością cebuli od sierpnia?” i „Czy Uzbekistan będzie w stanie uniknąć upadku...” read more

Coppola SRL has received, for the second consecutive year, the Felix Industry Award - Italy that competes, an award given to Italian companies that have distinguished themselves for managerial performance, financial reliability, and sustainability according to a specific rating by the Committee. read more

Artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, cobots, AGV... Technology is advancing at an unstoppable pace, and with so many advancements, companies don't have time to adapt it to their needs, so they can't enjoy its benefits. Reisopack, a world-leading company in strapping machines

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Rijk Zwaan's innovations in vegetable breeding are ensuring the sustainability of the fresh produce sector. The company will showcase some of its solution-focused varieties and concepts at this year's Hort Connections. Australia and New Zealand's largest industry trade show will be held in read more

The GreenLand Group from Colombia, who exports over 14 million boxes of their own bananas, is now venturing into the cultivation and export of Tahiti limes. Víctor Manuel Henríquez Restrepo, CEO of Invesmar and the main manager of the GreenLand Group, stated: "Our expansion into Tahiti lime production is driven by a strong commitment to..." read more

This week, three suspects are standing trial for international drug trafficking. The drugs originated from Ecuador and were concealed among flowers. The suspects include a 61-year-old man from Aalsmeer, a 55-year-old man from Leiden, and a 36-year-old man from Roosendaal. The North Holland Public Prosecution Service is handling the case. read more

Growing flat peaches is becoming increasingly popular among Turkish fresh produce growers, according to Beyazit Afiyon, owner of Turkish fresh produce exporter PIK Global. Afiyon states, "The flat peach, known as the donut peach, is a fruit whose production is on the rise in Turkey. We have included it in our production." read more