Fresh fruit and salads supplier Gomez is selling its commercial arm to Direct Produce Supplies, FPJ understands. read more

The joint project "food4future - Food of the Future" is looking for answers to these and similar questions. We spoke to its coordinator Prof Dr Monika Schreiner from the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ). read more

Avisomo, an Oslo-based turnkey vertical farming systems developer and equipment manufacturer, has formed a strategic partnership with Norway’s second-largest supermarket chain, Coop Norway, to build a fully automated vertical farm directly integrated into its existing distribution centre. read more

In fact, receipts and customers per day have increased again and in some cases even exceeded expectations, it was said at the beginning. However, the representatives of the food retail industry agreed on one point: "We will not return to pre-inflation levels for the time being. The consumer climate will
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After many weak years, the economic situation of farms has improved considerably in the last two years. With the exception of wine and fruit farms, almost all types of farm have benefited from this development to varying degrees. read more

Accordingly, wholesale prices were at a high level. However, with the recent increase in the availability of goods, prices are falling steadily. read more

In our complex world, this increase in resilience requires collaboration and mutual understanding between different actors and stakeholders. read more

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Innovation will help drive sales of traditional vegetables this Christmas, according to foodservice supplier Fresh Direct. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the appointment of Ajai Puri, a ”seasoned expert with decades of experience in the food and beverage industry”, to its board of directors, effective 19 February 2024. read more

This also includes agricultural products. This was reported by Ukrainian media with reference to the state customs service. The new regulations are intended to simplify the procedure for confirming the origin of goods. The number of documents required for the export of Ukrainian
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Yields of different arable and specialised crops were affected, harvests were delayed, pests and diseases developed, and the quality of some products suffered too as a result. At the same time, there have been signs of positive market prospects for the EU agricultural sector. The costs of input,
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London’s New Covent Garden Market has been recognised at the annual Green Apple Environment Awards, which promotes environmental best practice around the world. The Green Apple, to be presented during a ceremony at the UK’s Houses of Parliament in November, recognises New Covent Garden
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Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have set out to develop new technologies in a bid to expand Australia’s production of exotic and native mushrooms.  read more

"Unusual and certainly unsatisfactory moment for the aubergine market, both for black and purple. In spite of the reduced volumes, due to the problems of fruit set caused by the prolonged heat, demand remains stagnant at the pole'. These words to IFN byDavide Burrafato
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Bulltec from Cesena has supplied OP Ortomì from Pachino (Siracusa), a new semi-automatic system for the packaging of a bunch of tomatoes into punnets. For Bulltec, Ortomì is a point of reference in the area of the packaging and commercialization of Pachino tomatoes both in Italy and abroad. read more

In 2005-2006, there was a big problem in Almeria with the control of Frankinela in bell pepper crops. "Some growers, desperate because they could not find any way to combat it, because it had developed resistance to every authorized active material, began to use unauthorized products," said Ana
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The global value of date exports has reportedly reached an annual $2.3 billion, according to Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli. The date sector in Saudi Arabia boasts more than 200 million palm trees, covering 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million
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”Ten years ago we largely all had same varieties and access to the same varieties. We now all have different varieties. No-one can have all the varieties now. That’s become a key differentiator and part of a successful grape operation, “ John Pandol of California-based Pandol Bros told a
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The Spanish lettuce export season started between weeks 42 and 45, coinciding with the end of the local productions at the destination countries. At the moment, the demand is a bit quiet, but is expected to become livelier as the Christmas season approaches. read more