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Expect big things from South African plums
2024-02-23 00:00
Lucerne Agri is celebrating its 101st birthday this year; a family business with five farms along the Breede River, and keen on strategic partnerships with hardhitters like the ANB Group. Lucerne Fresh is the in-house marketing division that allows them full control from farm to fork.
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"I hope that in 8-10 days the strawberry season will recover"
2024-02-23 00:00
This year's strawberry season shows a delay in the harvest 'of at least 25 per cent,' explains Manuel Alfaro, of El Pilonar. 'In fact, the delay has been accumulating since the transplanting phase. This year the nurseries took an extra 10-12 days to deliver the plants to us, which is
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'Many pericoltori predict even higher prices; whether this is justified remains to be seen'
2024-02-23 00:00
There is widespread optimism in the Dutch and Belgian apple market. "And with good reason, as prices for apples and pears are decent," says Emanuel Sluis of the Dutch trading platform Service2Fruit. "For example, high-quality Elstar apples are worth up to EUR 0.90 in
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'The most important pomegranate season for us closes'
2024-02-23 00:00
The Lome Super Fruit brand pomegranate campaign ended a few hours ago. The entire 2023 harvest has been sold, totalling around 5 thousand tonnes of processed product compared to just under 3.5 thousand tonnes last year. Providing a picture is the sales manager of
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"We can manage the entire bureaucratic, logistics and commercial part on behalf of clients"
2024-02-23 00:00
Brexit may seem an outdated topic, but the new rules concerning the international fresh produce trade that it led to have considerable effects. The wish of many Italian companies, especially medium-small ones, to expand abroad often clashes with extra-EU customs challenges. NTB specializes in
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How Saudi Arabia exported tomatoes to Europe for the first time
2024-02-23 00:00
In February 2024, fresh produce from Saudi Arabia was exported to Europe for the first time. The event was so unique that it was featured on television news. How did Saudi Arabia, with its harsh climate and heavy reliance on imports to cover its local market's needs, manage to export tomatoes to
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UK's largest cocaine bust happened at Southampton Port
2024-02-23 00:00
In a significant crackdown on international crime syndicates, UK authorities intercepted a colossal £450 mln cocaine shipment at Southampton Port, marking the country's largest-ever class A drug seizure.
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"The mangosteen is the exotic fruit most in demand".
2024-02-23 00:00
Exotic products continue to be in stable demand, but there is one variety that is experiencing a greater increase in demand than others, and that is the mangosteen. "This product has become one of our most sought-after and valued products," says Rebecca García of Cabefruit.
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"Challenging for importers to meet growing avocado demand"
2024-02-23 00:00
Avocados continue to grow in the global market, says Elena Rogojnikova from the Dutch company The Greenery. "So far, the 2023/2024 season has been challenging for avocado importers to meet the ever-increasing demand for this superfood and ensure sufficient supply for their customers," she says.
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MD presents the first Sustainability Report
2024-02-23 00:00
3.4 billion euros in net revenue, an increase of 11% over 2021, a net worth of 513 million euros: these are the figures ofMD S.P.A., the Italian brand founded 30 years ago with its first shop in Southern Italy, which today has 785 shops and 6 logistics centres in
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Broccoli to create fake freckles
2024-02-23 00:00
The latest beauty craze on social media is the creation of fake freckles with broccoli, a method that is gaining popularity for its novelty and effectiveness. This trend reflects a broader fascination with freckles, amplified by filters that give users a
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Exports to foreign markets on the rise
2024-02-23 00:00
For a manufacturer of orchard management technology, expanding its horizons abroad is always good news. "We are delighted," says Alessandro Calderoni, "that our orchard management equipment is sought after not only in Italy, but also in other countries.
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'Water savings of 40 per cent compared to last season'
2024-02-23 00:00
Optimising production resources and improving the performance of tomato plants, while respecting the environment and the people who work in them: this is the aim of the 'Agricoltura 4.0' sustainability project, implemented by the La Doria Group, one of Europe's leading producers of
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Milan market, the new fruit and vegetable pavilion opens on 22 April
2024-02-23 00:00
The Foody 2025 development plan launched at the end of 2019 by Sogemie's shareholder the Municipality of Milan to bring the new Food Market to represent the most modern food city hub in Europe continues on schedule and on target;
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"Complementarity must prevail over competition".
2024-02-23 00:00
The attacks on Moroccan produce trucks in Spain and France reveal a major misunderstanding between professionals on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as a malaise that cannot be ignored and must be remedied, says Mostapha Mohattan, CEO of Fructimoor.
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The need for water, not only for agricultural use, is constantly increasing. On the contrary, and cyclically every year, experts report new negative records for drought and heat even in the winter season.
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Ventura alongside athletes with its dried fruit
2024-02-23 00:00
Ventura, a historic brand in the dried fruit market, created in 2016 the concept Correre è un mix, a participation and sponsorship tour of Italy's most representative and popular running events;
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Lowering prices does not generate sound business relations
2024-02-23 00:00
"Sustainability is one of the cornerstones of our agricultural activity: to stay competitive and attractive in the markets, this principle cannot be disregarded. That is why our crops are sustained by using integrated pest management methods,
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The European Commission has sent the Belgian Presidency a paper outlining first possible measures to help reduce the administrative burden on farmers' shoulders. The paper, which will be discussed with member states at the Council of
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GLOBALG.A.P., how to come prepared for the new obligations
2024-02-23 00:00
At the beginning of the year, the sixth release of GLOBALG.A.P. was published. In order to understand what is substantially new compared to previous editions, we asked Marco Roffia, GLOBALG.A.P. scheme manager for Ccpb, for information.
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