In June, the CIV-Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti proceeded with its continuous updating and sharing of information with other European operators by participating in events such as the "Delphy ISFC Field Day" in the Netherlands and the Congress of Red Fruits in Spain, with the aim of growing and
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The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce published the results of its survey conducted in the spring of 2023 to highlight the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts on the whole produce industry and end consumers. read more

Sources forecast that Ukraine’s walnut production will stand at 106,500 tons for marketing year (MY) 2023/24,similar to MY2022/23. Production fell in 2022 because some production areas are currently in occupied territory at the time of the report writing. Exports are slow, plagued by quality
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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) issued a 72-hour strike notice to the British Colombia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) with regards to the expired collective agreement. The BCMEA received a formal, written strike notice on 28 June and ILWU Canada
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This month FreshPlaza will focus on Automation. read more

Zumoval, the Spanish manufacturer of high-quality juice presses, has announced a new innovation. "The proven juice presses of the Fasttop line are now not only equipped with a shower for better and more effective cleaning, but also with an ingenious system so that fruit flies can no longer get
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The container shipping market is alive as container shipping giants Maersk, Evergreen and CMA CGM collectively place orders for up to 44 containerships. Evergreen has emerged as the biggest spender with a reported order of twenty-four 16,000 TEU containerships. It seems the order has been spread
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Penny Italia is currently launching its Pianetiamo line dedicated to fourth range salads from vertical farming, in particular from aeroponic technology. The retailer is the first brand with a private label from vertical farming and thus makes its commitment even more concrete
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Nearly two years of the pandemic have brought significant changes to the international maritime freight industry. During the crisis’s peak, the freight cost per container skyrocketed to over US$13,000. This was due to bottlenecks in various supply chains, port closures, and reduced space on
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SanLucar lands in Italy in 2019 to bring its wide range of high-quality fruit and vegetables to the Italian consumer. More than 100 references with a common denominator: excellent taste and quality that should embody the freshness of a product that arrives in the hands of the customer as
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Following the acquisition in 2018 of the stone fruit and apple varietal improvement program from Agro Sélections Fruits (ASF), as well as the Primor program in 2020, Frutaria Innovation is launching some new low chilling varieties that will allow it to extend the start of its production schedule. read more

The UK is no longer as attractive a market as it once was for European fruit and vegetables. Fruitnet reports the news, with supply chain expert Jim Jofcoate speaking. Jofcoate points out that in the last 25 years the UK has undergone a major
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Aurea Imaging, a crop intelligence provider for fruit growers, has announced the launch of TMS TreeScout®, the world's first fully integrated tractor-mounted sensor for precision orchard management. Powered by AI and 3D computer vision, TMS (Tractor Mounted Sensor) TreeScout helps farmers with
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Sea-Intelligence has published issue 142 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including May 2023. As the report itself is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this press release
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Zimbabwe's high-tech agricultural research hub Kutsaga has distributed over 3 million potato plantlets using the new tissue culture technology. The distribution is meant to ensure self-sufficiency in the national potato and horticulture micro-propagation for the Presidential Rural Horticultural
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Belgian potato, vegetable, and fruit traders and representatives from the processing sector gathered on Tuesday, 27 June, for Fresh Trade Belgium, Belgapom, and Vegebe's annual FVPhouse event. After the general meeting, sustainable food and the agriculture and horticulture of the future were the
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Defra farming minister Mark Spencer has reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting farmers in the wake of the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review into UK labour shortages in the food supply chain. read more

Defra farming minister Mark Spencer has reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting farmers in the wake of the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review into UK labour shortages in the food supply chain. read more

Former G’s CEO John Shropshire, OBE, has today (30 June) published his much-anticipated independent review into labour shortages in the UK food supply chain. read more

The Mexican apple packer is based in Cuautemoc, Chihuahua one of the country’s major apple production regions. The medium-sized business had originally used manual sorting equipment and invested in Reemoon’s intelligent sorting equipment to increase production capacity, control quality, and
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