Iran has had a good harvest season this year, according to Mrs. Masumeh Najafi, an Iranian exporter of fresh produce: "We have had a high rainfall, and the weather conditions, in general, have been very good. You know that Iran is a four-season country, which favors good quality agricultural
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Tatayoyo is the brand name for peppers with a distinctive and strong flavour. read more

Soon, the cute dog characters from the Disney classic "101 Dalmatians" will decorate the packaging of the premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar as well as various retail outlets in Germany and Austria. The deliciously sweet strawberries, pineapples, blueberries, mangoes and avocados from
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Pakistan imports 20,000 tons of potato seeds every year. To change this situation, Potato Research Institute Sahiwal is making efforts to develop local potato varieties. “The institute has create the potato varieties including PRI, Sadaf, Sahiwal, Cosmo, and Ijaz 22. Some of the seeds grown in
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Researchers are turning to a plant’s own microbiome to fight the destruction of citrus greening (Huanglongbing) on Florida’s citrus trees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded FIU scientists $500,000 to investigate natural compounds that could suppress or even eliminate the
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Salman Faraji of ETH Zurich's Robotic Systems Lab (RSL) and his team have developed a robot that does some of the work and can be easily integrated into existing systems. "Our system combines robotics, image processing and advanced AI. It sounds simple, but the technology is backed by two years
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Uvasdoce Fresh (Monforte del Cid/Alicante) is currently preparing for its participation at Fruit Logistica 2023 in Berlin (Hall 11.2, Stand A20). After a somewhat difficult national season caused by various problems such as price increases, shortage of raw materials and
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Naturitalia, a fruit and vegetable co-operative based in Bologna, presents itself at Fruit Logistica with important variety innovations: Ondine flat peaches and nectarines, protagonists of an innovative Club project, and three new table grape varieties from Ifg, a leading seedless breeder
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Precision fermentation start-up Michroma has stated that it has closed $6.4 mln in seed financing to speed up commercialization of its sustainable, mushroom-derived natural food coloring. The round, led by General Mills-backed Supply Chain Capital, will also help the startup expand research and
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Mushrooms have gained a firm place as a meat substitute in vegetarian and vegan cuisine as well as in conventional cooking, as they are easy to prepare and versatile. read more

Chicory is losing popularity. Fewer and fewer people, especially the younger generation, are eating this vegetable—all the more reason to take action. Several Dutch chicory companies, including Reijnpack, are joining forces to get chicory back on consumers' plates more often. read more

The Costa Rican melon season will kick off at United Fruits in week 7. Gerbert van Egmond and Frank Levarht run this branch within this Dutch company. They have been operating their own business unit within United fruits, called LEFresh, since July 2022. Importing Costa Rican melons brings the
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Following last month’s move by Washington state officials urging the Biden administration to help remove or reduce tariffs on American apples imported to India--how are Washington apple growers and shippers feeling about it? read more

IG International and Agrograde have agreed to form a joint venture, IG Agrograde (IG AG Agritech Pvt. Ltd.) with the registered office in Mumbai. The joint venture will facilitate clients with various services, such as the selling and leasing of fruits and sorting and grading machines for the
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"The main production areas of lychees in China are Hainan and Guangdong, and the two production seasons are in April and the middle and late May respectively. Judging from the weather conditions at the front end of the production season and the current flowering period, this year's lychee
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Rijk Zwaan has kicked off its Winter Open Field Days at the CED La Palma (Cartagena, Murcia) with the first visits, which are the prelude to the arrival of visitors from several continents from 6 to 10 February. read more

Packaging has to keep up with the times in order to present each product in the best possible way. The Guillin Group's Fresh Produce Division, with its companies Ciesse Paper, Dynaplast, Nespak and Veripack, specialising in the production of plastic and cardboard food packaging, is a specialist
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“The current energy crisis with skyrocketing fuel prices is a wakeup call for action; Horticulture greenhouses that start using NUF water-disinfection systems will get an immediate and significant reduction of electricity bills, in a range of 50 to 90% depending on previous technology that
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Sources say that trials conducted with Vidre+ technology demonstrate that the shelf-life and color evolution of tomatoes can be significantly delayed or influenced. Research seems to indicate that Vidre+ extends the shelf-life of tomatoes harvested at color stage 3-5 to 12-18 days after harvest.
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The price of onions in Cebu has dropped by more than 50 percent. From a high of as much as P800 per kilo for red onions last December, it hovered at P300 on Wednesday. This is despite the fact that the supply of imported onions has not arrived in Cebu, according to Department of Agriculture (DA)
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