Corsican clementines have been back on the shelves for about a week. For Les Domaines de la Taste, harvesting began two weeks ago: 300 tons are expected (200 tons organic and 100 tons in conversion) for the early clementines, and in November, the harvest of common clementines should reach 1,200
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Bayer has chosen Capogreco Farms as its new exclusive partner for the Australian production and sale of OrangeCandy® melons, for domestic and export markets. read more

Fruits and vegetable farmers and exporters have urged the Kerala government to issue a ‘Nipah Free Certificate’ to Calicut International Airport to help re-start exports that were halted in the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in early September. read more

Following a tomato processing campaign characterised by a late start, due to adverse weather conditions in May and June, and an unprecedented increase in the price of tomatoes, which touched €150 per
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The agricultural industry faces challenges that threaten business stability and global food security. A ProducePay survey identified the six primary concerns affecting growers, distributors, and traders throughout the agricultural supply chain in 2023. These concerns are weather
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Chiquita presents the innovative Yelloway projectin collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) with the aim of producing bananas that are resistant to both pathogenic diseases, in particular Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka, and to
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The new Italian clementine campaign gets underway. The chestnut campaign is getting underway, with demand rising thanks to the cooler weather and the first appearance of chestnut varieties. For apples, the production of the Campania Melannurca Fujie is on the rise. Very low the
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In an attempt to boost the New Zealand industry once again, one of the world’s largest post-harvest operation, located in Tauranga, is dropping its green kiwifruit packing prices. This drop has been made possible thanks to Mount Pack & Cool’s (Mpac) foresight and investment program
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Kashmiri apples are witnessing a huge demand spike, with rates going up by 50 percent compared to last year. However, growers claimed that the production this year has reduced by 40 percent due to problematic weather. President of the Parimpora Fruit Mandi, Bashir Ahmad Bashir, said that Grade A
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Packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa UK says it has solved a poorly fitting punnet problem for producer Isle of Wight Tomatoes with its new lattice box. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase the UK’s vegetable consumption, today (30 October) announced that Greenyard Frozen UK has become its latest partner organisation to support its Simply Veg campaign. read more

The finalists have been unveiled in the search for the nation’s best farm retailers.  read more

Demand for Turkish oranges is unusually high this season, according to Esra Söyleyen, managing partner at Turkish exporter Aksun, including from Spain, Europe’s largest producer. “There is a shortage,” she says. “Everybody’s asking for oranges this year.” read more

The World Citrus Organisation will host an online event for the global citrus community to present the estimates for the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere production season on Wednesday, 15 November at 16:00-18:30 CET (UTC+1). read more

As reported by World Cargo News, the Suez Canal Authority has announced that the planned increase will apply to crude oil tankers, petroleum products carriers, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, chemical carriers, and other liquid materials carriers, as
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Mission Produce has announced expansion plans for its forward distribution centre (FDC) in Dartford, England, to double ripening capacity and establish mango operations ”in response to the branch’s growing success”. read more

Ahold Delhaize has announced that it has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Romanian grocery retailer Profi Rom Food SRL (Profi) from MidEuropa, subject to approval from the regulatory authorities. read more

“In total, 103,868 professionals from 145 countries — 8 more than last year — attended the event, 16% more than last year’s edition,” Ifema Madrid and Fepex said. Exhibitor numbers were also up 10%, with 2,000 companies from 56 countries covering an area of 64,000m2 spread over nine halls. read more

With the renovation of theipermarkets in Ciriè in the province of Turin, San Martino in Strada in the province of Lodi and Montano Lucino in the province of Como, Bennet is committed to satisfying an increasingly demanding clientele that is attentive not only to the quality and convenience of the products it
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Latvia: Coalition considering 12% VAT rate on fruit and veg read more