The USDA has certified Australia’s Steritech Merrifield irradiation facility in Victoria for the export of horticulture produce with approved irradiation trade pathways to the US. read more

Ausveg SA will partner with the University of Adelaide’s SA Centre of Economic Studies to provide a State of the Industry report to support industry and government decision making with greater insight into the industry challenges and opportunities for growth. The investigation comes with
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Cathay Cargo’s commitment to its customers has been the driving force behind a number of service improvements for fresh produce exporters. read more

Italy's Fri El Green House continues to invest. Starting in February, the growing company will have two types of cucumbers: snack cucumbers and long cucumbers. "And in 2024 we will activate our geothermal plant. "We have a total of eight geothermal wells, which will make us completely energy
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The objective of FRUTALGA is to take advantage of fruit lost as production waste in agricultural activities to obtain high-value bioproducts, including products for the cosmetics industry. An industrial research project, led by AINIA, with the participation of the following companies
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At Naki Groothandel on the Venlo Fresh Park site, the Turkish vegetable season is in full swing. Over the past decade, the wholesaler has made a name for itself with Turkish home-grown products. In Turkey, a wide range of vegetables and fruits are grown by the company's own cultivation company
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The +Broccoli association is launching a new campaign in establishments across the country, as an integral part of the European project 'Cute Healthy', which will run from today until 29 December. The main objective of the initiative is to promote the consumption of

Broccoli

Broccoli

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Of great prominence and commercial importance for Ivs Takii is the rootstock segment, which the company has long covered with historical varieties and allocates various products and investments to it with the desire to increase its presence and market leadership. Michele Siena, Director
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The first field event, at the Azienda Agricola Numero Vincenzo in Foggia, dedicated to winter crops organised by Bayer, took place successfully. read more

European supermarkets are increasingly using AI to monitor stock levels and sell-by dates. Automated systems will adjust prices on digital tags as products near expiration; this process might mean less reliance on the well-known yellow stickers. Stores across are now using smart price tags, to
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From February 24th to March 3rd, 2024, the 60th edition of the Paris Agricultural Show will be held at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center. For this 2024 edition, 3 days will be dedicated exclusively to professionals from the agricultural sector (SIA’PRO), from February 25th to 27th in
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Excessive rainfall has hit vegetable growing in Vorarlberg, Austria, hard this year. "We can look back on a below-average harvest year for almost all crops," says Sebastian Allgäuer from Rheintaler Feldfrüchte based in Feldkirch. He produces potatoes, onions, celery, beet and pumpkins on a
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HaciendasBio, a leading company in the production and distribution of organic fruit and vegetables, has successfully completed its financial restructuring process. The company has incorporated Teo Barredo as new CEO to lead this new phase of growth. read more

Lemon supplies in North America are steady right now. In the U.S., supplies are coming from California as well as Mexico while Canada is receiving shipments from the U.S. as well as Morocco-Egypt. “While California has had an excellent spring and summer this year with very significant rains,
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Lidl has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with CIRAD and AZ France (Gruppo Orsero) for a pilot banana farm project in Colombia. read more

You can now clean sweet potatoes and vegetables without causing damage. That is thanks to MCR Machinery and their exclusive collaboration with IWC, Innovative Water Concepts. These are both Dutch companies. Recently, MCR Machinery delivered a sweet potato washing line. read more

With38,800 hectares earmarked for vegetable and aromatic seed production in 2022, Italy confirms its leadership in this sector at European level. This is what emerges from the survey conducted by Assosementi, the association representing Italian seed companies. read more

Boosting Green non-woven fabrics were designed by Soft NW to increase the production of biomass thanks to their special patented green color. The production technology means the non-woven fabric is isotropic, i.e. capable of withstanding breakage both longitudinally and transversally. read more

Ettore Prandini has been confirmed as national president of Coldiretti, the leading organisation of agricultural entrepreneurs at national and European level. He was unanimously elected by the Assembly of delegates from all regions, representing more than 1.5 million
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During the winter season, pointed cabbage is a regular product for Ursem-Zuurbier, an open ground vegetable grower from the Dutch municipality of Heerhugowaard. According to Niels Zuurbier, there is not too much demand at the moment, "but there's some pressure ahead of Christmas mainly due to
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