Brazilian melon exports dropped, as usual, in January. According to data from Secex, the volume shipped in the period was 32,000 tons, down 23% compared to December and 6% compared to January last year. read more

IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) delivered over 2 billion reusable packaging shipments of fresh produce, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread, and other fresh grocery products during 2022. With a circular economy business model based on
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected the opposition against a patent of the company Syngenta (Chemchina) on conventionally bred peppers (EP2140023). In 2013, Syngenta had applied for a patent on the genetic trait of plants originally from Jamaica.
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Compared to single-use packaging alternatives, IFCO RPCs reduce carbon emissions, water and energy consumption, solid and food waste generation and wood consumption. By sharing and reusing IFCO's RPCs in supply chains
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Planasa has opened a new research and development centre in the Mexican state of Michoacán to develop new berry varieties adapted to the growing conditions in Latin America and the US. read more

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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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

Fresh Produce Exports Earn US$78 Million Annually read more

Planasa, the world's leading Spanish company in advanced varietal research in the agri-food sector, is setting up a new research and development centre in Jacona (Michoacán, Mexico) with the aim of breeding new varieties of red fruits to provide farmers with the best quality products.
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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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United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing importation of fresh mango fruit from Grenada into the United States. The decision is effective immediately. APHIS conducted a pest risk analysis, which was made available for
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With an organic production of thirty thousand tonnes in South Tyrol - South Tyrol and thanks to the expertise of many hands that look after the apples from the orchard to the point of sale, VOG offers the best variety and packaging for every channel and every need in the industry. BIOFACH has
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North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease threatening global banana
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The anticipation came at Sanremo with the new commercials. Mutti has entered the Italian fresh soup market by pioneering a new segment: tomato soups, with a production of 603 thousand tonnes of 100% Italian product by 2022. An epoch-making innovation for
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Bioland-Präsident Jan Plagge hat sich beim Biofach-Podium "Regulatory Frameworks for new types of genetic engineering in agriculture within and beyond the EU" mit Tia Loftsgard, Canada Organic Trade Association, zu Konsequenzen neuer Gentechnik geäußert. read more

The Japanese Miyazaki, one of the most expensive mangoes in the world will be produced in West Bengal. This mango variety is available for thousands of rupees/kg in the global market. It is a type of Irwin mango that is unlike the yellow pelican mango grown in Southeast Asia. read more

Next week, the first watermelons the Staay Food Group has cultivated in Costa Rica will arrive in the Netherlands. "Our Costa Rican branch SFG Dulce consists of six cultivation sites with a total area of 550 hectares. To spread the risk, these are situated over four cultivation areas: Parrita,
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In January-December 2022, Uzbekistan imported 140.2 thousand tons of bananas from abroad in the amount of 63.4 million US dollars. During this time, banana imports increased by 157.2% (51.0 thousand tons) compared to the corresponding period in 2021. read more

On 1 January 2023, Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils came into force, which establishes a special tax for plastic packaging that is not reusable. This law considers non-reusable packaging to be "packaging that has not been conceived for reuse,
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Lytone Enterprise has partnered with US-based Fortune Growers to successfully trial its proprietary post-harvest preservation solution LytoFresh on broccoli.  read more