During Fruit Attraction, Smart Packaging will highlight its new punnets, which are an excellent alternative to plastic consumer packaging. The punnets are made of a very sturdy material: light weight solid cardboard with a gram weight of 450 to 600 grams and suitable for products weighing
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In southern and northern Lebanon, on plots no higher than 500m above sea level, avocado cultivation is undergoing a remarkable revolution. Annually, that acreage grows by about 200 hectares and yields by around 2,500 tons. Yet, the extraordinary thing is that one man is driving the expansion of
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a report on global trade in stone fruits, with particular attention given to fruits produced in Turkey and their import into Russia. Currently, Russia continues to be the leading international importer of peaches and nectarines, accounting for
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In week 37, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €104/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the Spanish paid €90/100 kgs and the French paid €118 per 100 kgs. read more

Thai Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX, a company that has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees. "We are not replacing bees... but rather, offering more efficient pollinating methods to farmers, and reducing the dependence on commercial honeybees," Sade says. read more

The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the
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The apple juice season for 2023/2024 is underway as processing facilities begin their operations. In August, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) issued a forecast indicating that the European apple harvest for 2023 is expected to be 3% lower compared to the previous year, amounting to
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The strawberry plugs of Nova Siri Genetics varieties were distribute last week while, this week, it will be the turn of fresh ones. Destination countries are those in the Mediterranean basin, i.e. southern Italy, Spain, Greece, Albania, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. read more

Until a few years ago, the Abenhardt vegetable farm was completely devoted to carrots. In addition to conventional and organically produced carrots, the innovative family business based in Datteln now also produces and packages organic Hokkaido and zucchini for trade throughout Germany. "The
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"In recent years, there has been a significant growth in consumer demand for 'ready to eat' products, particularly tropical fruits and kiwi fruit. This trend reflects an increasing desire to reduce waste and ensure higher quality in food products. In response to this growing need, FCE has spent
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"The fight against the counterfeiting of protected plant varieties is a difficult battle, but necessary for public health, food safety, and the economy," said the Aib, the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material. read more

Major roads leading into the Cape Town metropolitan area have been closed due to the heavy flooding, as rain continues with winds of 46km/h on Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa. read more

Emergent Cold Latin America, a prominent cold storage logistics operator in Latin America, announced today the acquisition of a new facility located in the Guarulhos municipality of São Paulo. The site is located within a logistics park that is being developed by affiliates of Brookfield. read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge this week seized $7.7 million in methamphetamine in a single enforcement action. read more

In the first half of the year, the average y-o-y growth in Serbian consumer prices was 15.3%. Products that had the biggest impact on the growth of total consumer prices included vegetables. The y-o-y increase in the price of vegetables (30.7%) was predominantly determined by the price of
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Brussels is justifying the renewal of the authorization to use glyphosate based on the latest report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which last July ruled out "critical areas of concern" in the use of this herbicide, although it admitted that some issues could not be evaluated. read more

A brief hiccup disrupted the implementation of the 3-month ban on onion exports, announced by the Egyptian government on September 20 with immediate effect. Acting on the Egyptian Trade Minister's decision, Egyptian Customs issued their circular #116 banning onion exports, only to issue circular
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In the 2022/2023 campaign, Spain exported 368.77 million kilos of zucchini, i.e., 17.94% less than in the 2020/2021 campaign, in which it exported the largest amount in history, according to Hortoinfo figures. read more

Last August, fruit prices in Greece jumped 10.6% year-on-year and those of vegetables by 17.5%, while they increased by 14.15% and 12.04%, respectively, from January to August. Prices are increasing this year at a faster rate than last year, though production costs have decreased since 2022.
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Asparagus is grown on about 22,000 hectares in Germany, while the vegetable grows on just over 3,000 hectares in the Netherlands, according to John Schuurman. He is responsible at Enza Zaden for the Daleza F1 variety, which was introduced in 2020. "Many plant propagators are concentrated in the
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