L'Insalata dell'Ortoclosed the first half of 2023 with an important growth in turnover. "In the first six months of the year we recorded a 10% increase in turnover over the same period in 2022," explains CEO Cinzia
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The Mexican grape season looks to be finishing much differently than it started. While both Mexico and Coachella, California are still harvesting, their seasons saw a difficult start thanks to a delayed harvest and the maturity of fruit due to cool temperatures and ample rains. “That pushed
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Kazakhstan has seen a 10.5 thousand hectare increase in the area of vegetable crops over the past three years, reaching 173.5 thousand hectares this year. This growth can be attributed to modern breeding methods and new agricultural technologies that have led to higher average yields. read more

The weather is still the protagonist, in a negative way. The violent thunderstorm on Monday afternoon that hit agriculture in the Bologna area, particularly in Valsamoggia and the Anzola dell'Emilia area, caused extensive damage to crops. A lot of fruit fell to the ground, while that
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The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has enforced lower draft restrictions on the largest ships voyaging across the trade route. The restrictions were introduced on 19 April. The new measures are due to recent drought conditions that have led to dropping water levels at the nearby lakes that form
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According to the Executive Director of the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), Mark Arney, "the vast majority of watermelons imported by the US come from Mexico. In fact, the value of these imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars, while the value of watermelon imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars.
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Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African grown exotics in several markets with Canada and the U.S. as main markets. “We currently supply
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The members of the Association of Logistics Operators for Eco-sustainable Reusable Items (ARECO), Euro Pool System, IFCO Systems and Logifruit, have invested in advanced packaging technologies that help extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. These improved packaging systems include
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 June 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 23.4% compared to 2022 to reach 712,212 T, while pear stocks decreased by 25.4% to reach 54,370 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
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Tomato Excellent, the contest that focuses on Sicilian fruit and vegetable specialties, is back. Now in its fourth edition, the award invented by the event's patron, Rosario Sallemi, was held in Ragusa at the Donnafugata Castle, a location that perfectly combines the themes of agriculture with
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Faced with the arrival of new races of Bremia (downy mildew of lettuce) and the spread of the Fusarium threat, Gautier Semences already offers a wide range of Bl:29-40 EU and Fusarium resistant in outdoor lettuces Fol:1 and/or Fol:4. read more

Association of Eco-Sustainable Reusable Items Logistics Operators (ARECO) partners Euro Pool System, IFCO Systems and Logifruit have invested in advanced packaging technologies that help extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. These packaging systems

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This year’s International Aneberries Congress will take place between 26 and 28 July at the Guadalajara Expo centre in Jalisco, Mexico. With 12 years of experience, the event has positioned itself as the main business fair specialising in the berry sector. Every year, it brings together the
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Perfection Fresh’s approach to offering more choices for growers and consumers has been highlighted in its banana category as the wider Australian industry battles the spread of Panama TR4 disease. read more

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) issued a 72-hour strike notice to the British Colombia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) with regards to the expired collective agreement. The BCMEA received a formal, written strike notice on 28 June and ILWU Canada
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Dole Food Company is introducing a new, juicier and more aromatic and golden pineapple, in response to consumer demand for a sweeter pineapple-eating experience read more

According to EastFruit analysts, there are several factors that will have a decisive influence on the Moldovan sweet cherry market in 2023. read more

The Mexican apple packer is based in Cuautemoc, Chihuahua one of the country’s major apple production regions. The medium-sized business had originally used manual sorting equipment and invested in Reemoon’s intelligent sorting equipment to increase production capacity, control quality, and
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The Costa Rican banana and pineapple producer Grupo Acón is responding toallegations made by a labour union(pubilshed on 21 June, 2023) SITRAP that a third-party contractor hired to oversee hiring practices at two of their farms violated worker rights. read more