Madi Ventura, a company that deals with sorting and marketing dried fruit, has developed a significant automation project to rationalise space, increasing the capacity of its warehouse from 4,000 to 8,000 pallet spaces. The project was carried out at the Chieve warehouse,
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Since the beginning of the week, potato prices in Ukraine have decreased significantly. As analysts of the EastFruit project note, the main reason for negative trends in the potato market was the beginning of harvesting in the key production regions and, as a result, an increase in the potato
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"Never have I remembered such a fluctuating season for melons in terms of both volumes and quotations; there are production areas such as the Agrigento area, in Sicily, that will remember 2023 with pain, and those who, instead, enjoyed sky-high prices'. These are the words to IFN by Bruno
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Only 1 chilli pepper out of 3 (30%) is Made in Italy, while the rest is imported from abroad for a total of almost 3.4 million kilos last year. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti at the World Chilli Pepper Fair in Rieti, based on Istat data and
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It took only a short time for Morocco to become the main supplier of raspberries to the UK, which is about three years. read more

NielsenIQ (NIQ)analyses the consumption trends and purchasing habits of Italian households for July 2023 in "Lo stato del Largo Consumo in Italia", the monthly survey that photographs the scenario of large-scale distribution in Italy. read more

ALDI continues to consolidate its expansion plan in Spain and will open four new shops in September in the Basque Country, Galicia, Catalonia and Extremadura, and will continue to expand in the north of the country with new shops in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galicia, Catalonia and Extremadura.
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German multinational BayWa Global Produce says it sees more and more opportunity to sell apples in Asia, which it describes as the world’s fastest growing market for fresh produce. read more

German multinational BayWa Global Produce says it sees more and more opportunity to sell apples in Asia, which it describes as the world’s fastest growing market for fresh produce. read more

Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has partnered with the College Football Playoff (CPF) to become the tournament’s official avocado, making it the first produce brand to ever join forces with college football’s national championship event. read more

Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has partnered with the College Football Playoff (CPF) to become the tournament’s official avocado, making it the first produce brand to ever join forces with college football’s national championship event. read more

New procurement opportunities offered by producers from developing and emerging countries will be presented by the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) at Fruit Attraction, which takes place from 3-5 October in Madrid. read more

Producers of the Poma de Girona Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) have forecast a harvest of 88,570 tons this year, similar to last year (88,340 tons). Production remains high for the third consecutive season and this year’s will be the third highest in the last decade, partly due to
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Spain’s almond production for the 2023 campaign is estimated at 120,633 tons, recovering from the record drop of last year’s weather-hit campaign. The estimate is 49% above the average of the last three years, but a new calculation methodology has been applied. This year, the productive area
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Locally grown Australian papaya will be given a boost in September when Mareeba papaya grower Skybury Farms, in conjunction with JetBest Group, launches Papaya Week. read more

Fresh produce exporters from the Australian state of Tasmania will be well represented at Asia Fruit Logistica (AFL) in Hong Kong on 6-8 September with peak industry body Fruit Growers Tasmania hosting a number of companies on its stand at the event. read more

Asia plays a very important role in world date consumption. “The largest date consumers on the Asian continent are countries with a high Muslim population, where dates hold cultural and religious significance,” says Shayna Telesmanic with Bard Valley Date Growers. They are often consumed
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The interruption in the supply of British potatoes to the Canary Islands due to the appearance of a pest in the crops of the United Kingdom, the Colorado beetle, and the uncertainty about how long this suspension could last has raised fears of a possible shortage in the islands. read more

On the 4th of September, World Macadamia Day presents an opportunity to celebrate this iconic South African nut, and the farmers who produce them. read more

In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tons, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tons). This downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in 2022)
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