The largest tomato producing and marketing cooperative in Europe, CASI, can trace its origins back to 1944, when a group of growers from the Vega de Almeria joined forces to market their potato productions. That association grew with new vegetable producers who had bet on tomato cultivation and
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Turkmenistan boasts a total greenhouse area of around 800 hectares, with a remarkable 95% dedicated to tomato cultivation, according to entrepreneur Dovletgeldi Ballyev's article in Biznes Reklama. Simultaneously, new greenhouses covering approximately 600–650 hectares are under construction. read more

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S settled a Danish lawsuit against the companies behind a ship that blocked the Suez canal in 2021. The Ever Given was stuck for six days in March 2021. However, the event disrupted global shipping for months. Maersk controls about 15% of the world’s container fleet, while
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MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organised by AIMPLAS and AINIA that brings together the entire value chain of the agri-food barrier packaging, will count in its sixth edition with the participation of some thirty specialists who will analyse, around eight thematic blocks, the perspectives of the agri-food barrier packaging sector.
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This Friday, 1 December, the capital of Granada will host the 17th Andalusian Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Awards Ceremony, awarded by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. "These awards recognise the important role played during the last year by the
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A dry spring allowed the winter strawberry season in south-east Queensland to extended until November. This differs from a normal season that would usually see excessively hot and humid days put an end to the winter season in October. The above average temperatures seen in late winter and early
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The Calabrian garrison of Despar Centro Sud reaffirms its importance, with a new opening for the Interspar of Vibo Valentia, once again available to customers after a thorough remodelling project. The team of collaborators has been enlarged, thus reaching
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Water shortages down in Mexico have been a big issue this year. While the situation improved in recent weeks with more rainfall, the gap hasn’t been made up yet. “At the moment, water levels are still behind by 60 to 70 percent compared to normal levels,” says Frank Camera with Delta Fresh
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In addition to trays and bags made from paper and cardboard, other packaging solutions made from alternative, resource-saving materials are also rapidly gaining in importance. At expoSE 2023, for example, the ecological, nature-based cellulose nets from NaturNetz GmbH were honored with the
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For one Turkish apple exporter, the Gala is already out of stock, as there was a lot of demand for this apple variety according to Mehmet Çakmak, sales and marketing manager for Turkish fresh produce exporter Ani Tarim: read more

A comprehensive, regular, and reliable data service for sellers of fresh and frozen produce has been relaunched to enable access to images and information that can only be discovered in UK stores. read more

The 24th edition of the Fruit & Vegetables Special was entirely dedicated to the narration of the sector. Narrative in which the experience developed by consortium Vog (main partner of the edition) to enhance its apples could not be missing. read more

China is the world’s largest durian market with expected value of $20 billion by 2025. There are four major rivals in the market and Vietnam is one. Members of Phu Quy Cooperative in Cai Lay district of Tien Giang province are busy these days harvesting durian to sell at the prices of
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On Wednesday, during the 24th edition of the Fruits & Vegetables Special event entitled 'Telling the fruit and vegetable story - From television to social media, via the point of sale' held at Fico, we had the pleasure of having as our guest the host himself, Oscar Farinetti,
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According to EastFruit analysts, on the sidelines of the Global Berry Congress held in the Netherlands on November 28, 2023, the prospects for blueberry pricing were actively discussed, given the unprecedentedly high level of prices in the current season. Let us recall that the main reason for
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Drewry’s World Container Index remained stable at $1,382 per 40ft container this week. read more

Azienda Agricola Dario Gallo, located in Montesano sulla Marcellana (Salerno, Italy), has undertaken a project focused on soilless strawberry cultivation within micro-polytunnels using coir and perlite supports. read more

Israel’s avocado harvest is progressing well as it is now in the main part of the season with good demand from markets. According to Yonatan Meron, Export Manager of Granot Fresh, “We're now almost in full swing.” read more