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Potager City is a new greengrocer concept developed by French retail giant Carrefour, which in 2020 teamed up with a Lyon-based start-up of the same name to create a new brand for city-dwellers who want to eat healthier. read more

Juggling strawberries or taking a hearty bite of an apple: you can see that these people are having fun at work in the large-format photographs by British photographer Yves Salmon, which can be seen in Hall 27 during FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024. read more

The plants are protected from weather-related crop failures and require fewer fertilisers and pesticides. Valuable resources such as soil and water are saved and heavy agricultural machinery can be dispensed with. Shorter transport routes reduce costs, emissions and
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Global packaging machinery specialist IMA-Ilapak is focusing on innovation and diversification as it looks ahead to 2024, essential characteristics that have been the cornerstone of its growth. read more

Speaking after an association meeting, IFA president Francie Gorman said Irish farmers were just as frustrated with what was happening as farmers in other countries. "They feel that they are being treated unfairly by Brussels bureaucrats and officials in the
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Apple & Pear Australia (Apal) has announced its latest venture Twenty Degrees, a new commercial entity partnering with clients to transform their produce IP into global fresh produce brands. read more

Montague has announced the passing of its founder, William (Bill) Montague on 6 February 2024, aged 97. read more

The newly appointed Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Minister of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, has been alerted about the "extreme financial pressure" the agricultural sector is currently experiencing. This warning comes from David Brown, the president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union
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Fruit breeding company BLOOM FRESH™ specializing in table grapes, cherries and raisins, is responsible for table grape varieties such as COTTON CANDY®, SWEET SAPPHIRE® and SWEET GLOBE®. It will license its protected plant varieties to Chinese growers, providing ongoing support for their
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The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has removed restrictions on importing strawberries from Egypt. The Kingdom has resumed the issuance of import permits for Egyptian strawberries, effective from February 1. read more

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced that she would withdraw the proposal for a new law on the sustainable use of pesticides -which failed in its current form in Parliament and Council- and promised to involve the agricultural sector more in the next draft. read more

100 years of continuous innovation in the internal and external quality sorting and grading of fruit and vegetables and in all other process stages in fruit and vegetable processing plants, constantly devising the most modern technologies for the development of exclusive UNITEC solutions. read more

It's that time of year again, when the members of the fresh produce sector pack their suitcases and head to Berlin for Fruit Logistica. The FreshPlaza team are looking forward to seeing everyone again. read more

Despite recent flooding in Larnaca and the free Famagusta province, the potato supply in Cyprus seems unaffected, according to the Potato Producers and the Agricultural Association. Andreas Karyos, a representative of the Potato Producers, noted that while there will be a decrease in potato
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Despite the weather conditions, Geofur's radicchio production is meeting high expectations and is well positioned in a market that has been positive since the beginning of the year. Sofia Furiani, from the sales office, says: "The radicchio market has been doing well since the beginning of the
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The global avocado market is experiencing steady growth, with a 5% annual increase in consumption. In this context, Peru stands out as the third largest exporter worldwide, with approximately 32,000 hectares devoted to the cultivation of the popular Hass variety. The commercial window for this
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European consumers are increasingly demanding a greater variety of fresh fruit from Colombia and a sample of the best in the export basket will be on show atFruit Logistica from 7 to 9 February in Berlin. read more

Interpoma, the only international exhibition entirely dedicated to the apple sector, will be back at the Bolzano exhibition centre from 21 to 23 November 2024. This biennial event, which attracts the interest of operators in the sector from all over the world, will be held from 21 to 24 November 2024 at the Bolzano exhibition centre.
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In the 'Listen to who's producing' format, agronomist Giuseppe Cacucci of Upgrape spoke directly in the vineyard with Apulian grower and agronomist Vito Pipoli, who in Castellana Grotte (Bari) cultivates Autumncrisp with a 3.30 x 3m planting pattern and a density of 1010 plants per plant.
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