Colombia is seeing increased demand for Hass avocados, with a 25% increase in production volume forecast for the rest of the year, led by the US and Europe, with demand also increasing in Asia. Juan Camilo of Avocados Planet says: "With a record high of
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Zespri has launched an innovative packaging solution, the Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pillbox, features seven compartments for each day of the week, each of which contains a
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The new carrot campaign in Sicily has just begun, with few production volumes in truth. The greatest requests come from northern Europe and focus on organic baby carrots, with particular attention to the biodynamic, Demeter-certified carrot. But what is the
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The strait of Bab El Mandab - which in Arabic means 'gate of pain' - continues to hold its name, given the crisis context in the Red Sea. "The season would have been very satisfactory if we had not been taken by surprise by this problem," says Ibrahim Gadallah, a
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In the early hours of this Tuesday morning, a group of farmers have been involved in incidents on the A-6 motorway, near Paradores de Castrogonzalo (Zamora), which have resulted in several Guardia Civil officers being injured and arrests among the demonstrators. According to sources of the investigation
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For more than two weeks, green asparagus from Spain has been struggling to find a place on French supermarket shelves. According to several French operators who market asparagus in France, sales of Spanish green asparagus have been 'very difficult'.
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As part of its Business Meet-Ups, Asia Fruit Logistica is organising a business networking event to be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on 27-28 May 2024. This event brings together leading buyers and suppliers from across the sector to establish
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The export of Dutch Conference pears is making good progress at the moment. "Pears are being shipped to several countries and we are struggling to keep up with the high demand. We could say that it is the best season in years," shares Kees Boonman, from
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Bejo will introduce two new cabbage hybrids to the market in the next campaign after excellent results in the pre-commercial field trials: Expectation F1 and Bandolero F1. Expectation F1 Bandolero F1 Expectation F1 (pictured right) is a variety of
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Using a lemon, it is possible to effectively remove limescale from taps, a cheap and easy method compared to commercial solutions. Limescale, a build-up of minerals that causes clogging and inefficiency, can be counteracted with citric acid from lemons. This
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To certify and promote quality, regular and safe work, with contracts based on legality and transparency in order to guarantee continuity of employment, legality and the fight against irregular forms of labour exploitation. With this intention, the following was signed
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