Fruit flies were among the main causes of the Senegalese mango industry's poor performance last season, prompting the government to take steps to combat them, and to resort to a new tax to finance the effort. At the launch of the 2023 mango export campaign, the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture
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The business group has been innovating and developing robotic systems for years to automate packaging tasks in fruit and vegetable warehouses. read more

Rijk Zwaan has everything ready to celebrate the new edition of the Global Melon & Watermelon Event with the local event from 27 to 30 June and the international event from 4 to 6 July. As every year, the event will take place at the Centro de Experimentación y Desarrollo (CED) La Palma at
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Food and drink producers are facing a sustainability dilemma. The need for eco-friendly packaging is growing, but it costs more and often isn’t as versatile. Faced with anti-plastic regulation and carbon reduction targets, commitment and major investments are needed to increase renewable
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The amount of available sweet peppers in the trade is steadily increasing, and this increase is also reflected in a high number of promotions. Especially the promotion of pointed peppers is increasing significantly. read more

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the Lebensmittelklarheit portal with a total of around 3.4 million euros for the years 2023 to 2025 to improve consumer education and protection against deception. The portal of the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.)
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Since its first edition, Melon House Fair is an inspiring space and an opportunity to connect the melon and watermelon experts of Enza Zaden and all the professionals of the value chain. An opportunity to discover the company's novelties and learn more about its products and services.
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Peru’s citrus is moving swiftly with some producers seeing a two week delay in starting the harvesting of Tango, satsumas and novas. According to Roberto Vargas, from Asesorias e Inversiones Muva S.A.C, they are looking to increase their market share in Canada, Europe and the UK. read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized $38 million worth of methamphetamine within a shipment of kale. read more

The experience of the Almaverde Bio Islands is a clear example of success in Italy and a model to follow. read more

When manual packaging is part of a company's production process, it is vitally important to ensure that each individual pack contains the stated amount of product, within the limits of validity. read more

The market was virtually empty when the first Sicilian grapes arrived at Zoutewelle in the Netherlands two weeks ago. "The overseas season, including that of seedless grapes, was a done deal. Egypt had yet to start, so those Italian grapes arrived at just the right time," Bertus Schipper says. read more

Brazilian citriculture gains three important new materials, two varieties of orange and one of Tahiti lemon. Limão Tahiti BRS EECB IAC Ponta Firme has a productivity of 80 t/ha, 242% higher than the average for the state of São Paulo, the largest Brazilian producer, while retaining high
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A truck driver was detained yesterday after a load of potatoes was found spilled on a key bridge linking the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. The driver was held on suspicion of causing reckless endangerment to life. A first spill was reported on the westbound side of the Storebaelt bridge
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Industry experts forecast that the export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables will continue to soar. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), fruits and vegetables brought home 600 million USD from exports in May. read more

The Belgian leek season is genuinely reaching its end. Unlike last year, this season was characterized by good prices for both traders and growers, something Calsa's Pol Dendauw of Calsa does not see changing in these last weeks. "There will be some refrigerated leeks over for a week or two, and
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Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In this space, there’s an understanding that microbes in the system are crucial, but there’s simply a lack of tools to understand everything that goes on in
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What needs to be considered when storing fruit and vegetables? The QS Academy will answer these and other questions in the live online seminar on 28 June 2023. Participants will learn interesting facts about maintaining the quality of goods in fruit and vegetable storage from 10 am to around 12 pm. read more

Greenhouse vegetables are an important product of the Moroccan foreign trade, with bell peppers as one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. read more

At the Agriculture Council at the beginning of week 22, the EU agriculture ministers discussed aid for farmers who are currently suffering from the consequences of extreme weather, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) announced. read more