The shipping lines continued where they left off in 2021 and reported a very strong financial result for 2022. At the initial time of writing, 12 of the largest shipping lines had published their financial results – minus CMA CGM (did not publish EBIT), COSCO, ONE, and PIL (had not published
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The present and future of strawberry farming were discussed yesterday in the Nova Siri Genetics workshop 'Strawberry: sustainable varietal innovation as a factor in the development of production and consumption' held at the San Vincenzo Hotel in Policoro and continuing today with an Open Day
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Dover Cargo has reached a milestone with its winter perishable season, handling its largest amount of fresh produce, with 31 vessel calls altogether between December and March. read more

PepsiCo India, through its brand Lay's, on Thursday announced a crop and plot-level predictive intelligence model to help farmers with real-time tracking of the health of potato crop. read more

An endangered national park, 'thirsty' farms and the Spanish right wing doing everything to make water theft legal. This is the picture that is emerging in Andalusia, and which has prompted Brussels to threaten Spain with dragging it into court. Hard to say who the
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MSC has reinforced its continuous investment in Africa with the introduction of the AGL brand. Standing for “Africa Global Logistics”, AGL is the new name for the business formerly known as Bolloré Africa Logistics, or BAL. read more

The Sicilian bell pepper campaign takes place between September and late June in the various areas of the island. The main productions are grown in polytunnels along the southern coast, but good quantities also come from greenhouses. The main type is the "1/2 long" or "3/4" (lamuyo)". FreshPlaza
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In order to bring to consumers' tables a product that is adequate in terms of healthiness and sustainability, careful and meticulous defence in the countryside cannot be ignored, especially against those diseases, such as Monilia in stone fruit, that can cause the classic post-harvest rot,
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COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited today announced the annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries ended 31 December 2022. read more

Covid-19 has made food safety more important. In no doubt, postharvest treatment creates an opportunity for bacteria to enter. Juran Technologies wants to provide technological solutions that add value. read more

In Kazakhstan, there is a shortage of vegetable storage facilities, especially during the off-season. In response to this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture has planned the construction of 97 fruit and vegetable warehouses with a total volume of 335.6 thousand tons. As part of this plan, 10
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Ellips grading technology and machine manufacturer Van Wamel have ended their collaboration for future projects. "The current customers of Ellips / Van Wamel will remain in good hands. Together we will continue to provide the desired service as required. For new grading systems or upgrading a
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Vanguard CEO Craig Stauffer talks about the growing discussions around food scarcity. During the Covid-19 pandemic and the infamous toilet paper shortage, empty grocery store shelves were a a common sight. Food scarcity is a growing concern worldwide and it is partly due to the disruptions in
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In a banana farm in La Orotava (Tenerife), ALDI presented its initiative to value the work on sustainability of Canarian producers and good practices in the cultivation of bananas in the Canary Islands; an action that is part of its Sustainability Plan for 2023. read more

Times are running and besides talking about changing opening hours, wholesale markets also have to deal with online. Who said, in fact, that food centres have to be only physical? The turning point comes from Spain, where it was decided to create an
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Packaging is becoming increasingly important for the presentation of a product, which is why nothing should be left to chance, not even the choice of packaging machine. read more

The University of Lincoln is part of an innovation to deliver an accelerated programme of robotic crop harvesting for horticulture and is one of just three projects to be chosen for a share of £9m funding from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ Farming Innovation Programme. read more

Associate Professor Andrew Geering from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) said monitoring for avocado sunblotch is important to protect lucrative overseas markets. read more

A year-long pandemic with numerous lockdowns, war in Europe, exploding costs for energy and thus also for transport, refrigeration and storage, unstable supply chains worldwide, staff shortages, currency turbulence ... How can the fruit industry cope with this bundle of crises?
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Patatas Meléndez, a company from Valladolid with a turnover of 110 million euros in 2022, has just made history in the fresh potato sector. The company has inaugurated its new automated factory, in which it has invested more than 36 million euros and whose advances are focused on
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