Founded by two food professionals with 30 years of experience in the sector, mainly at the Rungis market, SiFrais.fr is an online store for grocery shopping in just a few clicks. The founders worked on the project for almost three years, and opened the SiFrais.fr website in 2020. “This project
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Esasem presented its bell pepper and tomato range for the new 2023/24 campaign during a dedicated event attended by over 360 operators. read more

Yesterday, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reported that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) “continued to stage disruptive work actions that led to containerized terminal operations coming to a halt. In some cases, the Union slowed down operations, resulting in
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In the Campania region, the peach and nectarine campaign has already started, and although the commercial trend is positive, this year producers have to deal with limited volumes due to bad weather. We took stock of the situation with Pietro Ciardiello, general manager of the Coop
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The market of table potatoes from previous harvests is almost empty. Peeling companies are absorbing the remaining lots. Imported goods are meanwhile very scarce and very expensive. According to Weuthen, the first potatoes from the Palatinate and Breisgau will be available from week 25. The
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EastFruit highlights that Georgia has exported almost all of its hazelnuts. Product has been practically the country’s only major export product from fruits, nuts, and vegetables in the last 12 months. Numbers from this season were significantly worse than the previous one. However, there were
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At www.pearswithlove.eu the website of the European project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture" is online, promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community. The aim of the programme is to promote the pear in the read more

When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so. Because in the warm and humid climate of the greenhouses, these fruits also thrive.
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The orders for asparagus slowly started to decrease this June. However, sales of the Italian product may end about two weeks later this year. read more

Sudanese agricultural producers are working under extreme conditions to continue supplying local and international markets. Since the outbreak of intense fighting in the country on April 15 until today, many industries supporting the agro-industry have been paralyzed, but farmers and exporters
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On 5 and 6 June the European potato community gathered for the Europatat Congress 2023 in Gdansk, Poland. Under the slogan “The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade”, the first-time ever Polish edition of Europatat’s annual event focused on the impact of current
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Only a couple of months ago, Mitsui & Co, one of the largest companies in Japan, joined the group. In June, Zero will launch the first aeroponic salads for the pl: the development of the private label is the goal of the Pordenone-based group, which aims to triple its production
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Located about one hour south of Montreal and about 15 minutes from the US border, the garden of Quebec is a key growing region for many different vegetable varieties. “We are one of the major lettuce growers in Canada, harvesting up to 15,000 cartons of lettuce a day in season,” says Arthur
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The current stone fruit season in Italy cannot be compared to any other year. If spring frosts usually felt like the Sword of Damocles on growers' heads in the past few years, this season the abundant rains and hailstorms in April and May have caused further damage, especially to the super-early
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For years, Aartsen has had a successful strategy of organizing house brands per country of origin. "We focus hugely on quality and try to get as wide a range as possible under a particular brand. We can then offer it to our customers 52 weeks a year. Recognizability with a quality label," says a
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In the post-pandemic era, Italians are focusing on the 'quality' of their food spending and are now buying 10.5% more certified sustainable food, +7.5% more organic and zero-mile food while reducing convenience and packaged food (-5.2%) and 'junk food' (-4.4%).  read more

What should be considered when storing fruit and vegetables so that the quality of the stored goods can be optimally maintained? This is one of the central questions that will be the focus of the live online seminar "Quality preservation of fruit and vegetables in the warehouse" of the QS Academy. read more

The development of new biological solutions that offer growers an effective means of controlling pests, especially in citrus and persimmon crops, is one of the objectives that the Anecoop cooperative group has set itself in close collaboration with Koppert, a company that has been working on the development of new biological solutions for the control of pests, especially in citrus and persimmon crops.
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The Spettacoli alla Frutta2023 live edition format makes its debut in the points of sale of several Italian large-scale retail chains. The protagonists are 22 excellent fruit and vegetables that together represent 74% of the references available in the fruit and vegetable department. Four weekends, from 16 June to 8
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The blueberry season is in full swing at the Belgian mixed farm Mertens-Hal. "We began picking in the greenhouse two weeks ago," begins Tom Mertens. "However, supply-wise, things are currently unfortunately not looking good. The early varieties didn't get enough light last year, so we have about
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