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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After an increase in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, the world's largest shipping firms are staying away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Over the past week, most large shipping firms have said they will avoid the Red Sea and, therefore, the Suez Canal. Ships traveling from the Far East to
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Guava supply from Mexico is tight and it’s anticipated to stay that way for some time. “They are better than last year at this time of the year but we are foreseeing that the upcoming months will be very tight,” says Alberto Diaz of Spring Valley Fruits. read more

NielsenIQ (NIQ) in "The State of FMCG in Italy" analyses the consumption trends and purchasing habits of Italian households for November 2023, taking a snapshot of the scenario of large-scale retailing (GDO) in our country. 9.8 billion is the
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Experts predict a 15 percent decline in Costa Rica’s marketing year 2023/24 orange crop, driving production down to 250,000 metric tons on suboptimal precipitation – associated with an El Niño weather system – during the critical fruit development period in 2023. Higher international
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On December 15, a total of 865,917 packages - bags, clamshells, plain packs, wrapped and other packages - of grapes were held in cold storage in California. This is about 75 percent less than the number in storage one year ago. A fortnight ago, the number equaled 3,360,750 packages. read more

The second prototype of the harvesting robot from Floating Robotics is much more precise, moving faster between the rows of tomatoes this fall than last year. According to its creator, Salman Faraji, the device is set to replace 3.5 workers in the future. read more

In response to rising thefts, supermarkets are increasing security measures, including sealing grape bags to prevent customers from sampling before purchasing. This change has sparked frustration among some customers, as highlighted by an Australian TikToker, @breakfastshirts, who shared his
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Organic production, together with a number of innovative products, is the strong point of Coop Sole's business growth. read more