Australian supply chain data provider, Escavox, has launched a new app expressly designed for operators who work with fresh food and other perishable consignments in the cold chain. read more

28,000 people from all over the country, more than 100 strudels baked during dedicated workshops, more than 400 dumplings hand-moulded by the 100 participants in the classes to knead them to perfection, hundreds and hundreds of potato tortèi (savoury pancakes)
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Kai is Sakata's latest zucchini launch and the first to include resistance to the New Delhi virus. Cecilio Fernández, a zucchini and cucumber product promoter, is sure that this variety will have an excellent reception. "The New Delhi virus is a great concern for farmers, and there is a clear
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The Mintec Benchmark Price for Brazilian orange juice concentrate FCA in Europe reached €4,251/MT at the end of September, marking a 101% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase. Market sources remain bullish for October. Meanwhile, the Mintec Benchmark price for apple juice concentrate with medium
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After dealing with a shortage of pomegranates last year, the Turkish exporters seem to be faced with a similar situation for this new harvest, Esra Soyleyen, managing partner of Turkish fruit exporter Aksun, explains: “This season in some regions, we do have a pomegranate shortage of up to 30
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Milanese, 56 years old, Luca Zaglio boasts an impressive CV. An experienced management engineer, he has held positions in the food industry, working in groups of the calibre of Granarolo and Galbani, but also in different manufacturing segments. Since 1 July, Zaglio has
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Rijk Zwaan is holding some field days in the Poniente region of Almeria to present its new introduction. It is called Baiao RZ and it is an early California pepper with "the highest resistance to powdery mildew on the market". read more

The Primaflor Foundation continues to support its Social Plan of Educational Action, with the aim of improving the social and family situation of Primaflor employees by awarding 10 educational scholarships to children selected after a detailed evaluation and passing of
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Conscious use of resources, this is the mantra of Fomet SpA, a company engaged in the production and marketing of special and natural fertilisers for agriculture. The company took its first steps towards a conscious use of energy already
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Retail sales and Irish home consumption remain strong and appear to have finally stabilised following the unsettled period since the pandemic. A small window of more settled weather conditions allowed some harvesting to take place earlier this week but the extremely wet conditions which followed
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Due to a comprehensive structural change, as well as the gradual concentration of trade, the banana market in Germany has changed fundamentally in recent years. Despite pandemics and inflation, per capita consumption of the crooked fruit in Germany has remained high in recent years (around 1.09
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The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has stated that investing in obtaining regenerated water "is all benefit" and has stressed that "Andalusia has to become the first autonomous community in Europe" in this type of resource.
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The average weighted price for peaches (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €119 in week 40. That is up 5% over the past few months. It is also down €4 compared to week 39. read more

The horticultural industry is preparing for the event in Central and Eastern Europe; the 14th edition of the Fruit and Vegetable Fair and a new conference about renewable energy sources. During conference we will be discussed in few topics regarding the use of innovations in energy production in
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The Selex Group is back on TV with the sequel to its famous Spesa Difesa campaign. The saga of commercials, which saw its first episode in 2022, bears witness to the Selex Group's commitment to defending the purchasing power of Italian families, to which it contributes with the great care that
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According to the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, the Unica Agribusiness Centre -which will be located in the Technology Park of Almeria- will be an innovative complex that seeks the collaboration of institutions, universities, and the entire knowledge environment, making it
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Seedless grapes continue to gain market share. “It is a new consumer trend that is becoming more and more pronounced in France, driving Banagrumes to further develop its range in this direction. After launching the exclusive Mr Phil brand last year, which embodies this transformation of the
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Erosion of foreign currency reserves, Egypt's allies to the rescueAt the beginning of this month, the Central Banks of the United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed to a currency exchange deal, intended to bolster the struggling Egyptian economy. A joint news release said the agreement would allow
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In the wake of larger exotics like mangos, limes, asparagus, and papayas, the Dutch company Yex also gets smaller products like rambutan, carambola, horned melon, and granadilla every year. "Many of these products are generally flown in from Colombia, but we get things like rambutan and
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The first EU apple estimates, which were published on 3 August 2023 during Prognosfruit, indicated a 3.3% decrease compared to last year, to a total of 11,410,681t. The EU pear crop for 2023 was estimated to be down 12.9% on last year.
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