The Australian Agritech provider AgPick Technology has launched a facial recognition app to protect growers from ID fraud. The new AgPick ID app uses advanced biometric technology to verify worker images and immediately identify them, so they can match to registration details in the AgPick data
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This season, few growers are complaining about top fruit sales. "They've faced significant cost increases, but this year's prices fortunately reflected that," observes Marius van Arkel from Fruitstation van Arkel. read more

The Palmerston Highway connects the Atherton Tablelands to the south, but the road received significant damage due to flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Now, with this major road out of the area closed, some Far North Queensland farmers fear they will have to leave fruit on trees if
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Parlapiano Sicilia is continuing its work to promote oranges of excellence, typical of the southern part of the island, with a view to acquiring new market space. We are referring to the Paradiso Vanilla oranges, whose campaign is getting into full swing right now. read more

"This week, we've received fresh tangerines, oranges, lemons, black and purple eggplants, as well as zucchini. Each bell pepper weighs between 500 to 700 grams. We offer these products almost year-round, except for the hot summer months. read more

As the climate disruption in Panama and the spread of the Middle East conflict restricts the flow of trade on both the Pacific and Asia to Europe, services rates are expected to sharply increase on both routes. read more

The South African Table Grape Industry association (SATGI) reported for the 2023/24 season a total of 20.92 million cartons (4,5 kg equivalent) that were inspected for export up until week 52, which is 6% more than the same time last year. A total of 9.87 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) were
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If you want to evaluate the efficiency of a new technology, you need to see it in action. During the Orticoltura in Campo event (Guidizzolo - Italy, January 24-26, 2024), visitors will be able to experience on-site demonstrations while having the opportunity to attend several afternoon
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In Belgium, a self-driving logistics robot called Automaatje recently started running between the Tomeco sorting and the Coöperatie Hoogstraten warehouse. It is a fully autonomous vehicle developed by AVT Europe for the 235-meter distance between the two sites. "It took some time for the staff
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The fruit sector of Moldova’s season is summarized by experts from AgroExpert.md. They focus on grapes and their production, export, processing, and consumption. Production. The grape growing period mostly occurred under favorable weather conditions, according to experts from Moldova’s grape… read more

In 2023, Italians spent about 9 billion more to eat less and, due to high prices, had to cut back on the quantities they bought. This is what Coldiretti estimates on the basis of Istat data on inflation compared to the previous year. These are the effects of the increase in
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Although the outlook of the Indian grape season looked really positive, trade has been rather slow at the start, says Amit Chopde, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Chopde Farms and Exports: “The early grape season in India started at a slow pace, which was not expected beforehand. It
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The 31st edition of Fruit Logistica will take place from February 7th to 9th in Berlin. read more

These figures, very positive in general terms, are excellent if two factors are taken into account: on the one hand, that they are based on an already tremendously positive year, the previous one, which has led to growth compared to the already very positive figures of the previous year.
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Due to the recent boom in global consumption, Mexico’s avocado sector has drawn the attention of domestic criminal networks. In fact, avocado production and exports – both to the United States and the European Union − display worrying signs of criminal organizations being involved in the
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According to data that Hortoinfo produced from Faostat, the statistical agency of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2022, the world produced a record 36,972.49 million kilos of peppers. read more

According to data that Hortoinfo produced from Faostat, the statistical agency of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2022, the world produced a record 36,972.49 million kilos of peppers. read more

In Singapore, a woman's bizarre decision to throw a durian out of a bus to avoid disembarking has sparked criticism. The incident, captured in a 38-second video shared on Instagram by Sgfollowsall, shows a bus driver informing two passengers, a middle-aged man and woman, that durians are not
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Kent County Council's transport chief said he fears the post-Brexit biometric checks will cause 14 hour delays on Kent's motorways. The prospect of three years of Operation Brock on the M20 as a result of new EU digital borders has been signalled by the county’s transport chief. Cllr Neil
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