Group A. De Witte has begun the considerable expansion of its Starpack site. This exotic fruit site was bustling last week with the delivery of seven 45-meter-long wooden trusses. "That had some logistics involved with extraordinary transportation needed to get them here," says this Belgian
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A melon whose rind changes color to signal its ideal harvest, storage, and consumption time? That's the new melon line developed by Syngenta Vegetable Seeds. The patent-pending technology was presented at this year's Berlin trade fair, where it won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Silver Award 2023. read more

Apeel Sciences has promoted Ryan Fink to senior vice president of the Americas and Marius du Plessis to chief commercial officer in EMEA. Du Plessis and Fink will leverage the company’s produce supply chain experience to strengthen Apeel’s core commercial business, improve supply network
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With the opening of the new Food Fulfillment Centre, a specialised delivery service warehouse in Bochum, around 1.6 million households can now also use the Rewe delivery service in the Ruhr region. This means that customers in 15 cities benefit from fast deliveries and a large assortment. To
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In the paper packaging sector, a price reduction can currently be observed, while the shortage of materials and the associated delivery times are also tending to decline. "However, falling material prices are only one factor because, at the same time, all other costs, whether logistics, energy,
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The Sociedad Agraria de Transformación (SAT) Del Campo, located in the town of Villacañas (Toledo) and dedicated to the production and processing of pistachio nuts, has received the quality and food safety certificate of the international quality and food safety standard 'International
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Cao Phong oranges from the northern province of Hoa Binh are now officially put up for sale in the UK. This marks the return of this specialty to the global market after over 40 years. The nearly 7 tons of Cao Phong orange, exported via the official channel by the Hoa Binh-based RYB Joint Stock
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Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) strengthens its position as a global leader in the growing biologics market with today's announcement of the closing of the acquisitions of Symborg, a leading biotechnology company in Microbiology Technologies, based in Murcia

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The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has participated in the constitution of the bilateral commission for monitoring the status of water bodies and the sustainability of uses in the Tagus-Segura aqueduct, which has been held from
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product CURATIO (active ingredient: lime sulphur broth). read more

According to Diego Aliaga, head of the Agroforestry Innovation Center at the Universidad Científica del Sur (UCS), research on micro-tomatoes is progressing positively. "Trials were carried out with four varieties, and theSolanum pimpinellifolium variety was chosen. It was used to start the
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Carrefour has announced the opening of the first two Potager City stores in Paris “to meet the essential needs of city dwellers with an offer of quality fresh produce at the right price. This new local format complements the e-commerce offer of fruit and vegetable basket delivery already
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Technology and digital companies seek to optimise resources and achieve the long-awaited environmental, social and economic sustainability, key aspects to continue moving forward. read more

Against the backdrop of empty supermarket shelves, the NFU launched a strategy to boost UK horticulture. If backed by the government, this could be the solution to minimize future supply chain disruption. read more

This week, nine major UK retailers have made a public commitment to close the living wage gap in their banana supply chains. Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl GB, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose will work together, supported by the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH),
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We endeavour to include in each issue current topics related to orcharding, i.e. information on the latest trends in agrotechnology, protection and fertilisation, or novelties presented at trade fairs. We focus on the economy in the broadest sense of the word.
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DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for Australian perishable goods export, with an investment of A$17m over ten years. read more

In a recent interview, Dr Babar Ijaz, person in charge of overseas projects, Shandong Rainbow Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd, stated: “Most of the potato seeds in Pakistan highly depend on imports, hence the price of local high-quality seeds is expensive, unaffordable for many low-income
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Carbon Robotics, a prominent player in the field of AI-powered robotics, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. read more

Reefer floor covers enable fruit exporters to maintain the quality of their products, reduce food waste and have fewer financial losses due to claims during transportation read more