In future, Edeka Nord retailers should have the opportunity to quickly and easily discover new regional suppliers as well as get to know their product portfolio. Therefore, according to the company, a new "Regio platform" has been developed. read more

The cherry production in Serbia was good this year, says Igor Milenković, director of Serbian fresh produce exporter Delta Agrar: “In 2023 we’ve reached a higher cherry harvest in comparison to previous years. In the current ongoing season, we expect a total production of about 400 tons of
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Mission Produce announced a twofold approach to maintain supply reliability and quality amid the Mexican avocado crop transition: 1) leverage its owned Peruvian supply to complement Mexican size availability, and 2) lean into the art of ripening to expertly ripen fruit at various maturity levels. read more

California’s rainy winter was great for the snowpack in the mountains and water runoff in spring and summer. However, the colder weather pushed harvest of stone fruit back about two weeks and production is expected to be down about 30 percent. “Rain during blossom was not ideal for
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Scientific research into the causes and effects of growing conditions on fruit will make sorting and grading even more effective. Tomra Food has revealed the first details about its Research Orchard, the only facility of its kind run by a manufacturer of sorting and grading solutions. The
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China's outbound cross-border freight trains operated normally during the first half of 2023, with the cargo transport volume to Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia keeping a positive trend and supporting China's foreign trade. read more

Oranfrizer has been going through several positive changes in recent years, starting with the marriage with Unifrutti, which has enabled the Sicilian company to relaunch its image even more and look higher. In addition, the major player in the citrus fruit sector is working
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COSCO-owned Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) reported total revenues of US$1.98 billion for the second quarter, translating to a huge year-on-year 62.6% decrease, while the company's revenues for the first six months of 2023 fell by 60.2% to US$4.15 billion. read more

The strawberry market has been a demand market since the end of June. The supply situation has been extremely tight since the storms that hit northern and western Germany on 22 June. read more

“It sounds very surprising - year-round Brazilian melons - but our permanent partner Agricola Famosa has been growing melons throughout the year for some time," says Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning. read more

Rachel Rosenkrantz is a sustainability-minded guitar-maker who is innovating with biomaterials. She trained as an industrial designer, but embarked on her career as a luthier; a maker of string instruments. Over the past several years she has integrated mycelium and other biomaterials in her
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In the year 2022, after the pandemic years, a series of international events, first and foremost the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, brought significant uncertainty, instability and turbulence to the markets. Despite this COAL, a cooperative
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The 3rd Peru Mango Digital Forum, held on the 21st June, was a "resounding success", having aroused great interest both in the Peruvian mango industry and in the mango sector throughout Latin America. The event, promoted by La Agencia Agraria de Noticias

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High prices and a compromised harvest in Italy also due to the flood. In fact, global demand for cherries is increasing and packing stations are under pressure as they have to handle larger volumes. An emergency that can be overcome thanks to the
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The European Commission has presented new proposals on how to deal with the so-called New Genomic Techniques (NGT). read more

L'Insalata dell'Ortoclosed the first half of 2023 with an important growth in turnover. "In the first six months of the year we recorded a 10% increase in turnover over the same period in 2022," explains CEO Cinzia
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The banana-growing greenhouse at the Icelandic Horticultural College might be what the educational institution is most famous for, but there’s a lot more happening at the campus in Hveragerdi, about 40 kilometers southeast of Reykjavik. As the country is looking to be more self-sufficient
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For the new season, the Belgian pear situation looks good so far. During the recent Interpera, preliminary estimates were announced, which predict the second-lowest pear harvest at the European level in recent years, even decades. In Belgium, however, slightly more pears are expected. "They'll
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The Spanish strawberry sector is robust, with production mainly destined for the domestic market, the EU and UK. Other berry production, especially blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, has become an alternative in recent years to strawberry production as a value-added crop for Spanish
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