The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) announced the opening of the Canadian market for the export of Colombian blueberries. read more

CropX Technologies, a prominent player in digital agronomic farm management, today announced the completion of a Series C financing round with $30 million in funding. The funding round was led by Aliaxis SA, a company enabling access to water and energy through inventive fluid management
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“We’re the third largest grower-packer of pickles in North America and it’s something we’re proud of,” says Carmen Bartucci with CanAm Fresh. While the company mainly serves the processing industry at the moment, it is looking to get more exposure to the fresh market category. “We
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The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía has made a new update on the status of Almeria's greenhouse crops, corresponding to the week of April 10 to 16, 2023. read more

According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast. The first one was back in January when during anomalous periods in the south of Moldova the
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The trade is currently facing enormous challenges: Demand from the catering industry is fluctuating in the face of cost pressures and uncertain supply chains. At the same time, retailers are striving to adapt their offerings to the ever-changing needs of their customers and to
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The Spanish citrus campaign is already entering its final stretch. In general, producers have achieved good prices this year and it's been harder for businesses to obtain profits. The mandarin campaign is almost over. Orange sales are hard because of its high price in the field, and the Verna
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Packaging manufacturer and distributor LC Packaging and plastic recycler Healix have developed a high-quality closed loop recycling solution for FIBCs. A first in the industry. The closed loop includes the collection of used FIBCs (big bags) at LC Packaging customers’ locations that are being
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Prices have resumed this week on the onion market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. Key market players say this is due to the seasonal depletion of stocks in local farms and the increased purchasing activity of wholesale companies. read more

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The debate has been marked by the serious drought situation in Andalusia, with the water reserve below 30 percent in the region and all the Andalusian basins under severe restrictions. read more

The weather in Mexico looks to be delaying some watermelon production. In Northwest Mexico, the majority of watermelon comes from Sonora. “The first district that gets going is the Guaymas Valley and that area is delayed due to cool weather in March,” says Scott Vandervoet of Vandervoet
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"Germany is the largest potato producer in Europe, with around 260,000 ha under cultivation, which is roughly the size of Saarland, and 11.3 million tonnes of tubers harvested in 2021, and ranks sixth in a global comparison, after China, India, Ukraine, the USA and Russia. Also
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The EU responded quickly to the threat posed by the Corona pandemic to agricultural supply chains. Various EU measures were able to limit the disruption to the food sector. However, in the event of a similar crisis in the future, EU support would be more effective,
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A. P. Moller – Maersk has issued a press release, stating: read more

Omer-Decugis & Cie, an international group specialising in fresh and exotic fruits and vegetables, announces the strengthening of its logistics capacities in Côte d’Ivoire with the creation of a new packaging station and the opening of a second mangoes shipping line from the port of San
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It is with great sadness in our hearts that we have learned that Günter Schweinsberg has passed away at the age of 93. Günter Schweinsberg was one of the personalities who had an outstanding journalistic influence on the fruit business in the post-war period. National and
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In the greenhouses of strawberry grower Jong Fruit, a special suction machine helps control whitefly. "This is the first serious prototype. Now you can really see results," shares grower Rob van der Wouw in a video showing how the machine works. read more

As the warm season approaches, so does its main vegetable, namely the cherry tomato. It proves, therefore, that there is a need to cope with the different demands and needs of the fresh-cut, processed, frozen, and dehydrated tomato companies.  read more

The earliest leek season in Europe, that of Cadiz, Spain, has already started. Besides being the earliest, Cadiz is also the main producer of this vegetable in the spring months. Lower volumes are expected this year, so prices should also be more stable. In the coming weeks, stocks of old leeks
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