The investment in the new Agrícola Villena factory has been earmarked for the complete renovation of this branch of the company which, together with its plant in Villena (Alicante), the company expects to exceed 40 million euros in turnover by 2023. read more

At its general meeting on 31 March 2023, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) co-opted Roman Billiani, CEO Business Unit Food & Specialities MM PACKAGING GmbH, to the board. The day before, the dvi had already elected its new member at the German Packaging Congress.
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Mercamadrid is ready to modernise its facilities and is doing so with a EUR 13 million investment, approved in recent days by the facility's board of directors. read more

The MujerAGRO Project, promoted by Siete Agromarketing, in response to the demands of companies in the agri-food sector that work or want to work towards achieving real equality, has launched the Company for Equality - MujerAGRO seal. This badge recognises and
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Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The study, which was led by Dr. Pamela Abbott from the university’s information school,
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'A bunch for every taste', this is the slogan ofSalvatore Novello, director ofNovello & C. srl of Mazzarrone (Catania), a leading table grape company, which has been producing grapes for over 40 years, also using trusted local farmers, for a total of over 250
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The first month of the year seems to give signs of hope to the Italian foreign trade in fruit and vegetables, with exports returning to the lead, surpassing imports in both volume and value. This is the screenshot of the January analysis of Istat data on Italian fruit and vegetable import-export. read more

The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau - ZVG) is extremely critical of the Act to Increase Energy Efficiency in Germany (Energy Efficiency Act - EnEfG) passed by the Federal Cabinet. read more

According to Edeka, sustainability has for years been one of the most important innovation drivers in the association, which also includes Netto Marken-Discount and Budni. Together with the nature conservation organisation WWF, Edeka is consistently working to further reduce its own ecological footprint. The
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There’s a lot of work ahead for the Washington apple industry as storage levels are quite a bit higher than initially anticipated. “While last year’s crop is significantly down in volume, packout rates were higher than expected, and inflation slowed velocity,” says Dan Davis with Starr
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"In recent years, the domestic market of small tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes) in China has exploded. The production areas are actively deploying and expanding rapidly, and the market side has a strong absorption capacity, while the whole sector is showing rapid growth." read more

The apricot orchards of Alanar are still young, but the Turkish fresh produce exporter does expect to harvest more than a thousand tons annually, says Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar. read more

“The CMA CGM Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire the freight forwarding and logistics activities of Bolloré Logistics. read more

Despite the significant reduction in accident rates over the years, agriculture holds the sad record over all other sectors with an incidence twice the average. Accident reports are on average four times more fatal in agriculture, with over 120
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Sorma Groupwill not miss this year's Macfrut, the international trade fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, to be held in Rimini, Italy, from 3 to 5 May. Together with the latest innovations in terms of systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Group will
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Frutura, the global sales and marketing network designed to supply international customers with high-quality fruit 365 days a year, has signed a licensing agreement with The Coca-Cola Company. This is the first time The Coca-Cola Company has licensed one of their brands for use within the
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MD S.p.A., the third-largest discount chain by turnover in Italy and the second-largest with 800 shops in the country, closed 2022 with revenues up 11% to over EUR 3.4 billion. Shareholders' equity rose to EUR 513 million (+10.40% vs.
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No good crisis ought to go wasted, believes Justin Mudge, blueberry farmer and chair of the board of BerriesZA for the past four years, during which they’ve had no such shortage. read more

The future of food production will require greater efficiencies, sustainable practices, and maximizing yields at every step. To optimize the future production of tomatoes, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds recently worked with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Four Growers, Inc. to test the GR-100 robotic harvester
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry have intercepted 3,520,000 fentanyl pills concealed in a shipment of green beans. The estimated street value has been put at $21,120,000. read more