After their debut in 2021 (click here to read more), the journey of Alpine Cherries, the brand that distinguishes the cherry production of the cooperatives of the Vog consortium, continues. With Klaus Hölzl, sales manager of the Vog, we took a look at the
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The preparations for the upcoming Turkish fig season have been completed and the weather seems to be playing nice, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “Last year was a good year for us in terms of figs supply and quality. This year, if everything goes as planned,
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H.Z. Logistics moved into its new building in the Netherlands two months ago. "That and construction went smoothly. Most importantly, our customers didn't notice a thing," begins director Barry Zuiderwijk. This Dutch logistics service provider now has a 12,000 m2 cross-dock center with access to
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After two years of fruitful cooperation, the Joinfruit O.P. of Verzuolo and the Ramassin del Monviso- Valle Bronda Consortium have just signed a new commercial agreement for the promotion and marketing of ramassin, the small blue-violet plum, a Slow Food presidium and excellence of the
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Back in 2021 Will Hill and business partner Ollie Morley-Fletcher started testing their digital marketplace FruPro. A lot of time has passed since the initial testing phase and through working with users the platform has improved massively. FruPro now has 198 companies using the platform from 15
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This year, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been added to the more than 75 export destinations of the VOG consortium, that produces 500,000 tons of apples per year in South Tyrol, Italy. Among the new markets, Brazil has proved to be the most promising. Marlene, RedPop, Giga and
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The whistle blows for the Egyptian mango season. From July 20 to almost the end of the year, Egyptian exporters offer their calendars to over 50 countries where these mangoes are shipped. According to Abdullah Elrehiewy, CEO of Royal Foods, "Mangoes have become the emblem of summer fruits in
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Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden officially gave the go-ahead today for the construction of their own sustainable, eight-hectare production location in Luttelgeest, in the province of Flevoland. At this new site, Vitalis organic seed will be produced for sale to professional organic growers
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A.P. Moller-Maersk is strengthening its omnichannel-fulfilment capabilities in Singapore, with World Gateway 2, a brand new 1.1 million sq. ft. facility being built in Jurong West. The ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 19, 2023, and this distribution centre is expected to be completed in
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As many as 52 violent hailstorms with veritable balls of ice struck the north-eastern regions in a single day, causing incalculable damage in the countryside where wheat, vegetables, fruit and vineyards, as well as greenhouses and agricultural structures, were affected. E'
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SweeTango® is a registered trademark for the Minneiska early variety apple developed by breeder David Bedford of the University of Minnesota in the United States. This premium variety was first introduced in Switzerland in 2013. The planting project in Europe continues to date. 2018 saw the
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"The agony cannot last long and if we want to save the fruit-growing sector in Romagna, we need an intervention. An emergency manoeuvre, especially in terms of timing, but one that condenses a strategic approach to the sector. A sector that, in the part of agricultural production, even in the
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A pear, the Eden Gold, bred and developed in the harsh Israeli desert without shade or hail nets, is just one of the new stone and pome fruit hardy varieties producers around the world need to survive harsher climatic conditions. read more

Agricola Moderna, an innovative company among the first to launch vertical farming products on the Italian market, and the Infrastrutture per la Crescita - ESG fund (the 'IPC Fund') managed byAzimut Libera Impresa Sgr SpAhave successfully signed a
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Most exotic produce items are in season currently. “We offer both conventional and organic exotics,” says Melissa Hartmann de Barros, Director of Communications at HLB Specialties. Within the organic segment, the company offers papayas, yellow dragon fruit, red dragon fruit, rambutan, and
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The internationally active Dutch soft fruit supplier, BerryWorld, first made contact with the Swiss Agrinorm, still a startup then, in early 2020. They have now been using Agrinorm's QM software for over a year. A good time for Arno Renne (chief controller) and Alejandro Solis Martinez
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In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tonnes). This downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in
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"If fruit growing in Romagna is to be saved, an emergency manoeuvre is needed. The business model of fruit growing needs to be changed. The sector is also facing another year of crisis in 2023'. The reflection comes from Alberto Mazzoni, fruit grower and vice-president of Confagricoltura
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Over the past week, the average wholesale price for a smooth short cucumber in Uzbekistan has increased by 67%, the first weekly price increase for this vegetable over the past four months. According toEastFruit analysts, cucumber wholesale prices have reached their lowest level this year. In
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Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden has given the green light to the construction of its sustainable 8ha production location in Luttelgeest, in the Dutch province of Flevoland. read more