The European Commission's green light for Italy's EUR 1.7 billion state aid scheme, partly financed through the recovery and resilience fund, to support the construction of agri-voltaic plants. read more

This season's prospects for Maribelle apples look good. "There might be slightly fewer, but they're sweet, and this truly Dutch apple tastes fantastic," says fruit grower René Wellner. Yet he also sounds the alarm in this interview. "If plant protection products disappear at this rate, few
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With diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey breaking down in response to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements, major Israeli retail businesses, especially supermarket chains, have decided to stop importing from Turkey, and thus there are opportunities for Greece according to
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New soilless strawberry crops that can be adjusted up to three levels have been completed in Basilicata, Calabria, and Puglia by Combimetal Carrera, the company that designs and manufactures such innovative systems that help workers during operations, FreshPlaza informs. read more

EastFruit experts draw attention to a number of sequential events that have a negative impact on Armenia’s ability to export its fruits and vegetables, as well as other types of goods. Moreover, these events surprisingly coincide with the cooling of relations between Armenia and Russia, which
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Autonomous grocery retail has been a feature of the northern European landscape for some time, but now it seems ready to change the way shoppers buy food in southern Europe too. read more

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Self-checkout systems in Germany have seen strong growth in the last two years: more than 5,000 shops now offer their customers the opportunity to scan and pay for their purchases themselves in different ways. The shortage of skilled labour in retail with
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The Efra Committee is preparing to take evidence as it seeks to establish how resilient the UK’s supply chain is. read more

The fruit sector in Italy has reached a turning point. This is what emerged from the conference held on Wednesday 8 November in Cavour (TO) on the occasion of TuttoMele, organised by Confagricoltura Cuneo and Confagricoltura Torino. read more

In December, Euro Asian Fruit will have operated a warehouse in the Netherlands for three years. It supplies the Asian community in Europe from ABC Westland in Poeldijk. Its clientele recently increased substantially. "We've built a good name within the Asian community; our next goal is to serve
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The 2023 strawberry season has been a mixed bag for the various global markets. In the Netherlands, the autumn crop shot up early, causing losses later in the season. This lack of production has pushed up the prices, of which the German market is feeling the effect as they wait for the arrival
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A few days ago at the Ferrari Museum took place the annual ceremony for the presentation of the 'Sign of the Year' award, organised by SEIC - Studio Orlandini and Q&A Research & Consultancy.Lidl Italia, present throughout the country with over 730 shops, takes home two
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MART employs a systematic process, analysing three years of sales data, to establish stabilization funds. By calculating needs based on monthly averages, MART ensures effective planning. During the off-season, they pinpoint and distribute demand locally. Currently partnering with 10 major retail
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The Russian apple harvest is expected to match last year's 1.2 million tons, as reported by Tamara Reshetnikova, CEO of "Technologies of Growth." While regions like Lipetsk, Voronezh, and Belgorod boast good-quality apples, climatic challenges in the south affected the quality, particularly for
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Consumer price data from Rosstat indicates that cabbage prices in the Rostov region have surged by 100% in the past year, making it the vegetable with the steepest increase in cost compared to others. This trend is observed across the entire Russia. read more

UK: How Amazon Fresh is helping to make your Christmas festivities easier read more

Citrus Black Spot, False Cydia and Citrus tristeza virus are the main threats to imported citrus fruit and European intervention is needed to safeguard the supply chain. Launching the alarm - as reported in a Sole24Ore article - is Italy which, after Spain, ranks
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The Primorye Interregional Office of Rosselkhoznadzor successfully stopped the import of a 6.7-ton batch of tomatoes from China. This action was taken because a quarantine object, the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, was found in the products. read more

How to relaunch fruit consumption? This was discussed at a conference (Fruit: Piedmont, Italy, Europe - Production and trade dynamics) held in Cavour (To) on the occasion of TuttoMele, organised by Confagricoltura Cuneo and Confagricoltura Torino. The role of the territory,
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