Founded 25 years ago as a common table of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector, an aggregator of innovation and strategies to deal with the problems of the sector, Cso Italy celebrates its anniversary on 28 April in Ferraronewith an event at the Ridotto of the Municipal Theatre in the city of Este, attended by the Minister of
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Sorma Group will be exhibiting again this year at Macfrut (stand 147, hall D1), where it will present the new LCP-128A weigher, specially designed for cluster tomatoes and table grapes, as well as the latest innovations for fruit and vegetable sorting and packaging. The companies
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For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated from Ecuador. The police think it was all meant for another market. read more

At a difficult time for the national fruit-growing industries, grappling with problems of various kinds (climate change, water shortages, alien pathogens and pests), the need for new genotypes, i.e. new genetic material to equip the
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Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), the world's largest publicly traded 100% agricultural company, has released its 2022 Sustainability and ESG Report, which provides an update on the commitments the company has made globally to address some of the challenges it faces.
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Almonds, capers and seaweed for sushi are the basis of the new vegetable battery made by the Italian Institute of Technology; read more

Nature Fresh Farms® is expanding its operations, adding 60,000 square feet to its footprint in Delta, Ohio, with the opening of a new distribution center. The newly built distribution center features high-tech fabrication and automation designed to allow Nature Fresh Farms to better serve
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine was the largest supplier of apples to the Uzbek market in January 2023, despite the ongoing Russian military aggression, complex and expensive logistics, and the multiple difficulties that Ukrainian growers face now. read more

Spalding-based supplier Melon&Co has won the award for Best Corporate Adopter at the inaugural ICC C4DTI Digital Trade Awards. read more

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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