The Lorquina company specialising in the production of brasicas and one of the largest exporters in the Region, announces a new sponsorship with the Murcian padel player, Araceli Martinez, who is currently ranked 48th in the World Padel Tour ranking. The agreement has been formalized
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This innovative and sustainable method saves up to 25% of irrigation water on your artichoke crops. read more

Prognosfruit has reflected on a successful return to Trentino, Italy, where it gathered more than 350 delegates from the apple and pear sector from Europe and beyond. read more

Chiquita Brands company Great White Fleet has announced that it has increased its investment in Carrier Transicold PrimeLine container refrigeration units. read more

As ministers prepare to unveil a new land use framework for England this autumn, the scientific evidence behind land sparing as the most effective farm policy for delivering food production, climate and biodiversity goals is compelling. read more

Fyffes recently concluded its third year of human rights due diligence and has provided an update to its salient human rights risks in its second Human Rights Report. read more

As the cherry season in Turkey draws to a close, the attention of many Turkish exporters turns to figs. According to Yigit Gökyigit of Alanar, the first crop of Black Bursa figs, the most popular variety in Turkey, grown in the Bursa region, is expected to start in the third week of August. read more

South Africa’s Citrus Growers Association (CGA) has said that the funding released to black growers under the Economic Transformation of Black Citrus Growers Programme is reaping dividends. read more

Global orange production for 2022/23 is projected to drop by 5% year-on-year to 47.8 million tons as smaller crops in the European Union, Turkey, and the United States are only partially offset by a larger crop in Egypt. According to the latest USDA report, the lower production is expected to
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The Sustainability Trends Report 2023 finds that three-quarters of consumers wish to live more sustainably, but view convenience and affordability as the main obstacles. The report, commissioned by Alibaba Group, polled more than 14,000 consumers from 14 countries across Asia, Europe and the
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Five years ago, it became clear that the prospects for specialized growing apples for processing were doomed to loss. Many growers in developing countries have even stopped picking up apple carrion, which was previously quite successfully processed for production of apple juice concentrate
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After rising for two and a half years, retail food prices are now stable in Georgia. It has to be said that retail prices for some fruits and vegetables were way above last year’s levels in July. Analysts at EastFruit note that the latter were caused by short-term market fluctuations. read more

The Ordinary General Assembly of the Spanish Citrus Interprofessional (Intercitrus) has elected as its new president Inmaculada Sanfeliu (Association of Producers' Organisations Integrated in the Citrus Management Committee, CGC), who takes over from Enrique Bellés.
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In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its flagship SmartFresh™ solution, the leading post-harvest e????leno tool for fruit, vegetables and flowers. SmartFresh puts the ripening process "on pause" so that softening and overripening can occur.
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Morocco has been actively increasing its vegetable exports to Poland in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The revenues from the exports have grown almost 100 times and reached $2.7 mln in 2022! read more

A new event is set to take place in central London to highlight the quality of Spanish food and wine and help boost trade relations between Spain and the UK. read more

UK vegetable and materials handling equipment manufacturer Haith Group has appointed Mark Lloyd as its first-ever non-executive director. read more

Morrisons has launched a new trial to support farmers by underwriting 100 per cent of the costs associated with growing crops. read more

As the British apple season approaches, UK growers say that while it may not be a bumper crop, they expect the taste and flavour of new-season fruit to be “excellent”. read more

AP Moller-Maersk has said that it recorded a “robust” set of results in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, despite what it described as “difficult market conditions”. read more