For the second time, not only a general category was announced, but another Innovation Award, the FLIA Technology, was also introduced to recognize outstanding innovations in the field of Machinery & Technology. This sector is being honored because technology is becoming increasingly important.
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Sambóa offers Chile fresh opportunity as climate warms
2025-02-07 09:00
A trio of Chile's top fruit suppliers have signed an agreement to grow apples for sale under the Sambóa brand, owned by the Italian company Rivoira Group.
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Asia Fruit Logistica has announced that Peru will be the Official Partner Country for the 2025 edition of the event, highlighting the country's increasing importance as a prominent global fresh produce exporter in Latin America.
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Fresh Produce Forum: From data analysis to new sales markets.
2025-02-06 10:00
Tavares has asked ginger and papaya producers in Brazil about their needs, with a particular emphasis on support through digitalization. The responses range from paperwork and time-consuming manual data entry to lack of transparency and inefficient communication.
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Logistics Hub: Hope for the Cold Chain Market
2025-02-06 10:00
The past twelve months have been "really bad" for the refrigerated cargo industry, says Philip Gray, Reefer Analyst at the consulting firm Drewry. In the shipping of chilled goods such as meat, frozen foods, as well as fruits and vegetables, the entire system is facing difficulties.
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Trends from South and Central America
2025-02-06 10:00
Costa Rica: Pineapples for every taste and many new products
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Zespri has announced that it is expanding its production of SunGold kiwifruit in the Northern Hemisphere.
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China: Growing citrus production increases pressure on import quotas
2025-02-06 09:00
Despite challenges such as cold snaps in the spring and the spread of Citrus Greening disease, the report forecasts further growth in the 2024/25 season. China's orange production is expected to reach 7.62 million tonnes in the 2024/25 season (November to October).
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German producer organizations for fruits and vegetables present themselves with a large joint booth at FRUIT LOGISTICA.
2025-02-06 09:00
On the 1,400 square meter stand, customers and visitors from all over the world can get information about products and innovations. The importance of the trade fair and the BVEO's presence was highlighted by a high-profile tour featuring several presidents and CEOs.
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BVEO: Local fruit and vegetable market ends season under extreme weather conditions
2025-02-06 09:00
The year 2024 has impressively shown the impact that weather conditions have on yields and the marketing season for fruits and vegetables. Particularly significant were the frost events in the last week of April. Every growing region in Germany reported damages, ranging from apples to berries.
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Thai fruit exporters collaborate with international buyers during a matchmaking event.
2025-02-06 05:00
A matchmaking event for Thai exporters and international customers has resulted in over Bt2bn (US$59mn) in sales of fresh fruit.
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BeeHero has announced the expanded application of its Pollination Insight Platform (PIP) to the apple market.
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For trading companies participating in the FIN sustainability management, the guide is expanded with a chapter on water usage. From April 2025, producers and trading companies in the fruit, vegetable, and potato sector can thus demonstrate their sustainable use of the water resource.
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Tesco is donating slow cookers to schools as part of an initiative to help schoolchildren learn how to prepare and cook healthy fruit and vegetable recipes.
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"Significant increase" in the shipment of grapes through Walvis Bay
2025-02-05 10:00
W tym sezonie wysyłka winogron stołowych przez port w Walvis Bay znacząco wzrosła, zmniejszając presję na Kapsztad.
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Mr. Stein, you set up your laptop on Sunday, and just three days later, you're already starting with FRUIT LOGISTICA. On a scale of one to ten, how excited are you right now?
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"The real winner is the consumer"
2025-02-05 09:00
What is currently driving the European fruit and vegetable industry?
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Zespri RubyRed™ Kiwis: Quantities have doubled
2025-02-05 09:00
The RubyRed harvest in New Zealand will begin in the coming weeks with a significant increase in quantity to more than one million trays or 3,500 tons for the Chinese mainland, and another million trays for Japan. Additionally, shipments will also be sent to the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and other Pacific islands.
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The horticulture industry in Tanzania has received positively a new direct cargo flight to China, a route that will offer shorter shipping times for avocado exporters in particular.
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Banana farmers in North Queensland have been heavily affected by over 600mm of rain falling in just a few days, with the full extent of the damage still being evaluated.
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