EastFruit analysts note that avocado keeps becoming more and more popular in Georgia. In 2014, the country imported only 40 tonnes – the number increased to 830 tonnes in 2022, and the annual import value exceeded $1 million for the first time. Import statistics for the first two months
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Companies such as Google, Netflix and Tesla have shown interest in a model that is still in development. Just reading the names of these three giants together will make the reader wonder, what is it all about? But first it is necessary to contextualise. read more

Pink Lady Europe is back with its Adopt A Tree campaign in Europe after the success of last year, which saw nearly 7,000 trees sponsored, according to the association. read more

Freshfel Europe has today (3 April) released the latest edition of its Consumption Monitor, having first outlined some of the early conclusions from its findings in January. read more

Aldi, Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, is accelerating its sustainability commitments across its entire UK fresh produce supply chain through LEAF Marque certification. read more

The government has published data showing that nationwide uptake of its Healthy Start Scheme is currently at 64 per cent, falling short of the NHS target of 75 per cent set for March 2023, reports The Food Foundation. read more

The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed it has hit its target of reducing operational costs by £7.8m by the end of the 2022/23 financial year. read more

From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There will be five refresher seminars covering the latest results regarding genetic improvement in fruit
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The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private Spanish citrus exporters, demanded an investigation from the European Commission in September into the scope of non-compliance regarding the application of cold treatment against the ‘False moth’ in
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The next TUTTOFOOD exhibition will take place in Milan from May 8-11. Held biennially, TUTTOFOOD provides unmatched access to over 40,000+ trade-only visitors from southern Europe, plus an additional 350+ hosted buyers from around the world invited by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) offices,
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Sainsbury’s store refits are putting fruit and veg at the heart of the offer. read more

The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian table grapes by the end of the year according to the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho. read more

Sustainability practices and the need to grow consumer demand were headline themes on the opening day of the academic programme at the 10th World Avocado Congress. read more

Fresh Produce India is back on 3-5 May with a high-quality programme of interviews and discussions covering the latest trends in one of the world’s most exciting emerging markets for fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Tigullio is back in communication on the main TV and digital channels to announce the 100% sustainable nature of the basil used for its pestos alla genovese. Traceability on harvesting and processing methods and protection of biodiversity read more

Potato processor McCain Foods has appointed Alain Duranleau as its new Regional President for Continental Europe. Duranleau joined McCain in 2013 and has already held several managerial positions within the organisation. Before that, he worked in other companies in the food and consumer
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Strawberry prices at origin have experienced a downward trend throughout the month of March, even though the campaign is significantly shorter than usual this year. In week 10, the price had already contracted by 9.5% over the previous week, going from €2.39/kg in week 9 to € 2.16/kg. read more

Fruit and vegetable research is increasingly moving towards 'pesticide-free' fields, yet the demand for EU plant variety rights has remained constant for the past five years in Europe and is even declining by 8.2% in 2022. Apart from a 17% drop in
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The family businesses Rathgeb Bio and Kellermann Gemüsekulturen have decided to shape their future together from April 2023. The two sustainability pioneers Christian Rathgeb and Martin Kellermann share common values and traditions. All previous fields of activity and locations of both company
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At the end of this 2022/2023 campaign, Agrícola Cerro Prieto (ACP) would have produced 24.000 tons of blueberries (21.000 tons of its own + 3.000 tons of its subsidiary Qali Fruits, located in the Santa Rosa irrigation district, in Lima). read more