The state’s peak farming body says rural and regional road and rail needs to be urgently looked at as part of a federal freight and supply chain review. read more

On the first weekend of summer - 24 and 25 June - the 2023 edition of Swimtheisland Sirmione is scheduled: a unique experience that, as every year, returns to enliven the heart of the medieval village on Lake Garda, known for its evocative natural views and enchanting
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Despite the weather, this has been a good start to the Eastern European wild mushroom season. "The chanterelle campaign has started particularly well. The desired calibers are all available in sufficient quantities and the prices have also been particularly pleasing so far. We are currently
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Zespri, a New Zealand company and world leader in the production and marketing of kiwifruit, also by virtue of its deep-rooted ties with the Italian and Romagna territory, will support the organisation of the great Italia Loves Romagna concert-event on 24 June as silver sponsor,
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Starting next month, the Horti Demo Centre at the University of Stellenbosch will share its expertise through a series of short courses aimed at participants with all levels of experience (as well as those with no experience but a keenness to learn more from the masters in greenhouse technology). read more

Valenciaport in Spain handled 7,236,365 tonnes of cargo in May, which was 6.66% less than the same month in 2022, while the total number of TEUs was 452,858, translating to a year-on-year 6.22% decrease. read more

Training in logistics is already an integral part of some Aldi regional companies. At the start of the new training year, more regional companies are expanding their training portfolio and employing junior staff in logistics. This means that in future 17 of the 25
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EastFruit recently published a market report on the very difficult situation for growers and freezers in Eastern European as it relates to the main product of this sector – frozen raspberries. Now, EastFruit analysts provide a complete overview of the Moldovan market for all major berries and
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DiMuto, an AgriFintech trade management solution, has partnered with Wismettac Foods to digitize its product offering, enabling food traceability and supply chain visibility across its various import and export operations. read more

Stone fruit growers in Himachal Pradesh are demanding a minimum import price (MIP) on the import of these fruits. The reason they give is that large imports of stone fruits from Afghanistan and Iran have impacted the prices of local varieties. read more

The Verona area is historically among the most important in Italy for the cherry sector. We asked Stefano Pezzo of Cherry Passion and Bragantini Marco and Sons and Alessio Costa of Lc Fruit, the Monteforte transfer company, about the current campaign.
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Container terminals across India's Gujarat coast have resumed operations at full scale after Cyclone Biparjoy forced a total shipping halt over the past week. read more

Alessandro d'Este returns to the presidency of GS1 Italy, the association of consumer goods companies, of which d'Este was appointed president back in 2019, when he took over the baton fromAlberto Frausin.GS1 Italy brings together 40,000 consumer goods companies that share systems,
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Stora Enso opened a new corrugated packaging production factory at De Lier, the Netherlands. The site is part of the recently acquired De Jong Packaging Group, now Business Unit Western Europe, in the Packaging Solutions division. The major expansion has been designed with a strong focus on
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Following intervention from the US authorities the US West Coast Port union strike was dissipated somewhat. This is despite a cargo hold-up worth US$5.2 billion. read more

The destruction of the Kakhovska Dam in Ukraine will have a major impact on the Ukranian fruit and vegetable cultivation, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA: “Big volumes of fruits and vegetables, approximately 30 per cent of the entire production, are grown in the south
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Puglia's green florid fig campaign kicks off. Italian apricot production gets underway. There is a high trend for melons, especially row melons, while demand for watermelons is slow to start. Production of Italian cherries is very low. Trentino mountain strawberries
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It seems that the Russian Federation expects that an agreement for establishing a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union will be signed before the end of the year. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said recently: "Now, indeed, the EEU has come very close to
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Fruit trading companies in Germany are also abused as "unwanted servants" in drug smuggling from South America to Europe. This was the conclusion drawn by investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office at the annual conference of the German Fruit Trade Association
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