Lidl Italia, a large-scale retail chain with 730 shops nationwide, marks an important milestone on its path of continuous innovation and digitisation of its business. The company, in fact, has begun the progressiveimplementation in all its supermarkets of
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New Zealand startup Sapro-Tech has discovered a way to grow fungi into a textile that has the same properties as leather. According to founder Keith Hudson, it had discovered a way to produce layers of mycelia that could be grown together in sheets. This will allow Sapro-Tech to create a variety
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The intense hot weather of recent weeks favours the consumption of summer fruit, refreshing and thirst quenching by nature. The scenario at CAAB presents itself with a drop in the supply of watermelons and melons, leading prices to rise. Interesting quotations for stone fruits, where we find a
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As Dr. Noris Ledesma explains, "we are very satisfied and happy with this event, which has undoubtedly fulfilled all our expectations, as we have had a high quality of both speakers and topics presented in our forum. We are grateful for the support and all the collaboration.
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Vogpopo is also targeting Italy with RedPop, the apple-shaped snack. And it aims to replicate the success achieved in the UK, where it is present in Waitrose & Partners outlets and where, thanks to an original marketing campaign, the Consortium's product has appeared on 78 double
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Spanish police officials have busted an Albanian criminal organisation that tried to smuggle €175-million worth of cocaine into Europe, hidden in a shipment of bananas. The cargo arrived into the Port of Malaga, before being transported to Alicante when it was seized by officers from the Udyco
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“We will be very vigilant for the next season, which starts in August,” explains Sandrine Gaborieau, after discovering Polish apples at a wholesaler supplying school canteens and nursing homes. “This practice is unfortunately widespread and it is slowly killing the French arboricultural
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Israel’s potato and carrots industries were very happy to provide Europe the much needed produce that was in high demand this past 2023 season. According to producers and exporters from Israel, while they were happy to supply the high demand to meet Europe’s needs, they do wish that the
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This week Ukrainian farmers have shipped their first relatively large batches of red- and blackcurrants, as reported by EastFruit. Despite rather long and cold spring, the current season started at the same time as last year. read more

On June 16, the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) filed a request with the Department of Commerce to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement. This request was based on established facts and U.S. anti-dumping law. Days later, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), a trade group that
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Supplies of mango from Mexico are steady and good. “Rounds from Michoacan state are showing big sizes, excellent quality while Nayarit State has some very nice Ataulfos with large sizes,” says Daniel Ibarra, President of Splendid by Porvenir. “We’re now starting in the state of Sinaloa
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Sources say the Mediterranean Shipping Company is up for another round of newbuilding orders. The company has reportedly asked several South Korean and Chinese shipyards for price quotes for 8,000 TEU ships to be dual-fuelled with methanol or LNG. The number of vessels the Swiss-Italian carrier
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Burro is an autonomous mobility company that provides solutions for the agriculture industry. It has announced a new partnership with Salinas-based Pacific Ag Rentals (PAR), a provider of agricultural tractor and equipment rentals in the US The partnership will add autonomous Burro robots to
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In his keynote speech at the start of the German Farmers' Day 2023 in Münster, the President of the German Farmers' Association (DBV), Joachim Rukwied, emphasised the many achievements of agriculture and called on the Federal Government to create prospects for the future of farms. read more

In the panorama of oblong tomatoes for green and red harvest, Kws Vegetables' Navigante F1 plays a leading role thanks to its special features: as the growers also testify, it is an early fruit with excellent production capacity throughout the cycle. read more

Australia’s potato and onion category player Mitolo Family Farms has partnered with Coles as well as global innovators in sustainable packaging solutions Detpak to create what is believed to be Australia’s first kerbside recyclable paper bag for fresh potatoes. read more

The World Citrus Organisation is happy to report that it now counts among its members Citrojugo, a Mexican producer, processor and marketer of acid citrus-based juices, essential oils, and dried peels. Citrojugo represents the WCO’s first Mexican member and represents a watershed in the
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A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which encompasses locations in the states of Pernambuco and Bahia, is the largest producer of table grapes
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Carrots are now fresh from the field again. Now the orange vegetable is available in all regions of Germany from local cultivation. At the same time, the carrot is both regional and sustainable, according to Meine Möhren. read more

ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, the multinational reference reality of the large-scale retail trade, opens its sixth shop in Bologna tomorrow, at Piazza Giovanni da Verrazzano 6. After its debut in 2019, the company further consolidates its presence in the capital
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