A group of researchers from universities in Thailand and Malaysia have collaborated to develop a unique film that is good for the environment and can decompose naturally. This film was created using leftover pineapple stems, which helps reduce the use of harmful plastic films. This new film has
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Bonduelle relied on Trapview for the monitoring and prediction of the main lepidopteran pests in lettuce crops destined for the European IV gamma market and located in the Campo Cartagena area in southern Spain. Bonduelle lettuce production in this
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In another sign of declining cargo volumes to and from Japan, the 2M Alliance of MSC and Maersk has cut Tokyo from its Far East-US West Coast TP8 service. read more

Al Seeb Technical (SARCO), a subsidiary of the Qatar-headquartered business conglomerate Al Mana Holding, signed an agreement to establish a $50 million (OMR19 million) integrated logistics center at Oman’s Khazaen Economic City. read more

Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new opportunities in the West African country for the sale of
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The weather has caused some issues for the early apricot varieties in Greece, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: “The Greek apricot campaign started only two weeks ago, with some Mogador apricots from southern Greece at the
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The cherry season is underway in Zaragoza with a good demand and acceptable prices, since the supply from other areas has been affected by adverse weather conditions. Given the high yields, prospects point to a large stone fruit production, with generally smaller sizes than usual. read more

The UAE-based company – LuLu Group International – is interested in introducing Georgian products into the retail chain, EastFruit reports with reference to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. read more

In Linares, Chile, a never-before-seen collaboration is taking place, and even more so in the agricultural sector: robots guided by artificial intelligence are harvesting apples. This extraordinary feat is the result of a partnership between Tevel, an Israeli start-up specialising in
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The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April, we weren’t even packing asparagus in Idaho,” says Shay Myers with Owyhee Produce. The late
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More broccoli supplies are coming out of Salinas, California. “They were delayed by the rain but they have now gotten to the point where they can harvest and the quality on broccoli has been good,” says Michael Wilson of National Produce Marketing Inc. He is currently bringing in red Asian
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The weather has favored Albanian agricultural production this season. The warm winter enabled uninterrupted production of cucumbers, while tomatoes hit the market almost a month earlier. However, this did not translate into greater volumes of production and export. Data on foreign trade in the
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Panama exported its first shipment of ginger to Spain. The Panamanian R & M agro-export company shipped 19,000 kilos of ginger from the production areas of Chepo. read more

The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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The best collaborations are always the unexpected ones. Igor Tasso, a trader active in Italy and Europe who had never worked with Egyptian onions, knows this all too well. read more

After the severe storms and flooding that had kept especially the eastern part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in suspense and partly under water since mid-May, a meeting coordinated by CSO Italy has now begun to record the damage caused. read more

For more and more people, sustainable nutrition fails because of the price. This was the result of a survey conducted on behalf of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in eleven EU countries and the United Kingdom. According to the survey, 56% of respondents cited price as a reason for not eating a
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The event brings together Peruvian and Latin American agriculture, as well as brands and suppliers. Last year saw 7,000 attendees and over 50 exhibitors, with participants from Chile, the US, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, China among others. The SUMMIT featured
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Through an elaborate “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony”, China’s leading retail chain Yonghui Superstores and global fresh produce supplier Camposol have pledged to elevate their partnership to new heights. The ceremonial event took place on 22 May, as part of the sixth
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