South African table grape growers are expected to finish their harvest earlier than last year, when the last grapes were packed in week 14. read more

IFOAM Organics Europe expressed its welcome for this week’s EU vote on green claims, which highlighted the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for some product categories including organic. read more

Accordingly, requirements that, for example, only prohibit plastic packaging or require it to be reused, or exclude fibre-based composite packaging from the recyclate use quotas, would very likely violate the principle of equal treatment because there are no objective criteria for determining the recyclate use quotas.
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Russia’s Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service has lifted its ban on banana exports from five Ecuadorean companies. The announcement was made by Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry on Friday. read more

Koppert has secured a strategic investment of €140m in preferred share capital from HAL Investments. The company said the funding will be instrumental in accelerating its global expansion and fostering innovation in the field of biological pest control, pollination, disease management, and
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A newly published study in Osteoporosis International shows that postmenopausal women who ate prunes daily for a year preserved certain measures of bone structure and estimated bone strength as compared to women who didn’t eat prunes. read more

UK banana importer and ripener SH Pratt Group has announced the acquisition of the commercial arm of Ripe Now, a mango and tropical fruit supplier to major British supermarkets and food manufacturers.  read more

Shorter transit times and improved logistics are set to drive exports of Chilean cherries to the Indian market in the coming years, says Frutas de Chile. The South American country is targeting India as a future growth market. So far this season, Chile has shipped 444 tonnes of cherries to
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Three online seminars from the QS Academy explain in detail what is important in the preparation and follow-up of audits in the wholesale fruit, vegetables, potatoes, meat and animal feed sectors.  read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has inaugurated what it has called a modernised and expanded R&D facility in Almería, Spain. read more

Sysco GB has partnered with foodservice technology specialist Nutritics to introduce a carbon labelling system for UK food businesses. read more

The Terminator franchise turns 40 this year! Where does the time go? In case you’re not familiar with the original: disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin, known as a Terminator, travels from 2029 to target the unborn John Connor who will lead the fight against the machines in the future.  read more

Machinery specialist Sorma used Fruit Logistica to showcase its new box-filling robot for post-harvest fresh produce processing. read more

According to the company, the endeavours build on a strong foundation for human well-being and responsible use of water and climate and now also integrate measures to preserve biodiversity in the cultivation areas. The successful
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"We had a setback due to climatic problems, but we are recovering from this trend. At the moment, the growth rate is almost 9%. Compared to the previous season, which was not good at all, we have seen an increase in our export balance of almost 40 %. By the
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Valencia-based Citrosol saw a high level of interest for its range of post-harvest solutions at last week’s Fruit Logistica. Customers and visitors from all over the world visited the company’s stand – including the president of the government of Valencia, Carlos Mazón. read more

South African citrus sources has revealed that another international shipping line, MSC, will introduce extra opportunities for citrus exports when the new season starts in April. read more

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According to a position paper presented by the umbrella organisation on 6 February, the complete greenhouse gas balance is crucial. In the view of the industry organisation, climate neutrality in agriculture should be the first goal before additional greenhouse gas emissions are added.
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Last year, EU wholesale onion prices increased by more than 400 per cent as global shortages, the result of a variety of factors including floods in Pakistan, droughts in North Africa and the war in Ukraine, forced producing countries to prioritise domestic supplies. read more