A report from the European Commission confirms the important role of CAP Strategic Plans for maintaining farmers' income and food security, while supporting EU agriculture's transition to a sustainable farming model in the 2023-2027 period. The report analyses the intended impact of the
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In 2015, Laurent Coulot (CEO), Mathieu Ackermann (CTO) and Florian Gerlich (Product Architect), came together to establish Insolight, a company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. For the past four years, Insolight has been working closely with growers and agronomic centres across Europe, focusing
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"It will be a different format just like our fair". With these words the President of Macfrut, Renzo Piraccini, had given us a preview of the contents of Macfrut Academy (click here for more details) and today, after watching the first episode, we can certainly confirm it; read more

The Asian bug (Halyomorpha halys), originally from Asia, is now widespread in many parts of Europe and has also been present in South Tyrol for several years. This harmful insect can cause considerable damage to various agricultural crops, particularly fruit growing. Since its first
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Chip manufacturer Lays pulled off a promotion stunt at an American cinema. In exchange for a potato, visitors could enter for free. Chips or fries were not allowed as a means of exchange, making it clear that chips are made from healthy potatoes. They allayed concerns about food waste by making
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Apofruit's strawberry campaign for the 2023/24 season gets into full swing with the first quantities marketed through the Solarelli and Piraccini brands; read more

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased by 6% to $1,384 per 40ft container this week. read more

Seasonal equilibrium: A fresh feast for well-balanced celebrations read more

The clementine campaign is already underway with the Clemenules (the predominant variety) and sales are reaching their peak as the demand picks up, even though prices remain high. read more

North East robotics specialist Wootzano has secured a $47 million contract in the US which it says will be transformative for the company. The County Durham-based designer of systems that can delicately pick up fruit and vegetables to be packaged has signed a three-year agreement with an unnamed
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Due to abundant rainfall, a lot of potatoes in the EU-4 have not yet been harvested. The lifting period was too short to get the potatoes stored in good conditions. Contracts for the upcoming season have to take higher rising risks and costs into account. Seed availability is an issue and
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"The unprecedented high temperatures during harvesting caused some anxiety about bringing in all the fruit on time. Now, however, we can say that, bar a few exceptions, most were in on time. Almost all those pears sold like clockwork," says Mark Vernooij of the Dutch company Urfruit. read more

"The European Parliament has approved some essential requests for changes received from the national chain, making the new regulatory text a little more balanced. The removal, for example, of the ban on the marketing of single-use packaging for fruit and vegetables, which
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A meeting entitled 'Conscious use of water: Agriculture 4.0' was held a few days ago in the evocative setting of the Badiula agritourism company in Carlentini, in the province of Syracuse. The meeting was part of the activities of the 'C.L.I.M.A. Project: Change,
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We hope Dante Alighieri is not turning in his grave for borrowing part of his best-known verses from the Divine Comedy for our italics. But after a month, we went into the large-scale retail shops to see what was happening for the national danger sector, overwhelmed by emergencies,
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The export of finger limes from Guatemala to Europe is about to come into a key part of its season. “We have very good fruit for this year-end campaign that we will start in a few days. Although we have fruit all year round, this is the season where there is the greatest demand,” says
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The first signs of Uruguay being able to produce 'Williams Precoz' ('Early Bon Chretien') pears during December as an alternative to imported pears has shown good results, according to Julio Pisano. He is a private advisor from the Pintado Growers Group in the Department of Artigas, Uruguay,
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Domestic offerings remained at the top of the range, led by Elstar, Jonagold, Boskoop, Braeburn and Wellant. Santana, which is popular with allergy sufferers, also became more present. Italy was mainly involved with Golden Delicious and Royal Gala. The first Pink Lady from there arrived at
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The import of onion from Kazakhstan to Primorsky Krai has experienced a remarkable 1.5-fold surge, according to recent data from Rosselkhoznadzor. With 7,212 tons of onions imported since the beginning of 2023. In comparison, during the same period last year, the region received 4,879 tons. read more

Alejandro Isabel and Daniela Benítez, a couple from La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley, have gained immense popularity on TikTok for their impressive fruit cutting skills. Known as "El Ninja," their fruit vending business has attracted over 960,000 followers on the platform. read more