“The role of the cuticle, whether it’s on the fruit, seeds or foliage, is very important for plant health and leads to healthy plants and high-quality fruit. However, the cuticle can be compromised by biotic and abiotic stresses,” says Luis Hernandez, CEO at Cultiva. read more

"Almost three and a half years ago, we received permission from the city of Oberhausen to build our Edeka central warehouse. Together we laid the foundation for tangible structural change here at the Waldteich. Now we are reaching the next milestone and developing the
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Faced with a particularly delicate economic situation for the organic apple sector in Europe, the representative structures of the Italian and French business organisations wanted to engage collectively in a reflection on the future. read more

Dynapro Transport, a Courchesne Larose Group company specializing in the transport of fruits, vegetables and dry goods, is proud to announce the acquisition of Quebec-based Transport TEB, a key player in the delivery of fresh produce over short distances. The complementary nature of the two
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The Gecop Group, formerly Sisa now administered by Megamark (Selex), operates eight sales outlets in the Frosinone area. It applies a particularly aggressive pricing policy in an area where savings seem to be particularly important to consumers. "In
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The drought is starting to bear fruit...but smaller. This is what Francesca tells Corriere di Bologna. Together with her partner they cultivate 17 hectares in Valsamoggia and were forced to transplant at night last August because the heat of the day did not allow them to work; read more

The change at the top of the BayWa AG Group has been completed. Marcus Pöllinger took over as Chairman of the company's Board of Management on 1 April. At the same time, Dr. Marlen Wienert moved to the BayWa Board of Management, which now consists of Marcus Pöllinger, Dr. Marlen Wienert, Andreas Helber and Reinhard Wolf.
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These days traceability is everything, whether it’s for the end customer to see the provenance of the product or to get right back to the source if there are health issues. Further, what producer, packer or supplier would not want to have every cost in the whole process from field to shelf
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UK agriculture faces a period of uncertainty, with the removal of direct support payments, volatile markets and tight margins leaving many farmers out of pocket. At the same time, food production will need to increase to support an ever-growing population. FW’s business reporter Charlie Reeve
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The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) sees a need for readjustment of the planned EU Packaging Regulation. In particular, the implementation requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises are critically assessed. read more

On 3 April 1973, the heads of the major food industry and distribution companies in the United States met to choose the symbol that would be used to identify products in shops. The winning design consisted of bars of varying thicknesses and a
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This year, a significant number of representatives from the chestnut production sector will attend Macfrut - one of the leading fresh produce events in Europe to be held in Rimini on May 3-5, 2023 - for the first time. read more

Orogel, a leading Italian company in the production of fresh and frozen vegetables, expands its fleet withUlma Packaging, which boasts 20 years of experience in the food sector and is present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group. read more

Trade promotional body ZimTrade has stated that Zimbabwe’s citrus exports to the EU are likely to be affected by new pre-cooling requirements put in place by the bloc and also present opportunities to diversify markets, which will ensure continued exports for farmers in the subsector. The EU
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Bart de Vos has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, and Timo Spruijt as Sales Director EMEA at Ridder.     read more

APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller - Maersk, has announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The project involves a site of approximately 47.5 hectares with 1,000 metres of deep-sea quay. read more

The retail data company Daltix collects current prices, price offers and product information on the full range of the largest supermarkets, drugstores and food delivery services every day. Within the scope of a current survey, the assortments throughout Germany - a total of over
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The export of Spanish citrus fruits from 2018 to date has suffered a significant drop in volume. In 2022, the loss in tonnes was 14.7%, and although prices were on average 16.18% higher than last year, the figure for total sales was lower
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In a note, Gerardo Diana, president of the Consortium Arancia Rossa di Sicilia, thanked the Sicilian Regional Forestry Corps and Noras (Nucleo Operativo Regionale Agroalimentare Sicilia - Regional Agri-food Operations Unit) for their capillary control work, which led to the discovery of over 1,000 kilos of oranges
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Due to rising energy costs, this year's vegetable season in Burgenland is starting 1-2 weeks later. There will be some minor losses due to the later start, but there are not many Austrian farms that have started earlier anyway, paprika grower Lisa Thell from Pamhagen told ORF. Saving energy is
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