Kakuzi has announced its 2023 financial results posting Kshs845.8m (US$6.4m) net profit for the financial year ended 31st December 2022, representing a 62 per cent after-tax profit growth. read more

According to research published by Eurostat, only 12% of the EU population consumed the recommended minimum of five portions of produce daily, partly because of the poor taste of the produce. read more

According to the Minister of Agriculture, Petra Berg, the registration forms will be available until 30 April. A later registration is no longer possible. According to Berg, the children in the participating institutions will receive free fruit and vegetables for a maximum of three days.
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In 2022, the total cultivation area (in the ground and under cover) of all berry species was 130,300 ha, while in 2021 it stood at 130,200 ha. This amounts to an increase of less than 1%. Compared to 2021, the cultivation area of raspberries increased by 9.1% (from 19.8 to 21.600 ha) and
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Recyclable packaging is the trend in fruit and vegetable marketing. In addition to full wrap labelling, Multivac now offers two other high-quality and sustainable labelling solutions for fresh produce trays. While with Top Wrap labelling a label from
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For more than 30 years, HLB Tropical Food GmbH has been marketing papayas, introducing them to customers in the US and Europe. “Before HLB, papayas in Europe mainly came in by boat, green, and without much taste,” says Lorenz Hartmann de Barros with HLB Tropical. “Then, in the 1990s, we
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Multivac offers two resource-saving solutions for the closing of fresh produce trays with labels with theirTop Wrap and Top Close labellers . At interpack 2023, Multivac will be presenting the new L 310 Top Wrap/Top Close conveyor belt labeler, which enables both labeling operations to be
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Of all the challenges facing banana growers in Latin America today, including Fusarium TR4 and climate change, the most profound problem is the lack of fair pricing, said the Guatemalan spokesperson for the Latin American Banana Task Force, Julio Mérida. read more

QS has established residue monitoring in order to precisely control the use of plant protection products in fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes. What is important for the correct sampling in monitoring? The QS Academy answers these and other questions in its practical courses.
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Several cutting-edge projects will receive a share of £9.13 million in British government funding. Among other things, the funding will support projects developing robotic crop harvesting for horticulture, and a more environmentally-friendly approach to potato cultivation. read more

Combimetal Carrera, a leading company from southern Italy specializing in the production and setting up of steel structures and manufacturer of innovative systems for the production of soilless strawberries, has developed a new cart for the harvesting of strawberries and berries.  read more

The demands in the fruit and vegetable market are becoming ever higher. Added to this is the enormous price pressure. In the marketing chain, the focus is not only on the product and the article, but increasingly also on processes and resources. A market participant must therefore not only focus on his
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Campojoyma has committed to the cultivation of organic Chinese cabbage since its creation in 2004. "This crop contributes to the sustainable development of the interior of the province of Almería, in particular the municipalities of Abla and Abrucena, on the northern slopes of the Sierra
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Looije Aguilas is a member of O.P. Looije, a production organization established in 2010. "Our main goal is to grow good quality tomatoes 12 months a year. O.P. Looije has a strategic plan until 2026. To achieve this, one of the partners, Looije Aguilas, decided to acquire 27 hectares to build
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Luciano Donati, an experienced expert in the area of sales and business development, joins Baoli EMEA in this new role as responsible for driving the growth and expansion of Baoli's presence in these regions. The objective Baoli, a leading supplier of robust and reliable forklift trucks, will be responsible for the growth and expansion of Baoli's presence in these regions.
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Massively increased costs - insufficient compensation through higher sales prices at producer level: this is how the situation of the German fruit and vegetable industry can be summarized. At the committee meeting of the Federal Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations (BVEO),
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According to information from the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (ComexPerú), in the first month of 2023, Peruvian air shipments were led by exports of fruit and vegetable products, which amounted to 8,686 tons, i.e. 1.1% more than in the same month of the previous year. read more

The first asparagus of the season were cut at New Forest Fruit on 22nd of February. read more

According to Aldi Süd, "Good for everyone" also means "Organic for everyone". Aldi Süd is continuously expanding its organic product range. read more