“When I started in 2005, as soon as Royal Gala was harvested, by week 6 or week 7, you’d start loading for the UK. Over the intervening years the UK started ordering on average ten weeks later but this year, for the first time in many years, I’m seeing that requests from the UK for
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15 training courses for farmers and farm managers have just been completed throughout the state. Eleven training courses for "sprayer drivers" are currently in progress. The four regional services of the Plant Protection Service (PSD) of theLand Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and
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Tasmanian onions have started shipping to Europe to meet the huge demand there created by a heatwave and drought last summer. The prices in Europe are very high at the moment. read more

The shape of the cups, whether they are filled with berries, fruit or salad can cut major costs related to transport and logistics, storage and cooling, packaging and emission of greenhouse gases. read more

Skyrocketing prices for electricity and fossil energy carriers, the climate protection debate, and – not least – sustainability: All these aspects are fueling the demand for photovoltaic installations by agricultural operations. On top of that, regulatory improvements, such as the scrapping
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Smithy Mushrooms, a leading UK grower of exotic mushrooms, has partnered with fibre-based consumer packaging firm Graphic Packaging International to supply its premium mushrooms to UK supermarkets in recyclable, cartonboard punnets.  read more

Policy makers and experts from the banana sector and non-profit organisations gathered in Berlin earlier this month to hear about the sustainability efforts of Ecuador’s banana sector. read more

Topline Farms, a producer of greenhouse-grown vegetables, has joined forces with Apeel Sciences, a shelf-life extension technology firm, to introduce a new greenhouse-grown produce item. The latest addition to its successful partnership is the Apeel-Protected Mini Cucumber, a fresh and flavorful
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New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced a net profit after tax of $6.5 million, following a difficult year due to Covid-19 and lower yields across the industry. read more

With an investment of $1.3 million that includes the formation of the first specific angel investor group and grants for up-and-coming business owners, Australia's Victorian province government is trying to stimulate the expanding agricultural technology sector. read more

The demand for agri robots in the agricultural sector is expanding quickly. Farmers have no choice but to rely on a workforce of robots to ensure that their crops are planted, managed, and harvested because field labor availability is on the alarming decrease. read more

In its new cold store in Ridderkerk, VGK Cool Logistics can accommodate as many as 11,000 pallets and 1,600 m2 of production space under different temperatures. Besides all its logistics activities, the logistics provider also offers numerous packaging solutions. The latest acquisition is a tray
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Besides the extreme price increases for fruit vegetables from protected cultivation in Mediterranean countries, the equally expensive cauliflower is traded very cautiously. Italian deliveries prevailed, but lost overall relevance. The importance of complementary Spanish unloadings had also
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According to the company, this latest investment round is a testament to the start-up's success, its potential for further growth and its $1.2bn valuation. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, G Squared, Coatue Management, Insight Partners and others.
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Former salad and dressing processing plants from Homann Feinkost GmbH offered on the online auctions of Industrial Auctions! Think of machines for the entire production process from mixing installations, dicer lines, and sauce processing installations to packaging machines such as cup filling,
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If South Africa is to have a reliable, cost-effective and safe freight system, port and rail infrastructure will require large-scale investment, National Treasury has warned. read more

The province of Almeria will once again be the setting for the second edition of the Horticultural Digital Innovation Forum (HortiDATA) on 10 March at the Almeria Science and Technology Park (PITA), in the Auditorium of the Pythagoras Building.
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"What kind of sustainability are we talking about?" Asks Rocco De Lucia when talking about packaging during a discussion between Sophie Guillin, director of Gruppo Guillin, and an operator during an exclusive interview with FreshPlaza. read more

According to the data released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on 11 February, the recovery of Chinese exports after the Chinese New Year holiday has not been satisfactory. read more

Modiform announces the opening of its new office at the World Horti Center (WHC) in Naaldwijk. From this location, the company says it intends to play an even more active role in the latest developments and innovations in greenhouse cultivation. The WHC is the
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