The cherry season is beginning in Eastern Europe, in Georgia it is in full swing, and in Central Asia it is already coming to an end. However, mid-June is the period of time when cherries can be found in the wholesale markets of most countries in the region, so, as usual, EastFruit offers an
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According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan a new has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprised. This problem is rather serious and could lead to a decline in production and exports of fruits and vegetables from the region. read more

This summer Aldi will give every child in the UK a chance to try an Olympic or Paralympic sport for free. read more

DP World, the Dubai-owned provider of global end-to-end supply chain solutions, has won the ‘Sustainability Company of the Year’ award at the logistics industry’s flagship event in the UK. read more

Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy says food price inflation is starting to ease, as he announced strong sales growth for the first quarter. read more

Agrofresh Solutions has announced three new additions to its Apple Complete portfolio. read more

Mitolo Family Farms has launched a new kerbside recyclable paper bag for its premium Gourmandine potatoes offering. read more

The Smart Agriculture Center called Greenport Zaragoza will be highly innovative and technological and will aim to have international projection. It will be devoted to the organic production of fruits and vegetables throughout the year and will cover an area of more than 900 hectares. It will be
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On 19 September, the cabinet will announce whether VAT on fruit and vegetables will be reduced to 0% in 2024 or whether there will be alternative measures. This was the response of State Secretary for Finance Marnix van Rij yesterday to questions from the floor during the parliamentary debate on
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The Tomra 5B optical sorter has helped this family business achieve a 16-fold increase in throughput, improved the removal of foreign materials and defective product, and reduced reliance on hard-to-find manual labor. read more

Since the end of April, fresh watermelons from Moroccan production have been available from the Stuttgart-based company Fresh Maximum GmbH, as junior managing director Enes Cakmak tells us. "We receive five to seven truck deliveries per week, which corresponds to about 150 tons. In addition to
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A new process for cleaning conveyor belts in food production can replace the disinfection chemicals commonly used so far: Plasma-treated water can be used without residues and is efficient against microbial contamination with a shorter exposure time. The results
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So far, 6,700 plots with a total area of 22,000 ha have been reported, which is three times the originally assumed amount. The first losses have already been settled, so that at this point in time, an extrapolated total loss of about 10
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The European Commission's new proposal on packaging, which aims to reduce excessive packaging and make everything else reusable or recyclable by 2030, has generated a lot of debate recently. We gathered some feedback from Carton Pack, a company specialized in the production of packaging for the
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Ethiopia offers plenty of opportunities to cultivate a range of horticultural crops due to its diversified soil and climate, which includes numerous agro-ecological areas. Ethiopia has considerable altitudinal fluctuations, making it suited for the cultivation of economically significant
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According to EastFruit analysts Uzbekistan profited from the tight onion supply situation in Europe and Middle East in a big way. After lifting export restrictions from March 15, 2023 and through the end of May 2023 the country has already exported more than 157 thousand tons of onions, which is
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Renovation and construction of nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses began on June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Ore. read more

Kenyan avocado exports to China have hit Sh9 billion in the period March to May, despite steep competition from Chilean growers. Kenya exported 7,000 tons to Beijing between March and May this year as more farms and pack houses tapped into the lucrative Chinese market. read more

As early as Thursday evening, Apulia was on alert for the possibility of violent cloudbursts, the umpteenth to hit the region in recent months. The civil protection department, in fact, had planned an alert from yesterday until today. Unfortunately, the
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The virtual Annual General Meeting of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) approved all proposed resolutions today with large majorities. Share­holders were able to follow the live­stream of the event on the share­holder portal and to exercise their right to speak and ask questions via
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