Indian mango prices higher due to increased air freight rates
2024-03-25 00:00
The mango season in India has been ongoing for a few weeks now. According to Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Kay Bee Exports, the season should last until the end of June: "Thanks to a favourable weather and the absence of unseasonal rains, the mango season started early
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Recent weather patterns have cast a shadow over cucumber supplies from Ukraine’s greenhouse complexes, as noted by EastFruit. The persistent overcast skies have led to a dip in market availability, prompting producers to adjust their wholesale pricing upward.
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Red Tractor axes Greener Farms Commitment
2024-03-22 15:00
Red Tractor Assurance is dropping its Greener Farms Commitment module (GFC) following feedback from its members, the organisation announced today (22 March).
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Digital truck handling in Hamburg
2024-03-22 12:00
Since 20 March, the GATE PASS solution from CONROO has been introduced at EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH), which, among other things, enables fully digital verification of truck drivers. The aim: more efficiency and more security throughout the entire process at the EUROGATE container terminals.
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Innovations in irrigation digitalisation key to new agricultural era
2024-03-22 00:00
At this international juncture where agriculture consumes 70% of the fresh water available each year in the world to feed the planet's population, technological innovations are presented as a real alternative to achieve better irrigation management, especially in the
Southeast Asia
South America
Innovations in irrigation digitalisation key to new agricultural era
2024-03-22 00:00
At this international juncture where agriculture consumes 70% of the fresh water available each year in the world to feed the planet's population, technological innovations are presented as a real alternative to achieve better irrigation management, especially in the
Southeast Asia
South America
Co-op adds ‘Best of British’ page to promote UK food
2024-03-21 16:00
The Co-op has become the latest retailer to launch a dedicated “Best of British” section on its online delivery website in a commitment to British sourcing.
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European supermarket chains install fruit ripeness scanners
2024-03-21 14:00
Supermarkets across Europe have started to employ AI-based freshness scanners that could eventually tell shoppers if a number of different fruits are ripe before they buy them.
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India: a market on the move
2024-03-21 12:00
Fresh Produce India made a welcome return this week for the first in-person event since the start of the pandemic. A capacity crowd of almost 300 international delegates gathered in Mumbai’s Trident Nariman Point hotel to hear about the latest developments in India’s fresh produce market.
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This week in Fruchthandel magazine: logistics, mushrooms, Germany
2024-03-21 06:00
When people talk about disruptive factors, the trade and geopolitical crises of recent years - as a result of the pandemic and military aggression - are usually mentioned first. However, disruption can also have completely different causes. For example, excessive greed and
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Ngs, strawberries and small fruits need varietal innovation
2024-03-21 00:00
For the third consecutive year, the Open Day of the breeder Nova Siri Genetics(Ngs), specialised in strawberries and small fruits, took place in Policoro today. The event fostered discussion with the entire supply chain, with guests from Italy, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Egypt and Albania,
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Ngs, strawberries and small fruits need varietal innovation
2024-03-21 00:00
For the third consecutive year, the Open Day of the breeder Nova Siri Genetics(Ngs), specialised in strawberries and small fruits, took place in Policoro today. The event fostered discussion with the entire supply chain, with guests from Italy, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Egypt and Albania,
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Port of Antwerp: CPu introduced - important step in digitalising the logistics chain for containers
2024-03-20 15:00
Certified Pick up not only improves the safety of incoming containers, but also creates a transparent logistics chain as the first centralised platform. Preparations for connecting the terminals behind the locks in Antwerp to CPu are also underway.
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NORMA's environmental footprint significantly improved once again thanks to sustainable IFCO returnable crates
2024-03-20 11:00
The food discounter and the world's leading provider of reusable crates, known as RPCs, entered into a long-term partnership in 2023. The aim was to reduce single-use packaging in the supply chain and at the same time combat food waste. Now
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Officinal and aromatic herbs, growth doubled in Emilia-Romagna
2024-03-20 00:00
The officinal herbs business is growing. In Emilia-Romagna in eight years the hectares have increased by 82% (from 236 in 2016 to 480 last year) and the companies by +110% (from 306 to 644). The data emerged from the meeting Officinali: l'Emilia-Romagna non aspetta, promoted by Macfrut with
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Officinal and aromatic herbs, growth doubled in Emilia-Romagna
2024-03-20 00:00
The officinal herbs business is growing. In Emilia-Romagna in eight years the hectares have increased by 82% (from 236 in 2016 to 480 last year) and the companies by +110% (from 306 to 644). The data emerged from the meeting Officinali: l'Emilia-Romagna non aspetta, promoted by Macfrut with
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EU supply chain law: call for standards and digitalisation to counter competitive disadvantages
2024-03-18 10:00
They are also calling for a reduction in bureaucracy and increased digitalisation both at EU level and within companies.
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Croplands and Robotics Plus announce distribution partnership
2024-03-18 05:00
Croplands, Nufarm’s emerging solutions spray equipment platform, and Robotics Plus, a New Zealand-based agritech company, have announced they are joining forces to bring Prospr to the Australian and New Zealand horticulture market.
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Mattei Plan: 40 thousand hectares cultivated for Africa's growth
2024-03-18 00:00
Over 40,000 hectares cultivated for the growth of Africa with the creation of jobs, the provision of goods and services, the development of agro-energy from renewable sources and the transmission of knowledge and technology for local production and the development of new sales networks with
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#Repartofresh. Iperal values local producers and social enterprises
2024-03-18 00:00
The growth path of the Iperal network continues with new openings in Lombardy and sales outlets covering an area of around 1,500 square metres, as in the case of the supermarket in Dongo (Co), the first opening of the year, reported in Gdoweek. The store is in line with the
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