Soilless cultivation helps prevent all those soil-borne pathogens that can affect yields. That is why Vincenzo Di Natale, administrator of Poggio del Cardo - a company with a long-standing tradition in growing tomatoes -together with his father Silvio, opted to have crops that combine the
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The list of nominees for this year's prestigious FRUIT LOGISTICA (FLIA) Innovation Award is announced at the world's leading trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector. FLIA 2024 TECHNOLOGY NOMINEES read more

DHL Global Forwarding recently inaugurated its new warehouse and headquarters at Schiphol. Many customers and associates attended the grand opening. "Many of our clients had already visited, and most of those who didn't attend had signed up for a private tour," begins Ivo Koopmans, DHL Global
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Implement regenerative practices to ensure greater resilience of farms to climate change, leading to positive effects in terms of environmental and economic sustainability. This is the aim of the multi-year project launched by Melinda together with xFarm
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Australian scientists will be collaborating with their global counterparts to make it quicker and easier to develop new banana, custard apple, papaya, passionfruit and pineapple varieties for Australian growers and consumers. read more

Due to the threat in the Red Sea, a significant logistics bottleneck is looming over the export season of grapes, despite expectations of a bumper season following two lean years. Vilas Shinde, CMD of the Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company, suggested that the increased logistics costs incurred by
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Bayer is exhibiting at Fieragricola, the international agricultural exhibition scheduled at Veronafiere until 3 February 2024; read more

Francesco Canella has passed away, and a great entrepreneur who built his success on gastronomy, fruit and vegetables and meat. I used to call him 'the wizard of fresh food', but his passion combined with that of his brothers Settimo and Pietro for what is 'alive' in grocery shops did not
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The International Air Transport Association released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand rebounded in 2023 with a particularly strong fourth quarter performance despite economic uncertainties. Full-year demand reached a level just slightly below 2022 and 2019. read more

Supplies of California citrus are plentiful right now. “The fruit is big so it’s plentiful in large fruit and very very tight, limited supplies on small fruit--88s and smaller,” says Jim Saavedra of Cecelia Packing Corp. read more

Founded in 1994, the BerryWorld group has evolved from its British roots to an international market leader in the soft fruit category, spanning the entire supply chain. read more

Danish shipping company Maersk has inaugurated a multi-country consolidation (MCC) center in Shanghai, enhancing the city's global shipping hub reputation. The center, located in the Lingang New Area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, began operations recently. The initial import containers hailed
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Information is provided on cultivation, harvesting and varieties of market-relevant articles, among other things. In addition, the marketing standards are explained in terms of structure and content. An integral part of this in-service qualification is the assessment of product samples according to
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Westfalia Fruit says it has successfully trialled an innovative and natural method of ensuring food safety within the supply chain. This new method involves the use of a probiotic, which is stored in a water mist circulating in the ripening room.
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Interko has announced advances to its Ultimo ripening rooms that ”reconfirm their position as the world’s most energy-efficient ripening solution”, while opening up the technology to the pre-cooling market. read more

Episode One of The Power of Branding focuses on the basics of branding in fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Episode One of The Power of Branding focuses on the basics of branding in fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Our packaging hides nothing, so the product is 100% recycled and there is no food waste. So avocados are meant to be enjoyed, not wasted, and the planet benefits from responsible and environmentally conscious behaviour in the avocado supply chain and the
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WayBeyond, a specialist in digital agronomy solutions for protected cropping has shifted its brand identity and strategic focus aiming to empower growers and seed producers with innovative technology and insights for enhanced crop management.   read more

The latest R&D breakthroughs will headline the Citrus Australia’s inaugural Australian Citrus Congress on 5-7 March 2024.  read more