UK vegetable and materials handling equipment manufacturer Haith Group has appointed Mark Lloyd as its first-ever non-executive director. read more

AP Moller-Maersk has said that it recorded a “robust” set of results in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, despite what it described as “difficult market conditions”. read more

Investment into the export supply chain is paying dividends for the Chinese lychee industry with more fruit reaching more markets as a result. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica is back in Hong Kong this year it takes place 6-8 September 2023 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong read more

Monday July 31 was a special day. On an early morning in the middle of the summer holidays, the 60-strong Eqraft team got together to admire the brand-new head office, only a stone’s throw away from the original premises. read more

The abnormal start of the current stone fruit campaign had already led farmers to expect that something would go in the wrong direction this year, due to a series of climatic and socio-economic factors that contributed to the chaos on the markets. However, it was the entire supply chain,
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"Cargo handling covers a significant percentage of intralogistics costs. The way of managing the flow of goods has undergone huge transformations in recent years along with the spread of automated systems", says Krzysztof Korzeniewski with FPHU Maryniaczyk. The company has helped many growers
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A whitepaper released by PalletEarth has found that complying with new sustainability regulations could be an uphill battle for many companies across the EU and UK. And, with nearly 50,000 companies subject to mandatory reporting from FY2024 – the ripple effect will be felt across the global
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Last week, in a sunny break to a wet Cape winter, the Southern African fresh produce industry enjoyed a rare moment to meet colleagues from across the region, although producers were fewer in number than previous years and, as noted by an audience member, most shipping lines not in attendance. read more

Facilitating the export of apples of Moldovan origin to the Indian market, including the approval of phytosanitary requirements to complete the import approval procedure for this product per Indian law, was one of the main topics discussed by the Director General of the National Food Safety
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Prosane® is the name of this French innovation developed by the French start-up Proteme. It consists of an invisible, natural food coating, like a second skin, that extends fruit shelf life by slowing down the ripening process (up to 10 days longer) and significantly reducing the development of
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A delegation from South Australia, led by the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development and several staff members accompanied by representatives of the South Australian agricultural industry and the Australian ambassador to the Netherlands, visited the De Ruiter Experience Center.
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BosDaalen, a temperature controlled transport company, is pleased to announce its successful agreement with Logisteed. With this far-reaching collaboration, BosDaalen BV has agreed to transfer all its shares to Logisteed, Ltd. Through this collaboration with Logisteed, BosDaalen is determined to
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The Gemüsering Group is one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany, which also includes companies such as Kärcher and Andretta, which together with the Gemüsering itself are located at the Stuttgart wholesale market. Freshplaza.de spoke to sales manager Markus Keller on site.
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More than £14 million is to be made available to unlock innovation and develop solutions in the farming sector in two new research and feasibility competitions under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has announced. read more

The potato crop is proving to be increasingly strategic for Apofruit, with a growth in liquidations and cultivated areas also in 2023. Taking stock of the situation is Massimiliano Laghi, technical and quality manager, who explains: "Despite the difficulties
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The apple season 2022/23 in Ukraine was perhaps one of the most difficult in the past decade. “Problems with usage and rising costs of plant protection products, fertilizers, and other inputs, lack of labor force, relatively low prices of apples for processing, no growth in fresh apple prices
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, today, Thursday 3 August, opens its second shop in Parma, Via Cicerone 3/A. read more

Studying the future of agri-food production, offering support for the ecological transition and putting innovation 'in the field', literally: with these objectives, Sanatecht returns to the halls of BolognaFiere from 7 to 9 September for the third edition of a three-day event dedicated
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Proagrica has released an independent commissioned white paper titled ‘Digital Integration. A Fundamentally Powerful Next Step to Agriculture Supply Chain Optimization’, outlining the impact that global trends and challenges have had on the rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. read more