The United Kingdom government has announced plans to invest up to £21 million into African countries to enhance the continent’s depleted cold chain systems as part of efforts to drive down wastage of agricultural produce (as well as the more efficient storage of medicines). read more

Anyone who reaches for a product from Kaufland's own brand K-Bio is now increasingly holding a genuine Bioland product in their hands. Customers can easily recognise them by the Bioland trademark. With the largest organic association for organic farming in Germany and South Tyrol, Kaufland has
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Grape production is underway from Mexico already though sizeable volume may not be seen until late May. Miguel Suarez with MAS Melons & Grapes says supplies are coming in currently from Jalisco, Mexico. “It’s a small deal still compared to northern Mexico with the state of Sonora.
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Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), says goodbye after a successful season on the German market. Just in time for the pear blossom and Pear Day on 23 April, the coveted Xenia® brand pear has already been discontinued despite its long shelf life.
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This extends its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality. By diversifying its portfolio into Xcellence Line and Classic Line and launching the new product line, STILL is adapting to changing customer needs and is also expanding its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality.
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After several years of using Liquidseal on South African citrus, both organic and conventional, with the support of Citrus Research International, the Dutch company is at the point of scaling up the presence of its product in the country. read more

Bancolombia published a report on the global perspectives of avocado, highlighting that “there's more avocado in the world than demand for this fruit.” The accelerated growth of new plantations has created an excess that has lowered the prices of the product. read more

With annual sales of 232 million, Erzeugergroßmarkt Langförden-Oldenburg eG (ELO) is probably one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany. We spoke to Jens Wiele (on picture right), who has been Chairman of the Board of ELO eG since 2022, about current developments on the
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Following repeated postponements, the UK Government has finally published its plans to introduce full border controls on imports of goods from the EU.  We explain what this means in practice and what businesses need to do to prepare. read more

Aldi, Lidl continue to outperform rest of UK grocery market: Kantar read more

Just a few days ago, the Commission for the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Demarcation agreed to start the irrigation campaign with a discharge of 385 hm³ for the irrigation of crops under the General Regulation System, which, as detailed by the body itself, covers more than 345,000 hectares. This
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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 issued two emergency authorisations for the insecticide Exirel to control the cherry vinegar fly and the cherry fruit fly. read more

Cherries are loved by many consumers, but the shelf life of cherries is short, which is a big challenge for growers and sellers in production and sales. Post-harvest preservation of cherries is critical to maintaining their quality and freshness, and effective measures need to be taken to ensure
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To address the many challenges faced by Tanzania's potato and avocado sectors, several brainstorming sessions were held in Arusha in the second week of March 2023. Stakeholders from across the sectors met there to discuss solutions and strategies for a more sustainable and efficient potato and
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The Marden Fruit Show Society (MFSS) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19th April and appointed Catherine Paice as President. Catherine takes over from Teresa Wickham who stepped down after serving a three-year term. read more

Canadawide is getting wider. Just recently, the Montreal, Quebec-based produce wholesaler opened a new facility just 10 minutes away from the company's current operations. With that new space, it doubles the company’s pallet capacity for storage as well as doubling their banana ripening rooms.
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Figs grown in the countries of the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Chile) became available in some supermarket chains and boutique retailers in Chisinau (Moldova) in April. The price in chains exceeds 470 MDL/kg ($26.57/kg), or 23-25 ​​MDL per piece in fruit and vegetable boutiques. The quality
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LA UNIÓ Llauradora requests that the entry into force of the Cuaderno de Explotación Digital (CUE) be postponed and that its implementation be progressive, starting with large farms and that for small farms it be implemented from 2028. Spain intends to make the Cuaderno compulsory as of
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In the first quarter of 2023, 1.5% less freight passed through the port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year. In total, 111.7 million tonnes were handled compared with 113.4 million tonnes in the same period in 2022. The fall mainly concerned the throughput of containers and freight in
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