During the 24th edition of the Fruit & Vegetables Special, the event organised by IFN in cooperation with Markup, held yesterday in the usual setting of the Fico Congress Centre, the results of the first contest on the best fruit and vegetable department were presented
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The Malichita brand of cantaloupes has been recalled over the past three weeks. A linked Salmonella contamination has resulted in almost 162 illnesses and three deaths so far. However, grower-shippers say the reality is that these recalls are all linked to the same product, label and
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"Increasing sales and reducing food waste" is the purpose of IDA's artificial intelligence-based software. Developed by Mateo Beacco, Mathieu Grosso, and Alex Chataigner, this solution aims to "optimize the management of fresh produce in both convenience stores and supermarkets." Launched in
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The Fruit & Vegetables Special went from words to deeds. After the workshop, fruit and vegetables took centre stage in all their shapes and colours to entertain delegates at the inevitable light lunch in the foyer of the Fico Eataly World congress centre in Bologna. A way to comment,
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Historic yes by the European Parliament's Environment Committee to the obligation to indicate the provenance of fruit used in juices and jams, as well as for honey for which labels are made even more transparent with the indication of the percentages of honeys coming from
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Aston University is to tackle international crop waste by developing a mobile and sustainable refrigeration system for sub-tropical climates. The University has received a grant of £241,075 from Innovate UK, which is part of over one million pounds in overall funding for the CoolRun project in
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Despite lower apple volumes being harvested in Europe, at the moment there doesn’t seem much more room for Polish apple exports on the European market, says Adam Malengiewicz, sales manager for Polish apple exporter Ewa-Bis: “So far, our apple season is going quite well. The fact is that
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On November 28, the Council of Agriculture of Spain in China reported the completion and publication of the records of the kaki and citrus campaign, so exports to China can begin as soon as the campaign is enabled in the computer application Cexveg, so that export applications can be submitted. read more

ISF welcomes the decision of the Governing Body setting out the next steps of the process concerning the enhancement of the Treaty’s Multilateral System and believes that at a time when the Treaty faces many challenges, this decision gives a chance to all stakeholders involved to succeed in
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The campaign for open ground vegetables such as leeks, carrots, kohlrabi and cabbage is now starting in southern Spain, limited by factors such as water scarcity, which has led to a reduction in the estimated volumes for this campaign, and difficulties in finding sufficient labor. read more

Norway mandated that all students receive one piece of fruit daily between 2007 and 2014 to boost learning results by improving diets. The complementary fruit program increased the mean fruit consumption among insured children by around 30% while decreasing unhealthy snack intake among
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At Riyadhstraat 37, situated at the border crossing Meer-Hazeldonk, an unrefrigerated warehouse is available. The warehouse is located 1 km from the entrance to the E19 Antwerp-A16 Breda motorway. read more

Due to the great domestic and international demand for Brazilian mangoes and intense heat, supplies have been running low lately as producers and exporters sought to fill higher orders. According to Guilherme Secchi, logistics manager of GrandValle Agro in Brazil “Prices remain high, with
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In addition to the dominant domestic supply, potato imports from abroad also increased slightly. According to the BLE, demand could be met without difficulty. read more

In Belarus, the cost of vegetables is rapidly on the rise, despite a bountiful harvest. In October, vegetable prices increased by 25.1% compared to September, even though the harvest yielded 183 thousand tons by November 17, exceeding the 2022 production by 12 thousand tons. read more

Automation as a solution to reduce costs and increase efficiency for the process of cutting broccoli, known as flaking. The best practice comes from a collaboration between Ait, a Spanish company specialising in the production of machinery for the food industry, and Eaton,
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The Miguel García Foundation is launching the second edition of the course on Technical Innovations in Intensive Agriculture, following the success of the first edition. A training action that will be carried out together with the Postgraduate and Continuing Education Centre and the Centre for Research in Intensive Agriculture.
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This spring, Ahmed Laasri started Handelfresh in the Netherlands. The trader wants to further boost fruit and vegetable exports from his family's business in Morocco. "Our Moroccan tomatoes sell well in Spain and the United Kingdom, but Dutch customers still have to get used to the prices," he says. read more

Affected again this year by weather anomalies,agriculture is set to close 2023 with a negative contribution to the national economy,as a result of the drop in production in several sectors. This is what emerges from the ISMEA AgriMarkets report for the third quarter of the
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Gruppo Agribologna - one of the top players in the sector in Italy for the production, processing and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables - publishes - together with its subsidiaries - the second edition of its Sustainability Report. It is drawn up on a voluntary basis and in advance of the
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