Last season’s (2023) agricultural campaign posed significant challenges for blueberry and avocado crops in northern Peru due to adverse weather conditions. As the 2024 season beckons Lizzeth Miranda, a Peruvian Agroindustrial Engineer says: “The lessons were learned last season that
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Prevention of metabolic diseasesObesity: fruits and vegetables are naturally low in calories and rich in fibre, which helps to control weight and prevent obesity.Cardiovascular diseases: a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of
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Alegra, Brio and Valfrutta Fresco, the companies that make up the Alegra Group, will participate in Marca, the international private label exhibition scheduled to take place at the Bologna Exhibition Centre on 16 and 17 January. For the Group this is the first participation in the event that
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Gruppo Agribologna - a top player in the production and distribution of fruit and vegetables in Italy, with an estimated turnover of more than 260 million euro by 2023 and more than 250 employees - is taking part in Marca 2024 - on 16 and 17 January at Bologna Fiere - presenting a panel of important innovations
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Asociación Granada Más is pleased to announce the first International Subtropical Congress, scheduled for 15-16 May 2024. The prestigious event will take place at the Palacio de Congresos de Granada and will bring together the world's leading experts in the cultivation of subtropical crops.
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For Lidl Italy, a supermarket chain with more than 730 shops nationwide, logistics continues to be an area of great innovation with a view to increasing fleet sustainability, in line with the ambitious goal of Zero Net Emissions
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Belgian Jonagold apples continue facing a challenging situation. Prices are somewhat better than last year's disastrous season. Still, many growers, like Bert Morren, opt for other crops. "Ultimately, we see the most potential in pears. We started the transition a while ago, so have only about
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Being Organic in Eu, the three-year campaign co-funded by the European Union with the aim of transferring the benefits of being organic for people's health and the environment, presents itself at Marcacon with a platform of initiatives aimed at enhancing and promoting the growth of organic production.
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The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the national association that integrates private operators, regrets "the historic mistake" of the Intercitrus Producer Association (formed by ASAJA, UPA and COAG) in vetoing today, in the Governing Committee held this morning, the extension of the standard.
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Egypt is a major exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables, but the most delicious fruits are often not exported commercially. These hidden gems are often only available locally, and are a must-try for anyone visiting Egypt. However, EastFruit must warn you that reading about these mouth-watering
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The Court of Appeal of Catania ratified the 15,000 euro fine and one year in prison sentence imposed on a tomato producer for the illegal breeding of a protected tomato variety. The conviction is based on the crime established in the second paragraph of article 517ter of the criminal code,
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“It’s a difficult time to be in the sweet potato business and farming in general, due to high input costs,” says Jacy Barnes Clapp with North Carolina-based Farm Pak. “High input costs, particularly related to labor, have resulted in a few farmers to either stop growing sweet potatoes
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EastFruit analysts note with regret that the global fruit and vegetable trade has not found a solution to the problem of transporting goods through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal due to ongoing terrorist attacks on civilian ships by the Yemeni Houthis. read more

Van de Velde Packaging will showcase its latest folding and solid cardboard packaging solutions at Fruit Logistica, the international trade show for the fruit and vegetable sector. Van de Velde Systems will also be present with some impressive packaging machines, the Belgian company reports. read more

EastFruit analysts draw attention to the increasing frequency of media reports about Kazakhstan’s export successes in the field of vegetables. This is somewhat surprising, because it is far from reality, and it is appropriate to say that Kazakhstan is the largest market for vegetables in
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Alterations to Australia's Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme have sparked unease amongst advocates for the Pacific Islander workforce. The changes, aimed at worker protection, could potentially evoke a dark chapter in Australia's past. read more

EastFruitanalysts draw attention to the ongoing problems with oversupply of fresh onions in the countries of Central Asia, which we warned about back in June 2023 in the article “ Onion bubble ”. We recently reported about the same problem with onions in Uzbekistan , where prices now are
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Thailand: 7-Eleven’s individually wrapped bananas guarantee customer satisfaction read more

La Unió Llauradora has denounced the "disastrous campaign that lemon producers in the Spanish Region of Valencia, primarily in the province of Alicante, are enduring, with extremely low prices that do not cover their costs and have already caused losses exceeding 26 million euros." read more

The conflicts in the Middle East are impacting global shipping lanes and putting renewed pressure on shipping freight rates. In Brazil, the main impact is expected to be felt from February, according to industry analysts. Market concerns that could affect the country include rising freight
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