Vidalia® Sweet Onions are ready to ship starting today. “We have a beautiful crop this year filled with incredible flavor,” says Troy Bland, CEO of Bland Farms. read more

Wage protests halt high-speed grocery deliveries at India's Zomato read more

Hispatec Agrointeligencia, a leading company in technological solutions for global agriculture, will be present at two key events for the Chilean agricultural industry: the Global Cherry Summit and the South American Blueberry Convention. read more

Wage protests halt high-speed grocery deliveries at India's Zomato read more

The topic of sustainability is and remains on the agenda. It is one of the buzzwords of our time. And yet many consumers do not know what they want. Nevertheless, the trade must serve their wishes adequately. So how must and can sustainability be applied to fruit and vegetables?
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A project is underway to deliver the UK’s first green shipping corridor between the Ports of Dover, Calais and Dunkirk. It is part of the UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. This landmark project will deliver a green corridor business case and plan that can be rolled out to other
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India: How Amazon is using technology to improve farmer livelihoods and boost crop yield read more

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Mike Smith as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective May 29, 2023. Smith will continue to report to Tom Werner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lamb Weston. read more

What could be better, more special, more festive, and more delicious than plump and luscious red cherries for a holiday? In China, cherries have increasingly become a major part of Chinese New Year festivities. They are given as gifts, used as festive decorations, or as an ingredient in dishes
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The Nordheim-based planning office p2raumdesign has now developed a front panel especially for the fresh produce sales counters used by numerous direct marketers throughout Germany, which can be lowered into the counter body as required. From a counter in full service with sales personnel in
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On 24 March 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) ordered the suspension of several emergency authorisations for the plant protection products WAKIL XL, MAXIM XL and Apron XL, which contain the active substance metalaxyl-M, with immediate effect. Affected by the
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SeaPort Manatee, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2020, has been quietly setting one record after another for cargo handled. In fiscal 2022, SeaPort Manatee handled 177,108 cargo containers, nearly as many as Port Tampa Bay, which handled 178,637. SeaPort Manatee has been steadily closing
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Harrison Feng is the Director at Shandong Imperial Garden Biotechnology, a large producer of shiitake logs from China. The company has a strong and growing export division. Covid-19 hampered exports for a few years, but recently the market has stabilized and activities are returning to pre-Covid
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The number of port strikes around the world has been growing over the past year, causing headaches for many parties. The number of protests and strikes affecting port operations quadrupled last year to 38 incidents. From trucker stoppages in South Korea to dock strikes in Britain, worker
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Schedule reliability is one of the many competitive elements in this industry, and as such, the relative performance of the shipping lines provides a view of their competitive positioning. read more

From the major political issues to the state of production, retail and sustainability, Festival of Fresh 2023 has something for everyone. read more

A study by OPRL and Packaging News, with input from Defra, indicates that as many as a third of packaging producers in the UK are not aware of their obligations in relation to the new Extended Producer Responsibility rules, which will become law in 2024. read more

“Mercadona will double its investments to 280 million euro in 2023, which are destined for the construction of the future logistics block in Almeirim (center of the country) and the opening of new stores,” the company stated on Tuesday. read more

Never compromising when respecting and pleasing consumers - this is the approach of OP Frutthera Growers, the company from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) owner of the Nicofruit as well as of the increasingly well-known Fragola Matera® brands. read more

Aop Cio, an association of producer organisations based in Parma, of which Ainpo, Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro and Consorzio Agrario di Cremona are members, presented the TomatER research project, for the improvement of environmental sustainability, to the Emilia-Romagna Region
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