This is the final week of Pick n Pay’s annual June campaign that leverages mandarin popularity in aid of charity. read more

"Our latest machine to meet the needs of a customer in the Netherlands is an all-electric harvester for leafy vegetables, especially parsley, powered by solar energy," says Alberico Durso, founder of Dari Ecomeccanica, a machine builder from Eboli, in the southern Italian province of Salerno. read more

F.lli Orsero innovates the fourth range segment with an absolute novelty for the Italian market, Cocco Snack, a fresh, organic product. Rapid pasteurisation that prolongs the life of the product read more

French apricots are currently going through a difficult period, due to a number of factors that have gradually driven prices down to levels unacceptable to producers. “The situation is partly due to the general economic context and the drop in purchasing power,” explains Raphaël Martinez,
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We are in the midst of the summer campaign and, by now, all the key references of the season have made their debut; these last few months have presented us with the bill for climate change; in fact, we have witnessed catastrophic events that have brought certain sectors of the
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The morning was subdued in terms of sales, probably a drop in turnout due to the holiday effect. For watermelons, we report a slight but not significant drop in price; for melons, we report a drop in price, especially on the retato, while the smooth keeps
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After the positive tests in the Piana del Sele, which involved sowing rocket and other baby leafe on paper, the promoters of the new company 'Paper-be', namely: Ortomec, for the mechanical part,PRO-BE, a consulting company, for the agronomic part, and the
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After rain, hail and windstorms that lasted until June, now summer arrives and does so with equal violence. In fact, the African anticyclone Cerberus will descend on the Peninsula with unprecedented force and with temperatures that will even touch 42°C. The areas most affected by the
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Zespri International Ltd is ready to start pre-commercial growing trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar this winter. Company Chair Bruce Cameron said the cooperative wanted to extend the RubyRed season because there was high demand for the fruit in export markets. read more

Whereas until last week, consumption of peaches and nectarines was in freefall (click here to read more), sales seem to have recovered slightly since yesterday; read more

Today at 9 a.m. expires the notice of extension of the terms of the Notice for the appointment of no. 2 representatives of the Municipality of Florence in the board of Mercafir; read more

A South Australian juice company has been fined $120,000 after an employee was scalped in a workplace incident. The incident occurred when the woman was instructed to clear a blockage from a conveyor belt. Alexandra Trandafil, an 18-year-old working at a Nippy's Waikerie Producers Pty Ltd
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British Columbia looks to be starting the blueberry harvest in Abbotsford a week early this year. “Last year we started July 10th or so. In the winter, we had some extremely low temperatures and the anticipation was to start later than July 10th,” says Parm Bains, president & CEO of
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After the overseas mandarin season began well, price-wise, in Europe, volumes rose sharply in the last fortnight. "That's put considerable pressure on particularly easy peeler prices. Clementines/Clemenules and other varieties' prices were high but have almost halved in two weeks. We're
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Ocado launches first robotic warehouse in Asia with Aeon read more

Penny Italia has recently launched its Pianetiamodedicated line of fourth range salads from vertical farming, in particular from aeroponic technology, with three references, Lattughino and two mixes, Balsamica and Piccantina. The retailer is a trailblazer: it is the first store with a brand
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Last Friday, the Congress-led Karnataka government announced that they have decided to revoke changes made to the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) act by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Chief minister Siddaramaiah, in his budget speech, said the Congress
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According to BMTI's elaborations on the wholesale data recorded in the Rome wholesale market, which belongs to the ITALMERCATI network, the anomalous weather pattern that affected our country until the first half of June affected demand, production and prices of two
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They may be difficult to transport, but traditional watermelons continue to have their important market share, despite changes in consumer purchasing habits. read more