A vending machine selling kimchi on a train platform here has been a huge success since it was placed there in July 2021. The nationally rare vending machine has been installed next to the manned store "Otsukemono-kei" operated by Green Foods Atsumi Ltd., on the platform for trains bound in the
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The National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) reported that it had made available to producers in the region of Cajamarca and throughout Peru, a new high-genetic-quality potato variety that will increase productivity
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On 26 January, the future of post-Brexit agricultural policy in England became more clear with the official announcement of six new standards under its Sustainable Farming Incentive. While UK farmers may cautiously welcome this long-awaited update, serious challenges remain for the sector. read more

According EastFruit analysts, in January 2023, the weighted average wholesale price for high-quality apples of Gala variety increased only slightly – by about 0.5 MDL/kg (US $0.02/kg). So far, the increase does not reach the price level that is comfortable for the agricultural producers,
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The internationally operating logistics company Thermologistic is investing in the expansion of its vehicle fleet. The Frankfurt-based company is expanding its fleet with 19 Euro 6 tractors and 2 special trailers. The investment sum for the new vehicles is estimated by Thermologistic at 2.2 million euros.
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The series of presentations of Macfrut 2023 to South American countries ended in Venezuela after touching the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Chile and Peru. The 40th edition of the international fair to be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (May 3-5) will focus on the Latin American continent
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Just 1,900 tons of the authorized 5,000 tons of imported onions have arrived as the Department of Agriculture's (DA) deadline for the importations passed on Friday. read more

According to Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter Mersel Foods, the grape season in India was delayed for a few weeks due to the weather conditions in the vineyards: “The grape season has started slow, as expected, because the pruning was delayed by about two weeks in most
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Spanish zucchini exports in the first eleven months of 2022 registered a considerable decrease over the same period of the previous year. According to Hortofinfo, in that period, Spanish zucchini sales abroad fell by 90.05 million kilos, i.e., 21.93%, going from 410.68 million kilos in 2021 to
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According to the results of December 2022, prices for fresh vegetables in Kazakhstan increased by almost 20% over the year. read more

Select Fruit, a branch of the Pom’Evasion group, will share a booth with its partner Cofruid’Oc Méditerranée at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Both companies produce French apples and pears and “have an alliance called Tasty and Select, which started in 2017,” explains Delphine Robin,
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Primaflor, a leading company in the Spanish agri-food sector, now has modern offices in Madrid. The facilities have been operational since the beginning of January and are located in the vicinity of Mercamadrid. read more

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Grupo Agroponiente will participate in the upcoming Fruit Logistica 2023. The company from Almeria will show the European and global fruit and vegetable sector the advances it made in a very successful past year. "Visitors to the stand can receive information about the operation and structure of
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Acopaex, the second-degree cooperative, closed 2022 with a record turnover that exceeded 102 million euro. “Overcoming the lack of water has been a great handicap for our agricultural partners,” stated Juan Francisco Blanco, the managing director of Acopaex, recalling the concern about water
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Orange price trends in January 2022 in Uzbekistan where completely opposite to the same month of 2021 and 2020 according to EastFruit. Prices for fresh oranges increased during the first month of 2022 while they were mostly dropping in the same month of previous two years. read more

That is why the company relies on long-term relationships with producers and customers and works together to ensure that as many people as possible can enjoy tasty fruit and vegetables. read more

As riots continue in Peru, the southern growing regions are under direct violent attacks from masked people. Sadly, it has spread to farms and critical government inspection services. According to the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (Agap) it estimates about $200 million in
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According to Port Economics, the announcement of the dissolution of the 2M alliance (MSC and Maersk) could trigger “the start of an industry-wide reshaping of existing operating arrangements, especially on major east-west routes.” However, as maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen noted,
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Italy, which will again be represented with a large number of stands in Berlin this year, is getting additional reinforcement from the southern Italian region of Puglia. As the APEO (Associazione esportatori produttori ortofrutta), the local offshoot of Fruitimprese, announces, the
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