TuttoFood 2023, the four-day B2B trade show for the entire agribusiness chain, ended on 11 May. FreshPlaza visited the fair on the third day. Many processed fruits and vegetables were showcased, fitting the event's target audience made up of distributors, importers, large-scale retail, proximity
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A year has passed since the initiative that saw 50 employees of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Roman chain Ce.Di Gros (department heads, buyers, quality managers) hosted by VIPin Val Venosta, where they received comprehensive information on apples and specific training on how to present them and
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Venezuela faces a new threat as Fusarium tropical race 4 infects banana and plantain crops. According to a United Nations assessment, the country is already dealing with an economic catastrophe, with just under 23% of the population experiencing hunger. read more

If there is a sharply fluctuating exchange rate, iBanFirst's phone rings more often. "There are often two emotions that dominate, namely fear and greed," notes currency expert Joost Derks. He advises SMEs not to become a plaything of their own emotions. "Many companies like to rely on their gut
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Niewczas Strawberry Plant Nursery, a family-driven company, has over 40 years of experience in cultivating strawberry plants. The nursery is in the mid-northern part of Poland in the village of Wielowicz, about 50 kilometers from Bydgoszcz. The company cultivates over 100 hectares of fields, of
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According to EastFruit analysts, onions remain one of the most dynamic positions on the fruit and vegetable market, although, thanks to the arrival of new crop onions from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, the hype in the market has somewhat subsided. However, there were some
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In the fruit market this week, the arrival of imported apples increased, and the sales in the second half of the week were satisfactory; the arrival of Thai durians decreased, so buyers expanded their purchases of other fruits, and the sales of some categories increased. In addition, this Sunday
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The Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Claudia Müller, presented funding decisions totalling almost 3.8 million euros to the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the Agrotech
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When you see Kent mangoes in a greengrocer at the moment, priced at R50 (2.38 euro) for a tree-ripened fruit, you are looking at the only mangoes this time of year harvested in South Africa and produced under close to impossible conditions. read more

The stone fruit season begins in Tunisia, with good volumes and quality. The industry was unaffected by the drought, says Mohamed Sadok, CEO of CarthagoExpo. read more

Under the 'television' direction of Antonella Clerici, guest of honour at the MD 2023 'Workinspire' Convention held on Sunday 7 May at the company's Cortenuova headquarters, the more than 850 store managers and office staff present concluded the proceedings by wishing loudly
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'The Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia is the first citrus fruit collective brand with the Sicily brand registered in China'. This was announced by the president Federica Argentati(in photo), after receiving the official protocol. "I believe that the District has equipped itself with a
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As part of a Dutch trade delegation to Brazil this week, APM Terminals’ CEO Keith Svendsen pledged a EUR962 million (R$ 5.2 billion) investment in its Brazilian operations up to 2026. read more

FRUIT LOGISTICA, the leading trade fair for the global fresh produce trade, is pleased to announce that exhibitor registration for the highly anticipated 2024 event is now open. Companies have until the end of July to apply to exhibit at this
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This would be a drop of 62% compared to the previous season to 15.7 million boxes, according to the forecast of the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board. Non-Valencia oranges - including early, medium and navel varieties - could increase slightly to 6.15 million boxes. Valencia oranges
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A special decree-law to tackle, quickly and with exceptional instruments, the extraordinarily difficult situation in Emilia-Romagna after the terrible floods at the beginning of May. This is the request-appeal contained in a letter to Prime Minister Giorgia
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In early May EastFruit reported of late April frosts’ aftermaths for the Ukrainian fruit and berry business. As reported, there were short frosts in the northern regions of Ukraine with temperature falling to 5 degrees Celsius below zero. read more

Kristian Moeller has announced that he will leave GlobalGAP on 1 June after more than 20 years at the farming certification organisation. read more

Mango exports from Pakistan are due to start on 20 May, in accordance with the government’s strictly timed export policy. read more