Last year, a total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of 1.036 billion US dollars were exported from Peru. While this represents an 11 % increase in volume, it also represents an 11 % decrease in value. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, this is due to the strong decline in the
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On March 27, the Russian occupiers carried out a night attack in Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and guided aviation bombs, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force Command on March 28. A kamikaze drone hit was recorded in the Dnipro, where a massive fire broke out
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AIMPLAS, Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico, reached 19.3 million euros in revenues in the financial year 2022 after registering a growth of 10% and thanks to the trust of a total of 3100 customers, 789 associated companies and a staff of 218 people. In addition, in 2022
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The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. read more

Freeze, the survival of apples, tomatoes and strawberries is at risk. It may sound like a delayed April fool's joke, but this is what Greenpeacen advocates in its campaign to save the bees, with a message that reaches the homes of Italians on a daily basis thanks to a thumping
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Freshfel Europe today released its latest edition of the Consumption Monitor. The report compares consumption trends in the EU-27 as a whole and in each Member State based on official data from EUROSTAT and FAOSTAT statistics. In the last two
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The only avocado orchard in Georgia established as an experiment by the Georgian agricultural company Geonuts Company in 2021 failed. The conclusion was made by the company’s specialists that assessed the seedlings after the second winter they endured. read more

A new GS1 Traceability for Food guideline has been released to assist food companies in meeting the new US FDA regulations, for export of fresh produce and dairy. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

A Lidl shopper found a strange secret coded message on his breakfast fruit. The customer came across the code 'ABS' etched onto one of his blueberries. That is why he asked – on Reddit: "Found this code (ABS) on a blueberry from Lidl. What is it?" read more

As the infrastructure in Ukraine is restored, the ability to export apples has also returned, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA Fruit: “Since the new year, and especially in recent weeks, prices of apples have started to rise. As the problems with infrastructure in
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“The organic apple sector in Europe is faced with a particularly delicate economic situation, which has led the Italian and French economic organizations to reflect together on the future. read more

The bikes are almost ready, the cyclists are perfecting their preparations for 6 May: Wonderful™, the world's largest producer and processor of pistachios, is also preparing to set off on the adventure of the Giro d'Italia 2023, with the Official Pistachio
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At a time when inflation for the shopping trolley has exceeded 12%, contributing to a substantial reduction in the purchasing power of Italian families, NaturaSì is launching a new line: these are the Sì Essenziali, 50 organic products sold at an affordable price,
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Gardai have uncovered €1.36m worth of cannabis shipped to Ireland from Spain in a container load of oranges. One warehouse worker has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis on March 31 and that he had it for sale or supply at Cornstown, Ashbourne, Co. Dublin. read more

TopFruit recognises the fundamental value in the intellectual property of varieties and brands and have for over 40 years striven to assist with the building and protection thereof. Their focus is on unlocking the potential of all fruit which they market to the Southern African market and
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On March 29, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported that the German health authorities had ordered a batch of tomatoes from Türkiye to be withdrawn from the market after they detected the tomatoes had 0.21 mg/kg-ppm residues of chlorothalonil, a substance that
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One year after the official opening, Nova Siri Genetics (NSG) reopened the doors of the hub that gathers the company's research and experimentation activities. The event took place on March 31 after a two-day event that focused on strawberries.  read more

Modernisation of associated farms and expansion of the Policoro production plant, with new packaging lines and a large automated warehouse for storing products. These are the two pillars of the Supply Chain Enhancement Project, part of the
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Resource-saving and sustainable reusable packaging solutions are more in demand than ever. According to Michaël Cibois of Gamma Wopla/Smart Flow, many companies were accordingly looking for reusable and recyclable packaging solutions instead of single-use cartons. "With our plastic containers,
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