The vast majority of Costa Group shareholders have approved an acquisition proposal from a Paine Schwartz Partners-led consortium including Driscoll’s and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. read more

At Fruit Logistica, the Almeria-based company INDUSER is presenting a new solution for automatic weighing and packaging of high yields of blueberries in multi-format tubs. With the PGF, the engineering firm is responding to a recurring need among blueberry growers.
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'In addition to the damage, there is also the mockery. Not only will the non-EU citizens authorised to work in Emilia-Romagna be too few compared to the need, but they will arrive with unacceptable biblical delays'. Thus the regional councillor for Employment and Economic Development, Vincenzo Colla,
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Very good calibre from the very first sets and a fantastic yield. These are the two premises on which Top Seeds' 'R€NPIMIENTO' range of california peppers is based. read more

China's Pagoda Industrial Group has launched the sale of its first batch of persimmons from Spain, following an easing of import regulations. The Spanish fresh produce supplier, The Natural Hand, has shipped the fruit to China, following the update of the Chinese customs list in the first half
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What advantages does the Canary Islands offer in the production of tropical fruit compared to other production areas on the mainland? read more

New pear brand Xenia© is making waves with an unannounced PR stunt at the international confectionery fair in Cologne, positioning itself with cheeky-provocative mobile billboards as a smarter alternative to the industry competition. This might not sit well with some exhibitors at the
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Grupo Alcoaxarquía's motto is 'We market what we produce'. They are present in Spain, Morocco, Peru and will soon announce expansion into another Latin American country, a "Caribbean" one. A new subsidiary that will allow them to offer a continuous supply of
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Florida grapefruit supply is still good and should stay that way into mid to late March. “That’s very similar to when we would usually end. We try to make it through March with our grapefruit each year,” says Steven Callaham of the Dundee Citrus Growers. read more

Underground food mood, this is the name of the travelling project by Tuscan chef Simone Cipriani that focuses on farmers and the products of the land; read more

As part of Enza Zaden's Leafy & Open Field Discovery Field Days, the seed company held the event 'Creating Value, Sharing Knowledge' in December. A forum where two of the most pressing issues of lettuce growers were addressed under the title 'Creating Value, Sharing Knowledge'.
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Inflation and the difficult international situation have led the country to close 2023 with a 0.33% drop in GDP and an average inflation rate of 5.9%. The Germans have entered recession. The unrest in the countryside has exploded, taking over the big cities and the capital as
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The company from Castellón brings together Spain's most northerly avocado productions. Its crops extend from the region of Les Valls, through Plà del Moro, La Magdalena to Benicàssim. read more

Semillas Fitó, a leading company in the sector of genetic improvement, production and distribution of horticultural seeds worldwide, could not miss this event, which will serve to reinforce its global brand positioning, which it presented at this event last year under the slogan "Semillas Fitó".
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According to EastFruit, a lot of onions from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and possibly other Central Asian countries have appeared on the Polish wholesale markets in recent weeks. In most cases, traders name Uzbekistan as the country of origin of onions. However, some market participants
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Lebanon has been operating under the heavy weight of multiple economic and political crises, and was recently impacted by the rising tensions in the region, facing threats of expansion and the fear of being dragged further into war. Yet the picture is not always gloomy. As the production of a
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On Monday night, the Dutch company Daily Onions, too, fell victim to the actions of the French strikers. "They stole a pallet of red onions. If only they'd taken the cheaper yellow ones. Fortunately, they're only onions, not jewels, but it does show we're living in turbulent (onion) times", says
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Rijk Zwaan's development in brassicas is mainly focused on four aspects: leaf health, yield, post-harvest and predictable cycles. These are fundamental characteristics to make a difference in an unstable context for growers. In addition to the well-known inflationary problems
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Ginés García Benzal (Torre Pacheco, Murcia, 1961) speaks Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, some Russian and of course English. Two years ago he returned from the East, from Eastern Europe, and now he can really say he lives in Murcia because he has been staying in the city for more than two days in a row. He

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The objectives outlined by the European Union in the Green Deal towards ecological transition and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050 require efforts and commitments that go beyond agriculture and food businesses and address, in parallel, the issue of decarbonisation, through
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