ln the last two years, the climate crisis has cut Italy's hazelnut production capacity by a third despite the fact that more and more hazelnuts have been produced and consumed over the last decade. In fact, as reported by Il Sole 24 ore, in our country the hectares dedicated to hazelnut cultivation
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Hectre has completed a rare double at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. read more

For weeks there was a shortage of cucumbers at the German wholesale markets. In the meantime, the supply has recovered and, in addition to Spanish goods, sufficient cucumbers from the Benelux region and Germany are available. read more

The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of almonds this year and plans to start exports, EastFruit reports. read more

The Patatas Hijolusa company has been implementing state-of-the-art technology in its industrial plant in Leon for more than 7 years to achieve the maximum optimization of its production process. read more

Federal officials have confirmed that the strain of hepatitis A virus found in frozen organic strawberries involved in a multi-state outbreak this year is the same strain that caused an outbreak in 2022. read more

In Belgium, REO Veiling's strawberries are gradually making their way to market. With next week's sunny forecast, it seems local strawberries will finally appear on store shelves again. There has been some Belgian and Dutch supply here and there over the past few weeks, but after a tough winter,
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According to the DBK Sector Observatory of INFORMA (Cesce subsidiary), in 2022, Spanish fruit and vegetable imports increased by 12.8%, reaching 3,523 million. 20% of the fruits and 46% of the vegetables imported came from Morocco. read more

Sustainability is the future of the global economy, especially the fresh produce industry, according to the Head of Sustainability at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. read more

JD Fresh, the fresh food division of JD.com, recently welcomed the season’s first sea shipment of Zespri kiwifruits from New Zealand to China, commencing JD’s kiwi promotional season on April 7. Through a direct procurement e-commerce model, JD Fresh has become Zespri’s largest online
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“Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a supplier of fresh fruit, is proud to announce the first successful sale of its Greek-origin kiwis in Israel. This product will be available from November until May and it will be distributed on the Israeli markets by Del Monte official distributors. The focus
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Prices for imported greenhouse tomatoes are increasing rapidly before the Easter holidays in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts inform. The reason for the rise in the price of tomatoes on the Ukrainian market was the bad weather both in Ukraine and in Turkey. Thus, prolonged rains in the
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Crowley, a global transportation and logistics provider, has announced a venture investment in REPOWR, a logistics-technology start-up, bringing a technology platform for equipment and asset usage and sharing to the supply chain industry. The platform enables companies to seamlessly share
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The first of this season’s avocados from South Africa arrived in the European market in week 10, the total export is expected to be 80,000 tonnes, up 23% on last year. read more

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA or the alliance) is one of the top maritime ports in North America. Cargo operations through our terminals have a significant impact on international trade and the local economy and provide jobs and revenue to Washington state — a state where 40% of jobs
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The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in the price of onions in the Moldovan market is a normal seasonal phenomenon in April. It is
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CIV's latest strawberry innovations were presented at the North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS), held in San Louis Obispo, California/USA, from 7 to 10 March 2023. Mauro Grossi, President of CIV: "Our partner Idris recently launched an Itracon Selection Centre
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Grupo Alta announced that Divine Flavor and Sun World International executed an enhanced collaboration agreement for premium table grapes. read more

Rain is finally returning to northern Italy and there should not even be a lack of snowfall, even at quite low altitudes for the period (400-500 metres). Already last night there was the first precipitation in the Alpine areas of the North-West, while today the phenomena should
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Wholesale markets are a crossroads for thousands of people who populate Italy's many facilities on a daily basis. These turn into micro-worlds teeming with operators who, in turn, do business, so ensuring their safety is not a mission to
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