The sector urges the European Commission to withdraw or amend certain parts of its draft proposal that will impact on competitiveness, drive up prices and affect the consumption of ready-to-eat fresh products,
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After the excellent results of the last edition (click here to read more) Macfrut is back in the limelight. read more

Potato grower Royal HZPC Group is maintaining its forecasts for the 2022/23 financial year, expecting an 11% increase in turnover compared to the previous year (€352m), with a gross margin of €66.5m (last financial year €63.9m). In the 2022/23 business year
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With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) aim to further deepen their long-standing partnership in the field of agricultural and food economics,
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As a whole, agriculture comprises 11% of SA exports, despite being only 2,5% of GDP. The overall agri sector is export focused, exporting roughly half its produce in value terms. The South African fruit industry is an overwhelmingly export focused industry, with fresh fruit accounting for around
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BNL BNP Paribas, through BNL Leasing, finalised a leasing transaction worth EUR 20 million in favour of PAC 2000A, the largest cooperative in the Conad Group in terms of size and turnover, with a sales network extending across Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Calabria and Sicily,
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Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on May 1, 2023 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-yr. average. read more

Along with fresh grape and wine production, Morocco is a relatively large producer of raisins; however, Moroccan production of dried grapes is not enough to satisfy the domestic market demand, according to EastFruit. Thus, the country has to source raisins abroad and has already increased its
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The use of the insecticide containing the active substance cyantraniliprole for the control of cherry vinegar flies (Drosophila suzukii) on red, white and black currants and on blueberries is authorised from 15 May to 11 September 2023. read more

After dropping 4.6 % in 2021, sales of organic food and beverages grew by 0.5 % last year, lower than expected especially in a strongly inflationary environment (+9.1 % price growth for food and beverages in 2022). In the same
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From stand 23E, on the ground floor of the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Aguadulce (Almeria), it has unveiled two important new developments that represent major milestones and place it as one of the leading laboratories in the sector in our country. After a recent 17025 Audit of
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EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March 2023. A further reduction is expected in May. read more

A dream of sustainability realised: this is what the Noah pallet (click here to read more) represents for Monica Artosi, General Manager of Cpr System. With her, we retraced the steps that led to the realisation of the project, testifying to what only a research
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News at Fico. The management passes 100% to the Farinetti family. As reported by the Corriere della Sera, the new president of the company will be Oscar's youngest son, 32-year-old Andrea Farinetti.
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The Turkish cherry season is very close to starting. Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit, states they’re expecting a larger harvest than they had last year. “This year, the weather conditions in Turkey have been great and we are expecting good yield for our cherries. Compared to the
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"In terms of sales, we were able to maintain the level of the exceptionally strong prior-year quarter," said CEO Werner Baumann. The normalisation in the glyphosate business accelerated - but this effect was offset by the growth in the rest of the Crop Science business.
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Egypt became the largest exporter of fresh strawberries to the Malaysian market in MY 2021/22 (July-June) and continued to increase shipments in the current MY 2022/23, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Egyptian exporters kept improving their position in the whole market of the
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The stone fruit harvest has started slowly in Extremadura with the first apricots and with very limited volumes. Soon the first nectarines, peaches and extra early flat peaches will also arrive. read more

Damage amounting to at least 6 million euro, but the bill is growing by the day: this is the first balance of the disaster that Legacoop Romagna, the Agricultural Cooperatives of the Province of Ravenna and the National Seed Consortium presented to the regional councillor for Agriculture
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A tool that celebrates the variety of aromas and flavours of Marlene® apples together with 5 international chefs who embody the values of origin, sustainability and quality. It is the new varietal folder that, after the Flavour Wheel, represents the second chapter of the apple journey
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