Demand for sustainable packaging solutions continues to increase globally. In response, the Netherlands-headquartered JASA Packaging Solutions opened a US branch in 2018, followed by a branch in Canada in 2022. "We have been active on the North American market since 1990, but in 2018, we made
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After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for the area of residue monitoring finally met again in presence. Over 120 laboratory managers from 13 countries (including Benelux, Italy, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Poland,
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Exports thus reached 884 t in the first four months. The main markets are the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, France and Canada. Currently, figs are grown in the Andean country on 600 ha in the regions of Ica, Tacna, Arequipa and Lima. read more

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Fresh Produce Exports Earn US$78 Million Annually read more

The second part of the French apple campaign is already well underway. Sandrine Gaborieau, marketing and communication manager of ANPP, gives an update on the current state of the market. “We started the year 2023 with relatively low stocks, in France and in Europe. On January 1st, the
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A limited number of countries dominate the global persimmon market. China is, by far, the biggest producer; Spain, the leading exporter. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan export significant quantities, but almost all their persimmons go to Russia or other countries in that region. China accounts for 11%
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Switzerland: Mario Irminger named new president of Federation of Migros Cooperatives read more

Leading citrus players from around the world came together during FRUIT LOGISTICA to analyse the industry's place in current trends in fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as market developments in Europe, particularly in Germany. The meeting was part of the
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT) Igor Karavaev said that today Russian retail chains do not experience any difficulties with the supply of vegetables and fruits from Turkey and do not expect interruptions due to the earthquake. read more

French CMA CGM Group has entered into exclusive discussions with its compatriot STEF Group, a European company for temperature-sensitive logistics, to acquire 100% of La Méridionale, a maritime firm for mixed freight and passenger transport in Marseille, France. read more

The conference, which also has the collaboration of iAgua and the National Federation of Irrigation Communities of Spain (Fenacore), is entitled "Water and electricity efficiency solutions for irrigation communities", and will be held on Thursday, 23 February at 16.00.
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Spanish cucumbers dominated the scene. They were complemented by Greek shipments. Shipments from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Morocco had increased, according to BLE. Overall, however, availability was limited due to poor weather conditions in the growing regions, so that interest could not be
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Since the beginning of 2023, tomato prices in Russian stores have been rising rapidly. This is because the number of deliveries of tomatoes from China, Türkiye, Georgia, Serbia and North Macedonia to Russia have decreased several times already this year. read more

On his way back from Berlin, Vittorio Gona of the Sicilian company Alba Bio contacted FreshPlaza to provide his experience at Fruit Logistica. read more

For Princes Industrie Alimentari, (PIA - the company that manages one of the largest processing and processing tomato plants in Europe) it is time to take stock, but also to plan future activities. With this in mind, the management met with its agricultural partners at its headquarters in Foggia
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"We are a growing company that focuses a lot on processing, which has helped us work with both big retail chains in northern Italy and abroad. Unfortunately we have been asked to lower our prices, mainly in some markets such as the French one," reports Gianluca Manfredi, president of Apulian
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This week the Enza Zaden Winter Leafy Days are being held in El Albujon, Murcia in Spain. Amid demo fields with dozens of familiar and new varieties, Enza Zaden breeders and colleagues will bring visitors up to date on the latest developments in leafy crops. The event is dedicated to emphasize
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Sismatec will hold its Inhouse Days/Opening on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, in its Experience Center in the Netherlands. During these days, people can view the company's innovations, stand-alone machines, and complete production and packaging lines. Visitors can also take a peek at
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As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in the Ukrainian market is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Sellers explain it by high prices for cucumbers on the domestic market in Turkey, from where the main
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