A meeting to show the potential of the cooperative world, recounting its innovative drive and competitiveness on the market, laying the foundations for a new 'bridge' with a historical territory and reference point for fruit and vegetables: Agrintesa, a leading national cooperative for
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Ecuador’s banana industry continues with harvesting, production and transport as well as exports despite a state of emergency declared earlier this week following the prison break of a gang leader leading to violence flaring up in different areas during the week. read more

Demand is high and supply is low on strawberries right now. “It’s that time of the year. Supply is about 1/4 of what it is when berries are being shipped in the peak summer season,” says Alfredo Ruiz of Naturalar Fresh Inc. “It’s also been a challenge for the farms to produce
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Sainsbury’s saw its grocery sales climb 8.6 per cent over the Christmas period, winning shoppers from all of its major supermarket competitors. read more

BeeHero has announced that it has been named on Cleantech Group’s 2024 Global Cleantech 100 for the second consecutive year. read more

Part of the increase in turnover was therefore due to higher product prices. According to the company, sales of products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey were also higher. However, the strongest increase was in additional sales from members, among others,
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In this context, they have confirmed the preparatory work that began a few months ago. The initiative aims to create joint management of the fruit, olive oil, almonds, energy and all services for its members. read more

The winners of the annual awards for outstanding innovations from the entire fresh fruit and vegetable value chain will be chosen exclusively by trade visitors to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024, which takes place from 7 to 9 February 2024 in Berlin.
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Two Catalan agri-food cooperatives, ActelGrup and Fruits de Ponent, are to form a strategic alliance, under which they will merge the management of their business units for fruit, olive oil, almonds, energy management and all member services. read more

M&S has reported strong growth figures over the crucial Christmas trading period. read more

The peak in demand and sales is usually reached around the Christmas holidays, and the season slowly winds down in spring. After the wet weather, winter arrives at the beginning of the year with temperatures in the minus range. The supply of stored Brussels sprouts decreases steadily and until
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Sodexo has reported a further increase in the consumption of meat-free meals. read more

Pulse growers are being invited to attend one of three roadshows organised by Syngenta and the Processors & Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) this month.  read more

This is partly due to the weakness in November 2022, but also reflects the fourth consecutive month of rising demand for air freight. read more

Abdul Gani Vakil, Senior Vice President of J&K Peoples Conference and a former minister, has expressed serious concerns about the influx of substandard pesticides and manure in the market. This unchecked issue could potentially undermine the strength of Kashmir's fruit industry, including
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The Department of Agriculture has announced the lifting of the ban on South African Hass avocado exports to Japan. The ban was lifted at the end of November last year, with both nations agreeing on a work plan to ensure the correct implementation of export protocols. read more

The 2024 Orri mandarin export season from Israel is influenced by the general situation in the agricultural environment in Israel, regarding the war, mainly the lack of workers, logistics limitations and some inactive plantations. Betsalel Ohana, export manager for Planet Israel, states that
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Due to ongoing climate and water issues with the Panama Canal, Maersk is modifying its Oceania – Americas service. The service will now be divided into two parts, utilizing a land bridge instead of the canal. read more

A plastic-free net designed to safely cover cardboard trays thanks to the top seal technology, allowing the produce to be visible and "breathe" - we are talking about KukuNaturSeal, the latest innovation by Kuku International Packaging, patent pending. read more

New year and new appointment with the Macfrut Academyl innovative digital training platform of Macfrut dedicated to the international fruit and vegetable supply chain through exclusive and strategic contents. On Thursday 18 January at 5 pm the spotlight will be on the European market of
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