Solidus Solutions, a supplier of solid board packaging, is now called Solidus. The new brand identity coincides with a new growth phase for the company, which in March appointed a new CEO, Rienk Jan van der Kooi, and earlier this year announced an €11 million investment in a new line of
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Due to restrictions on watermelon production in the Moroccan region of Zagora, imposed by the local government, watermelon volumes from this region will decline significantly this season. read more

The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in the price of onions in the Moldovan market is a normal seasonal phenomenon in April. It is
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency approval for Isomate CLR MAX IT for the control of the fruit shell moth (Adoxophyes orana) as well as the leathery shell moth (Pandemis heparana) in pome fruit. read more

CIV's latest strawberry innovations were presented at the North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS), held in San Louis Obispo, California/USA, from 7 to 10 March 2023. Mauro Grossi, President of CIV: "Our partner Idris recently launched an Itracon Selection Centre
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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

With a symbolic first asparagus cut, Minister President Dr Markus Söder and Minister of Food Michaela Kaniber officially opened this year's Bavarian asparagus season together with the Franconian Asparagus Queen Veronika Hußnätter. read more

Grupo Alta announced that Divine Flavor and Sun World International executed an enhanced collaboration agreement for premium table grapes. read more

Rain is finally returning to northern Italy and there should not even be a lack of snowfall, even at quite low altitudes for the period (400-500 metres). Already last night there was the first precipitation in the Alpine areas of the North-West, while today the phenomena should
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Wholesale markets are a crossroads for thousands of people who populate Italy's many facilities on a daily basis. These turn into micro-worlds teeming with operators who, in turn, do business, so ensuring their safety is not a mission to
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Fruitway was founded in June 2019. It started as a packaging company for FruitSolute (formerly Bratzler & Co) in the Netherlands. read more

As the winner of the Most Beautiful Fruit and Vegetable Department 2022 Competition, Consentio took the opportunity to take a closer look at the job of department managers. “Responsible for the supply, presentation and performance of their department, these managers need to use organizational,
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From week 14, Hamburgers will be able to do their shopping conveniently at the online supermarket Picnic. Frederic Knaudt, member of the founding team of Picnic Germany, emphasises: "For the first time, Hamburgers can do their weekly shopping via app at supermarket prices and without delivery fees.
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International Marketing Director Rebecca Lyons announced her June 30 retirement at the March 30 Washington Apple Commission Board of Directors meeting. Lyons, who started at the Commission in 1999 as the International Marketing Manager for the Latin American markets, has steered the
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And so far, just 51% of the damage has been assessed following the heavy rains and floods, reports agraria.pe with reference to Indeci's national emergency centre. read more

Recently, Shandong Aoweite Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Chinese preservative manufacturer, announced that the company has obtained sales qualifications in multiple markets in Europe, North America, and South America. read more

At the end of March 2023, EastFruit wrote about the beginning of the harvest of early winter onions in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan. As we forecast in the article, a week later, the first large batches of onions became available on the wholesale markets of the country’s capital. read more

Recent media articles have stated that avocados are currently retailing at prices as low as 80 cents each in Australia, and John Tyas, the Chief Executive Officer of Avocados Australia, was recently contacted by various media channels to provide comment on this statement. read more

According to the annual special question on organic conversion interest as part of the German Farmers' Association (DBV) business barometer, around 11 % of German farmers were open to organic conversion in December 2022. 9.9 % were interested in conversion and 1.2 % said they were interested in organic farming.
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All equipment belonging to vertical farming group Future Crops is being auctioned through the Troostwijk Auctions platform, it has been announced, after the Poeldijk-based producer was declared bankrupt. read more