Two Welsh growers have improved the efficiency of their enterprises after securing capital grant scheme funding to buy new equipment. read more

Lower production of Greek kiwis has led to higher demand and prices, says Zeus' Marketing Sales Director Christina Manossis: “The Greek kiwi production has been reduced due to a mild winter. For the entire country, volumes are expected to be 20 to 25 per cent lower. We’d expect to produce
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SPAR Albania opens 81st store read more

Yesterday morning, a lorry carrying potatoes has overturned on the M5 in Devon, blocking all three southbound lanes. National Highways said these lanes were closed between junction 28 at Cullompton and junction 29 at Exeter. The lorry was carrying 22 tons of loose potatoes when it tipped; the
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The professional agricultural organisation ASAJA Murcia has warned that "the crisis in the lemon sector is causing an unsustainable and unbearable situation", which could lead to a very critical situation for this very important sector. read more

After working in the herb industry for 15 years, Drona Pantjoe chose to go it alone a year ago, on December 5. He started Kenya-Fresh. "I started as a warehouse worker at Cool Control in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, in 2007. I still work in that area, but now with my own business," says Drona. read more

In marketing year (MY) 2023/24, fresh orange exports are forecasts to reach 2.0 million metric tons (MMT) up from 1.6 MMT in MY 2022/23. This increase is attributed to higher yields per hectare, amid favorable environmental conditions, success in opening new markets for Egyptian oranges, and a
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According to Patrick Stoffels of Stoffels Foods, the demand for exotic fruits is not as good as last year. "That may be partly due to the prices and year-round availability. Passion fruit, for instance, is no longer as special at Christmas; you can buy it all year round. Physalis is this year's
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We had presented it as the pear that could give a new impetus to the sector (click here to read more), and today a new commercial season is beginning for Angysarriva with excellent premises on the production side. We delved into the dynamics with Spreafico, who grows it exclusively in Emilia
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"Knowing, understanding and interpreting, through research, the evolutionary processes in agriculture is indispensable to support the sustainability and competitiveness not only of our agri-food industry, but of the entire Country System. And, in this sense, the CREA Yearbook that
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The interprofessional demands a prompt clarification from the Commission because this pest is not declared in this country and, if it had not been intercepted in November in this port and landed in a warehouse, it would not only have threatened nearby citrus growing areas but also crops

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Dachser has acquired the leading full-service provider in temperature-controlled and frozen food logistics in the Nordic region, Frigoscandia AB, headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden. The acquisition is subject to approval by the European competition authorities. read more

On November 28, 2023, the first phase of the BMB-NRC Agrologistics project, an Uzbek-Russian agrologistics alliance, was launched in the Sharaf-Rashidov district of Uzbekistan. The project includes a three-tier module with refrigerated chambers and warehouses with a capacity of 10 thousand tons,
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The agricultural sector in Alicante has been marked by a severe drought and particularly difficult and unexpected weather conditions that have caused damage or alterations in most of the province's crops during 2023. The president of Asaja Alicante, José Vicente
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Blueberry Vision 2 and Blueberry Vision 3 systems scan 100% of the surface area of each fruit. They select individual blueberries according to multiple parameters - internal and external quality, shape defects, size, and colour - with extreme accuracy and according to multiple combinations,
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In Italy, more and more farms are following the wave of festivities to attract visitors to their premises, offering, in addition to their products, a unique experience to their customers, who are able to fully immerse themselves in a festive atmosphere. We have seen them
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With the results of the transitory lease of the Port of Itajaí, located in northern Santa Catarina, set since November, there is still a lingering question: when will the complex resume regular container operations? Marco Antônio de Araújo, CEO of Mada Araújo, the winning bidder in the
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The data of the European Commission's Europhyt-Traces registry for November included an interception of a shipment of pomegranates from Morocco with false moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta). Intercitrus has confirmed that this rejection occurred in the Port of Almeria, which means it was the
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"I used to believe that the winning formula of the future having traceability and complete control of the supply chain was 'quality + service'. Now, however, I think it needs to be updated to 'availability, quality and service'. This is the first reflection that Giusto Curti, General Manager of
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Enough grapes have arrived in Europe to fill the shelves for Christmas, notes Eddy Kreukniet of Exsa Europe. "We're coming out of a long period of shortages, and last week, the supply was still scanty. But with the arrivals from Namibia and South Africa, the situation is easing quite quickly,"
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