A representation of the Interprofessional Organisation for processing tomatoes from Northern Italy is taking part in the Anugaa Cologne trade fair in Germany, scheduled until tomorrow, 11 October 2023, to illustrate and involve journalists, operators and opinion makers in the knowledge of the
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Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze has promised to fight for the reduced value-added tax rate not only for fruit and vegetables, which will be reimposed at the full 21% rate next year after five years of a reduced rate, but also for other foods. read more

Planasa, the berry genetics company recently acquired by the German conglomerate EW Group, has closed a deal to acquire the remaining 50% stake held by its partners in China, the brothers Martin and Thomas Dabilly, securing full ownership of the business. read more

Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form
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Since 2008, FAVE's mission has been to elevate global standards of quality and productivity in agricultural production through continuous innovation. read more

UK: Supermarkets warn UK risks becoming a leakage market for deforestation read more

The first few days of Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza strip means a rapidly developing situation has forced the fresh produce industry in the South to halt most operations while the rest of the country cautiously continues as things change by the hour. read more

UK: Supermarkets warn UK risks becoming a leakage market for deforestation read more

Sana Seeds, a Dutch company specialising in the cultivation, production and sale of high quality cucumber varieties, joins Sakata Vegetables Europe. read more

Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form
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Crai, a leading retailer, uses Tosca's innovative foldable crates - the world leader in reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions - to transport products from the field to the
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Four months after the first harvests, the Egyptian mango campaign is in full swing. Walid Sallam, quality and operations manager at MK Enterprise and Research Fellow at Huazhong Agricultural University in China shares his insights. read more

As a project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), PAMPAT is helping to market "Made in Tunisia" products in both national and international markets. While focusing on harissa and prickly pear products in the first phase of the project, it is now supporting dried
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"In Spain, we usually begin harvesting raspberries in mid-September. It's already a month later now," says Jan van Bergeijk. The Dutchman is responsible for raspberry sales at the Plusberries group in Huelva, Spain. He hopes it will rain soon. "It's getting really urgent; we want to start
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According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more

The European Union maintains stringent standards for accepting foreign-grown products into its market. This includes products from the Dominican Republic, a major exporter of organic bananas to Europe. While the frequency of physical controls on Dominican green beans was reduced from 50% to 30%
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form for
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The Dutch red onion market has never been this tight. "The onions are much smaller on average, so yields are disappointing, and there are no supers (75+) anywhere. With a 24% shrinkage in acreage, there are too few onions left in the Netherlands," says Carl van de Wiel of Agro Centre Holland. read more

"It was only a matter of time before it arrived in Spain, and it has done so with the help of a company that is spearheading a change in the paradigm". Last week, nutritionist and food technologist Aitor Sánchez presented Unica's new 'healthy vending' proposal. A
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According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more