A Musang King durian was sold for no less than astounding $40,000 at a charity auction in Raub, Malaysia. The event was held last Sunday; it saw bidders drive the price of the fruit, with the highest bid made by Huang Qi Wen. Another variety of durian, the Black Thorn, also fetched a significant
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As of January 1st, 2024, NNZ Scandinavia ApS has successfully acquired the industrial division of the Finnish family-owned business Jubilo, marking a significant expansion within the Nordic packaging market. This acquisition doubles NNZ’s market share in Finland. read more

The week is full of new plant varieties. One of the most eagerly awaited is the launch of two materials which, for practical purposes, are replicas of the well-known Caniles, but with the advantage of incorporating intermediate resistance (IR) to rough. read more

“We are planning to expand the company by opening new vertical farms, adding new products, and entering various organic supermarket chains in the area. Additionally, it’s a dream to cross borders and open new Farmbrots facilities in other countries, and potentially continents,” says Oscar
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The festive season brings with it a boom in web searches for recipes and methods to bring traditional Christmas dishes to the table. read more

In recent months, the anti-inflation trolley has been one of the leading initiatives of the large-scale retail trade (click here to read more) but fruit and vegetables have almost always remained among the big losers; read more

After a sharp drop in Germany's import of fresh fruits and vegetables in 2022, that shrank slightly again this year. In 2023, imports will amount to about 8.38 million tons, compared to 8.54 million last year and 9.2 million tons in 2020 and 2021. This trend can be entirely attributed to fewer
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ALDI Italia, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, consolidates its presence in Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto with the inauguration of three new points of sale, ready to welcome customers from Thursday 21 December.With
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Early November registered the umpteenth consequence of a climate no longer in line with the Italian latitude as a flood hit Tuscany. "This means we need to rethink the territory based on a climate that causes unprecedented disastrous effects," reports the Lusia fresh produce market (RO). read more

The cherry harvest is underway in Central Otago, New Zealand and exports have already started for Pure Pac who grow over 75 hectares of cherries in the region. read more

For all fruit and vegetable products it is a crucial time and a surge in sales is expected from one moment to the next. Exotic fruit, which Italians do not give up for the holidays, cannot be missing from all the tables set. In fact, according toDavide Ferraresso,
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Farmind Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation concluded a business partnership agreement on December 14, 2023, pertaining to sustainable supplies of fruits and vegetables. read more

The simple average price for apples of the 4 major EU producers (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €90 in November. That is €20 above the 5-year average. read more

On December 18th, Casino, Intermarché and Auchan announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the “sale by the Casino group of almost all Casino hypermarkets and supermarkets to Groupement Les Mousquetaires and Auchan Retail, based on a fixed enterprise value of 1.35
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The situation of the new Spanish citrus season that is currently underway, with an overall production that, according to official projections, will be in line with that of last season, although with a sharp drop of Andalusia's orange production, will have a clear impact on the processing and
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Using computer vision, feedback control and learning, “Foodly” is an RT Corporation robot that is able to adapt to various challenging and novel environments. The robot is the focus of Yi Zhang’s PhD research project titled Data-driven autonomous robotic food handling. read more

According toEastFruit analysts, the suspension of container lines movement along the Red Sea and the Suez Canal due to terrorist attacks on civilian ships by the Yemeni Houthis at the height of the orange harvest season has led to a serious crisis for citrus producers in Egypt. It is also
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In the first nine months of 2023, Peruvian agricultural exports decreased by 5.6 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year, to USD 7.431 billion (EUR 6.796 billion). The cause? The climate. An in-depth analysis by Fresh Fruit Peru shows that,
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According to EastFruit analysts, in connection with attacks on civilian ships, allegedly by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, has suspended all shipments through the Red Sea. Vessels already on their way are waiting to continue their movement in roadsteads
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