Australia's government is not satisfied with the free trade agreement talks with the European Union held in Brussels in early June. Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell warned in the Financial Times that he would not sign a trade deal if the
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Dear, dear, dear. The litany is so targeted that if you hear it on television you are already prepared to see coverage of a fruit and vegetable market or a supermarket fruit and vegetable department. And even on our Facebook, as soon as we highlight a product in
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Stourgarden, a UK company that started in 1995 and now handles more than one million packs of onions per week, has recently purchased Newtec’s weighing machines to address their weighing and packing needs. read more

In no other product category is spoilage and thus waste as high as in overseas goods such as bananas, mangos, avocados and co. Due to the long transport routes, tons of fruit exotics end up in the garbage can every year, whether by the consumer or during the supply chain. AgroSustain SA, which
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Summer has been a long time coming, but now it is also starting to make itself felt in the fruit and vegetable department, which is teeming with watermelons and melons and where, shortly, Solinda, the Peviani mini watermelon, will also make its entrance. This year the product arrives on the market a few weeks late due to
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From June 11, the Rosselkhoznadzor has found 110 cases of 16 types of quarantine harmful pests or diseases(KVO) in imported products. read more

A former cabinet minister has hailed a court ruling, underlining that since leaving the EU, Britain's trade deals are protected from international interference. In the UK, former Cabinet Minister Ranil Jayawardena has hailed an Appeal Court ruling which has confirmed that UK trade deals can no
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Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports between January and April 2023 decreased by 11% over the same period of the previous year, totaling 4.1 million tons. Meanwhile, imports increased by 17%, standing at 1.47 million tons, according to data from the Department of Customs and Excise. read more

The Unifrutti Group, one of the leading players in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector globally, has announced the appointment of Linda De Nadai as CEO of Unifrutti Europe in the first quarter of 2023. De Nadai, who succeeds Gianluca Defendini as CEO of the European companies, retains the role of
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All three are characterised by being very productive, among other qualities, according to the report presented by the company's technicians to strawberry growers in the province of Huelva. Amongst them, some have welcomed trials of these new varieties on their own land.
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Just three months ago, FreshPlaza reported dragon fruit supplies in Ecuador exceeded demand and prices had collapsed as a result. “Ecuador harvests yellow dragon fruit several times a year and each harvest period is about four to six weeks,” says Ricardo Roggiero with Freshway Produce. read more

"Is it possible to produce vegetables in Antarctica?". The answer is now affirmative, as 400 plants have recently been installed in hydroponic production modules on the white continent, thanks to a project developed by Argentinean researcher and agronomist Jorge Birgi - an expert in
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Juicy, fragrant, fresh and thirst-quenching... they seem to be the perfect summer fruit and the drink of choice at the seaside with an 'anti-afa' effect; but during the hottest time of the year, oranges suffer a decline in consumption, and Italians leave them in the dust. A product
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In an effort to improve connectivity and meet customers' demands for integrated logistics, Maersk is expanding its growing cargo network between Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the US, increasing the frequency of regular flights and
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The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is in full swing at importer/exporter, Fresh Food. During the winter, this Belgian company focuses mainly on imports from Southern Europe and Morocco, but as summer approaches, Belgian products dominate. They market some of these under their 'The Taste of
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Egypt has exported record-breaking volumes of oranges to India in the first half of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September), as reported by EastFruit. India is one of the key export markets for Egyptian oranges, but exports to India are unstable, with their historical record observed in the
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The conference was part of 'Profesionales 4.0', a project of Fundación Telefónica together with CEOE which, in collaboration with Fundación Laboral en la Construcción, Astic, Confebus and FEPEX, promotes training in digital skills for more than 43,000 professionals in these three sectors.
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This initiative, which arose at the meeting held on 6 June between the Regional Minister, Carmen Crespo, and the president of Interprofesional, José Luis García-Palacios Álvarez, is part of the agreement adopted to firmly defend the sector and disseminate its social character,
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Aglio Polesano Dop, Slow Food Val di Chiana Aglione, organic black garlic, Igp Tropea onion, Igp Margherita onion, Slow Food Giarratana onion, Slow Food Certaldo onion, Slow Food Acquaviva delle Fonti onion, shallot
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An interest-free loan of up to EUR 30,000, with a duration of five years and two grace periods; read more