Leading Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com has launched its Chinese New Year Grand Promotion to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. read more

This was a truly extraordinary edition of Marca 2024, with so many participants, including international ones, whom we would like to thank for coming to meet us; read more

Portugal's environmental minister has officially declared a 25% water reduction for agriculture and a 15% reduction for urban usage in the Algarve region due to severe drought conditions. The agricultural sector, particularly in Silves, Lagoa, and Portimão, will be forced to implement the most
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Primaflor will be present at Fruit Logistica, the leading trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector in Berlin, on the 7th, 8th and 9th of February. read more

The tension in the Red Sea shows no sign of abating, indeed the risks for crossing the Suez Canal seem to be amplified. Attacks by Yemen's Houthis on western ships do not cease and, in the meantime, shipping companies are reshaping navigation flows at the
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The celebration of the seasons and the assortment of flavours and aromas to find the right apple every day of the year, as well as the importance of sustainability and the art of cultivation. These are the values of Marlene® apples that come together in the 2024 Calendar of the Daughter of the Alps. read more

In the past two weeks, seaborne Chilean cherries have arrived in numbers. It is understood that compared with the first week of this month, the quality of the recently arrived cherries is more ideal, the loss ratio is significantly reduced, and the hardness is improved. As the volume of cherries
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The iSuccosi oranges, produced by Agricola Lusia, are confirmed as the ideal reference for juicing. For the third year in a row they won the Quality Award 2024, the coveted prize dedicated to quality now in its ninth edition. Juiciness guaranteed by a scientific method of
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According to EastFruit analysts, this week there was an unexpected collapse in wholesale prices for table grapes in Tajikistan. According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, an international expert on the fruit and vegetable business, in just one week the price of white varieties of table grape varieties
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Clara Aguilera MEP has held a meeting with the governing councils of UNICA, with the aim of jointly assessing the challenges currently facing the agri-food sector in the European Union. During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed, including
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Canadian researchers have discovered a correlation between children's daily fruit juice consumption and weight gain, as revealed in a JAMA Pediatrics publication. The paper includes a meta-analysis of 42 studies examining the impact of 100% fruit juice on Body Mass Index (BMI), with 17 studies
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Organic cabbage, Savoy cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower are the protagonists of a product communication initiative at the point of sale, offering a wide range and promotional prices. To celebrate the height of the brassicaceae season, Almaverde Bio has involved all
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What is the current state of the European mango and avocado market? This was answered yesterday in the second episode of Macfrut Academy, the new informative format created by the exhibition to bring the fruit and vegetable sector closer to as many people as possible. read more

Last year, the weather phenomenon, El Niño, meant that very few mangoes would be harvested in Peru this season. "That's because there was hardly any flowering in May. The Kent variety, by far the most common type in Peru, needs colder nights in the spring, at least below 18°C. That didn't
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Last week, Euro Gijbels started with its new Leanri clementines. After the first full harvest last year, John Gijbels and Stef Minten see that people are becoming increasingly familiar with this Belgian company's crown jewel, grown in its orchard in Catalonia, Spain. "We're already at double the
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Amazon recognized as a Top Employer in the UK for 2024 read more

Starting February, the European Union will start testing for pesticide residues in both frozen and fresh durian imported from Vietnam. As per the European Commission, this move is part of a broader effort to enhance food safety, with 10% of the consignments set to undergo scrutiny. read more

The curtain falls on the twentieth edition of Marca by BolognaFiere and the number of visitors is booming: more than 20,000, an increase of 18% compared to the last edition. Record numbers that match the growth in the number of exhibitors - 1,100 in total - for a net exhibition area of
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The first Orri clementines of this year's season were able to be loaded at the Essen Fresh Center in week 1. The turmoil of war in source country Israel has caused uncertainty among traders at the start of the season. "Compared to previous years, prices are firmer and volumes are smaller.
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Since the beginning of the year, it has been possible in Multicedi's fruit and vegetable departments to buy various products cultivated in aquaponics (an agricultural technique that combines above-ground cultivation and fish farming, ed). The project, realised in collaboration with the company Novacoltura, involves a
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