In this edition, UNICA is the only Spanish company nominated for the prestigious Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2024. "This is the first time we have entered the 'Product' category. It is a stimulus for innovation, which is perhaps lacking in Spain", he explains.
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The closure of the wholesale market on Ulmenstraße in Düsseldorf is already a foregone conclusion. Traders in Cologne are also fearing for their future. Without Cologne and Düsseldorf, only six wholesale markets will remain in NRW. This has prompted the SPD parliamentary group in the state
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Fruit Logistica will be held between Wednesday 7th and Friday 9 February in Berlin. FreshPlaza and Primeur have joined together to publish a 150 page tradeshow magazine. It is a truly international edition with in-depth articles from the international fresh produce sector. read more

The range of new plant-based protein products continues to grow. The first plant-based piadina, La Supergreen, arrives in Italy. The limited edition is the result of a collaboration between the Swiss food-tech company Planted and La Piadineria, the first and largest chain
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"We have been working for two years on a different type of melon but we still don't have the project completely finished to be able to launch it into large-scale production. This will be produced in 2025. It will be a variant of melon both externally and internally and will have a different taste.
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This year, PGI Valencia Citrus will be attending the world fruit trade event with new firms from the three provinces that have joined the Regulatory Body in the last year. Specifically, during the 2023/2024 season, 8 warehouses have joined:
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A team of researchers led by María José Aranzana, a researcher at the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA) and head of the Genomics and Biotechnology program at the Agrigenomics Research Center (CRAG), has developed an innovative tool based on generative artificial
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MSC (the world's leading shipping company and winner of the Port of Valencia's northern expansion) has improved connectivity between South Africa (the main commercial competitor in the southern hemisphere of Valencian oranges) and Germany by including a direct stop in Bremerhaven in its current
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The German apple campaign is now approaching the second half of the season. "The current stock is about 15 to 20 percent below last year's levels. However, it should be noted that the abundant harvest in 2022 was not a benchmark. Considering the alternation of apple trees, I would not
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It’s been a pretty generic season when it comes to the Greek citrus this year, says Nick Nafpliotis, company director of fresh produce exporter Greek & Fresh: “The orange crop has been normal with a few changes in the sizes which is typical from season to season. The Navelina oranges
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Maritime charter leaders are adjusting their services in response to Algeria's prohibition on transshipment via Moroccan ports for Algeria-bound goods. CMA-CGM has declared an immediate redirection of all cargoes intended for Oran, Mostaganem, and Ghazaouet in Algeria. These will now transit
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The supply of conventional potatoes from PEI is good. “Between PEI and Ontario East and New Brunswick, there’s enough inventories on hand to get us through our normal time frames of late June to the middle of July. The same would be said of the processing industry as well,” says Dwayne
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HUERCASA cooked corn, which is sold in around 40 countries all over the world, stands out for being a source of fibre, as well as being low in fat and salt. It is also a food that does not contain gluten, so it is suitable for consumption by the entire population. read more

Rising estimates for South African table grape volumes: Sati, South African Table Grape Industry, has revised its export forecasts following a bountiful harvest in the Orange River region, one of the country's main production areas. read more

The high demand for goods following the exit from covid-19, the adjustment difficulties of global supply chains and the continuation of disparate measures across countries to combat post-financing surges, led to a sudden and sharp price spike, without
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"If we incorporate all the increases in the price of products, what we end up with are much more expensive products to eat. This could be a dangerous trend, which could lead to a change in consumer habits, in the sense that instead of buying fresh produce, consumers will buy more expensive products,
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At the event on 'Corroborating substances: potential and use of rock dust', organised yesterday by the Emilia-Romagna Region, the technical elements related to the use of these substances were discussed in depth. read more

Black Friday holiday sales spur demand at South Africa's Shoprite read more

In both the winter and summer seasons, prices rose by between 20% and 30%. On the other hand, the volume marketed of the star product, the pepper, rose by around 5%. read more

Globally, the avocado market is valued at $18 billion, with annual production growth of 7% over the decade 2012-2022. In 2022, 8.4 million tonnes of the so-called 'green gold' will be produced, according to FAO, USDA and Rabobank figures.
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