The early sown tomato crop has been affected due to the blight disease. In the Majitha district subdivision, over 140 hectares of crops have been damaged. Tajinder Singh, Deputy Director, Horticulture, visited the Hamja village of the Majitha district subdivision to take stock of the damage. On
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Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy.   read more

UK: Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease read more

On March 27, the Russian occupiers carried out a night attack in Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and guided aviation bombs, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force Command on March 28. A kamikaze drone hit was recorded in the Dnipro, where a massive fire broke out
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A new GS1 Traceability for Food guideline has been released to assist food companies in meeting the new US FDA regulations, for export of fresh produce and dairy. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

A Lidl shopper found a strange secret coded message on his breakfast fruit. The customer came across the code 'ABS' etched onto one of his blueberries. That is why he asked – on Reddit: "Found this code (ABS) on a blueberry from Lidl. What is it?" read more

As the infrastructure in Ukraine is restored, the ability to export apples has also returned, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA Fruit: “Since the new year, and especially in recent weeks, prices of apples have started to rise. As the problems with infrastructure in
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“The organic apple sector in Europe is faced with a particularly delicate economic situation, which has led the Italian and French economic organizations to reflect together on the future. read more

Gardai have uncovered €1.36m worth of cannabis shipped to Ireland from Spain in a container load of oranges. One warehouse worker has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis on March 31 and that he had it for sale or supply at Cornstown, Ashbourne, Co. Dublin. read more

TopFruit recognises the fundamental value in the intellectual property of varieties and brands and have for over 40 years striven to assist with the building and protection thereof. Their focus is on unlocking the potential of all fruit which they market to the Southern African market and
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On March 29, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported that the German health authorities had ordered a batch of tomatoes from Türkiye to be withdrawn from the market after they detected the tomatoes had 0.21 mg/kg-ppm residues of chlorothalonil, a substance that
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One year after the official opening, Nova Siri Genetics (NSG) reopened the doors of the hub that gathers the company's research and experimentation activities. The event took place on March 31 after a two-day event that focused on strawberries.  read more

Resource-saving and sustainable reusable packaging solutions are more in demand than ever. According to Michaël Cibois of Gamma Wopla/Smart Flow, many companies were accordingly looking for reusable and recyclable packaging solutions instead of single-use cartons. "With our plastic containers,
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A new line of fresh HPP (i.e., obtained by treating under high pressure) fruit extracts named Natural Wellness recently presented at Cibus Parma 2023 has raised great interest. These are healthy references that use the nutritional properties of fruit, ideal for meeting specific consumer needs
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In Belgium, Coöperatie Hoogstraten's strawberry season officially started on Friday. The first strawberry box was auctioned In the presence of the press and interested parties. Marketing Manager Jan Engelen looked back and ahead. "It was a particularly challenging year," he begins. read more

Increasing market demand for avocados, ahead of an expected production oversupply, has been one of the issues front and centre of the 10th World Avocado Congress that is taking place in Auckland, New Zealand this week. read more

A program funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will assist Davao City’s durian farmers in increasing harvests and ensuring their sustainability, while provide value chain training in preparation for eventual exports to South Korea. read more

The Assembly of European Fruit and Vegetable Regions, AREFLH, representing 16 regions and 38 producer organizations from 10 European countries - including the Afrucat, Proexport, and Coexphal associations, which are part of FEPEX - held its latest assembly in Lleida, where it focused on climate
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Morocco's agricultural sector has grown thanks to the Maroc Vert multi-year plan that was completed in 2020 and allowed the agricultural sector to account for nearly 30% of the country's GDP. Morocco currently has 21,000 hectares of greenhouses in the Souss Massa region alone, according to the
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