"Lime market prices rebounded in April and May," says Peter Bouman of Fruit Market International (FMI) in the Netherlands. "But they're back on a lower level. There are currently more than enough volumes coming in from Brazil. The recent relatively worse weather in southern Europe didn't help
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Ireland: ALDI's food waste partnerships have avoided over 1mln kg of food from going to waste read more

The centre of organic agriculture in Germany will be at the organic farm Grieshaber und Schmid in Ditzingen-Hirschlanden on 14 and 15 June. The Organic Field Days are taking place there for the fourth time and the 345 exhibiting companies, associations and organisations are attracting thousands of visitors.
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According to the chief executive of Germany's Hapag Lloyd, Rolf Habben Jansen, global container shipping freight rates have reached unsustainable levels and must rebound. Habben Jansen stated: "There are spot rates that are clearly below cost. In the long run, that typically does not hold.
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Strawberry harvesting rates have recently accelerated in Ukraine thanks to warm weather, as reported by EastFruit. Thus, the supply of strawberries started growing rapidly, and prices began to fall. read more

Ecovalia has launched a new EducaBio programme aimed at raising awareness of its green leaf label for healthy and organic products. Educational centres from all over Spain will be participating in the organised workshops, which will educate people about the importance of healthy eating and the
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"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders' Agricultural and FIsheries Marketing Board - to his family farm in Belgium last Friday morning, he referred
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Similar to other years, the first Greek sweet cherries arrived at ExpaFrucht in Ottobrunn shortly after Pentecost. Turkish cherries are also being traded in parallel. According to the Greece specialist, the omens for this year's harvest are quite good. "The stock is in good shape overall and if
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The bad weather put a spoke in the wheels of the melon and watermelon campaign, leading to several diseases in the field and reducing the fruit set of the earliest transplants to a minimum. read more

The pale potato cyst nematode (Globoder pallida) has been identified in a Zemgale potato farm. Potato cyst nematodes can cause significant damage to potatoes in warm, moderate, and cold climate regions. High concentrations of nematodes in the soil can lead to a decrease in yields of up to 80%.
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At the end of the 2022/23 citrus season, the agricultural organisation La Unió Llauradora is very concerned about the production declines of the past three campaigns in the Valencian Countryside, and that this will most likely be the case in the coming season as well. According to the organisation
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On June 2, the Federal Sanitary Inspection at the Orašje border crossing prohibited the import of a shipment of potatoes for industrial processing from Poland. During the regular inspection of the cross-border movement of goods, samples of products whose laboratory testing (analysis and
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Carrefour Italia announces its decision to become a Benefit Company, demonstrating the company's commitment to operating responsibly and transparently, identifying specific common-benefit purposes in its business activities, to be pursued at the same time
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Chilean producers and exporters traveled to Spain again to view the performance of the latest cherry varieties. This shows agricultural technical tours, a crucial activity that was halted due to Covid-induced lockdowns and travel restrictions, has now resumed fully. read more

The guide to identifying original EPAL pallets is easy to use for any employee directly involved in the exchange process. The logistics industry faces constant challenges when it comes to the safe transport of goods and the efficient exchange of
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A radical change in the approach of the legislative proposals on the reduction of the use of plant protection products and new packaging standards. This is what the fruit and vegetable cooperatives of France, Italy, and Spain demanded during a well-attended meeting at the European Parliament
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In week 21, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €106/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the Spanish paid €89/100 kgs and the French paid €129 per 100 kgs. read more

Mission Produce announced the advancement of its ripening process in the United Kingdom (UK) with AVOS Mini, a non-destructive ripeness control tool and smart device that measures avocado ripeness and provides quality management insights. The device is being used for the first time in the
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After the last Customer Day in 2021 had to take place solely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kronen GmbH is inviting customers and interested parties to experience the event in person again this autumn at its headquarters in Kehl am Rhein, Germany. read more

In Ukraine, it seems that the Russian army has blown up a dam in the night of June 5-6. read more