"Efficiency is a word that comes up repeatedly regarding potato sorting," begins Kees Kelders, responsible for sales at the Austrian company Insort, which focuses on developing customized grading technology for the food processing sector. Jokingly, he cites making two kilograms of French fries
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"Carbon farming should be seen as a new frontier for combating climate change, within which the agricultural sector is a major player due to its obvious impacts on production and income and its strong mitigation potential." thus
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The South African citrus campaign has been particularly challenging so far. "A lot of Blackspot has appeared in lemons and oranges in particular, due to rainfall during the flowering period. Across the range, we're also seeing a high proportion of large calibers. Small-caliber juice oranges, on
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Mushrooms can save plants from extreme weather events, according to research coordinated by the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Catholic University of Piacenza and Cremona, carried out in collaboration with theLeibniz Center for Agricultural
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Lidl has opened its largest regional distribution centre in the world. It is located in Luton (UK), has 110,000 square metres and is three times the size of the warehouses built by Lidl to date, according to the discounter. read more

The marketing campaign for Jingoldproduced kiwifruit in the Southern Hemisphere is drawing to a close, where the Italian kiwifruit specialist - one of the leading players in this fruit globally - has been investing heavily in recent years, with the aim of increasing supplies and
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The post-harvest operation located in Tauranga is dropping its green kiwifruit packing prices in a bid to boost the New Zealand industry once again. The 21% drop has been made possible thanks to Mount Pack & Cool’s (Mpac) foresight and investment programme spanning five years. read more

From today until 9 September, Sana, the international organic and natural products exhibition, returns to Bologna. 650 companies in the sector will participate in the event, organised by BolognaFiere in collaboration with FederBio, AssoBio and Cosmetica Italia. The event, now in its
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The 2023/2024 Spanish citrus season will start soon with the first early mandarins. Purchases at origin have started earlier than usual in view of the forecast of a small production, even smaller in terms of volume than that of 2022/2023. read more

Ecuador's Banana and Plantain Cluster has made a statement regarding insecurity and has asked people to avoid spreading misinformation about the sector. read more

The second day of Asia Fruit Logistica had slightly fewer visitors, but there was still a good flow of people. There was lots of interest from Asia for Australian and New Zealand cherries. Australians are just waiting on the final go ahead to ship the first loads of avocados to India. After the
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Consumed regularly by 91% of French people, compotes (light, pudding or simple fruit puree) “make it possible to eat fruit all year round.” Nearly 77% of French people associate the consumption of processed fruit with good value for money, according to a study carried out by Opinion Way in
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The last months of 2023 will be packed with fairs for Amenduni Nicola S.p.A., an Italian company specialized in the production and sale of machinery for extracting avocado oil, both virgin and extra virgin. These events provide opportunities for meeting and discussing important matters that can
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As the next season of Moroccan soft fruit unfolds, it turns out that the landscape of red berry production is undergoing significant shifts, influenced by both environmental and market-driven factors. With Nabil Babache, of the Larache-based exporter Rika, we dive into the current dynamics of
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It is a yellow light for the New Zealand kiwi season. As reported by nzherald.co.nz - and as we partly anticipated in our article (click here to read) - the current harvest is one of the least rewarding in recent times due to
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With only a few days to go before the start of the 2023 campaign for kiwifruit from the northern hemisphere, which is expected to have lower volumes than last year due to adverse weather conditions, Jingold takes stock of the situation during Asia Fruit Logistica, a key showcase for companies
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It is a yellow light for the New Zealand kiwi season. As reported by nzherald.co.nz - and as we partly anticipated in our article (click here to read) - the current harvest is one of the least rewarding in recent times due to
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Twenty U.S. fresh produce and dried fruits producer organizations are exhibiting this year as part of the USA Pavilion organized by the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Hong Kong and Macau at Asia Fruit Logistica from September 6 – 8, 2023. read more

As we had anticipated in recent days (click here to read more), Andrea Colombo was confirmed in the role of chief executive officer of Cortilia; read more

In late summer and early autumn, the damage caused by the citrus mite Eutetranychus begins to appear on the citrus crop; the most affected parts of the plant are leaves and fruit, and the ideal temperature for mite activity is between 28° and 31°, with a humidity
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