At the annual general meeting on 16 June 2023, John Allan will step down as chairman and director of Tesco PLC, the company announced. Until his successor is appointed, the board has confirmed Byron Grote as interim chairman. read more

Both production and exports have steadily declined in recent years as the Andean country's market window has narrowed, eurofruit reports, citing a report by consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru. Between January and April 2023, the
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Between January and April 2023, the Andean country exported 43,791,453 kg of mango pieces with an FOB value of US$73,966,766, reports agraria.pe. These figures show a moderate decrease in volume (55,526,550 kg), but a much larger decrease in value (107,885,809
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"Cooperativa Il Girasole is among the few citrus fruit companies still processing fruits this season with late oranges such as Valencia Late and Ovale Calabrese. In addition, we believe we are the only ones who will commercialize Meli and Sant'Alfio Tarocco oranges until late-May. Luck was on
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This award is intended to acknowledge the work and efforts of the companies that are committed to this territory, as is the case of Florette, which in 2021 started up its production centre in Terres de l'Ebre, in addition to its other five production centres located in Navarre,
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The EUR 150 million from the NRP earmarked for the Italian agri-food markets will generate an additional EUR 2.8 billion turnover per year compared to the current EUR 10 billion, with 7,000 more jobs. However, these funds represent only 75% of the amount
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EvenConserve Italia was not immune to the flood that hit Romagna last week. As reported by Il Resto del Carlino, heavy damage was suffered by the plant in Barbiano di Cotignola. Here, one of Europe's leading agri-food consortia produces juices
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There is hardly any fruit left in the fields of the Valencian Community, Andalusia, Murcia or Catalonia as the citrus harvesting season is ending and prices at source can be three hundred percent higher than in the same period of the previous campaign, as confirmed by the latest information
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Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB) publishes new wild bee monitoring results on the occasion of Biodiversity Day. A pleasing conclusion: The diversity of wild bees in the Lake Constance growing region has stabilised at a high level and the measures implemented by the fruit-growing companies have been successful.
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The arrival of June is the starting signal for the pest Trips parvispinus to increase its presence in greenhouse horticultural crops. This pest has already been visible since last April, especially in cucumber and pepper crops, where it can cause
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From 10 to 12 May, visitors to the third edition of the Limgroup Experience Days were able to take a look behind the scenes, learn about the latest Limgroup innovations and exchange knowledge and experiences with each other, the company said. read more

Supplies of avocados in the U.S. remain plentiful. “This year the supply is very different,” said Juan Monsalve, category manager of avocados for LGS Specialty Sales. “Last year, Mexico was coming to the end of the season with very little fruit so there was a struggle to have all programs
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I will not dwell on the search for the causes and responsibilities of what has happened in Romagna over the past few days. Too many pages of newspapers and television schedules have already been filled, although, I believe, to no avail, since since November 1951 - after the Polesine disaster -
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The Spanish Federation of Associations of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower and Live Plants Exporters (FEPEX) and the law firm Garrigues have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of providing the associations that are members of the Federation and the companies
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After months of interminable negotiations, the agreement on the price of processing tomatoes for the 2023 North Italian marketing year between the Producer Organisations and the Industry, at EUR 150 per tonne (excluding services), has been concluded with extreme delay. read more

While Ukraine continues to break price records for onions – last week wholesale prices here reached $1.18-1.34 per kg – prices continue to fall rapidly in Tajikistan. As of the end of last week, according to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for onions in Tajikistan have already
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The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, today (Monday 22nd May), welcomed the Contract Award to commence work on the essential upgrade of Terminal 7 at Rosslare Europort. read more

Le Piccoline di Melinda are a healthy, child-friendly alternative for snack time, a strategy capable of intercepting the target group responsible for purchasing, with children or grandchildren of pre-school age, offering a solution capable of transforming the meal into a
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Strong is the concern of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, for the consequences that the flooding in Emilia Romagna is generating in the lives of Emilia Romagna operators and that in the coming weeks will extend to the entire national food sector and to
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Growers and shippers in the Dominican Republic are waiting optimistically for an action plan to help expand the USDA APHIS preclearance program and allow the country to ship additional commodities. Via the USDA-funded Trade Safe project administered by the nonprofit organization, Improving
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