The Smart Agriculture Center called Greenport Zaragoza will be highly innovative and technological and will aim to have international projection. It will be devoted to the organic production of fruits and vegetables throughout the year and will cover an area of more than 900 hectares. It will be
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On 19 September, the cabinet will announce whether VAT on fruit and vegetables will be reduced to 0% in 2024 or whether there will be alternative measures. This was the response of State Secretary for Finance Marnix van Rij yesterday to questions from the floor during the parliamentary debate on
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The Tomra 5B optical sorter has helped this family business achieve a 16-fold increase in throughput, improved the removal of foreign materials and defective product, and reduced reliance on hard-to-find manual labor. read more

Since the end of April, fresh watermelons from Moroccan production have been available from the Stuttgart-based company Fresh Maximum GmbH, as junior managing director Enes Cakmak tells us. "We receive five to seven truck deliveries per week, which corresponds to about 150 tons. In addition to
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A new process for cleaning conveyor belts in food production can replace the disinfection chemicals commonly used so far: Plasma-treated water can be used without residues and is efficient against microbial contamination with a shorter exposure time. The results
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So far, 6,700 plots with a total area of 22,000 ha have been reported, which is three times the originally assumed amount. The first losses have already been settled, so that at this point in time, an extrapolated total loss of about 10
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The European Commission's new proposal on packaging, which aims to reduce excessive packaging and make everything else reusable or recyclable by 2030, has generated a lot of debate recently. We gathered some feedback from Carton Pack, a company specialized in the production of packaging for the
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Ethiopia offers plenty of opportunities to cultivate a range of horticultural crops due to its diversified soil and climate, which includes numerous agro-ecological areas. Ethiopia has considerable altitudinal fluctuations, making it suited for the cultivation of economically significant
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According to EastFruit analysts Uzbekistan profited from the tight onion supply situation in Europe and Middle East in a big way. After lifting export restrictions from March 15, 2023 and through the end of May 2023 the country has already exported more than 157 thousand tons of onions, which is
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Renovation and construction of nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses began on June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Ore. read more

Kenyan avocado exports to China have hit Sh9 billion in the period March to May, despite steep competition from Chilean growers. Kenya exported 7,000 tons to Beijing between March and May this year as more farms and pack houses tapped into the lucrative Chinese market. read more

As early as Thursday evening, Apulia was on alert for the possibility of violent cloudbursts, the umpteenth to hit the region in recent months. The civil protection department, in fact, had planned an alert from yesterday until today. Unfortunately, the
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The virtual Annual General Meeting of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) approved all proposed resolutions today with large majorities. Share­holders were able to follow the live­stream of the event on the share­holder portal and to exercise their right to speak and ask questions via
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Semillas Fitó and the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) are collaborating for the 4th consecutive year in the promotional campaign #VitamínateConPimiento, an original initiative that opens the doors of greenhouses wide open to the public.
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The Belgian logistics service provider Fresh Connection opened an office in the Port of Rotterdam in April. That is in addition to its office in Antwerp. "Being present at the fruit and vegetable sector's two main ports lets us respond quickly to all our customers in both countries," says Wouter
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According to forecasts, Almeria's citrus production was going to decrease by 7.6% this season. The decrease, however, stood at 10%, leaving an approximate production of 226,000 tons, also taking into account the entry into production of the new plantations. read more

This year's annual meeting of the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV), which was attended by around 70 participants in Hamburg on 15 June, was characterised by lively discussions around the topic of nutrition strategy. For this purpose, DFHV Managing Director Dr.
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The article that came out a few days ago (click here to read it) piqued the interest of several of our readers who took the time to write down their thoughts. We decided to publish two speeches by Prof. Daniele Bassi of the University of Milan and
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Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG (OGM) closed the 2022 financial year with a turnover of around 39.6 million euros, significantly above the previous year's level and with a higher quantity of fruit marketed. Around 26,577 tonnes were harvested. Apples and strawberries play the main role here. Dramatic
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When we buy fruit and vegetables, we rightly focus on the choice of product based on the information we have in the department. In this context, packaging is a useful tool for conveying the communication, brand name and sustainability processes of the
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