Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has inaugurated what it has called a modernised and expanded R&D facility in Almería, Spain. read more

Sysco GB has partnered with foodservice technology specialist Nutritics to introduce a carbon labelling system for UK food businesses. read more

Ri.Nova has published the 2024 technical notes for defending against late frosts. Last December, the Cesena-based cooperative - which carries out research and development in the agricultural and agri-food sector - organised a round table with technicians and experts from the
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The mission of President Renzo Piraccini and Cecilia Marzocchi from the foreign office, to present Macfrut to operators and organisations in Nigeria, in the states of Lagos and Ogun, has come to an end. The mission was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the ICE Agency office in Lagos
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We read with increasing insistence that 'mark-ups' in fruit and vegetables from producer to consumer would put a usurer to shame; read more

Brought to Italy at the turn of the Covid period, on the wave of its success in America, the Cosmic Crisp apple has already been the protagonist of a test in the fruit and vegetable department in recent years and is a real game changer in the category. Now the South Tyrolean consortia Vip and
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According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. read more

Climate change and its effects (high temperatures, drought...) are damaging crops and, in the case of brassicas, the effects are even more noticeable. That is why Bayer is looking for stable varieties that will last over time. Slowly but surely, they are working on the development of
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Sainsbury's celebrates opening of new flagship store in Wales read more

Syngenta has inaugurated the expansion of its R&D facilities in El Ejido and La Puebla. The event was attended by Valentín Almansa, general director of Health of Agricultural Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment; Manuel Gómez Galera, general
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"Almeria's weather and cultivation conditions are currently more than pleasant," says Stephan van Marrewijk, a member of the Spanish cooperative Vicasol's commercial department. "We've just had the warmest January on record. Coupled with the full moon, all the tomatoes ripened simultaneously.
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Agriculture is coming to terms with climate change, global warming and dwindling water resources, prompting research to develop new techniques to ensure farmers' productivity and profitability. Hence the research
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Now that liner networks have been reworked to use the round-of-Africa routing, using our usual model for calculating demand in TEU*Miles, we gauged its potential impact in 2024. read more

“There’s never a good time for a winter storm,” says Seth Gottlieb, the SVP of logistics at Baldor Specialty Foods in Bronx, New York. “However the day before Valentine’s Day—one of the busiest days for our restaurant customers—definitely presented unique challenges.” read more

The exceptional flavour and quality have crowned the Líder Villaconejos pumpkin with the Flavour of the Year Award 2024. The winning variety is Estrella, one of the latest additions to the catalogue of the multinational seed company, Sakata. read more

Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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The Colombian Banana Growers Association (Augura) are happy with the announcement from Sainsbury’s to pay better prices to promote fairer wages for banana industry workers. The retailer also committed to four year-long contracts with banana suppliers. “We receive positively the latest
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In the fifth week of 2024, inflation is still galloping, and it is doing so more in fruit and vegetables by weight than in the LCC total. Amongst the channels, the hypermarket seems to have entered an abyss, with volumes plummeting, while the discount store is still the best performing. read more

Since the end of January, attacks on Moroccan trucks loaded with fresh produce have been occurring in France and recently in Spain. Several Moroccan exporters have told FreshPlaza of their dismay and concern at the increase in raids. In a press release, the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture
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Kenya could soon offer avocados nearly throughout the entire year, Paul Kyalo, Managing Director of Kenyan tropical fruit exporter Konza Tropicals Limited, says: “The 2023 avocado season was good. However, we did see prices plummet from Mid-May arrivals until end of July, when we coincided
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