EastFruit reports that the Georgia’s active blueberry picking season has already been over for two weeks. Farmers and experts generally assess the 2023 season as positive compared to the previous year. The weather was more favorable for blueberry harvesting, production and export increased
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Dole’s Xavier Roussel, Charles-Henri Deprez of Greenyard Fresh, Maria Wieloch of Swedish retailer ICA, Westfalia’s Johnathan Sutton, Avnish Malde of Wealmoor, and Guillaume Sens of Georges Helfer are just some of the headline speakers who will take part in Fruitnet’s inaugural Global
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A farmer-led Defra-funded initiative to improve slug control and reduce reliance on chemical control gets underway in August. read more

Aldi GB is trialling sensory-friendly shopping hours in selected UK stores for several weeks between August and October. read more

The hospitality industry accounted for 10 per cent of administrations in the first six months of 2023 – the fourth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis by full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau.  read more

Fresh Direct, the UK’s leading foodservice fresh produce wholesaler, has been awarded six Great Taste awards for a range of products produced in its Fresh Kitchen facility in Bicester. read more

Mission Produce has announced the appointment of Tony Bashir Sarsam to its board of directors, effective 14 August 2023. read more

As part of USHBC’s Global Business Development Program, Grab a Boost of Blue mobile billboards have hit the busy streets of Vietnam to promote blueberries the expanding market. read more

Zespri has filed a civil case in the Intellectual Property Court in Nanjing, China against two defendants involved in the unauthorised production, sale and marketing of Gold3 fruit. read more

After 29 weeks, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight seem to be consolidating their sales trends, equalling those of LCC, when last week they even exceeded them. Among the channels, discounters were on a roll, outperforming supermarkets and
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The raspberry season has almost finished its transition from summer to everbearing varieties in EastFruit countries. However, raspberry prices are still frustrating for farmers almost everywhere. read more

On large horticultural farms, the most suitable treatment strategy for crop protection is never simple because costs have to be optimised - finding the right compromise with processing times - without compromising the effectiveness of the treatment;
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Figures released by Istat for retail sales in June show a trend increase in value of +3.6%, which corresponds to a decrease in volume of -3.5%. read more

Barely a month to go until the end of In&Out, the three-year project of Apo Conerpo for the valorisation of EU fruit and vegetables co-financed by the European Community, but the activities do not seem to stop. On the contrary, for the entire month of August as many as 2,000 days will bloom
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The 2023 apricot campaign, which started badly due to excessive rainfall and lack of sunshine, straightened out after 20 June and ends satisfactorily, with the late varieties, in this first week of August. read more

Since the beginning of the year, we have been telling you about the industry with up-to-date news, insights and live meetings. read more

The fruit-growing sector is raising a cry of alarm and asking the government to take urgent action. Last April frost hit the sector in Emilia-Romagna in a massive way: a wave of polar air hit the crops in the field, with losses that
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No agreement with the municipality, no budget and no responsibility for hygiene and safety. As reported in an article in Corriere.it, this is how half of Rome's district markets run by A.g.s. (cooperatives that bring together several operators) look. read more

From mid-June onwards, pineapple has seen a sharp rise in prices on the markets, a situation mainly caused by the lack of product from Costa Rica and the various internal problems in the South American country. We spoke with Spreafico, who markets the fruit
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Yesterday saw the start in Val di Non of the 2023 edition of Prognosfruit, the international reference event for apples and pears. As the President of Apot, Ennio Magnani, pointed out, "we decided to host the event here in Trentino, in the old processing hall of a cooperative
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