North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease threatening global banana
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England’s farming leaders are donning their running vests to raise funds for Farm Africa, the charity which aims to reduce poverty via agricultural projects in sub-Saharan Africa. read more

El Saad Establishment For Export Company started its activity as fruit grower in 2004 on its own farms in Alex Cairo Desert Road with over 1,400 hectares of grapes and citrus fruit. A few years later, it became one of the top-five Egyptian fruit companies. “As an investment for success story,
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Currently berry category is its main line of business and is the one that is demonstrating the greatest growth every year. Although 2022 has been a complicated year due to the challenging economic situation, it has achieved 10% growth in its turnover. That is why, in 2023, it continues to
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Over the past year South Africa’s citrus industry has made several passionate calls to the country’s government to intervene in the dispute between the country and the European Union regarding new false codling moth (FCM) regulations for citrus from South Africa. read more

Spread has signed a US$4.6m (¥,600m) sustainability-linked loan with Shiga Bank to help fuel future growth, and improve productivity and energy consumption. read more

The anticipation came at Sanremo with the new commercials. Mutti has entered the Italian fresh soup market by pioneering a new segment: tomato soups, with a production of 603 thousand tonnes of 100% Italian product by 2022. An epoch-making innovation for
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Bioland-Präsident Jan Plagge hat sich beim Biofach-Podium "Regulatory Frameworks for new types of genetic engineering in agriculture within and beyond the EU" mit Tia Loftsgard, Canada Organic Trade Association, zu Konsequenzen neuer Gentechnik geäußert. read more

The Japanese Miyazaki, one of the most expensive mangoes in the world will be produced in West Bengal. This mango variety is available for thousands of rupees/kg in the global market. It is a type of Irwin mango that is unlike the yellow pelican mango grown in Southeast Asia. read more

According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Morocco was the country that earned the most money exporting fruit and vegetable products to Spain between January and November of last year. read more

North Queensland banana growers will continue to receive support to invest in the future of their farming businesses, and the health of the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to new funding for the Banana Best Management Practice (BMP) program. read more

Beans are a major crop in Spain: in 2001, more than 150 000 tonnes were produced in the country. VOLTZ MARAÎCHAGE has a wide and adapted range of high-yielding bean varieties. read more

New Zealand is dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle which hit the country on Monday night. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called Gabrielle the biggest weather event to hit the country in the last century. It is estimated to have affected at least a third of the country’s five
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London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France has reached a new milestone - with trade numbers rising by two-third since its launch. read more

Growers and members of the vegetable, fruit, nut, and floral industries are encouraged to register early for Hort Connections 2023, the biggest business and networking destination for the Australian and New Zealand horticulture industry, to take advantage of special early-bird rates for a
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Until November 2022, Spanish fruit and vegetable imports grew by 15% year-on-year, maintaining the upward trend of recent years, totaling 2,247 million euro, in line with the increases of the main Community suppliers, France and Portugal, which recorded 33% and 17% growth, respectively. read more

The Tunisian strawberry export campaign began in late January and will last until May, with stable volumes compared to the previous season, said Mohamed Sadok of the exporter CarthagoExpo. read more

There is a shortage in the European cauliflower market. "We're getting requests for cauliflower from far and wide," says Dennis van Tricht of AGF Direct in the Netherlands. "First, the winter was too hot, and now it's too cold. So, we're getting hardly any cauliflower from France. And
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Table grapes from Western Australia will be packed into shipping containers and exported to China over the coming weeks, with improved global shipping container rates and transit times a welcome benefit at harvest time for grape growers. read more

Domestic shipments of US almonds remained flat, while monthly exports climbed to 908 million pounds (411,986 mt) according to a report issued by California Almonds. The total volumes shipped now range higher than last year for the first time this season. read more