Speeding up operational planning with AI solutions
2025-11-17 00:00
BOAL Extrusion is taking a strategic step in its ongoing digitalization efforts. Collaborating with Beyonder, their digital acceleration partner, BOAL Extrusion is investing in an advanced, AI-driven planning solution. In the dynamic manufacturing industry, having predictable and scalable planning is vital.
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The IFN Price List, carried out every week in collaboration with Italmercati, made a stop this time at the MOF in Fondi. During our usual inspection of the Italian wholesale markets, we analyzed the performance of the Fruit and Vegetable Market of Fondi in an autumn that.
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"If the Netherlands loses its export markets, it could pose a problem for the French onion sector."
2025-11-17 00:00
Located in Bapaume, in the Hauts-de-France region, SARL Acquette is a family business founded in 1976 that specializes in the production, packaging, and marketing of alliums and potatoes under the Ferme de l'Artois brand. Christophe Dekerle takes stock of the 2025 onion campaign that is currently underway.
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Italy is filling up with Egyptian grapes: an overwhelming season.
2025-11-17 00:00
According to EastFruit analysis, in 2025 Egypt experienced an unprecedented surge in fresh grape exports to Italy. Between January and July, over 7,000 tons of Egyptian grapes arrived in our country, with a value close to 20 million dollars.
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The street cleanup in Johannesburg before the G20 Summit has resulted in the displacement of informal fruit and vegetable sellers.
2025-11-17 00:00
Photos of a Johannesburg city center that is almost unrecognizably clean, intended to present its best image to the visiting G20 leaders for the Summit, or, as described by veteran journalist Ferial Haffejee, "cleaning up its act for the bwanas". The condition of Johannesburg has been the focus of several recent BBC reports.
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The Trump administration has announced new tariff exemptions for various products, including tomatoes and bananas. Other agricultural products like beef and coffee are also covered under the new regulation. This decision exempts these products from the reciprocal tariffs imposed by Trump.
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Natexpo 2025 is focusing on fruits and vegetables.
2025-11-17 00:00
The targert will be: "The international trade fair for organic products, Natexpo, will return in less than 3 weeks. In 2025, the trade show is making a comeback at Porte de Versailles in Paris. Nearly 900 exhibitors and 12,000 trade visitors are expected. At a press conference last week, the organizers presented the…"
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Gene editing is a precise, modern breeding method.
2025-11-17 00:00
Enza Zaden has signed a licensing agreement with Pairwise for the Fulcrum® Platform, a collection of advanced plant breeding tools. "At Enza Zaden, our goal is to provide people worldwide with nutritious vegetables through the creation of top-quality varieties and seeds," said Jaap Mazereeuw, CEO of Enza.
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"Mimo że wielu producentów winogron w Peru porzuciło Red Globe, my pozostajemy mu wierni."
2025-11-17 00:00
The now Peruvian grape season has begun in a context of relative stability after several years affected by weather phenomena. Angie Meléndez Vargas, head of exports at J&L Agroexportaciones, an exporter with over 15 years of experience in the industry, states that the company's production areas...
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"Wczesny początek sezonu truskawkowego w Egipcie naciska na holenderski i belgijski rynek truskawkowy."
2025-11-17 00:00
The autumn propagation of greenhouse strawberries has been smooth thus far. Volumes are meeting or falling below expectations, and prices have remained steady. A recent period of warm weather, with temperatures reaching 18 degrees in Limburg, has led to an increase in supply this week. Consequently, auction volumes in Belgium and the Netherlands have risen.
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The Trump administration has announced new tariff exemptions for various products, including tomatoes and bananas. Other agricultural products like beef and coffee are also covered under the new regulation. This decision exempts these products from the reciprocal tariffs imposed by Trump.
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Dominican Republic at the center of Macfrut 2026
2025-11-17 00:00
The Dominican Republic will be present at Macfrut 2026 with a larger exhibition area, more companies, and activities at the fair. This is the result of Macfrut's mission in the Central American country, which saw the participation of Enrico Turoni, advisor of Cesena Fiera with responsibilities for markets.
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The Chilean cherry campaign is currently underway with the situation under better control than last year, despite facing a decrease in production of between 15% and 40% in some plantations, as reported by Nicolás Yavar from UPAC Fruit. Nevertheless, the entry into production of new plantations could...
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"The increase in onion prices at the farm level has not yet been reflected in export markets."
2025-11-17 00:00
Cena cebuli rośnie obecnie szybciej na poziomie farmy niż można to osiągnąć w eksporcie. "Nagle wszyscy zaczęli płacić 20 centów uprawiającemu, ale teraz ludzie zdają sobie sprawę, że nie można tego odzyskać z eksportu. Ceny balotów obecnie wahają się od potrójnych do grubych cebul."
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The supermarket chain Consum is on track for a record year.
2025-11-17 00:00
Bananas, hot pies, and Christmas Eve madness: Pāpāmoa's newest supermarket turns one. Foodstuffs North Island reported: "It's been one year since New World The Sands opened its doors, bringing a much-needed full-service supermarket to the fast-growing community of Pāpāmoa East, and the numbers."
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The Turkish pomegranate season, like many other fruits, has been impacted by the spring frosts earlier this year, according to Yigit Gokyigit, a board member of the Uludag Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association (UYMSIB): "The 2025 pomegranate season has been significantly affected by the frost."
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Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. spearheaded the opening of the first local government-owned and managed tissue culture laboratory for ornamental plants in Guiguinto, known as the Garden Capital of Bulacan in the Philippines. The new facility, iLAB Guiguinto, is situated next to the Tabang.
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Bulgarian growers are reporting losses in their orchards due to frost, drought, and hail.
2025-11-17 00:00
According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yanislav Yanchev, nearly 300,000 decares (30,000 hectares) of fruit orchards in Bulgaria have been affected by frost, drought, or hail this year. He shared this information during the Danube Fruit Growers' exhibition in Ruse. A total of 5,000 fruit growers have been impacted.
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Intermarché, Mercadona, and Lidl UK are leading in gaining market share across Europe in 2025.
2025-11-17 00:00
Intermarché, Mercadona, and Lidl UK are the retailers that have gained the most market share in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to an analysis by NielsenIQ. The study, which focused on the five largest European markets - Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain - identifies these three retailers as the top performers.
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Piura's rains do not diminish Peru's grape prospects
2025-11-17 00:00
According to Fruitnet, last week's heavy rainfall in Piura and other parts of northern Peru is not believed to have damaged the grape crop, despite initial concerns among producers.
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