Eighth edition of 'Lemons for Research®' kicks off
2024-02-15 00:00
Everything is ready for the eighth edition of 'i Limoni per la ricerca®', the project realised thanks to the collaboration between Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETS and Citrus l'Orto Italiano, which finances the work of doctors and researchers who have decided to dedicate their lives to
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It's still too early to make any forecasts about the 2024 cherry campaign in Spain, as the first greenhouse harvests don't usually start until the end of March, and open ground harvests won't do so until the end of April.
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In February 2024, the prices of fruits and vegetables in Ukraine experienced fluctuations influenced by seasonality and various factors.
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Westfalia Fruit caps off a year of growth in Asia
2024-02-15 00:00
Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables has capped off a year of growth in Asia – in India and China, two of the fastest growing avocado markets in the world, as well as Japan. The company is also forecasting continued market growth across the
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SPAR Hungary: New type of environmentally conscious, reusable transport containers for fruit and vegetable departments
2024-02-15 00:00
DESPAR Italia saw great store growth in 2023
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Oat starch may help extend shelf life of produce
2024-02-15 00:00
In an effort to combat food waste, particularly in fruits and vegetables, a Canadian researcher is exploring the potential of oat starch as a protective coating to extend produce shelf life. In Canada, vegetables and fruits account for a significant portion of discarded food, with daily waste
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Enza Zaden, the goal is to establish itself as a breeding leader
2024-02-15 00:00
Be One, this is the guiding claim of Enza Zaden, which wants to establish itself as the breeding leader in the segments it has been following for decades. To achieve this goal, the company has always taken the path of innovation;
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La Unió criticized Ailimpo and the Ministry of Agriculture's lack of action to help producers face the lemon crisis
2024-02-15 00:00
La Unió Llauradora criticized the Ailimpo inter-branch organization and the Ministry of Agriculture for "not taking any exceptional measures to alleviate the crisis faced by lemon producers in a disastrous campaign in which much of the harvest in the province of Alicante remains unharvested."
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The time has already come to think about cordless thinners for stone fruit orchards
2024-02-15 00:00
"It might be because of the mild weather or the increased awareness of producers as regards the effectiveness of such professional tools, but the interest for cordless thinners AF100, used especially for stone fruit, has spiked early. Over the past week, we have in fact delivered the first units
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The weather has remained relatively good in Tasmania, just some rain in early January. According to Jim Ertler from Premium Fresh Tasmania, the rain won’t affect quality but they could have done without it all the same.
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Fogliati's Nama tomato presents itself at Fruit Logistica 2024
2024-02-15 00:00
Nama is the novelty tomato that Fogliati, the leader of a supply chain project, presented at the Berlin trade fair as a preview. Interest also from foreign retailers
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Lemons for Research reaches eighth edition
2024-02-15 00:00
From 3 to 16 March 2024, Sicilian lemons (primofiore variety) will be sold in 500 gram nets in supermarkets, hypermarkets and discount stores all over Italy participating in the initiative. Two euros is the price of each net, of which Citrus l'Orto Italiano will donate 40 cents to
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"Demand for tangerines remains robust"
2024-02-15 00:00
The Greek weather has been good for the production of tangerines. Orestis-Rafail Miliotis, owner of Greek tangerine exporter Nature’s Tangerine, states they’ve had a near-perfect season for their first steps in the export market: “I'm thrilled to delve into the realm of cultivation and
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Over 300 hectares dedicated to Dolce Passione
2024-02-15 00:00
Between 320 and 350 hectares will be dedicated to Dolce Passione watermelons this year thanks to the fact that Cico-Mazzoni group joined the consortium. "Our plans envision around 18/24,000 tons for the 2024 campaign, to be sent to both the domestic and foreign markets. To obtain these results,
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Growing Kent & Medway offers £600k for sustainable food innovation
2024-02-14 16:00
Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain.
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Chile expects around 130,000 tonnes of kiwis
2024-02-14 14:00
"We are seeing a delay of around ten days. The fruit is expected to be similar in size to last year. At the moment, we are producing dry matter in the fruit, so good irrigation is important," Cruzat is quoted as saying.
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In the new EIP-Agri-funded project of the DHBW Heilbronn and the University of Hohenheim "Fresh-Cut Cluster", regional fruit and vegetable producer organisations, processing service providers and community catering businesses are to come together in a digital platform and
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Kronen unveils new products at Fruit Logistica
2024-02-14 13:00
Kronen presented several new machinery solutions for the fresh produce business at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
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Crispr technology comes under the spotlight
2024-02-14 13:00
Scientists and representatives from the fresh produce industry will meet in Valencia on Thursday to discuss the implications of new genomic techniques including Crispr after the European Parliament voted on 7 February to ease regulation of gene-edited crops.
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Waitrose unveils £30m of own-brand price cuts
2024-02-14 12:00
Waitrose has announced a further £30m of price cuts on hundreds of everyday own-brand products.
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