Chinese scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism for cold resistance in kiwifruit that provides potential for reducing cold-related crop damage. Cold stress can drive plants to produce an abundance of highly reactive chemicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in
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The new thermal hood from Ecocool offers basic protection for all temperature-sensitive products at transport interfaces, especially for air transport. The solution is particularly suitable for protecting fruit and vegetables, berries, and cut flowers and met with a gratifying response during
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Last week, the Southeastern Produce Council held their annual Southern Exposure event, themed 'Produce, The Final Frontier.' Just like in 2022, the event was extremely well attended. Last year's record attendance of 3,000 was met again this year, and the spirit was upbeat. "I'm always impressed
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A riot of colours in the fruit and vegetable department of the Spazio Conad point of sale in Catania (Pac2000A Conad), the food locomotive of the Porte di Catania shopping centre, which emphasises seasonality, and citrus fruits in particular, through multicategory displays positioned in the read more

In an effort to strengthen its integrator strategy and better serve its customers, Maersk has combined the West and Central Asia and Africa markets into a new combined IMEA (Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa) region. This region will, according to the
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After a season marked by declining profitability and the ramifications of the Covid19 crisis, Egyptian onion growers are pleased that the current season is bringing strong demand and higher production, along with better prices, says Mostafa Antar of the Egyptian grower MH exports. read more

In the fourth quarter of 2022, sales increased 4.7% to $2.26bn, primarily due to higher pricing across the group. On a like-for-like basis, revenue increased 10.2%, with all segments growing, Dole said. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 21.7% to 74.4
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For the previous business year, Kronen has recorded a sales record of €19.4 million euros. It achieved this despite the fact that the general global circumstances are anything but easy following the Covid-19 pandemic and in the light of rising costs and challenging supply chains. read more

Since March, Multivac has been combining the solution competence of the group of companies even more strongly and memorably under a new brand world. The redesign began with the gradual live launch of the newly conceived Multivac homepage, which is designed in the new corporate design. In the
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Protecting vegetables with an ever-shorter list of active substances is not an easy task - this can be seen, for example, in pest management. In 2022, the list of available preparations has once again shrunk making it difficult not only to protect effectively, but also to rotate

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While the long-term effects of climate change continue, the COVID-19 epidemic, which spread at the end of 2019 and continued for almost two years, and the Ukraine-Russia war that followed, have had significant negative effects on agriculture and food security. While these negative effects were
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At the end of last year, kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty were hit by severe frost, leading to a 25% decrease in production. In 2022 there were 180,000 trays of kiwifruit produced compared to this year’s estimate of only 140,000. Despite this decrease there are a lot of vacancies for
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There was a lot to explore on the Spinach Field Days of 2023 in Murcia, Spain. New material and innovations that address new market demands, were waiting to be discovered. From 14-16 of February Tozer Iberica and Pop Vriend Seeds specialists welcomed growers from all over Europe in the demo fields. read more

The weaker Israeli Shekel exchange rate against other major trading currencies is coming as a relieve and help for the country's fresh produce export sector. Exporters and producers can, after years of a stronger local currency, receive some respite and see slightly higher returns. read more

Maersk Air Cargo has idled several leased cargo jets and dialed back flight activity in response to deteriorating demand in the airfreight market. And a planned route between China and the U.S. is on hold. read more

Calavo Growers, Inc, a global avocado-industry leader and provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2023. read more

Two years ago, the Escobar-Castañeda family, owners of the brands King Courgette and Queen Aubergine, decided to completely transform their business to include their farmers under a common project of transformation towards sustainability and digital transition. read more

The European Horizon 2020 Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT) project, in which Europatat is participating, aims to develop new strategies to make potatoes adapt to the challenging growing conditions of the future. read more

In the first part of the campaign, strawberry productions have been affected by significant delays, which have become especially noticeable this past week, in which another cold snap has slowed the fruit's ripening down. "Right now, there are varieties that should already be yielding 200 and
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