Walkers has announced plans to build a new potato washing facility near to its factory in Leicester. The local council agreed a deal for the firm to purchase a 2.6-ha site off Thurcaston Road for more than £3.5 mln. The sale is conditional on planning permission being given for the new building. read more

A self-service machine that delivers freshly made apple juice in bottles. read more

Limoneira Company has announced the closing of the sale of its Northern Properties to PGIM Agricultural Investments, a business unit of PGIM Real Estate Finance, LLC. read more

Strawberry supply to the UK is short at the moment causing high prices on the market. read more

The market is unstable, but the fruit and vegetable sector is very resilient and adaptable. "This is an essential industry that is attracting a lot of investment in the current context. In addition, the current context is promoting its digitization, and our company can provide a lot of value to
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The amended Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023) has created the first framework conditions for the expansion of agri-photovoltaics. Researchers in the Agri-Photovoltaics Accompanying Research Working Group, including the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
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Liner shipping connectivity is key to the handling of container volumes and maintains a major chunk of the pie in global trade. The liner connectivity index affixes a rating point for each nation. The higher the points, the better the rating. read more

Uvasdoce Fresh is heading for Fruit Logistica 2023, one of the most important international trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable sector. It will be held from 8 to 10 February at Messe Berlin as usual. The Alicante-based company will be attending this major event packed with new products in a key year in
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Table grape operations in Ica, Peru, have resumed after 12 days of blockades and violent farm intrusions. According to Alejandro Cabrera from the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid), law enforcement and citizens could peacefully negotiate the opening of crucial highways. read more

On 7 February, the international potato industry will address key issues of the sector at an informal get-together. At the invitation of the German Potato Trade Association (DKHV), around 400 guests from the potato industry will meet at the International Berlin Potato Evening.
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The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel requesting that he urgently calls for the establishment of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) Panel to adjudicate on the new False Coddling Moth (FCM) regime governing the
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The National Strawberry Day will take place at the Balandran Operational Center in the Gard department on February 22. This day is aimed at “all players of the sectors”, but especially at producers of strawberries, in and above ground,” explains Justine Garnodier, an experimental engineer
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Capacities in transport logistics are scarce and in high demand. The lack of qualified personnel has been one of the biggest challenges in road freight transport for many years. In February 2022, therefore, the consortium study on "Meeting Capacity Bottlenecks in the
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The event brought together in Lleida, sectoral representatives and companies from the main production areas: Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, Catalonia, Extremadura, Aragon, Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha and La Rioja, with the collaboration of the Business Association of
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In February FreshPlaza will be focussing on grapes, are you a grower, importer or exporter of grapes? We would love to hear from you. read more

Traders from Bangladesh claim that the demand for ginger has increased five times and garlic three times in the last decade. On the contrary, ginger production has stopped at almost one place. Although the production of garlic has increased slightly, it is less than the demand. This increases
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On 8 and 9 February 2023, the QS Academy invites you to the two-day online workshop "Basics of Quality Management and Audit Methodology": From 9 a.m. to approx. 4.30 p.m. each day, prospective auditors will gain an insight into the basics of auditing. Registration is
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The Airc Foundation's Red Oranges for Research initiative is back to raise funds and support cancer research. Among the objectives is also the promotion of information on the themes of prevention and healthy eating. "The activity grows year by year
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The cucumber market is a strong one right now and is anticipated to continue to be in the near future. “Last year the cucumber market was not very strong. There was such an oversupply that a lot of growers either broke even, didn’t make much or lost money. This year there was less planted in
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The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) is set to develop 2,154 hectares of durian farms in the region. The High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) of the department aims to meet and sustain the high demands for fresh durian in the international market, particularly in China. read more