Epicurean Food Group (EFG) has unveiled plans to transform a former South Australian Holden vehicle painting plant into a 35,000m2 vertically integrated exotic mushroom production facility. read more

Chung Hwang-keun, Korea’s Minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs has outlined how the government plans to support the country’s agriculture industry to prepare for the future with policies designed to encourage digitisation and a new generation of farmers. read more

Underlying the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company of the Unifrutti group, supplier of Oranges to the McCafés throughout Italy, is the will to promote
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OF&G (Organic Farmers & Growers) has welcomed the latest world organic data[1] published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM Organics International. The latest figures show strong worldwide growth in the sector including a 1.7% increase in organically
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The are of Makueni in Kenya will host 1st national mango conference in May, 2023 the local mayor Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr has said. read more

According to the data that Hortoinfo has prepared based on information from the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, between the 2017/2018 and 2021/2022 campaigns, Almeria's greenhouse tomato production has fallen by 27.8% and the cultivated area by 20.6%. read more

The 2023 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 60,000 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (64,400 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture), according to a climate-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. This is an
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Baoli introduces its new KBS series of electric stackers, a range designed to offer exceptional performance for loading and unloading tasks in industrial environments. With a lifting capacity of 1200 kg, excellent autonomy and availability and wide visibility, the new KBS electric stackers are designed to offer exceptional performance in loading and unloading tasks in industrial environments.
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African farmers frequently lack a facility to keep their obtained perishable commodities, which forces them to sell their produce as soon as possible and leaves them vulnerable to broker exploitation. read more

Biological control of Scirtothrips dorsalisen in blueberry crops is now possible with the strategy offered by Koppert, based on combined releases of two powerful natural enemies that are predators of this polyphagous thrips species. The effectiveness of this biological control strategy
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UK: Abel and Cole introduces eco-labels for fruit and vegetables that details supply chain impacts read more

How is the market evolving, and how can Sicily react to remain competitive by choosing protocols suitable to maximize production factors? Genetic improvement is the prerequisite to qualify the region's eggplant production, as it would allow it to conquer larger market shares in Europe. read more

A new train carrying about 280 tons of fresh produce from China that travelled through Laos to Bangkok in Thailand has returned taking back durian and other Thai produce back to China. read more

Interfresa, the interprofessional organisation representing the strawberry and red fruit sector in Andalusia, has signed a collaboration agreement with the International Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals. With this agreement, Interfresa demonstrates its commitment to maintain
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“It’s an exciting time here at Fischer Farms, there’s a lot going on. Our second farm, which has 25.000m2 of growing space is now ready. Investment in automation, and the installation of robots, help us consolidate labour costs. We’re very pleased with how the farm is looking.” says
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Last week, Piet Adema, the Dutch minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Fisheries, visited the province of Flevoland. There, he went to companies like Andela Techniek & Innovation, Van der Wekken Landbouw, and Waterman Onions. read more

In some areas of the upper North Island, kiwifruit producers had to watch as little streams suddenly erupted into raging rivers, their crops being submerged by water that rose two or three meters high. read more

In some production areas, stone fruit trees have already started blossoming. There are many plants where it's in full swing, but there are also several hectares from northern to southern Italy that are about to blossom in the next few days, also thanks to the ongoing high pressure. Therefore, it
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Onions are in ample supply. However, that looks to be a bit of a temporary situation. “There seems to be a lot of storage supplies of onions left. Mexico also has a pretty big crop and overall there’s been a lot of onions in Mexico so that market has been very low in pricing. So all of those
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Based on seed sales to date, horticulture input suppliers expect carrot plantings for 2023 to increase by at least 10-15%. However, early carrot varieties are usually sown in the country at the end of April, when the soil warms up enough, EastFruit reports. A lot can still change until then, if
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