Fluence announced its newest LED top light solutions for produce and ornamental cultivators: RAPTR 2 and VYPR 4. Both models are multi-channel controllable, which makes flexible use of far-red and white light possible. "Higher wattages and tunable spectra help growers maximize light output and
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India: Otipy joins ONDC Network, delivering farm fresh produce within 12 hours of harvest read more

The company Van Egmond Potgrond in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) is RHP certified with end products Horticulture and the renewable raw material wood fiber. read more

According to EastFruit, Egyptian fresh fruit exporters, who target the EU market, had a very successful year in 2023. They managed to almost double their export volume, reaching over half a million tons for the first time ever! read more

We have reached week seven of the New Year and the signs coming from the large-scale retail trade are not encouraging: weakly positive value sales, with inflation still high, at least in Lcc fruit and vegetables. At the channel level, only discount stores are shrinking in volume. read more

Promoted and organised by Atalanta B.C., 'La Scuola allo Stadio', an important socio-educational project conceived in 2001 by Lucia Castelli - psycho-pedagogist of the youth sector - and Stefano Bonaccorso - head of basic activities - has restarted.
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Mandarin and citrus production in the Northern Hemisphere is in the second half of its campaign with the end in sight for many producing countries. The Orri Jaffa variety is attracting the highest prices in many markets. Israel reports a good winter with mild weather, including record breaking
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Drewry's World Container Index decreased by 5% to $3,493 per 40ft container this week. read more

The healthy character of fruit and vegetable production finds a home for the first time at Macfrut 2024. New product trends, from the fourth range to fruit and vegetable snacks and fresh juices, will find space in the first edition of Innovation Hub For Healthy Food, realised in
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Zespri has launched a novel packaging solution, the Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pill box, features seven compartments for each day of the week, each containing a Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit. The initiative aims to
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The apple harvest has been slow to start in New Zealand this season, but now the Royal Gala harvest is in full swing. The last two seasons have been extremely wet and last year growers were hit by a cyclone right at the start of harvest, but it is looking a lot more positive so far this year. read more

In the Korca district of Albania, farmers have reported a recent uptick in the sales of apples, onions, and potatoes. This shift is attributed to two primary factors: a strategic reduction in product prices by the farmers themselves, and enhanced customs measures implemented by the Albanian
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Kuehne+Nagel's business results normalised in 2023 following the special economic situation in the years 2021 and 2022. The Group's net turnover amounted to CHF 23.8 billion in 2023, EBIT to CHF 1.9 billion and net profit to CHF 1.5 billion. In the fourth quarter one-off redundancy costs of CHF
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The harvest in the famous Rhubarb Triangle in West Yorkshire has been going for two months now and yields are looking good. read more

The mushroom season is in full swing for Sipo. "Sales are going very well in Italy," says Riccardo Giacomini, Sipo's development manager, "but we are also receiving excellent feedback abroad, in particular from Greece. In addition, we're establishing important business relationships in other
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