Fine Fruit Company has been in Poeldijk, the Netherlands, for two years. It is the Dutch branch of the French premium supermarket Grand Frais. "We're the perfect mix of a small organization's personal involvement and a large company's professionalism," says Almir Dedovic, who has handled the
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The BBQ-flavored purple sweet potato chips from the Spanish brand Genuine Coconut have won the third prize for Best Innovation at the international fair ISM 2023, the world's largest trade fair for candy and snacks, held in Cologne, Germany, in recent days. read more

Saving water and reducing chemical treatments to improve the sustainability of fruit and vegetable production have become a mantra at the European level, so much so that they are the basis of EU agricultural policy. read more

Sonlia Marketing’s last export pomegranates for the season are on the water, borne along by their new premium pomegranate brand which has gained firm traction. read more

Just before the Turkish cherry season starts, Ani Tarim is wrapping up their apple season, says Mehmet Çakmak, sales and marketing manager for Turkish fresh produce exporter Ani Tarim: “As of week 20, we’ll be completing 2022-2023 apple packing season with a worthwhile success to us. This
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2022/23 EU monthly orange imports amounted to 85.935 tonnes in April 2023, just slightly down from the March imports. read more

The Nas inspection had led to the discovery of one tonne of fruit and vegetables poorly stored in the cold storage room. In addition to this, twenty-seven kilos of blueberries and currants that were in the process of being processed appeared already mouldy, although an employee was
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Broccoli supplies are wrapping up in Guanajuato, Mexico and growers are shifting production to other parts of the country. “This time of the year is the most tumultuous time in Guanajuato. Temperatures rise quickly and the risk of rain and hail increases substantially as well,” says Michel
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For the 11th national meeting of the regional movement in Farchant in the Zugspitze region, the Federal Association of the Regional Movement has now published the extensive and varied programme. Around 60 exciting experts from practice, politics, science, associations and regional initiatives will be
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About 11 thousand Apulian farms could be in trouble due to the Apulia Region's failure to activate the area-based measures for the year 2023. This is the strong alarm launched by Confagricoltura, which already in February had urged the Assessorato
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Initial forecasts pointed to a late cherry harvest given the delay in flowering, but high temperatures during the spring have finally advanced the harvest in the Jerte Valley, which this year comes with more volumes. read more

Food waste is a major issue for produce companies as there is no market for 2nd class produce, and it costs money to dispose of surplus produce. This perfectly good food is often ‘just not quite good enough’ for retailers or ‘just a few fruits’ in a box that are not good - so the whole
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The global blueberry market shows a varied picture this week, as some seasons come to an end, whilst some are yet to begin. In the Netherlands, an impending shortage looms from week 22 to 25 as Moroccan and Spanish blueberry volumes decline, resulting in a surge in prices. Germany, too, expects
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According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan, the first wholesale batches of new crop watermelons are being shipped to export destinations from the southern regions of the country. This is about 10 days earlier than usual. Shipments are made from Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya regions of Uzbekistan. read more

According to the latest State of the Crops report of the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía, during the first week of May, greenhouse producers in the Poniente Almeriense were finalizing the last cuts in single-crop pepper plantations and other plantations
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As Il Sole 24 Ore reports, producing single-use plastics may soon need an EU licence. According to a decision by the European Commission, only those activities that, according to specific technical criteria, follow EU objectives on the protection of resources will be able to have the green label.
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The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States registered additional drought and heatwave events that will result on smaller fruit sizes and, therefore, lower volumes. As
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This year’s Israeli premium mandarin Orri season, was described as average, but at least better than last season for producers and exporters. The season is nearly over with some producers expected to ship the last volumes over the next two weeks. According to Yonatan Meron, Export Manager of
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On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product Danjiri in potato cultivation. read more

The director of the event, Maria Jose Sanchez, announced yesterday in Madrid that Proexport would organize the Lettuce Attraction 2023. There are many reasons to do this, she said, but she highlighted two: "First, lettuce is one of the most consumed vegetables worldwide. Thanks to its
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