“There’s good news, bad news and news I am not sure about”
2023-10-20 00:00
Seventy-five years ago, the Anaheim region in California was filled with orange trees as far as one could see. Walt Disney transformed the region as well as the childhood lives of many people by building Disneyland California. That’s what the city of Anaheim is best known for today, Cathy
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Battle over US-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement continues
2023-10-20 00:00
The Tomato Suspension Agreement between the US and Mexico is intended to keep the latter from flooding the US market with underpriced tomatoes by suspending duties. However, some industry leaders say it’s not working, and the agreement needs to be terminated so Mexico can be held accountable.
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Mutti, tomato processing campaign successfully completed
2023-10-20 00:00
Despite the late start, due to the adverse weather conditions that characterised the entire month of May and the beginning of June, with violent showers over the entire Po Valley and the Tavoliere delle Puglie, Mutti was able to successfully complete the campaign of
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How Canadian interest rates may be impacting Ontario apple growers
2023-10-20 00:00
Most Ontario apple growers are coming to the end of their harvest season on a crop that’s a little bigger than expected. “We’re hearing about really good quality and size,” says Cathy McKay, chair of the Ontario Apple Growers. “Honeycrisp, Empire, Cortland, McIntosh, and Gala should be
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A sweet-tasting snack with dehydrated edible flowers. This is the innovative proposal for Halloweendell'Insalata dell'Orto.a limited edition of the snack lineMetti un fiore, the brand under which the range is marketed, made with dehydrated edible flowers enriched
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Boost in fight against False Codling Moth
2023-10-19 22:00
Financial support of some R2m has been announced by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture for citrus growers, using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for False Codling Moth (FCM).
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Virtual marketplace for Île-de-France looks to tomorrow
2023-10-19 17:00
The launch of Agoralimdirect.fr, the new virtual marketplace for fresh produce in the Île-de-France region, lays the foundations for tomorrow’s food distribution, according to Stéphane Layani, president of Paris’s Rungis International Market, initiator of the Agoralim project.
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Pink Star rises to meet year-round raspberry demand
2023-10-19 14:00
The companies behind a new raspberry brand called Pink Star say they want to offer the international market premium varieties grown across Europe that deliver consistently great taste and excellent yields all year round.
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FPJ Sustainability Special out now
2023-10-19 14:00
The FPJ Sustainability Special is now available to subscribers on the FPJ app – Apple, Android, and desktop – covering the sector’s latest efforts and innovations to mitigate climate change, from regenerative farming to sustainable packaging.
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The new yellow kiwi project has a name: “Kikoka”
2023-10-19 12:00
Last year, RIVOIRA GROUP signed a worldwide license from NKP (New Kiwi Plant) for 2 sweet yellow kiwi varieties owned by the University of Udine (Italy). Today, at last, the brand name under which these yellow kiwis will be marketed has been unveiled.
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Colombian banana growers agree to increase wages
2023-10-19 12:00
The Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (AUGURA), a non-profit union entity, has announced it is to increase wages, following a “historic” agreement with the union. The deal is intended to allow Colombian banana companies to begin a new stage in labour relations that guarantees
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IFPA applauds new organics legislation
2023-10-19 10:00
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Continuous Improvement in Organic Standards Act (CIAO).
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Chilean cherries to arrive at Port of Tianjin from 2023/24
2023-10-19 10:00
The northern Chinese port of Tianjin will receive direct shipments of Chilean cherries from the 2023/24 season, providing speedier access to the main consumer markets in northern China.
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Rising demand for packaged fruit
2023-10-19 08:00
A recent study in the US has found that while consumers prefer loose over packaged fruit, the trend is starting to shift. Fusion, a business-to-business integrated marketing and research agency, sought to uncover the reasons. The number one motive for purchasing fruit in a package is that it
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Grocery inflation continues to fall in UK
2023-10-19 08:00
The UK’s grocery price inflation has dropped to 11%, its lowest point in over a year, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline. According to the latest data from Kantar, take-home grocery sales for the four weeks to 1 October 2023 rose by 9.1%, compared with last year.
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Luna ucr avocado tree to revolutionise sector
2023-10-19 08:00
At this year’s Fruit Attraction, Eurosemillas presented the first variety of the international platform Green Motion Avocados, a type B flower avocado called LUNA ucr, that will revolutionise the concept of pollinators in this crop. University of California researcher Mary Lu Arpaia said that
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Escavox launches new app
2023-10-19 05:00
Escavox has launched a new app expressly designed for operators who work with fresh food and other perishable consignments in the cold chain.
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DimmidiSì confirms partnership with Radio Deejay
2023-10-19 00:00
The strategic alliance between DimmidiSì and Radio Deejay continues. After the presence at the Deejay Ten in Florence in May and at Party Like A Deejay in June, last weekend the brand, always at the side of sportsmen and women and those who are attentive to their well-being, also participated at theDeejay Ten in
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1 in 3 children do not eat vegetables
2023-10-19 00:00
Veg Month, the month of vegetarian awareness, returns again this year in October, and Findus, a leading company in the frozen food sector, for the occasion proposes 5 veg recipes with the products of the Green Cuisine line, created by Elena Santarelli and inspired by the drawings of her daughter
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Apples and pears, Wapa revises production forecast downwards
2023-10-19 00:00
In recent months, climate change has left drastic consequences on the world's production landscape, starting with drought, through floods, hail and unprecedented heat waves. And it is precisely because of these phenomena that today Wapa(World Apple and Pear Association
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