The marketing campaign for Gala MelaPiù has been underway for about a month and the Fuji MelaPiù campaign is waiting to start. The two Consortium products will be supported by marketing and promotion activities. Good calibre and colouring Matteo Mazzoni, president of the
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After a two-year standstill and last season's Thai interlude due to the continuing Covid closures in China, the 2023 edition of Asia Fruit Logistica was held in the Chinese megacity of Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September. The leading international fruit and vegetable exhibition
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SmartMele, the platform dedicated to trading in the melecon market with deferred delivery in 3/6/12 months and beyond, has reached the milestone of more than 500,000 reference market disclosures sent to users in the last 24 months. The figure was announced by eViso, the
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According to EastFruit, Ukrainian growers of fresh fruits and berries continue to expand to the most demanding world markets in extremely difficult conditions of the Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Everyone in the fresh produce business understands how difficult it is to get
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Incredible prices for vegetables in Ukraine began to decline rapidly. Some farmers managed to make good money from this, while others decided to make vegetable growing almost the main direction of the economy. read more

Biobest will acquire 85% of the shares corresponding to an enterprise value of BRL 2.8 billion (EUR 532 million) on a fully diluted basis. The remaining 15% will be acquired by Biobest after a three-year transition period. The transaction is expected to be closed
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Table grape prices skyrocket in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan due to frost damage. The table grape market in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is facing a shock as wholesale prices for the most popular varieties have soared to unprecedented levels. EastFruit analysts report that the current prices are
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Morocco has been rapidly expanding its presence in the Japanese market for frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The export volumes have been growing for several seasons in a row and finallly hit 3,700 tonnes in the MY 2022/23 (July-June). read more

More than a thousand people attended the UK’s first ever Agroforestry Show to learn how trees can help growers protect crops, while tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. read more

It has never been more important for leaders in business and government to join forces to rebuild resilience in the food supply chain. read more

Anecoop member cooperatives Camp de Llutxent-Otos and Vitivinícola La Pobla (La Pobla del Duc) have agreed to merge. The new entity, a second-degree cooperative, will be named Univall Coop and be headquartered in Llutxent. read more

Equifruit, the North American leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, has announced that its director of sales and marketing, Kim Chackal, has become an owner of the company. Equifruit’s president, Jennie Coleman, retains a majority share. read more

Blue Whale, the world leader in apple production, has set itself the ambitious target of doubling exports of Candine apples to Asia in the 2023/24 season. read more

"The figures for the first half of 2023 show a positive trend for Shopping Centres in terms of both sales and admissions," points out Roberto Zoia, president of the CNCC-National Council of Shopping Centres, an association that brings together all the
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The World Avocado Organization (WAO) has ended its 30th collaboration with distributors, establishing agreements with renowned supermarkets in 12 countries, and more than 35,000 stores, tripling its support to the retail sector throughout the United Kingdom and Europe since 2021. read more

The kick-off for the Turkish pomegranate season has been positive, says Beyazit Afiyon, sales manager for Turkish produce exporter Everfresh Tarım: “The pomegranate season has started well in Turkey. Although it is harvested early, its quality is quite good. It has features acceptable to
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At the end of its first season, KHOLD and the Lona Group have officially opened their Coega Fruit Terminal in the Coega Special Economic Zone outside Port Elizabeth. read more

It is the peak citrus season in South America. In the newly built processing factory of Peru's largest cold storage manufacturer Friopacking, a brand new Fruscan S7 citrus sorting equipment is running at full power. Manager Zhang, the South American market manager of Jiangxi Reemoon Technology
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Sydney-based company COPAR, is working on fibre-based packaging solution featuring moisture-absorbent pads for fresh produce applications. read more

Samsung Food, the app for customising dishes and recipes, is born. As the name suggests, the project was developed by Samsung and - as the company reports on its website - will be powered by artificial intelligence. read more