FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, opens a new Middle East/Africa (MEA) office in the port facility of Tanger Med, Morocco. The FPS MEA office will act as a hub for business activities as it offers full logistics and operational efficiency for
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New orchard communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski PROCAM dated 12.04.2023. read more

The latest innovation when it comes to the automated management of fertigation in protected crops went on sale a few days ago. Nido One V2 is the updated version of a tested system that has been made more efficient and high performing. read more

In 2006, the tomato leafminer, a plague that affects the tomato plant and causes large losses throughout the value chain, arrived in Spain. This mining lepidopteran mainly attacks the leaves of the plant to feed on the parenchyma, a tissue involved in a wide variety of physiological functions,
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It is not easy to wash something as fragile as a sweet potato. "Its skin is like not-quite-dry paint," says Joris Koenraadt of Maatschap Koenraadt. "It's hard to find a washing line that cleans well and is product-friendly." MCR Machinery's new washing line, however, has those two features. "We
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Maintaining the quality of fresh products from farm to table has always been a challenge in the logistics environment. The characteristics of increased shelf-life and conservation provided by DaColheita packages, made of EPS (better known as styrofoam) allow fresh products to be sold through
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The cooperative Frutas y Cítricos de Mula (Frucimu) has brought together a large representation of Anecoop's stone fruit producing members at its headquarters. This is an internal meeting that the second-grade cooperative holds every year to lay the strategic foundations for the
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22 April is celebrated worldwide as Earth Day, or Earth Day, established in 1970 by US Senator Gaylord Nelson with the aim of creating a major environmental protest. The central themes are the restoration of ecosystems, reforestation and reconstruction
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Bonduelle, the market leader in vegetables in Italy, revolutionises the world of fresh produce and introduces for the first time legume and vegetable salads that naturally contain protein, presenting the new Protein Salad range (click here to read more).
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Thirty years ago, it was very common to transport bananas by rail in Europe. That type of transport stopped for some time, says Johan Claes, director of the Belgian New Fruit Wharf (BNFW), which focuses on the handling and logistics of mainly bananas. He notices a renewed interest because of
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With the spread of fast delivery services such as Gorillas, Flink and Lieferando in major German cities, the number of accidents involving courier drivers has also risen significantly. In Berlin alone, the number of workplace accidents involving delivery services has increased more than
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This is Tamil Nadu’s famous Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes. The Cumbum grapes recently earned the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag. read more

Asaja Almería has conducted a study that reveals a reduction of 2,500 hectares in watermelon cultivation areas, about 20 per cent in greenhouse cultivation and 25 per cent in open field. According to the association, 8,100 hectares in the greenhouse and 1,400 hectares in the open field are expected in 2023.
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“To those who have never tasted them, our recurring insistence on Meyer lemons may seem like an irritating California eccentricity,” famed farm-to-table chef Alice Waters writes in her book Chez Panisse Fruit, “but I don’t know many people who have tried one without getting hooked.” read more

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) further expands its network of warehouses across the UK. In addition to warehouses in Doncaster, in Tamworth and in Kettering, Maersk has signed a lease for a 685,000 sq ft (approx. 63,000 sqm) facility at SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway. read more

NatureSweet® has filed a third lawsuit against Mastronardi Produce LTD and Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that Mastronardi is mimicking NatureSweet's licensed packaging. The company is defending the intellectual property of CHERUBS® and specifically refers to Mastronardi's
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Have you ever picked a juicy, sweet cherry straight from the tree? If so, you surely know what a feeling of pride and joy that is. And if not, I invite you to read this article, which is dedicated to these wonderful fruits. You will find out .
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The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and Potatoes SA recently signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). read more

According to EastFruit specialists, in the spring of 2022, the first large batches of early carrots became available in the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan on the 20th of March. In 2021, the first wholesale batches were available on the market since about mid-March. read more

We would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Pear Club, which will take place on 29 April 2023. The workshop this time will be led by a consultant from the Netherlands - Jos de Wit. read more