Sales of V-range broccoli are mainly developed in the centre south, according to data from the Ismea-Nielsen Observatory (Market Track): these products grew by 8% in volume in Area 3 and 13% in Area 4 during 2023 compared to 2022. This product is one
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Unifrutti Group has made two significant investments in Peru as it seeks to meet growing global demand for two of the industry’s fastest-growing fruit categories. read more

The winter months, rich in rainfall and snowfall, are like a bonus which, although it improves the current hydrological situation in the country, still does not allow us to repay the debt of the long-standing groundwater deficit, assesses ecohydrologist Dr Sebastian Szklarek. read more

Researchers in Costa Rica are expected to release the country’s first-genome edited product, a disease-resistant banana variety, later this year. read more

Egypt achieved a record-breaking export of fresh, frozen and dried vegetables and fruits to Germany in 2023, according to EastFruit . German importers bought more than 190 thousand tons of Egyptian produce, which was a 25% increase from the previous year. read more

Law and Justice was against the solutions proposed in the Green Deal from the beginning, the party's leader Jarosław Kaczyński asserted on Saturday in Śniadowo (Podlaskie). He argued that only the Law and Justice Party is a guarantor of a safe future for the countryside
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With higher prices for Polish apples, there hasn’t been much to complain about according to Marcin Swiatek, of Polish apple exporter Bialski Owoc: “It was a really nice apple season for us. The price was a little higher than last season. In my opinion there was no reason to complain.
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New research is expected to transform the tree fruit industry by developing a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs. read more

Unseasonably high temperatures in the north of Italy over the past month have apparently brought forward the start of at least one major seasonal campaign. read more

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance), a membership trade association representing and serving vertical farms and greenhouse producers growing fruits and vegetables in a highly controlled indoor production environment, hosted several workshops on the Farming Forward
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Growth will be supported by campaigns in the food retail sector, among other things, he explains. Even if the economic context is somewhat better than last season: "The pressure is still there," confirms the director, adding that the share of private labels in the food retail sector is growing, as is the share of the food retail sector.
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You can find the full report on the trade fair in our issue 10, which you can also read conveniently as an e-paper as a subscriber: click here to go directly to the issue! read more

Banana exporting companies and trade unions in Côte d’Ivoire have reached an historic agreement on living wages. The deal, which is the product of a three-year programme coordinated by Banana Link with the support of retailers and the Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH, is between the four
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Led by a consortium of prestigious partners, including Wageningen Economic Research (WEcR), Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) and Wageningen University's Information Technology Group (INF), the project aims to provide informal sector actors with the knowledge and
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In week 10, italiano green peppers fetched 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg in the Almerian marketing centres, italiano red 1.80 euro/kg to 0.90 euro/kg, lamuyo green 1.50 euro/kg to 1.30 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, california green 1.80 euro/kg to 1.50 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, lamuyo red 1.50 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg.
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For Moroccan and Chilean fruit exporters, there have been a number of significant changes in terms of reefer logistics on the US east coast this season. The question is, will those changes prove to be permanent? read more

The world’s largest fresh produce company, Dole, has given its official backing to female empowerment network Global Women Fresh. read more

The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has written to Defra Secretary Steve Barclay to issue an alert that the government’s proposed Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), planned for live roll out on 30 April 2024, will jeopardise the UK’s food supply chain and increase food prices for consumers. read more

The leading banana associations of Latin America and the Caribbean have called for European retailers to simplify certification schemes and stop dragging their feet when it comes to implementing a fairer banana pricing policy. read more