Dole plc today announced that it has agreed with Fresh Express Incorporated to terminate the previously announced agreement under which Fresh Express would have acquired Dole's Fresh Vegetables Division. This termination is the result of the U.S. Department of Justice's decision that it will
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Agricultural robotics, while not novel, are evolving beyond their initial functions of harvesting and planting to focus more on data collection. Orchard Robotics, a new entity from Seattle, is leveraging this shift by integrating a sensing module onto existing farm machinery, thus facilitating
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Josep Estiarte, the recently appointed interim CEO at Bloom Fresh, was the first speaker on the Future Lab stage at Fruit Logistica 2024, offering visitors a presentation on the future of breeding. read more

Prices for Egyptian garlic, whose season has just begun, continue to soar, due to lower volumes, high demand, and the appreciation of the local currency. Mina Anthony, CEO of E2M, says: "Garlic prices are much higher than last season and continue to rise, mainly because the acreage has
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The next edition of Macfrut will see the participation of twenty-two Spanish wholesalers from the Madrid and Barcelona markets. And although Spain has been exporting fruit and vegetables to Italy for several decades, it is also true that there is a demand for certain products at certain times of
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From the vantage point of 32 years in the citrus industry, Joseph Raspel, chief operational officer at Unipack Fruit ("Unipack") in Ashton, says the new citrus season is giving him a good feeling."I'm optimistic about the year ahead. It's a clean year with good eating quality, which is usual for
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Recent reports from EastFruit indicate a downward trend in onion prices across regional markets, primarily due to oversupply and export challenges. In Kazakhstan, for instance, the buying price for onions has sharply declined to $0.033 per kilogram. read more

"After leading the way in Europe in its ambitions to phase out plastic packaging, France is now splitting up the single market and putting its operators in an incomprehensible situation of over-transposition." The interprofessional would like to see a "single rule applied throughout the European
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Prices for Egyptian garlic, whose season has just begun, continue to soar, due to lower volumes, high demand, and the appreciation of the local currency. Mina Anthony, CEO of E2M, says: "Garlic prices are much higher than last season and continue to rise, mainly because the acreage has
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Improving productivity and quality of table grapes by treating them with irrigation enriched with oxygen nanobubbles. Research reveals the benefits. The test at the Sicilian Baglieri farm Use of Molear technology in greenhouses read more

The purple artichoke season has begun in Northern California. Purple artichoke harvest is starting in Castroville, California this week. "With our first Castroville harvest slated for this week, we're expecting promotable volumes through the end of April to mid-May with great quality. They are
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The Selibe Phikwe Citrus Project (SPC) in Botswana, a private sector initiative has made strides in citrus production on a 1500 hectare plot owned by the Mmadinare Multi-purpose Cooperative Society. Initiated in 2020, the project has reached 27 percent of its projected production, contributing to… read more

Production conditions in Egypt, both agronomic and financial, have complicated the development phase of table grapes, announcing an eventful season, says Hesham Tantawi, nutrition expert and head of technical support and development at Green IAP. Hesham explains: " We had optimal temperatures
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The production of zero-residue radishes at Bernardi is local to the Rimini province, so that only a few hours pass between harvesting and shipping. Volumes are not huge, but the number of consumers is constant. Francesco Fabbri and Christopher Bernardi "We are producing radishes in greenhouses
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Recent reports from EastFruit indicate a downward trend in onion prices across regional markets, primarily due to oversupply and export challenges. In Kazakhstan, for instance, the buying price for onions has sharply declined to $0.033 per kilogram. Analysts from EastFruit, who had predicted a… read more

Right now, it's the most important time for green asparagus production in Mexico. "We grow green asparagus in the state of Sonora and peak time is from January through April," says Denys Sam, Sales Director with Altar Produce. Fortunately, the season in Caborca, Sonora has been much better than
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The United Kingdom's government announced it would suspend tariffs for at least two years on raw kernel and inshell almonds from all origins – including the U.S. – beginning April 11, 2024. The Almond Board of California has been working for many years with the UK's Nut and Dried Fruit Trade
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Samskip launches shortsea container service connecting Santander, Tilbury, and Rotterdam, delivering the service reliability, security, and sustainability advantages of intermodal transport to customers throughout Spain, supported by dedicated local customer support. The new service launches
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The cost of producing a kilo of British apples continues to rise for UK growers. In fact, new data reveals that UK growers have seen a further 5.5% increase in costs of production in the last year. The 2024 cost of production analysis[1], conducted by farm business consultants Andersons,
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