AI: fresh order optimization software now includes local produce
2024-01-03 00:00
This week, a partnership between IDA, a fresh produce order optimization software that enables stores, central purchasing agencies, and wholesalers to "maximize margins and minimize losses" thanks to artificial intelligence, and Kheops, which enables them to "specialize their offer to their
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Port of Fortaleza anticipates twofold fruit export increase with new shipping routes
2024-01-03 00:00
The Port of Fortaleza, also known as the Mucuripe Port, has introduced four new fruit export routes for the 2023/2024 season (from September to February). These routes include services to London, Rotterdam, Le Havre (France), and Vigo (Spain).
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"Extending periods of availability to avoid losses and stock-outs"
2024-01-03 00:00
"Vegetable growers are always looking for solutions to increase their business performance," begins Benoit Janny of Janny MT. Some of them have relied on strategic post-harvest storage to increase the value of their vegetable production. To do so, they rely on a naturally controlled atmosphere.
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The Canadian Potato Summit will make its virtual return on January 18, 2024. The event promises to be a significant gathering for potato industry professionals. Organized by Potatoes in Canada magazine, the summit will be a half-day event filled with live sessions. These sessions are not just
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Aldi slashes food waste and sets new 2030 target
2024-01-02 14:00
Aldi has announced a 57 per cent reduction in its food waste as a percentage of total food sales, achieving its 2030 target eight years ahead of schedule.
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Morocco: Berry industry writes success story in the Middle East
2024-01-02 14:00
According to 'EastFruit', Morocco has increased its exports of fresh berries to the Middle East by an average of 64% per year over the past few campaigns. In the first four months of the 2023/24 marketing year, Morocco delivered 127 tonnes of berries to the Persian Gulf.
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"In the run-up to Chinese New Year, issues in the Red Sea could cause complications"
2024-01-02 00:00
The threat of Houthi rebels in the Red Sea means several shipping companies say they will opt for the route around the Cape of Good Hope. That significantly affects European exports to Asian countries, as is the case for Belgian Fruit Valley. It is currently in the midst of its export season,
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Trops invests EUR 6 million in Portugal
2024-01-02 00:00
On 2 January, the Spanish company Trops began work on the extension of its warehouse in Tavira (Portugal), which will add a new production centre to its Portuguese headquarters. The investment, which amounts to more than six million euros, should be completed by "the middle of January".
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"This year we are noticing a significant increase in melon and watermelon consumption in winter"
2024-01-02 00:00
The decline in logistics costs and unusually warm weather in the autumn months have boosted the demand for Piel de Sapo melon and watermelon during the off-season in Spain and given an impulse to the growing trend towards the year-round consumption of these products.
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Idlib sees too many Turkish tomatoes flooding the market
2024-01-02 00:00
An Idlib vegetable merchant claims that the al-Hal popular market is flooded with tomatoes, imported from Turkey. The quantities exceed the market’s capacity, leading to a drop in prices and financial losses for the merchants.
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FreshPlaza.com launches new website
2024-01-02 00:00
At FreshPlaza.com we start the new year with a celebration. All of our websites have undergone a restyling. We've tailored the new website more to benefit the user experience. From now on, it will be possible to open and close the sectors under the top 10 texts. For example, if you only want
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Daxel Logistics & Solutions Benelux continues under new name
2024-01-02 00:00
From today on, we are officially called Getting Logistics Done. Daxel Benelux is now separated from the parent company, Daxel Italy, and continues under the name Getting Logistics Done.
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Capacity crunch as all-time high number of vessels reroute around Cape of Good Hope
2024-01-02 00:00
The number of ships that have diverted from the Suez Canal to the Cape of Good Hope has reached a record high of 125 ships as of 24 December, exceeding the number seen when the Ever Given was grounded in the canal in March 2021.
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The most revolutionary packaging
2023-12-28 00:00
Like so many things these days, containers and packaging are experiencing a revival. As a result of the latest studies carried out by AINIA (Instituto Tecnológico de la Alimentación), it has been determined that the best way to transport fruit and vegetables is in containers.
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Representatives from the Latin American banana industry have expressed their dismay about plans by European supermarkets to reduce the price of bananas by €1.30 a box. The price would go from €16.3 to €15 per box.
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New studies confirm production increase thanks to Moleaer technology
2023-12-27 00:00
Moleaer's innovative nanobubble technology, distributed in Spain by BS Nature (Biosabor), has been proving since its introduction in the market to be a real innovation in the agri-food sector, especially in greenhouse crops. Studies carried out in
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Fresh carrot prices in Ukraine began to rise
2023-12-24 00:00
Fresh carrot prices in Ukraine began to rise from the beginning of December 2023, analysts of the EastFruit project report. Despite higher prices, demand remains robust, which keeps pushes carrot prices further up.
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“Chilean cherry season boosts sales of disposable USB temperature and humidity recorders”
2023-12-22 00:00
It is the peak season for Chilean cherries. As the import and export volume of the fruit industry rebounds, the market demand for temperature recorders used in logistics is also higher than in the same period last year.
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Fresh brand, growing numbers
2023-12-22 00:00
Anticipation is high for the fourth edition of Marca Fresh of which Fresh Point Magazine is media partner. The exclusive format, centred on sustainable innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector, will take place as part of Marca by BolognaFiere, the only trade fair in Italy for the mdd, scheduled to be held at the exhibition centre
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The first grade cooperative from Almeria, Vicasol, closes 2023 with the start of several R&D&I projects with technology centres such as Coexphal and Tecnova to increase productivity, quality and also the profitability of its production processes in a cross-cutting manner. Both
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