For the second leg of the journey into innovation in table grape growing, the Grape Exhibition returned to Puglia with the Nuvaut Edition. The protagonists of the technical day were the new table grape varieties developed on and for the territory, from the
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FRUIT LOGISTICA brought together professionals from the agricultural sector in Almeria on 22 June in Almeria. The aim of the leading Berlin trade fair was to analyse the future of the region's greenhouses, with the active involvement of the
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Creating a system, together with all the actors in the agricultural sector, starting with the national labour contract and reviewing the current instruments, to provide a concrete and effective response to the needs of businesses and workers. This is the proposal that emerged yesterday from the conference on labour
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Our discussion on the value of fruit (click here to read more) attracted a lot of attention among our readers. And from the insights we received, we realise that the factors to work on are many and go far beyond the individual reasoning on price and
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Farm managers of asparagus and strawberry farms, their employees, trainees, students as well as people in research and consultancy. If they do not earn money directly from the product, their technical or structural innovations can be presented with photo-
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It has green skin with yellow hues and a taste very reminiscent of lime. It is Limelon, the latest variety of melon that has just made its debut on the market. Camilla Chicconi, sales manager of the Brescello-based company, tells us about the new product.
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The 2022/23 fruit and vegetable season in Almeria can be considered over. The remaining production in the greenhouses is minimal. The last melons marketed this spring season are fetching very low prices. Some growers have decided to,
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The Unifrutti Group appoints Linda De Nadai to the role of managing director for Europe and Africa, taking over from Gianluca Defendini. The manager retains her current role as CEO of the African operations and will be responsible for integrating the two hemispheres by creating a single platform.
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Nature's resources are infinite, just like those of cactus leaves, from which a type of vegan leather is produced. read more

An abundant market supply of European onions in the 2021/22 season was followed by an extremely tight crop year. This was and is still being felt in price terms from production to consumer. The transition from overseas onions to the new crop is imminent,
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In four years, the volume of soft fruit sold in large-scale retail outlets has exploded and the discount store is the sales channel that has played a leading role in this growth. Among the types, the one that performs best is undoubtedly the blueberry which, thanks to an excellent compromise between
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With the aim of consolidating the leadership of DimmidiSì* and the popularity of its products, La Linea Verde continues to invest in the Enriched Salads segment. The 9 recipes of the Enriched Salads range are the protagonists of a lively and impactful poster campaign on transport
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A new study by YouGov on behalf of yfood provides exciting insights into the eating behaviour of Germans: More than a third do not take time for a meal at the dining table at least once or twice a week. Instead, they eat, for example, during work, on the go, or engage in
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Agricultural production is increasingly affected by climate change. The increase in weather extremes reduces yield security, especially due to increasing dryness during the growing season and wetter autumn weather. Regionally, considerable
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A report published by British newspaper The Guardian in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism says that security guards employed on a Del Monte pineapple plantation in Kenya allegedly assaulted and even killed people who apparently trespassed on the company’s property. read more

The future of food is the future of mankind, according to Dr Juan Carlos Motamayor, executive director of Neom Food, speaking at the GreenTech exhibition in Amsterdam. read more

Java Fresh is an export company focusing on the development of Indonesian tropical fruit such as mangosteen, salak, coconut and kaffir lime. The company’s revenues for the first quarter of the year showed a 159% YoY growth compared to Q1 2023. “We have high hopes that with the support of
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NZ kiwifruit marketer Zespri has reported a three-fold rise in the export volume of its RubyRed ™ kiwifruit, with 330,000 trays shipped to date. According to a report by Stuff.nz., the main destinations for the fruit are Japan, China, Singapore and Taiwan. read more

After a 2022 campaign that ended negatively for Catalonia, due to heavy frosts, this year should see a recovery in volume (around 50,000 tons), but with smaller sizes due to the lack of water and the extreme heat that occurred after flowering. The beginning of June saw some much-needed rain,
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China’s minister of science and technology, Dr Zhigang Wang, paid an official visit to New Zealand research institute Plant & Food Research at the end of May as the two countries seek to foster closer research ties. read more