Tomra Food is to launch two new sorting and grading solutions: the Tomra Neon pre-grader for machine-harvested fresh blueberries and the new-generation Spectrim X series, which leverages Deep Learning for more precise sorting and grading. read more

After 2 challenging years due to drought and high shipping costs, there is finally some respite for Chile’s citrus exporters. Greater rainfall this year has helped increase productivity. At week 40, the season closed with shipments totalling 380,390 tons (24,076,863 boxes), which is 46% higher
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The drought situation, high temperatures and the decrease in the local production of vegetables have made it necessary to increase the import of fresh foodstuffs from Morocco to Malaga by ship, East Fruit reports referring to Surinenglish.com. read more

Very positive numbers for the recently concluded 15th edition of Fruit Attraction: an increase of 16% of professionals and 10% of both exhibitors and exhibition area. Logistics area increased by 31%. read more

A perfect storm has been gathering over UK road transport prices for the past few months. The returning HGV levy, clean air charges, rising fuel prices and higher business costs have all contributed. read more

"With just over 15 days to go until the start of the Anti-Inflation Quarterly, we can be satisfied for several reasons, which indicate that we are on the right track in the fight against high living costs,
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"The first aquaponics unit for breeding ornamental fish with the capacity to produce 35 thousand pieces of fish was launched in Ravand region," shares the head of the livestock production improvement department of the Kashan Agricultural Jihad Administration in Iran. read more

The world's leading trade fair for the global fresh produce business, FRUIT LOGISTICA, has begun accepting applications for its coveted annual FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) and also for its much sought-after Tech Stage presentation spaces. In addition to FLIA, in 2024 the
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Florida oranges are shipping steadily in what, to date, looks to be a calmer season than 2022. “Last season was unique. We had two hurricanes and the freeze so our volume was down for that reason,” said Steven Callaham of the Dundee Citrus Growers. “We’ve had for the most part
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AINIA has presented at the ftalks Food Summit Valencia 2023, the START-BEC programme for technological support to emerging companies in the field of the bioeconomy. The objective is to promote innovative value chains linked to the agri-food sector, which contribute to boosting the
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Back in 1978, Coliman Bananas- Grupo AGGALL was established with the goal to ensure a reliable supply chain of produce from start to finish. This was achieved by creating a vertically integrated entity, overseeing production, marketing, and distribution. Today, the company is still under the
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Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of avocados and an array of fresh fruits, unveiled, for the first time in virtual reality, its "Orchard of the Future" at Fruit Attraction 2023 in Madrid. Dr. Merensky's vision, encapsulated in the motto "To Do Good," serves as the guiding principle for
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The Alcoaxarquia Group has just acquired a new processing plant in Morocco through the subsidiary Alcoaxarquía Maroc. With this operation the company reinforces its presence in North Africa and in avocado production. read more

50 years of growth and innovation in the sign of cooperation and support to people and the community: this is the story of PAC 2000A, the first Cooperative in terms of economic size among the 5 of the Conad System (with a 35.6% share of the Group's total turnover in Italy), which
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The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) quoted 622.2 points in week 41, which improved 4.8% from the previous week and has remained on an upward trend for two back-to-back weeks. read more

What are the characteristics that make packaging truly sustainable? This question was answered by the speakers at the webinar 'Sustainable Packaging between Sustainability and Innovation' organised yesterday morning by EdizioniDistribuzione Moderna. read more

The Alcoaxarquía Group has just acquired a new processing plant in Morocco through its subsidiary Alcoaxarquía Maroc. With this operation, the company strengthens its presence in North Africa and in avocado production. read more

"Exports are quite well spread but the high prices make for slightly more competition on the global market. That's from places like China and Egypt in destinations such as Malaysia. Egypt has onions in Africa, too. So, trade's not steaming ahead like it did last season," says Tim van Haandel of
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The employees of Ashdod Port are maintaining operational continuity, unloading and loading vital goods for the residents of Israel. The port is vital to the Israeli economy's ability to continue functioning. As such, the port continues operating around the clock despite the emergency,
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Fresh Del Monte Produce has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, in which it has ”reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to conserving the planet”. read more