"For those who do not know, Sicily is the European region where netted melons are harvested first, so it is necessary to pay attention to the origin of produce along the chain, if we want to supply distributors with a product boasting the added value of an Italian origin," explains Vincenzo Di
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EastFruit reviews Georgian trade data with seed potatoes. As reported earlier by EastFruit, many local farmers have switched to onions for the new season as in the last season the onions from the June harvest were more profitable than the potatoes from the same period. Despite the
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Evelyne Adjei Mensah, PhD in geochemistry, came to the innovation space of medFEL 2023, the Lab'innov, in order to present Trust in Isotopes, the company she has just created. This new company offers a traceability service based on isotopic analysis. The method helps determine the geographical
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The Consorzio di tutela del Radicchio di Chioggia Igp (Consortium for the Protection of Radicchio di Chioggia Igp) could not miss the Rimini event. This year it is once again a guest at the Chioggia Ortomercato stand, thanks also to the support of the Venice and Rovigo Chamber of Commerce. The Chioggia delegation is led by Giuseppe
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DEFRA has posted the ‘risk categorization’ of EU goods subject to the new sanitary or phytosanitary (SPS) controls that are being introduced from the autumn, as per the draft Border Target Operating Model (TOM) that was published in April. read more

The Commission has proposed today to renew and expand the suspension of import duties and quotas on Moldovan exports to the European Union – known as Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – for another year. The proposal would renew the current suspension of import duties on Moldovan exports to
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Van Dijk Foods has had Spanish stone fruit for three weeks now. "That's when the first supply from the south of Spain arrived, and the fruit looks good. The warm Spanish weather means the stone fruit has a very high Brix value," says this Belgian importer's Henk Vlaeminck. read more

The arrival of the first grapefruit and mandarins heralds the start of the South African citrus season at Origin Fruit Direct in the Netherlands. The first lemons are also expected by the end of this week. "Everyone's optimistic, as always before a season, but there are also hurdles to overcome
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The CIV - Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Scarl of San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE) in Italy will be present from 03 to 05 May with its own stand within the common space of the participants in the CIVI-Italy Supply Chain Project at the " the International Show of Nursery and Varietal Innovation" - new
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The Italian Consortium Vivaisti Scarl of San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE) will be present from 03 to 05 May with its own stand within the common space of the participants of the Filiera Civi-Italia Project at the "International Exhibition of Nursery and Varietal Innovation" - new
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The Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (AEBE) released data on the numbers of boxes sent to the markets. Between January, February and March, 96.03 million boxes were exported. In those months of last year, there were 90.58 million, a growth of 6.01%. read more

Yesterday, Portuguese authorities announced they had seized 4.2 tons of cocaine hidden in pallets of bananas from Colombia. According to Vitor Ananias, criminal investigation coordinator at the Judiciary Police, this is the biggest cocaine seizure this year and one of the biggest in recent years. read more

"We are convinced that, if Europe is drafting a regulation imposing a guideline on packaging materials for fresh produce, the situation must be dire! Objectives to pursue must be capable of halting pollution due to microplastics. But the banning of all packaging containing goods weighing less
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"A madhouse" is how Emanuel Sluis of the Dutch trading platform Service2Fruit describes the way the pear market is currently developing. "Up to €1.25 is being paid on the daily market; that's certainly unusual. There are pears in long storage and off-the-tree buyers who took positions at the
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"Parcitank's main production line is focused on the manufacture of stainless steel tanks, and we had the idea of using them to house a vertical farming system, with fully controlled conditions, that could help us optimize the production in the smallest possible acreage," said Cristian Nieves.
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Dreams have been a fascinating aspect of human life for centuries. It is something that most people have experienced at some point in their lives. Some dreams can be very vivid and leave a lasting impression on a person’s mind. One popular interpretation of dreams is that they can signify
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From 3 to 5 May, the Macfrut international fruit and vegetable fair is taking place at the Rimini Expo Center in Italy. 1,100 exhibitors representing the entire fruit and vegetable supply chain have graced its presence. The entire exhibition is 35% larger than last year.
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The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) turned negative following four weeks of stable or rising rates: SCFI dropped 3.6% week over week after four weeks of rising or stable rates, implying an overhang from the uncertain demand situation. The SCFI is now only 29% above the 2019
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"After a very complex 2022 when it comes to both volumes and production costs, made worse by the high temperatures in the fall that did not favor consumption, the first trimester of 2023 started positively for dried fruit, mainly thanks to the big retail chains," reports Francesco Perego, sales
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In April 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 1,190 t, and demand for organic apples remains strong. In April 2022, 532 t more organic apples were sold and 434 t more than in April 2021, Swisscofel and Bio Suisse report. read more