The Belgian company Optiflux, supported by The Province of Flemish Brabant and research partners KU Leuven and VCBT, has developed smart technology for the improved cold storage of top fruit. "The 'Digifruit' innovation project lets fruit growers store apples and pears more efficiently, cheaper,
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In collaboration with G-teK from Carpi (Modena), a number of natural solar dehydration systems (DEN®) have been activated in two Sub-Saharan countries - Senegal and Tanzania. read more

A small group of KwaZulu-Natal pineapple growers supply the whole of South Africa with fresh pineapples. In Hluhluwe, Queen pineapples are produced on dryland fields for 52 weeks of the year with an average annual yield of around 47 million kg of pineapples. read more

Despite the absence of adequate export infrastructure in the state, Assam exported agrarian products (as well as wicker works) worth around Rs 40 bln (€440 mln) in fiscal 2022–2023. According to the assessment of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), these exports will reach
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Two new products - vellore spiny brinjal and pamanathapuram mundu chilli - of Tamil Nadu, have been conferred the prestigious geographical indications (GI) tag. As the mandatory four-month notice period for the projects for over on February 21, they are now deemed to have been registered as GI
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European markets have been experiencing a tense situation for several weeks as the supply of Spanish vegetables, including tomatoes, has been under pressure due to the effects of low temperatures in the south of the continent. read more

One of Australia's largest trucking companies has entered receivership. Scott's Refrigerated Logistics, offering mobile refrigeration and temperature controlled warehousing, whose clients include Coles and Woolworths, entered voluntary administration yesterday, before KordaMentha was appointed
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Bayer is on a mission: to get people to consume more fruit and vegetables – five servings per day. There are some challenges along the way though, as we heard from their team at Fruit Logistica: Inci Dannenberg (President of Global Vegetable Seeds), VK Kishore (Global Head of Veg Seeds
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China’s Cosco Shipping has opened a sea and air logistics center in Guangzhou Airport’s economic zone. The facility is to include warehousing, logistics, e-commerce and other value-added services. Its opening marks the start of the Shanghai-headquartered company’s regional supply chain
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What is happening with grapes grown in the Mazzarrone area of Sicily may be a good example of how crises can also bring opportunities. Gianni Raniolo, an agricultural entrepreneur and president of the Mazzarrone Igp Grape Consortium, spoke on this, and described the state of affairs in an area
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Roughly 6,100 agricultural holdings in Germany harvested a total of 3.8 million tonnes of vegetables in 2022. Yields were down 12% compared to 2021 and were 2% lower than the average of 2016 to 2021. read more

Speaking for the first time at this year’s Transpacific Maritime Conference known as TPM23, MSC CEO Soren Toft gave a detailed overview of the company’s continued growth, expectations for economic recovery, and efforts to realize sustainable shipping. read more

In the last nine years, Iran's banana import from India increased from a mere Rs 30 mln in FY2014 to Rs 4.07 bln in FY2022. Around 34 percent of bananas exported by India go to Iran. Iran overtook this position from UAE in FY2020. Until FY2020, the UAE was the largest importer of Indian bananas. read more

This year's lemon supply is lower than normal due to unfavorable weather conditions during the flowering and fruit development period. Despite this, Spanish lemon sales have been stagnating since the beginning of 2023. read more

Yesterday, news broke that Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics – one of Australia’s biggest trucking firms, which supplies all major super­markets, including Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi – had been plunged into receivership. This leaves 1500 jobs in the lurch and the delivery of food
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Within the framework of its general assembly on 23 March in Lérida, Catalonia, AREFLH is organising a public conference on the new CAP and the future European regulation on packaging. read more

The Florida Valencia orange season is getting an early start this year largely due to the fall’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “The packing houses have been running for a couple of weeks now on Valencias and normally we’d be just starting now,” says Adam Roe of Noble Citrus. “We had
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In Goa, mankurad mangoes are currently sold at Rs 6,000 per dozen. In view of this, it can be said that the Mankurad variety is currently beyond the reach of common people. Last week, a dozen yellow juicy mangoes of the Mankurad variety were sold at Rs 6,000 in the Panaji market. This comes down
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The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) on Feb. 22 reduced processed orange maturity standards for the remainder of this season due to the negative effects of 2022’s Hurricane Ian. read more

The Ministry of Agriculture in Grenada has announced that a new and exciting opportunity is being presented for Grenadian farmers to export agricultural commodities to Trinidad and Tobago. This is being made possible through discussion and collaboration with Salisha’s Traders BV, an
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