Coscos, the joint venture between the Chinese shipping giant Cosco Shipping and Italian shipping group Fratelli Cosulich, has acquired Novara-based logistics company Trasgo. read more

Midway through the 2023/24 citrus season, Naranjasyfrutas.com, the leader in Spain for online horticultural marketing, has shared the search trends by wholesale businesses purchasing such crops from producers. The results are displayed in the following graph, where the Navelina and Clemenules
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Morocco is an important supplier of citrus to the US between November and April, driven by a free trade agreement between the two countries. This season, the North African country has been dealing with a drought, and as a result, the harvest of clementines has been very short, and volumes coming
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Latvia: SPAR opens stores in three different cities read more

The Juliet® apple, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last season, is produced exclusively in France and organically by 190 growers on 700 hectares of land. The bicoloured apple continues to expand both in France and abroad. Its commercial season started mid-October, and shows this year
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Ukrainian farmers have sharply increased prices of high-quality apples in the currently week, EastFruit project analysts report. The range of wholesale prices for such apples went up to 14-22 UAH/kg (US $0.37-0.58/kg), depending on the quality, variety and batch size offered. Consequently, fresh
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Alegra Group for the first time at Marca. On this occasion it will present the complete range of references of its producer members: "The mdd today recognises an increasingly central role for quality supply chains such as those we are proud to represent," comments Enrico Bucchi, director
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The first part of the year coincides with the post-holiday period and is usually the time when the bitter root, a product with great detoxifying and depurative power, reaches the peak of consumption, especially in northern Italy. Giuseppe Cazzoletti (pictured top)
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Coldiretti: what the fruit and vegetable sector is at risk from the crisis in the Middle East read more

In an exciting achievement, the Waikiki melon has received the Flavor of the Year 2024 award in Portugal. This recognition is given by an objective panel of consumers and endorsed by an external specialized laboratory. They have said to be exceptionally satisfied with the Waikiki and have put it
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Ukrainian farmers have sharply increased prices of high-quality apples in the currently week, EastFruit project analysts report. The range of wholesale prices for such apples went up to 14-22 UAH/kg (US $0.37-0.58/kg), depending on the quality, variety and batch size offered. Consequently, fresh
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According to the company, a basic volume of around 1,000 tonnes will now come directly and shelled from Tanzania. "The producers receive a premium price for the cashew nuts and are supported in various ways to increase their income. From now on, the packaging will also be
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In terms of retail sales of fruit and vegetables, and with a population of more than 80 million people, Germany is the largest sales market in Europe. The demand for fruit and vegetables can only be partially covered by domestic production. The climatic conditions
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"We are very satisfied with the great attention to periculture that Minister Francesco Lollobrigida expressed during question time in the Chamber of Deputies, in response to the question by MP Davide Bergami, whom I thank for once again supporting the demands of such a sector.
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The ICAR-CISH in Lucknow has developed technology to extend the shelf life of mangoes, facilitating the export of 100 MT of the fruit from Uttar Pradesh to Europe and Russia. However, this news has caused discontent among mango farmers in U.P.'s Malihabad belt, who were not consulted during the
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According to Fruit and Vegetable Facts, German fruit and vegetable imports, which had a marked decrease in 2022, experienced a slight additional reduction in 2023. In the last three years, exports have fallen from 9.2 million tons in 2021 to 8.5 million tons in 2022 and to an estimated 8.3
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Gruppo Agribologna - a top player in the production and distribution of fruit and vegetables in Italy, with an estimated turnover of more than 260 million euro by 2023 and more than 250 employees - gives birth, through the sale of its business unit, to Arandis srl, an agricultural trading company for the
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French antitrust clears Intermarché's purchase of Casino stores with conditions read more

This year, Henk Rozema started his own fruit and vegetable trading company, Fruta Rosa International, in the Netherlands. The name is a tribute to the parent company, Fruithandel Rozema. "I learned the trade from my father, of whom I'll always be proud," says Henk. read more

Specialist TFC Holland's exotics category has grown strongly in recent years. This Dutch company is, thus, working on expanding its storage and ripening capacity. Last year, the wholesaler took a new location into use in the Netherlands. It includes artificial intelligence-based avocado and
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