Impact of Red Sea crisis on the European agri-food sector
2024-01-19 00:00
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted supplies along a crucial global trade route, prompting businesses to rethink their logistics. The situation has been exacerbated by a drought impacting Panama Canal shipping and retaliation from a US-led coalition, adding to the region's instability.
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Kiwi Zespri takes to the snow with women's alpine skiing
2024-01-19 00:00
The Circo Rosa of Alpine skiing will land in Cortina d'Ampezzo from 26 to 28 January 2024, on the occasion of the Audi Ski Fis World Cup for three days dedicated to fast disciplines, which promise great excitement and fun. In this scenario full of events and snow sports Zespri
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"The oranges that arrive here must comply with European regulations"
2024-01-19 00:00
In the 2022/23 season, in a context of productive deficit, the orange production in Spain was 785,000 tons lower than in the previous season; a decrease of 20.9%, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Agriculture. Spanish orange imports between January and October 2023 doubled
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"Optical sorting optimizes the sorting process"
2024-01-19 00:00
Last summer, Dutch onion packer Jonika from Oostdijk announced their investment in five Flikweert Vision QualityGraders. These machines were installed in early December. "We'd planned for that to take two weeks, but it was done well within the timeframe," says Jaap Nieuwenhuijse, Jonika's director.
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Damian Fowler of Gilgrove passed away
2024-01-19 00:00
It is with immense sadness that we have to report that Damian Fowler, Managing Director of Gilgrove, passed away on January 12th. He was 50.
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Social agents, irrigators and actors of the economic fabric of one of the most affected areas of the country by the drought and the lack of water infrastructures, have met at the headquarters of the Spanish Association of Tropical Agriculture (AET) at the request of the 'Local Platform for the Defence of
Spanish Association of Tropical Agriculture (AET).
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"Scottish seed potatoes are exported to 28 countries"
2024-01-19 00:00
Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt are all but complete, with the majority arriving before the Red Sea situation escalated.
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Three months before the end of the Peruvian table grape export campaign, which began in August and generally runs until April, the export sector expects the export volume will drop by more than 10% over the previous season, mainly due to climate changes that have negatively impacted production.
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Fruit and vegetables from Romagna and Lucania close to Ukraine
2024-01-19 00:00
In the desperate context of Ukraine, concrete help is on the way from Romagna, in the form of around 130 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Nielsen IQ data for the month of Decemberconfirms the important role of Modern Distribution companies in supporting the 'Anti-Inflation Quarterly', to the benefit of household purchasing power. In December, the average price trend figure
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Organic winter citrus pack outs better than expected
2024-01-19 00:00
California organic winter citrus is in peak supply right now. At Homegrown Organic Farms, they are currently packing organic blood oranges, Cara Caras, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, navels and pomelos.
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Calavo Growers considers sale of fresh-cut business
2024-01-19 00:00
Calavo Growers has announced it is exploring the sale of its fresh cut business – formerly known as Renaissance Food Group (RFG) – to F&S Fresh Foods.
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"The Red Sea situation is very critical for Indian grape exporters"
2024-01-19 00:00
Due to the weather conditions in India, the grape season could come to an earlier close this year, says Amit Kalya, managing director of Indian grape exporter Kalya Exports: “The Indian grape's growing and developing period both have been good for all stages of growth, except for the
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EU Commission asked to clarify scope of Strategic Dialogue on future of agriculture
2024-01-19 00:00
A wave of agricultural discontent has swept through Europe in recent weeks, fueled by escalating input costs, extreme weather events and economic and bureaucratic uncertainty. Farmers, grappling with these challenges, are expressing deep concern and a pervasive sense of being misunderstood
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How Egypt broke records in grape exports to the EU in 2023
2024-01-19 00:00
Egypt achieved a remarkable increase in its fresh table grape exports to the EU countries in 2023, reports EastFruit. However, this success was tainted by scandals involving the illegal use of protected grape varieties in the country. Despite this, the Egyptian products reached a historical
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Macadamia, the new frontier for feeding 'luxury' cattle
2024-01-19 00:00
A cattle farm fed with macadamia nuts? It is the new project of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg;
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The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD is urging Irish exporters to prepare now for new UK requirements starting 31 January.
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"Even in the conventional sector, I see an immense amount of potential for application"
2024-01-19 00:00
Paper bands are now indispensable, especially in the organic sector. The sustainable packaging solution is gradually gaining importance in the German fruit and vegetable sector as well. The solution is already being successfully used for numerous products at the West Producer Marketing, based in
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Kenyan farmers pivot from traditional cash crops to avocado farming
2024-01-19 00:00
In a notable departure from conventional cash crops, Kenyan farmers are turning to Hass avocados as a more profitable option. This shift is fuelled by the soaring international demand for avocados, notably from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Europe and China.
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Fresh cranberry sales on the up in UK/Europe
2024-01-19 00:00
Habelman Bros, one of the world’s largest growers of fresh cranberries, and part of the Cranberry Cooperatives of the Americas (CCA) have reported a better than expected demand in the UK & Europe zone this year.
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