The winter greenhouse season comes to an end, and unfortunately, it is often the smoke signals coming from the fires that agricultural workers set off to dispose of waste from discarded greenhouse materials, with direct effects on human health. A method
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Focusing on the valorisation of quality products through innovative systems such as blockchain, the district programme 'The Abruzzo fruit and vegetable basket of excellence' will be officially presented on Monday 26 June at 5 p.m. in Avezzano (Palazzo Torlonia), at the
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Enjoy cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised packaging, has launched Cherrybox, an innovative product in collaboration with Due Torri, provider of
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Euro Pool System (www.europoolsystem.com) is Europe's leading provider of logistics systems for food retailers and food producers. With our pool of transport container systems and our dense depot network, we are in a position to meet individual read more

For the second leg of the journey into innovation in table grape growing, the Grape Exhibition returned to Puglia with the Nuvaut Edition. The protagonists of the technical day were the new table grape varieties developed on and for the territory, from the
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FRUIT LOGISTICA brought together professionals from the agricultural sector in Almeria on 22 June in Almeria. The aim of the leading Berlin trade fair was to analyse the future of the region's greenhouses, with the active involvement of the
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Farm managers of asparagus and strawberry farms, their employees, trainees, students as well as people in research and consultancy. If they do not earn money directly from the product, their technical or structural innovations can be presented with photo-
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It has green skin with yellow hues and a taste very reminiscent of lime. It is Limelon, the latest variety of melon that has just made its debut on the market. Camilla Chicconi, sales manager of the Brescello-based company, tells us about the new product.
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The Philippines will start shipping fresh mangoes to Australia starting June 2023.  read more

Tickets for the show, which takes place in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September, include free access to the ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS and ASIAFRUIT BUSINESS FORUM, both of which take place on all three days of the show. read more

SanLucar is the first company in Spain to use a 200 KWh Huawei super battery in its logistics platform near Valencia. It was installed by the company Cubierta Solar and is one of the first of its kind available in Europe, the company informs. read more

Linde Material Handling was responsible for optimising the logistics of Madi Ventura - a leader in the dried fruit sector - by implementing a major warehouse automation project at its plant in Chieve, in the province of Crema; read more

South Korea: 7-Eleven tests delivery robot in South Korea read more

Lufthansa Cargo will permanently operate all B777 freighter flights that previously served Mexico City International Airport (MEX, also known as Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU, also known as Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe
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Demand for grapes is high this year. "In fact, all year long. There was tremendous demand for Indian grapes, though those prices could've been a bit higher. The Egyptian season is also going unprecedentedly well. All the containers coming in are often already divided up," says Luciën de Wit of
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On June 1, 2023, Primever Holland opened in Poeldijk, the Netherlands. It has cross-docking facilities for fruit and vegetable transport to France and its distribution from there to the Netherlands. "Proud. That one word summarizes it," says Henk van Berkel. read more

Predicting agricultural yields is one of the big problems for farms, especially with the unstable climate it becomes problematic to develop programmes. But the solution may come from precision agriculture using state-of-the-art tools such as satellites and
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Growing Kent & Medway, Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are joining forces for the first time at this year’s Fruit Focus. read more

Inaugurated in Gallo (Ferrara) the Newpal plant for the production of the innovative and sustainable Noah pallet. A circular supply chain project, unique in Europe, which is the brainchild of Cpr System and Lucart and also involves the Ferrara-based company Vetroresina. A product
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Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions to drive innovation and develop sustainable solutions for farmers. The expansion of the research and
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