The Consorzio Cipolla Bianca Margherita Igp is aiming for greater sustainability and product volumes thanks to digital farming tools, such as rain, humidity and soil condition detection. Production companies this year will acquire (by purchasing
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The main fresh fruit and vegetable fair in the world will once again be the platform to demonstrate Peru’s leadership in agrobiodiversity, its export capacity and the quality of its products. Thanks to the efforts of the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism
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The site for a new phytosanitary inspection centre for table grapes that will allow Chilean exporters to ship to the US under a Systems Approach has been agreed. read more

Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports decreased 10.5 per cent during the January-November period of 2022, totalling 10.7m tonnes, according to the latest data from the Department of Customs and Excise. read more

The Melbourne Market community has celebrated Lunar New Year in style.  read more

Mayani, a Philippines-based ag-tech start-up, has secured US$1.7m in seed funding led by AgFunder through its GROW Impact Fund. read more

For the second year at Marca Fresh, the space reserved for the fresh sector at the Bologna fair, the Great Italian Beauty. Under the slogan Coltiviamo Passioni (Let's Cultivate Passions), the business network brings together six historical production realities of the national fruit and vegetable scene (Odorizzi, Coofrutta, Op
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As in the well-known film by Giuseppe Tornatore, Enrico Bartolini is the Man of Stars: 12 Michelin awards among all his restaurants, of which three have been won by the restaurant that bears his name at Mudec in Milan, and which will soon be stocked with a vegetable garden under construction
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Freezing temperatures drive demand for cauliflowers and artichokes. Tarocco oranges finally have more pigmentation; the first Washington Navel and Moro oranges arrived on the market. The campaign for common clementines and Havana mandarins has closed, making way for cultivars
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Plant-based meets light: the new Garden Gourmet 99 kcal range hits the shelves. read more

The Spesa facile format was launched five years ago by Cia-Conad to provide consumers with an every day low price proposition. "It is a sign that responds directly and very effectively to the need for convenience," explains Cia-Conad's network service director,
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T&G Global has sold another of its New Zealand apple orchards.  read more

Overall fruit quality is expected to be above average following reduced rainfall during the growing period, with higher Brix and lower sourness levels. read more

China’s 2022/23 orange imports are expected to reach 230,000 tons, up from 223,000 tons in 2021/22, as the country begins removing some of its numerous transportation requirements related to COVID, according to a USDA report. Major orange exporters to China include South Africa, Egypt,
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Every part of the fresh produce value chain is represented in Berlin at Fruit Logistica, and that includes quality control – a vital link in that chain. read more

The plan will focus on taste, nutritious value and delivering consistent quality to consumers worldwide. Bruce Cameron, Zespri chairman, admitted that quality issues faced last year by the industry could become a major problem. read more

The productive area is estimated at 15,850 ha. In recent years, weather conditions and market prices were the main challenges for citrus farmers and exporters; however, this year, shipping logistics and prices were the main challenges due to soaring prices for sea container transport, lack in
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The dramatic fall in the prices of vegetables was due to seasonal factors and a high base in the same period last year. Economists expect inflation to ease further in the coming months, although things could worsen on the food frontIn fact, retail inflation fell for the seventh straight month,
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ANPP, the French topfruit association, warned that the apple industry is on the verge of ruin, and posted photos of producers uprooting their own trees due to the unsustainable prices they currently receive. read more