In Spain it is speculation alert. The watermelon campaign has just begun, but producers are already struggling with collapsing prices, well below current production costs and among the lowest ever recorded. Denouncing the situation is Coag (Coordination of the
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For three years, mustang paper trays have been used in Europe as packaging for fresh produce. Increasingly, the paper trays are making their way into North America with Ontario-based Omnia Packaging being the exclusive producer and provider of mustang paper trays in Canada, the US, and Mexico.
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A massive drought in Catalonia is forcing this northeast region of Spain to turn to water rationing, seawater desalination and recycling effluent from sewage treatment plants. Last year reservoirs dropped to 55% capacity in the region, but the Sau reservoir, normally the main source of water for
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Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first quarter of 2023 with an EBITDA of USD 2.4 billion (EUR 2.2 billion). EBIT decreased to USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.7 billion) compared to the same quarter last year, and the Group profit was also below the prior-year level, at USD 2 billion (EUR 1.9 billion). read more

The strawberry campaign in southern Italy is still underway, and demand is still interesting, especially for the produce from Basilicata. read more

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The 2023–2024 initial orange forecast for Brazil’s citrus belt is 309.34 million boxes. The forecast was announced on May 10; the projected volume is 1.55% less than the previous crop, which totaled 314.21 million boxes. read more

Freshfel Europe warned the European Commission this week on the far-reaching implications of its draft proposal on marketing standards if rules on mandatory country-specific origin labelling are maintained for pre-cut fruit and vegetables. read more

BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. Despite falling year on year to €91.8 million on the heels of an exceptional first quarter of 2022 (Q1/2022: €144.9 million), EBIT still exceeded the
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A total of 49,700 visitors packed the halls of the Rimini Exhibition Centre during the three days of the event, an increase of 29% compared to the previous year. A 40th edition that will go down in history for the quality of the visitors, the high-level proposals
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According to estimates released by the French statistical service Agreste on 1 April 2023, the national harvest of winter lettuce will decline by 18% year-on-year in the 2022-2023 season - despite a 14% increase in cultivated areas, from 3.349 ha to 3.5 ha. read more

For a long time, stone fruits such as apricots, nectarines and peaches were regarded as imported goods par excellence. But after the first, successful cultivation trials in southern Germany, the tropical fruits are now also growing and thriving in Lower Saxony. "We will harvest our first
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The lettuce harvest in Germany already started several weeks ago and continues to progress. After the import season at the beginning of the year had to struggle with the highly fluctuating weather conditions, the question naturally arises: How will the German lettuce season go this year? read more

The General Director of EMEX (Association of Producers - Exporters of Mangoes of Mexico), Myrna Castro, acknowledges that "our main market is the United States, but we are trying to boost the external dimension of Mexican mangoes, focusing our efforts
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Pakistan Fruit Exports have declined by an alarming 42 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first 9 months of FY 2022-23 in dollar terms. Although the exports of the fruit have witnessed a 110% increase in volume between 2014 and 2021, its production has been heavily affected due to climate change
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EastFruit continues a series of articles on the horticultural market in Morocco. The country is confidently increasing exports of several categories of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, including Moroccan watermelons. read more

Over the last 10 years, Magnum®, the flagship variety of Earth Market, has become a premium round strawberry in 31 European and American countries. "It has been unanimously accepted from the very first tasting in all the countries where we have introduced it. In terms of taste and visual
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The start of Agrofesa’s 2023 Mexican table grape season is up to 7 days later than last year due to colder weather during blooming and flowering. César Ortiz, CEO of Agrofesa, says despite this delayed start the overall quality of all varieties look “outstanding” and point to a good season. read more

Several interesting fruit and vegetable processing machines are offered for auction! Think, for example, of infeed bunkers, tippers, washing machines, peelers, slicers, and weighing machines for potatoes, fruit, and vegetables. Some of these are offered in a combination, for example, a complete
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After several years of mutual commercial collaboration, Hnos. Fernández López SAU will start working on organic production with the Agroturisme Cal Modest SL company, located in Tornabous, Lleida, where it manages more than 110 hectares of organic fruit trees, including stone fruit and pome fruit. read more