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San Lucar presents the new edition of its Dreams Magazine
2024-02-23 00:00
With the aim to offer the best fruit and vegetables of premium quality and to do so in a way that they can be proud of, sustainability is one of the cornerstones of SanLucar' corporate strategy.
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Fruit and vegetable growing cannot do without probe checks
2024-02-23 00:00
In the ever-changing agricultural landscape, the adoption of the latest technological innovations is crucial to ensure not only the survival but also the success of crops.
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In line with its philosophy and absolute conviction about the need to progress day by day and relentlessly both in the modernisation of all the structures and processes of the fruit and vegetable sector and also in the commitment to environmental sustainability,
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The container freight storm subsides
2024-02-23 00:00
The container shipping market is metabolising the Red Sea crisis and also 22 February 2024 shows a decline in spot freight rates on almost all routes, with the exception of the route between Rotterdam and New York. This is shown by the Drewry Container Index, which in the
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"Exports of fruit orchard machinery are on the rise".
2024-02-23 00:00
For a manufacturer of orchard management technology, expanding horizons with sales abroad is always good news. "We are pleased that our orchard management machinery is sought after not only in Italy, but also abroad. In the
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"We can offer our Murcian table grape varieties all year round".
2024-02-23 00:00
In 2002, the Murcian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA) and the Murcian company for Table Grape Research and Technology (ITUM) started a breeding programme with the main objective of developing new table grape varieties that would be of high quality.
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Triangle Italy, Chile, China, in the name of the cherry
2024-02-23 00:00
One of the seven cherry varieties of the Sweet series, the result of research by the University of Bologna, has entered the Asian market. After several years of testing and investment in production, the Sweet Aryana cherry variety (PA1UNIBO), born of research carried out by the Department of
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"New sustainable packaging for the agri-food sector".
2024-02-23 00:00
While the issue of packaging is causing more turmoil than ever in the sector, companies continue to develop increasingly "sustainable" solutions. This is the case of ASV Packaging and Hinojosa Packaging Group, which will be present at the CFIA trade fair in Rennes from 12 to 14 March 2024.
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Nearly 20 years ago, Frischezentrum Melzig moved to its new location with a refrigerated warehouse in the southwest of Aschaffenburg. From there, the wholesale company evolved into a full-range supplier in the fruit and vegetable sector and became a renowned partner of regional gastronomy,
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Smaller-scale grower achieves big results with grading technology
2024-02-23 00:00
Pioneer Potatoes is a relatively small family farm in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. "We're a sixth-generation farm specializing in potato growing, packing, and shipping for the past 25 years. However, our farming legacy spans over 150 years, including various other produce. Although we
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Red berries, such as Goji berries, represent an opportunity for agriculture in Cáceres.
2024-02-23 00:00
The Jornada Rural Innovación Hub La Vera-Campo Arañuelo that took place yesterday in Villanueva de la Vera analysed the opportunities that red fruits offer Extremadura; and as Óscar Valero, manager of the HUB La Vera-Campo Arañuelo Rural Innovation Centre explained, one of these fruits
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Kiwi Red Passion, a case of success and innovation
2024-02-23 00:00
The Kiwi Passion® Consortium holds the licence to produce and market the red-fleshed kiwi variety Red Passion® in Europe. This kiwi variety represents a new market opportunity for producers and investors. Despite the complicated
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LBP Rotterdam stays ahead of the curve
2024-02-22 18:00
At Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Fruitnet sat down with Anton Filippo, commercial director of LBP Rotterdam, to discuss the latest developments at the Netherlands-based logistics business.
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DP World has installed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its London Gateway logistics hub.
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Delivered by Hort Innovation and led by QUT in partnership with Future Food Systems, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub (ARM) and BNL Industrial Solutions, the US$2 million programme will use technologies such as computer vision and machine learning to help the
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Genetically modified TR4-resistant banana approved for consumption
2024-02-22 01:00
The Australian government has issued Queensland University of Technology (QUT) a licence to commercially release QCAV-4, a genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana that is highly resistant to tropical race 4 (TR4).
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Robotic arm under development to automate banana de-handing
2024-02-22 01:00
Australian scientists are researching and developing new technology to build a robotic arm that will automate the repetitive and intensive parts of banana processing.
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In a notable exploration of packaging sustainability, Metsa Board and Narpes Grönsaker, a Finnish vegetable cooperative, embarked on a study to assess cherry tomato packages made of paperboard against those crafted from recycled PET plastic. This investigation delves into aspects such as
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Fruits of the forest, new products from F.lli Orsero
2024-02-22 00:00
F.lli Orsero, synonymous with Extra Premium fruit and vegetables, renews its line dedicated to berries and presents a new packaging solution, unique in the national panorama.
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