Food and drink producers are facing a sustainability dilemma. The need for eco-friendly packaging is growing, but it costs more and often isn’t as versatile. Faced with anti-plastic regulation and carbon reduction targets, commitment and major investments are needed to increase renewable
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What needs to be considered when storing fruit and vegetables? The QS Academy will answer these and other questions in the live online seminar on 28 June 2023. Participants will learn interesting facts about maintaining the quality of goods in fruit and vegetable storage from 10 am to around 12 pm. read more

In this way, Don Gregorio closes the melon cycle with the same Sakata genetics throughout the 12 months of the year. Joaquin Navarro, the company's Development Manager, affirms that "we are sure that it will be a very successful variety because, in addition, it has the capacity to
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Degrees of innovation in the mushroom industry vary greatly around the world. In North America for instance, selling mushrooms in a blue container is the standard and product containing dirt is completely acceptable. “Mushroom growers in this part of the world have been able to get away with
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the newest rail freight company in the United States, added 1,000 53-foot reefer containers for its Mexico Midwest Express (MMX) intermodal service. This means the company’s fleet is more than doubling. read more

Benedetta Ricci Iamino, Head of the Cherry Category at TOMRA Food explains to Fruit Today magazine how, thanks to their machinery, larger volumes of cherries can be processed in the same period of time, without affecting quality. read more

Jairo Hernández, commercial director of Gregal Soluciones Informáticas explains how the company has evolved to be able to provide various technological solutions to the agri-food sector.The need for technology in the fruit and vegetable sector is undeniable.
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According to Statistics Canada, fewer fresh fruits and vegetables were available to Canadians in 2022. The most important causes were the ongoing supply chain issues, labor shortages and price increases. The amount of available fresh fruit declined by more than five per cent in 2022 from the
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The space has a staff of more than 130 people and a total working area of more than 14,000 m² for four refrigerated areas at different temperatures and more than 30 loading/unloading docks where palletised goods are received daily from the suppliers of
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Hong Kong's airline, Cathay Pacific's veteran air-cargo manager Shuichi Ueba is now in his 35th year for the company and has seen it all. As the Regional Head of Cargo for Japan and Korea he is in charge of sending fresh produce to Japan and South Korea and the rest of the region. read more

Xeneta’s Shipping Index (XSI) has been falling for the past nine months as shippers renegotiated lower contract rates on the back of sharply falling spot rates. However, the 27.5% drop for May marks a collapse. Patrik Berglund, CEO of Xeneta, stated: “If industry observers were left
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Climate change is having a significant impact on global rainfall patterns. As the planet warms, the atmosphere can store more moisture, leading to more intense and frequent rainfall in some regions. At the same time, in other regions, the risk of
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GreenTech, the global meeting point for horticultural technology professionals, will take place from June 13 to 15, 2023 at the RAI in Amsterdam. The fair expects to host 11,000 horticulture professionals and 525 exhibitors from around the world. The full list of exhibitors is available on the
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The Melbourne Market is generating power from otherwise empty space.  read more

Vertical Future partnered with Modi Fresh to bring its advanced vertical farming and crop science insights to the Indian market. read more

Brisbane-based company Earthodic has managed to create an innovative and trademarked bio-based coating solution 'Paperbarc', and recently attracted investments of $1.85 million in a pre-seed round led by Tenacious Ventures and Investible. read more

The Dutch fruit growers cooperative FruitMasters achieved a positive result in the 2022 financial year. That was announced during the Members' Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening, May 30. Despite the turbulent market, turnover was €253 million, and almost €1 million was distributed to
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A team of researchers from the Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego (UPAO) managed to field test a mobile robot to optimize the harvesting of blueberries, which has the ability to count, detect, and project the degree of maturity of the fruit in the bush, through artificial intelligence algorithms. read more

New Holland Agriculture will be in the spotlight at Enovitis in Campo, on 7 and 8 June, with its range dedicated to orchards with the opportunity to test live the latest innovations such as the T4F (Tractor of the Year 2023) and the TK4 crawler tractor range. Space will also be given to solutions for the
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US lettuce grower, Little Leaf Farms, is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, this fall. This will be the fifth greenhouse for Little Leaf Farms and the brand's second greenhouse in Pennsylvania. With the expanded capacity of 10 additional acres of
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