The expansion and reinforcement works of the breakwater pier of the Paita Port Terminal, in the Piura region, have been finished. The renewed infrastructure, completed last January, will make it possible to receive larger ships and will contribute to boosting export and import activities in
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The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) renews its clear criticism of the European proposals for sustainable plant protection on the occasion of the hearing in the Committee for Food and Agriculture of the German Bundestag on plant protection on 6 February 2023. read more

The Agriculture Produce Market Committee in Vashi received around 38 boxes of Alphonso mangoes from Ratnagiri on Thursday, with traders claiming this is the maximum supply of mangoes during this season so far. read more

This year’s flooding has exposed how fragile and unsustainable some of Australia’s supply chains are. Road has steadily increased its share of domestic non-bulk trade. In the 1970s, road accounted for 65.5% and now that figure is 79.8%. Rail on the other hand transported 22.8% of domestic
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Every year 22% of fruit and vegetables are lost during or immediately after harvest. This is reminded by Vog Products on the national day against food waste. The producer organisation is concretely committed to limiting this phenomenon with actions that generate value
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Chilean and Peruvian cherries, blueberries and table grapes have done well in key markets of China, the US and Europe during January 2023. The Chinese Golden week during week 4 was indeed golden for the Chilean cherry industry with a record 415 289 tons equivalent to over 82 million boxes
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This weekend, Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said that Bangladesh will resume exporting potatoes to Russia this year. "Prior to Russia's ban, a huge amount of potatoes used to be exported from the country. As Russia has lifted the ban, the initiative has been taken to export potatoes
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Spain's garlic marketing campaign is certainly complex this year. “On the one hand, there is a high demand for good garlic, but on the other hand, we have small-sized garlic, which sometimes has skin issues. It's a product that supermarkets don't want," stated Rafael Polo of Grupo Comercial Polo. read more

foodProcess is an innovative software solution that assists with the packaging process. In combination with TopControl's precise weighing solutions, the company says it should be easy to reduce giveaway, keep labour costs under control and increase productivity.
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More and more orchards are being mechanically cut, and as a result, we are increasingly "correcting" after the contour cutting machines. In Usarzów, in the Sandomierz basin, Marcin Piesiewicz showed fruit growers how to perform this procedure correctly. read more

Although it has no exhibition space, the Commissione italiana Uva da Tavola (CUT - Italian table grape commission) will still fly to Berlin to attend the leading international fair for the fresh produce sector and has organized a meeting together with CRO Italy to present the ambitious project
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The ongoing demonstrations inside Peru have had a clear impact on the country's fruit exports. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, the road blockades in particular have played a large part in this. read more

This new step is a milestone for the sector, due to the importance of the typology (it is the most consumed and the most used product in the salad processing industry) and because it provides a response to one of the great ills of the agricultural sector in many countries, together with the problem
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“We commercialize various types of citrus fruits to cover a wide commercial calendar. Our fruits are obtained from approximately thirty hectares, fifteen of which owned by us. The total production is around 500 ton and includes the Tarocco Ippolito and Tarocco Lempso varieties," reports Luca
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Sources claim that Aldi and Lidl are positioning themselves as the new face of British produce. Lidl UK’s chief executive Ryan McDonnell said last week: “The farmers and producers that supply us, some of which have been with us for decades, are paramount to the success of our business.”
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Wholesale prices for inshell walnuts in Moldova started decreasing at the beginning of February. Based upon data by theEastFruit monitoring, they fell in price by an average of 7% – up to 28 MDL/kg ($1.48/kg) by the beginning of the second week of the month. This is the level of the
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A noticeable increase in demand for greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, as well as a significant reduction in their supply, stimulate another price increase in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Turkey is the main supplier of greenhouse products to the Ukrainian market at
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According to EastFruit analysts, the exports of fruits and vegetables from Morocco to the Russian market dropped sharply in 2022. read more

Intent on protecting farmers from exploitation, authorities in Karatu District, Arusha region, are finalising the introduction of onion auctions. The idea has been well received by onion farmers carrying out their activities along the Eyasi Basin. Still, they called for strict control over
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The Huelva Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters, Freshuelva, will once again be present at a new edition of the most important fruit and vegetable fair in the world: Fruit Logistica, which will take place again in February, from the 8th to the 10th. read more