The number of vegetarians in Italy is starting to fall this year. This is according to Eurispes data, which show a slight decrease for the first time since 2017; read more

IFN's survey on the state of the art in the main Italian cherry-growing areas continues, and today we are in Piedmont, where Luca Nari and Valentina Roera, researchers in the fruit-growing area of the Agrion Foundation, update us on the campaign that is now getting into full swing. read more

The state cabinet has dealt with the planned amendment of the "Act to Promote Climate Protection and Mitigate the Consequences of Climate Change" (NKlimaG). With the new NKlimaG, the climate policy goals for Lower Saxony are to be raised and the reduction of the
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The supply of limes right now looks fairly similar to last year. “The concentration on small fruit is higher than last year and the large fruit is lower than last year,” says Alex Teague of World Groves. read more

7-Eleven to test robot delivery with startup read more

European thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington® Europe, a division of Novolex®, has become the first to supply a full range of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are easier to recycle and use less plastic than conventional punnets. read more

Top sales for the Parlapian company during the last season of Arancia di Ribera P.D.O. From the analysis of the data communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the Sicilian company reconfirms its leadership in the
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Rain is still falling over Citrusdal where food has had to be flown in by helicopter to stranded inhabitants after the town's entrance road was washed away, and now the remaining electricity line has also fallen victim to the flood. read more

49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines were just under 9 and 4.5 tons, respectively. These results are "very encouraging", according to
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The Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer addressed the Olynfenboschkraal Farmers’ Association in Citrusdal on 13 June 2023. read more

East Anglian vegetable producer Frederick Hiam has invested £2.5 mln in machinery, which will replace 20 seasonal workers. Frederick Hiam has upgraded its factory in Brandon with a new trimming line. This will process around 15-20% of the UK's parsnips when it begins production later this month. read more

On Thursday, June 15, traders of the Cologne wholesale market called for a protest against the city of Cologne. We spoke with one of the supporters, Jürgen Hubounig, managing director of Zimpelmann Select-Fruit GmbH & Co. KG, about his impressions of the current status of the wholesale
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With only a few days to go before the strawberry season in the Basilicata region comes to an end, Francesco Nicodemo would like to express appreciation and gratitude to all the producers associated with the Nicofruit Group. read more

APM Terminals Bahrain, the operating company of Khalifa Bin Salman Port, has announced the appointment of Matthew Luckhurst as the new Managing Director for Bahrain. He will be assuming the role on the 2nd of July 2023. read more

Panama is set to export their first officially certified commercial dragon fruit (pitahaya) shipment by air to Europe later this month (June 2023). “At this moment we are about to make our first export to Europe, with the support of government institutions such as Pro-Panama and the Ministry
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"An average freight train can replace 56 trucks," reads the Prorail website. After walking and cycling, trains produce the least CO2 emissions of all transportation forms. Yet in 2021 - the European Year of Rail - only 11% of all goods were transported by rail in Europe. That would be different,
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On 19 September, the traditional get-together at the Seifenfabrik will kick off this year's German Fruit & Vegetable Congress (DOGK), including the presentation of the Fruchthandel Magazin Retail Awards in four categories to the consumer's favourite fruit and vegetable brands.
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Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, comprising a total of 20 references. Apple, celery, spinach and ginger; orange and strawberry, coconut and pineapple are just a few
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Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start at the end of June. The importance of this fruit for the cooperative is underlined by the
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EastFruit recently published a market report on the very difficult situation for growers and freezers in Eastern European as it relates to the main product of this sector – frozen raspberries. read more