Costa Group has announced the date of its shareholder vote on an A$1.496bn acquisition bid from Paine Schwartz Partners-led consortium including Driscoll’s.  read more

Italy's first Carrefour Contact has opened, a new format with the dual objective of helping to revitalise Milan's Piazza Angilberto and lowering sales prices by 10%, making it one of the city's least expensive. read more

Demand for clementines is high, thanks to good quality and still low prices. Demand for oranges is still centred on blond Navelina oranges, although Sicilian Tarocos are on the rise. Demand for artichokes is increasing; kiwi and
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It’s only a short while longer until the Moroccan blueberry season gets going, says SunCrops Sales and Procurement manager German Perez: “Our blueberry season in Morocco has not yet commenced; it begins at the end of December. However, despite last year’s challenges,
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The supply of potatoes across the country is ample and promotions are increasingly being put in place to move them. “We’re in a different kind of year than the last few years in that we have an excess of supply,” says Rachel Atkinson-Leach, vice president, brand & category excellence
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On 7 December an important research forum took place hosted jointly by Avocados Australia (AAL) and the Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (FASTA) at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Redlands Research Facility in Cleveland, Queensland. The event brought together professionals with the
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Producers, technical advisors and market operators will be among the nearly 120 participants who are expected to attend the French Allium Day (garlic, shallot, onion and leek) organized by CTIFL, to be held on January 30th, 2024 at the Balandran research center. read more

There is usually less demand in November, but the green asparagus Christmas demand has now erupted, says Lisa van Zon of Yex: "There are, however, very few, especially of the larger sizes." read more

The Ministry of Agriculture has published the call for subsidised crop production policies for the year 2023. The main novelty is that it sets at 40% of the eligible expenditure the coverage of the cost of the policy incurred by the farmer through
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A New Zealand mushroom company has collaborated with Callaghan Innovation to scientifically confirm that the native Pekepeke-kiore mushroom, Hericium novae-zealandiae, contains compounds that are good for cognitive health. Mushroom grower and supplement company Mynd now sells an approved dietary
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In Spain, people end their New Year's Eve celebration by eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight. According to this deep-rooted Spanish tradition, each grape one eats brings good luck and represents a wish for each of the new year's twelve months. read more

The marketing of German ware potatoes is going very smoothly at the moment. "There have been several price increases recently. This in turn has contributed to the farmers' reluctance to sell. This is because they are speculating there will be further price increases in the coming weeks.
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Marta joined the company in 2020 and until now held the position of Technical and Market Development Manager; she has more than 20 years of professional experience in multinationals in the crop protection industry. The De Sangosse Group is one of the world's leading companies in the crop protection industry.
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With Daniele Vaccari of the Eurorinascita stand, which operates at the Brescia wholesale market, we focused on the world of potatoes, which is continuing to record high quotations for this season. read more

The member appointed to the first handler position shall begin his or her term of office immediately and shall serve until 31 December 2024. All other appointees shall serve three-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 December 2026. read more

The Multicedilancia Group launches the Christmas video campaign 'Being there is a daily choice' for the Decò brand, with a light and emotional representation of the brand values. read more

According to a monthly survey, the total number of apples in storage on December 1, 2023, was 173 million bushels, 29 percent more than last December’s total of 134 million bushels and 19 percent more than the five-year average for that date. read more

As IFN reported last week (click here to read more), brassicas have reached very high prices for this time of year. We were not used to stellar prices for these products in late November - early December and this is a temporary situation
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Conad's fruit and vegetable offer is enriched with the Vertical Farm Sapori&Idee line of salads, born thanks to the collaboration with Zero, a company that deals with technology development in the field of vertical farming applied to the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors,
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has already begun the process of diversifying frozen raspberries exports away from Poland, as this country is considered one of the least reliable trading partners in the region . This allows Ukrainian exporters of frozen berries not only to significantly
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