Expolink, the Egyptian Exporters Association (EEA), is organising the Egyptian pavilion at fresh produce trade exhibition Macfrut, which takes place in Rimini on 8-10 May. read more

This exceeded the previous year's figure by 22%, while total food sales grew by "only" 9.5% to around 34.8 billion euros. read more

Where is Syngenta’s current focus when it comes to the tomato category? read more

This season, on account of the warm weather conditions, flowering in Turkish stonefruit orchards occurred early, according to Mustafa Arslan, owner of Turkish exporter MDA Agro. read more

The 2023 California cherry season was one the industry would probably just as soon forget. In a normal year, the first fruit of the season should ripen in late-April with shipments winding down by mid-June – in time to get out of the way of the mammoth production from the Pacific Northwest.
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The Kikoka Kiwi Consortium (Europe) has elected Andrea Peviani of Peviani as its first president and appointed Vip’s Fabio Zanesco as executive director, effective from 1 September. read more

The threat of heatwaves, the danger they pose to production and what data can do to help us face up to them was the topic of a presentation on the Future Lab stage at Fruit Logistica. read more

Port International has announced a new Exclusive Partner Farm, Hivekovics Family Orchards in Kisrécse, Hungary. read more

The FPC has hit out at the government for introducing new charges on imports that “threaten to cripple” SMEs in the fresh produce and plant sectors. read more

A decision by Chile’s port worker unions UPC to call a national strike this week has been met with concern by fruit exporters. read more

A projected 16 per cent decline in Peruvian Hass avocado exports this year is set to reduce the risk of an oversupplied European market this summer. According to industry body ProHass, Peru expects to ship around 468,000 tonnes in 2024, down from 558,000 tonnes last year, mainly due to
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With the start of citrus exports from South Africa this month, dominated by shipments of lemons, grapefruit and early soft citrus fruits, the industry is preparing for a further increase in volumes. read more

The Veg Power campaign has extended its tieup with Aardman for a Shaun the Sheep-themed Holiday and Food Activities (HAF) programme to engage and educate children about vegetables and the role they play in a healthy diet. read more

Mission Produce hs announced the release of its fiscal 2023 sustainability report, ’Finest for the Future’, the company’s fourth annual sustainability report. read more

Whether potatoes, apples or cucumbers - under the motto "Come to the place of freshness", the new social media campaign presents the variety of fresh products at Aldi Nord in a humorous way, according to the discounter. Alexander Marcus is the interpreter of the song "ALDI Nord x Patata": A
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As citrus exports from South Africa kick-off in earnest this month, with shipments of lemons, grapefruit and early soft citrus dominating, the industry is preparing for yet another rise in volumes. read more

California-based sorting and grading company Pearl Sort has launched an AI-driven portable blueberry category sorter. The company said the mobile unit, which has a small footprint, can be easily transported and delivers high speeds and advanced sorting capabilities, is designed to fill a void in
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Freshfel has opened a public consultation period on new rules for calculating the environmental footprint of fruits and vegetables as part of its Environmental Footprint Initiative. read more

The organisation also highlights another important aspect. The temporary closure of the markets over the Easter holidays has led to a backlog in demand, which will cause prices to rise when the markets reopen, allowing producers to achieve profitability over the
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As QS reports with reference to the BVL, the plant protection product may be used by means of the pheromone-based confusion method (active ingredients: pheromones (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-ol, (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate, (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-yl acetate, dodecan-1-ol, tetradecan-1-ol) on the basis of the
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