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"The Sibac has a very open plant and requires fewer laborers"

Sakata presents its first early red bell pepper for Almeria

Sakata, a leading seed company devoted to open ground vegetables such as broccoli, is now launching its new line of greenhouse vegetables and has presented the first variety…

Schomaker Convenience Technik LLC confident about the new year

"More and more potato producers are looking for convenience solutions"

The mechanical engineering industry in Germany seems to have weathered pandemic rather well so far. The increased demand for automation, in connection with labor shortages and…

Apple with red flesh also available in juice and lemonade form at Davis Europe / Davis Solutions

"First export of Red Love apple to India"

Davis Europe has been working on the Red Love apple for several years now. The apple with its unique red flesh has been cultivated by the Dutch grower Jacco Merkens for seven…

Egyptian citrus season has started, good quantity of Valencia oranges expected

The Egyptian citrus season has begun, starting with Navel oranges. After that the Valencia oranges will be exported. Navels will have lower quantities than last year, but…

Polytrade LLC takes over distribution of Smilesys Resealable Systems

"Product safety guaranteed right up to the first time you open the packaging"

Packaging specialist Polytrade is taking over the business of foil manufacturer Smilesys Resealable Systems for Germany, regarding the fruit & vegetable range. According to…

Mandersloot is the first logistics service provider to supply the Czech Republic with LHV

After months of intensive preparation, the time has finally come. From Wednesday 2th of December, Mandersloot will be the first logistics service provider in Europe with 3…

"We want to consolidate ourselves as the main producer of organic green kiwi in Europe"

The kiwi campaign in the Bajo Nalon Valley, Asturias, has already started. The campaign in this region, where the Spanish company Kiwinatur has its farms, will last until May.…

Fresh Publishers

We're going vertical!

Hortidaily and FloralDaily are very glad to announce the launch of a new segment - VerticalFarmDaily.com. Vertical Farm Daily will send out a daily newsletter about all…

The beautiful appearance and exceptional flavor satisfy consumer need for novelty

Kissabel apples enter Chinese market for the first time

The Kissabel apple is a variety that was developed by French grower IFO over a period of more than 20 years. The Kissabel apple strain contains three varieties: Kissabel…

Company has to pay EUR 500,000 as part of the settlement

Greenyard closes listeria chapter after settlement with the FSMA

Greenyard has reached an amicable settlement of EUR 500,000 with stock market watchdog FSMA for the dissemination of 'incorrect and misleading information'…

Special Year Overview

Year Overview 2020: January

It seems like the year 2020 had a surprise for us just about every month, and it was hardly ever a positive one. In the Year Overview we'll look back on some of the major…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Floris-Jan van Os, Hillfresh:

“Fewer Spanish kakis this year, which could mean shortages in the second half of the season”

The first Spanish kakis arrived on the Dutch market at the beginning of October. But it was only from November onwards that sales at European retailers began to rise again.…

Peter de Blaeij, De Blaeij:

“Christmas will be even busier than usual”

“The trade is still hectic,” says Peter de Blaeij of the Dutch/Belgian company of the same name. "We can't complain at all. Since the coronavirus broke out, it's been very…

Space-saving packaging for vending machine salads

Efficient processing for maximum freshness

Since 2016, Lisa Zapf, managing director of Zalat-o-mat LLC from the Palatinate, has been operating a steadily growing number of vending machines, called Zalat-o-mats, in…

Ronnie Moorman, Willem Dijk, the Netherlands

“Few large citrus fruits but prices now determine product”

Last year, Spain was hit by storms in September. Mandarins bore the full brunt. That made for lower volumes on the market. That, in turn, meant favorable price formations in…

EIT

EIT Food report reveals lasting impact of COVID-19 pandemic on European food behaviours

EIT Food, Europe’s leading food innovation initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), today published a new report on the impact of the…

Video Dutch wholesaler completes major renovations

Gebr. de Mooij - Amsterdam has bought out two of its neighboring businesses in the last six years. The first was Amsterdamse Fruithandel on 1 January 2014. And then, on 1…

CO2 emissions per container visualized with HelloContainer

The Dutch shipping industry causes more CO2 emissions than all of the cars in the country combined. One container ship emits about the same amount of CO2 a year as 28,000…

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VOG Products

Alexander Pfeifer and Hannes Werth of VOG Products interview

“It is a proud moment for everyone involved, because the 100% FSA 2.1 Gold equivalence gives us the possibility to show consumers that our apples are not only safe but that…

From the Limgroup, in the Netherlands

New asparagus variety, Maralim, hits the market

It's taken a few years of intensive trails but the Limgroup has finally brought a new asparagus variety on the market. It's called Maralim and is a mid-early variety. Known as…

Grupo Nufri, Spain

"We expect our apple production to reach 40,000 tons in the next two or three years"

The Lleida-based company Grupo Nufri, owner of the La Rasa farm, in the Soria municipality of Burgo de Osma, where it produces apples on 800 hectares, has closed a season…

Nordics no longer part of Kloosterboer’s company strategy

Kloosterboer sells coldstore in Moss, Norway

Logistics service provider Kloosterboer has sold the Moss Coldstore in Norway because of strategic choices. As of 1st December, the coldstore has been in hands of Lineage…

New heat resistant wave apples in Spain released

The first apple variety that has a bigger adaptation to climate change will be planted in Catalonia in 2021. According to expectations, it will be marketed in…

Soren Toft arrives at MSC as Chief Executive Officer

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, is pleased to announce that Soren Toft started his new role as Chief…

Bonduelle Group announces early renewal of syndicated loan

Bonduelle strengthens financial flexibility and aligns this to sustainable development objectives

After the successful issuance of a NEU CP program in July 2020, the Bonduelle Group announces the early renewal of its syndicated loan, increasing it from €…

Memorandum of cooperation been signed with Lulu Hypermarket

North Macedonia to begin fruit and vegetable exports to Qatar

North Macedonia will start exporting food products to Qatar, now a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) has been signed with Lulu Hypermarket, a retail chain…

Jeff Coleman

Russian Federation still world leader in mandarin imports

According to EastFruit analysts, Russia continues to be the world leader in terms of importing mandarins, clementines, tangerines, satsuma, etc. by a wide…

Spanish mango season ends with lower production, but higher prices

The mango harvest in Andalusia, the largest producing area in Spain, is practically finished and the production, according to the sector, is reported to have…

AHDB

AHDB baked potato campaign will be right on target

AHDB's new marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the baked potato will use in-depth consumer analysis to pick the right spud selling point for each segment of the…

Broccoli reinvents guacamole

Guacamole lovers concerned about sustainability have a new option: brocomole. A kind of guacamole made using broccoli as the main ingredient, that is more sustainable and cheaper than…

UK Road Haulage Association:

“Gove 'doesn't know' how many customs agents UK has ready for Brexit”

The country’s largest lorry lobby group claims that Michael Gove does not know how many customs agents the UK will have available post-Brexit. They fear that…

Imported stone fruit could meet solid Canadian demand

Supplies of Chilean stone fruit have begun arriving in Canada. “Our first stone fruit came yesterday. This is the start for us but it’s ahead of the rest of the market,” says…

Spain

Storm causes losses worth € 35 million in kaki and citrus crops in the Region of Valencia

In a first emergency assessment, the Valencian Association of Agricultural Producers (AVA-ASAJA) has found that the damage caused by hail in the province of…

Export to some countries declined by as much as 70%-80%

Chinese pear export faces challenges due to rising price of shipping

Hebei province, one of the major pear production areas in China, already suffered from extreme weather conditions during the growing season. The production…

UK: HMRC to take 'sympathetic' customs approach from 1 January

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a statement to UK businesses trading across the Irish Sea that it will take a "sympathetic" approach to new customs…

MustGrow banana disease results in Colombia claim '100% Control'

MustGrow Biologics Corp. is pleased to announce the initial Colombia laboratory test results of MustGrow’s mustard-derived organic biopesticide formulation on…

Lohan Marais – Icon Fruit

Fair market pull for South African stonefruit

The South African stonefruit industry welcomes a return to normality after a few difficult years. Lohan Marais, commercial director at Icon Fruit, the new partnership between…

New packaged greenhouse grown hydroponic lettuce line to release in January

Pete’s is gearing up to release a new product line in January: Greenhouse Fresh packaged, hydroponically grown lettuce. “Pete’s has been growing in greenhouses for over 50…

Ontario greenhouse grower expands operations into Texas

Nature Fresh Farms has expanded operations with a new distribution center in Laredo, Texas. Future developments are also planned for next year. The new 61,000 square foot…

Expected to launch in 2022

Biological pesticides with better efficacy and higher consistency

BioConsortia, Inc. was started in 2014 and has been working on the development of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement since then. “It…

Debets Schalke

Growing sustainable vegetables in the Saudi Arabian desert under 80 hectares of glass

Dava corporation, owned by the Al Batal family, recently signed a new deal with Debets Schalke for the expansion of Dava's greenhouse complexes in the Al-Kharj region. In…

South African stone fruit industry champions sustainability initiatives

As South Africa’s stone fruit season arrives once again, the industry continues to ensure sustainable production by focussing on initiatives such as environmental audits,…

First containers of Sunrays® branded grapes from Peru arrive in US

As the 2021 import table grape season gets underway, Jac. Vandenberg is introducing its Sunrays® branded grapes. The first containers of Sunrays® grapes arrived this past…

Grape wash line gets key technology upgrade

HMC Farms, a grower, processor and shipper of fresh fruit, including ready-to-serve seedless grape packs, recently upgraded its grape wash line at the company’s Kingsburg, CA…

T&G sale and leaseback of 484 Nayland Road, Nelson

T&G Global is selling and leasing back its 484 Nayland Road, Nelson site, in a move which will generate $50,514,000 to support its growth strategy. The 8.0382…

Grimmway Farms sold to Indiana investment firm

California-based Grimmway Farms, one of the world’s largest growers and processors of carrots, is being bought by an investment firm from Indiana. “We are…

Chinese garlic export continues to gain momentum

China exported roughly 1.72 million tons of fresh and refrigerated garlic in the first 10 months of 2020. That is an increase of 421.9 thousand tons or 32.31%…

"Two solutions to mitigate loss claims at destination for avocado shipments"

In the current Covid era, meetings, seminars and conferences are having to adapt to the new digital formats. Citrosol recently played the starring role in an…

Retail

Central England Co-op: Brand new service trial

Waitrose and Deliveroo: Expansion of delivery trial to 40 stores

Finland: Online shopping gets a huge corona boostOnline grocery shopping in Finland finally made a breakthrough this year and it doesn't look like there will be any turning…

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