Global seed breeder-marketer Rijk Zwaan is hosting a seminar event to discuss the latest trends and technologies in the leafy hydroponics sector in conjunction with this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica on 6-8 September in Hong Kong. read more

The commercial campaign of Metis, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between the plum and the apricot, started two weeks early, thanks to the first varieties from Southern Italy (Basilicata). Excellent product quality and good sales even though production
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The export of early potatoes is not such a significant position in Uzbekistan’s fresh fruits and vegetables segment. However, the volume of deliveries of Uzbek potatoes to Kazakhstan in May-July this year reached a record high for at least the last two decades, EastFruit analysts say. read more

Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables fell in May, with volumes down 4.4% year-on-year, according to data published by the Spanish Customs and Excise Department.   read more

Europe is the continent with the highest PL share in the world and, among its countries, Italy ranks below average, while Great Britain stands out, with more than half of its sales developed by PL. In Italy, the retailer with the highest PL penetration is
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In the past few months, we have discussed the risks to our industry, as well as to consumer health, of semaglutide (click here to read more). read more

This is nothing new, but by now it has gone far beyond the limit. I am referring to the distorted use of fruit and vegetables as a symbol of inflation. In this regard, the ridiculous reference to agiotage theorised in an episode of 'Porta a Porta' by
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Good news from Selenella - Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità (Italian Quality Potato Consortium), which approves the 2022 balance sheet with positive figures despite the difficulties experienced by the sector over the past year. An important figure that reveals the health of a structured and well-organised supply chain, both in
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In the first half of 2023, Tajikistan exported 103,000 tons of agricultural products worth $24.1 million, Asia-Plus reports with reference to data from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic and the Customs Service of the Republic of Tajikistan. read more

The arrival of tourists in the cities of Rome and the Latium coastline in combination with this week's scorching heat is generating a significant increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetables by 10%. read more

A number of exceptional hailstorms hit the province of Trento in a significant manner and at different times. Particularly important hail events were reported on 12 and 13 July in the areas of Zambana, Nave San Rocco, Bagolino and in Storo, on 19 July in
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Bremia threatens the lettuce sector (click here to learn more about the greenhouse range); in fact, this phytopathology can be damaging to several varieties both in protected cultivation and in the open field, with significant economic damage to those areas specialised in the cultivation of
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Foodiverse and Taylor Farms, leading growers and producers of fresh salads, vegetables and other fresh foods in Europe and North America respectively, are pleased to announce an agreement to welcome the US company as a new shareholder of the Spanish group; read more

One of the most significant problems along the fruit and vegetable supply chain concerns the ability to monitor in real time the quality development of products that have to reach the consumer. There are many steps from the field to the table, and a lack of timely and
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There are several companies in the sector, such as Svea Solar, that are putting all their efforts into this. They even offer facilities so that all companies can join the sustainable movement by offering the possibility of financing solar panels.
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Planet Farmsenlarges the range of salads for vertical farming with a new reference, Misticanza. New visual impact of the line named Frescaah. read more

It has been news in recent days that Amazon Fresh's London shop, the UK's first cashier-less shop, has closed. read more

Four years after its inception, the Ananas Dolcetto project comes to an end with a very positive balance: the objectives can be said to have been achieved (despite the difficulties imposed by the pandemic) and the seeds sown in the Togolese community protagonist of the cooperation project
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The commercial campaign of Metis®, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between plum and apricot, started two weeks early, thanks to the first varieties from Southern Italy (Basilicata). Positive quantity and: "Medium large size," explains Antonio Zani, Office
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