Brazil's independent truckers' union, Sindicam, initiated a strike on January 30, citing inadequate asphalt conditions on the roads leading to the Port of Santos terminals and poor conditions in the Alemoa region. read more

The Unió Llauradora demands that the European Union authorities urgently establish a security corridor to guarantee the free circulation of fruit and vegetable products from Spain and the Valencia Region through French territory as soon as possible. read more

The Limorè lemon campaign is in full swing after the cooperative opted to delay harvesting by over 20 days so that all fruits could reach the right grade and color. read more

The national rugby team is the testimonial of the promotion campaign for products from the nut supply chain, promoted by Masaf and Ismea in collaboration with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) and the Ministry of Sport.Present were the Ministers of Agriculture, Francesco
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A very cold morning (yesterday, ed.) at the Rimini Agri-Food Centre, also characterised by a low turnout at the market and little trading. There was a drop in demand for strawberries, resulting in lower quotations, while for kiwifruit, medium-high quotations were maintained,
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There's currently more strawberry demand than supply. At Coöperatie Hoogstraten, this winter's area of lit cultivation returned to pre-crisis levels, even expanding slightly. Prices stayed good until the end of the year but have since dropped significantly. "This winter, our lit cultivation
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Its avocado and mango plantations are distributed between southern Spain and neighbouring Portugal: 50 hectares in the Axarquia region of Malaga, 150 in the province of Cadiz and 300 in Setubal (Portugal). read more

Many produce items, like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc. can’t be washed and are packed in the field. “This poses a high degree of risk to product safety,” says Helmut Leili with Flavour Shield. “After years of extensive and commercial testing, we have developed a system
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In fact, it is the area in Europe where its activity is growing the most, after reaching 50 million plants of the strawberry varieties grown by the producing companies in the current 2023-2024 season. read more

Post-Brexit regulations on imports of food, flora and fauna from the EU to the UK have been activated. Health certificates are now necessary for a range of EU goods, from cut flowers to fresh produce such as meat, fruits, and vegetables. While some industry bodies fear potential delays and
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South African pome fruit producers are looking forward to exports bouncing back. This, on the back of a lower pome fruit export crop due to hail damage in some of the major fruit producing areas during 2023. The 2024 harvest season is already in full swing, a week to 10 days earlier than last
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Over the last four years, intense work has been carried out to promote regenerative agriculture with the Epigen Healthy Bite model. A philosophy that permeates each of the tasks they carry out on a daily basis and which is reflected in the quality of their products. read more

According to the president of ASAJA Elche, Pedro Valero, despite the atypical high temperatures and lack of rain, Elche expects to produce 19,500,000 kilos of winter vegetables,i.e. only 6% less than the 21,500,000 kg achieved in the previous campaign. read more

The engineering team at Interko have cut the energy consumption of its Ultimo rooms by a further 20 per cent, after launching the second generation of its revolutionary Reverso reversible fans, which are exclusive to Interko. Added to that, Ultimo’s design and technology has been cleverly
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The second part of the Eco-friendly Orchards campaign has been launched. So far, communication has been focused on its assets and content, but the label is now also better targeting current consumer concerns.” Sandrine Gaborieau, in charge of communications, details the highlights of this
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Sunday 18 February 2024 will see the return of the 21km La Ceiban half-marathon in the city of the same name on the Gulf of Honduras, and Dole Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, confirms its valuable support for the race from the Italian territory, tightening
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Ginés García Benzal (Torre Pacheco, Murcia,1961) speaks Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, some Russian and of course English. Two years ago he returned from the East, from Eastern Europe, and now he can really say that he lives in Murcia because he has been staying in the city for more than two days in a row.
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The cold of the last few weeks has taken a toll on the zucchini production in Almería, where the harvested volumes are now starting to recover. "There had already been a gap in the production between December and January as a result of the end of the first harvest and the delay in the start of
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Spain's Fruit Graders has just taken over two production lines from a major Spanish citrus grower - and subsequently put them on sale. The lines include 8-channel sorters and packaging stations. read more

In the last twenty years, the number of certifications required in the fruit and vegetable sector has literally exploded. Every stage of the supply chain is certified: at the production level the best known and most widespread is GLOBALG.A.P., in the processing warehouses the acronyms ISO, IFS and BRC are well known to the
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