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Oppy doubles Mexican grape volume
2024-04-09 11:00
Oppy has revealed that it is to double its Mexican grape volume for the 2024 season, marking a ”significant milestone” in its commitment to expanding its 365 programme.
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Committed to the Swiss fruit growing of the future
2024-04-09 10:00
The well-attended event at Welle7 in Bern centred on the general election of the new Board of Directors. The allocation by Federal Councillor Albert Rösti and the guest speech by Dr Jürg Niklaus were the highlights of the event. The President of the Swiss
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New Zealand-grown Envy en route to global markets
2024-04-09 06:00
T&G has forecast its 2024 New Zealand Envy crop will be the largest to-date, with 2.9m tray carton equivalents (TCEs) – or 205m apples – expected to be exported to customers in 60 countries this season.
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Representatives from German discounter Lidl were on hand to deliver a presentation on the banana supply chain during day two of Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
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Kaufland accused of ‘predatory’ banana price strategy
2024-04-08 16:00
Banana suppliers from six Latin American countries have accused Kaufland, one of Germany’s largest retail chains, of failing to meet its commitments on fair pricing.
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Egypt sends 30 exhibitors to Macfrut
2024-04-08 14:00
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.
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Netherlands: Food with a sustainability label in high demand
2024-04-08 13:00
This exceeded the previous year's figure by 22%, while total food sales grew by "only" 9.5% to around 34.8 billion euros.
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Exciting times for tomatoes
2024-04-05 19:00
Where is Syngenta’s current focus when it comes to the tomato category?
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High domestic demand holds back Turkish stonefruit exports
2024-04-05 14:00
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.
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California cherries back on track
2024-04-05 06:00
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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Kikoka announces leadership team
2024-04-04 17:00
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.
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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.
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Port International partners with Hungarian strawberry farm
2024-04-04 12:00
Port International has announced a new Exclusive Partner Farm, Hivekovics Family Orchards in Kisrécse, Hungary.
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Common user charge “threatens to cripple” fresh produce SMEs
2024-04-03 18:00
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.
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Chilean port worker union announces strike
2024-04-03 17:00
A decision by Chile’s port worker unions UPC to call a national strike this week has been met with concern by fruit exporters.
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Peruvian avocado exports to contract in 2024
2024-04-03 11:00
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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South Africa: increase in citrus volumes expected
2024-04-02 13:00
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.
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Shaun the Sheep boosts veg education in kids’ holidays
2024-04-02 13:00
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.
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Mission Produce releases sustainability report
2024-04-02 12:00
Mission Produce hs announced the release of its fiscal 2023 sustainability report, ’Finest for the Future’, the company’s fourth annual sustainability report.
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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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