CSO Italy is ready for the 2024 edition of Fruit Logistica, which will take place in Berlin from 7 to 9 February. It will participate with its now famous Collettiva 'ITALY, the Beauty of Quality', organised together with Fruitimpresee with an important participation of the Region
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Every day, we provide growers, importers, and exporters in the fruit and vegetable logistics chain with crucial logistic insights. Our aim is to assist them in minimising claims, ensuring the delivery of top-quality goods, and preventing losses. read more

The Festival of Fresh Awards return this summer at FPJ’s flagship event on Thursday 13 June. read more

Nadorcott Protection (NCP) has revealed that it has taken legal action against one of the UK’s largest supermarkets, months after it affirmed its commitment to take “all available actions” to protect its rights over the Nadorcott mandarin variety. read more

They could not support the outcome of the consultations between the EU Commission, Parliament and member states, they are quoted as saying by Tagesschau. "In the Council of the European Union, this will result in Germany abstaining, which will have the effect of a 'no' vote",
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One of the new additions to Macfrut 2024 is the Macfrut Academy, an innovative digital platform for the international fruit and vegetable supply chain. read more

Morrisons has credited its competitiveness at the tills for a decent full-year trading performance. read more

Tight mango supply has led to soaring prices on the UK and European markets. The high temperatures caused by El Niño have slashed production in Peru and caused a sharp drop in exports. Shipments during the 2023/24 season, which got underway last September, are down 80 per cent compared to the
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Driscoll’s has announced that Garland Reiter Jr has been appointed as the new chief commercial officer (CCO) for Driscoll’s of the Americas. read more

Reyes Gutiérrez: "By 2026, they will have reached full capacity to supply the whole of Europe with regional products. Quality fruit with absolute traceability. Thanks to the technology used in the crops, we minimise water consumption and reduce
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She was satisfied with the harvest of the early varieties HoneyCrunch® and Zingy®, and the late harvests of Juliet® and Pink Lady® in November had also increased. "We can supply existing and new customers throughout the 2023/24 season," she emphasised. Particularly good
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To this end, the siding charter published for the first time in 2019 by several associations and business organisations has been updated and presented to the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport and Federal Government Commissioner for Digital and Economic Affairs.
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While the official South African citrus export crop estimate is still being finalised, the country’s citrus body, Citrus Growers Association (CGA), has indicated there will a substantial increase in container shipments this year. read more

Fruit Logistica has published the latest edition of its European Statistics Handbook, the essential guide to production and trade in Europe’s fresh fruit and vegetable business. read more

Accordingly, in addition to the three options already available for 2024, the EU countries will be able to decide, as part of CAP funding, to require farmers to fulfil the so-called GAEC-8 obligation by covering 7% of the farm's arable land with nitrogen-fixing fertilisers.
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However, the role of food retailers has also been discussed recently in relation to the economic situation of producers. The most frequently cited example here is probably Till Backhaus, Minister of Agriculture in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. He is of the opinion that the
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BayWa Global Produce continues to expand its sourcing and marketing footprint as it positions itself to meet growing global demand for fruit and vegetables. An extensive two-year investment programme to increase sorting, packing, storing, and ripening capacities and improve process efficiency
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Border checks on plant and animal products arriving from the EU have come into force this week, but what will it mean for importers? What will it mean for retailers? And what will it mean for consumers? read more

"By using tried-and-tested solutions that we can draw on from our many years of experience in this area, the new model range is quickly ready for labelling and designed for rapid batch changes," explains Michael Reffke, Product Manager for
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