Trapview uses AI and machine learning to monitor pests
2023-06-16 00:00
Pest control is one of the battlefields of the agricultural sector. A problem that is increasing with climate change and which is depleting crops and taking away a large part of the investment of producers.
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AgroFresh Solutions Inc., an AgTech innovator that provides produce freshness solutions and digital technologies that enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce, announces three new additions to its Apple Complete portfolio. OMRI-certified CeraFruta® and Teycer™ Originals
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The Melon House Fair 2023 is back in Murcia
2023-06-16 00:00
This edition of Enza Zaden's Melon House Fair will focus on taste, consistency, supply throughout the year, and resistance. Along with these issues, the seed house also seeks to respond to the challenges of the sector such as sustainability, productive efficiency, and the reduction of labor costs.
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DP World’s SeaRates partners with C P World to digitise global trade logistics for small cargo owners
2023-06-16 00:00
DP World’s SeaRates has now integrated with C P World to help digitise global trade and provide more choice for smaller cargo owners and freight forwarders operating around the world. The integration means customers moving less than a full container load will benefit from streamlined logistics
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Industry relief over port labor agreement
2023-06-16 00:00
Following the tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the produce industry is feeling a sense of relief.
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Cold chain boost in the Philippines
2023-06-15 09:00
Philippine fresh produce growers have gained access to enhanced cold chain logistics after Aboitiz Group’s Fresh Depot deployed modular and sustainable cold storage units across key growing regions.
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Visitors to the 16th National Organic Conference are in for an immersive experience showcasing the best of organic food and farming, with opportunities to attend discussions on supply chains and food networks, explore the latest scientific advancements in the sector, and tour a local organic
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Vertically farmed lettuce represents the future of agriculture as regular supply chain disruptions in traditional crop farming due to the weather, climate, and contamination remain as uncertain as ever. For the fast-growing Canadian vertical farm, Vision Greens, growing perfect and affordable
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AI-powered produce scanners to put an end to wasted strawberries
2023-06-15 00:00
OneThird, a food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, today announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the supply chain of Bakker Barendrecht, part of Greenyard and the sole supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables
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Mercabarna: from 0.41 euro/kilo to 0.57 euro/kilo in 2022.
2023-06-15 00:00
Its proximity to France, its logistics and its state-of-the-art facilities make the Mercabarna Central Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Complementary Activities Zone, known as ZAC, the main potato trading centre in Spain. Around 400,000
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Bakker Barendrecht: AI-controlled fruit scanners from OneThird in Albert Heijn's supply chain
2023-06-15 00:00
OneThird, an AI-based food tech company that combats the annual waste of one-third of all food produced, announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanning technology in Bakker Barendrecht's supply chain. The company, which is part of Greenyard, is
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Lamb Weston opens new innovation centre
2023-06-15 00:00
With a small-scale production line, or pilot line, the new innovation centre offers the opportunity to innovate products using different potato varieties, cutting techniques, fry shapes and flavours. And it also provides Lamb Weston EMEA with the opportunity to
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Thirty new hybrids in the new HM.CLAUSE catalog
2023-06-15 00:00
Varietal innovation in the horticultural production sector is crucial if companies wish to stay current. The effort made to remain in domestic and foreign markets is certainly aided by seed companies that each year release new varieties, genetically updated, able to meet the challenges of the
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Brazilian giant also wants potato for processing
2023-06-15 00:00
The multinational Kellogg intends to double its production capacity for Pringels potatoes in Brazil, just five years after starting local production. The Brazilian market, with a population of more than 215 million consumers and a rising pyramid
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'First sugar apricots arrived from Turkey'
2023-06-15 00:00
Spanish apricots dominated and were most likely flanked by Italians. Unloadings from France complemented. From Turkey came, on the one hand Matador; on the other hand the first sugar apricots also arrived, which cost € 25 per 10 kg in Hamburg and € 4 per kg in Berlin. Overall, availability
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Uzbekistan improves banana import logistics
2023-06-15 00:00
EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of the banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale prices relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale prices of bananas in Uzbekistan are now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova.
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"You'll find our trailers from Japan to Siberia to the Netherlands"
2023-06-15 00:00
What began, in 1948, as a small company in an equally small Dutch village called Noorden has grown into a global player and market leader: Van der Peet Logistics and Transport Solutions, which, in fact, turns 75 today, June 15. "We play an important role in the food chain," begins Henk van der Peet.
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Conserve Italia, restarts juice production in Barbiano
2023-06-15 00:00
Fruit juice production has restarted at the Conserve Italia plant in Barbiano di Cotignola, in the province of Ravenna, which was badly hit by the floods of 16 and 17 May. "After twenty-six days spent cleaning up and restoring production departments and warehouses damaged by
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Qatar Airways Cargo, along with its ground handling partner Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo has announced its latest achievement – the IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) certification.
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How to empower women in the agri-food system
2023-06-15 00:00
In a recent event in Brussels, FAO presented the key findings of the report ‘The Status of Women in Agriculture.’ The report highlighted the significant contributions of women within the global food supply chain, shedding light on the vital roles that women play in ensuring food security
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