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Forums for all at Asia Fruit Logistica ON

From cutting-edge robotic harvesting systems to the importance of brand localisation in Asia’s key consumer markets, the online Hall Forums at Asia Fruit…

Protesting against government’s decision to impose stock limits

Indian traders stay away from onion auctions at Lasalgaon

Lasalgaon onion traders are protesting against the federal government’s decision to impose stock limits. This has led to onion auctions at Lasalgaon…

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Laborant - Bleiswijk

"One out of every two euros lost attributable to divestment in advertising"

Advertising has a positive impact on sales

A report from the consultancy firm Kantar shows that advertising has a positive impact on brand sales. After analyzing the different levels of coverage of the…

Vietnamese avocado supply could become excessive due to rapid increase in acreage

The Agro Processing and Market Development Authority in collaboration with the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association and the Chinese Consulate General held…

Graham Young, Westfalia Fruit

“Consumers’ love of avocados continues to grow”

Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related products to international markets, has a positive outlook on the Dutch avocado market says Graham Young,…

Batlow Apples - Eco-Friendly Punnets

"We are hoping that other businesses in the pome fruit industry in Australia are able to follow suit"

One of Australia's major apple producers is hoping the rest of the industry follows its lead, after releasing one-kilogram eco-friendly punnets. Batlow Apples launched the…

Yuliyan Todorov, Todorovi Farm

"Post-harvest logistics are a vital part of microgreen growing"

“The challenge is not only to grow the best Microgreens, but also to get them to the customer in perfect condition." That's the vision of Todorovi Farm - and it's not just…

Pineapple volumes down for the year but pricing remains solid in Costa Rica

The pineapple exports from Costa Rica were briefly impacted by the pandemic as lockdowns occurred and the foodservice sector was impacted. However, supermarkets quickly picked…

Bemisal (El Salvador) develops BIO MANGA®

New 100% biodegradable protective packaging for banana bunches

After two years of research and development, BEMISAL officially presented BIO MANGA®, a new and eco-friendly product that protects a bunch of banana and helps producers…

Uncertainty about European market

Nerves ahead of big South African litchi crop

The South African Litchi Growers' Association has finalised the crop estimate for the upcoming litchi season, due to start at its usual time of around mid-November. It's…

Special Automation

Canadian company launches new labelling technology line

If the pandemic has highlighted one thing for growers across North America, it is their relationship with labor. Given the challenges growers have seen this year in accessing…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Jan Nowakowski on ongoing apple season

“Demand for Polish apples strong in Europe”

There’s a healthy demand for apples in the European market, as multiple countries had to deal with difficulties like frosts or hail. Although this did lead to damages in the…

The 'European Rendez-vous: French apples... very crunchy!' campaign begins

French apple exports to Colombia increased by 136%

For the third consecutive year, the “European Rendez-vous: French Apples” campaign arrives in Colombia. The campaign is financed by the French fruit and…

Eco-friendly photovoltaic solutions that also work as greenhouse covers

Building integrated photovoltaics is a new way to conceive of photovoltaics that becomes useful in agriculture and consists in the design of innovative solutions to integrate…

TikTok farmer teaches users about produce

“The floor is full of onions. What the heck is going on? Why do we have so many onions down there?” Those are the questions Shay Myers of Parma, ID-based Owyhee Produce, a…

Terra Amica farm of Loiano (Bologna)

Mechanized harvesting for chestnuts

Managing a chestnut forest at 650-700 meters above sea level is challenging. Terra Amica from the Italian town of Loiano in the province of Bologna are currently harvesting…

Texas citrus down because of hurricane Hanna

The volume of citrus out of South Texas is somewhat down this season. “Supplies are decent but lower than last year due to Hurricane Hanna,” says Mariam El-Agha with Global…

'EU fruit & vegetable sector managed to absorb shock of first Covid-wave thanks to producer organizations'

Yesterday, the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and rural development organised a hearing on the lessons learned during the first wave of the COVID…

Traceability trial a “game changer” for citrus industry

A $200,000 trial of traceability technology for citrus exports has seen more than 400,000kg of premium fruit traced and verified from Mildura orchards through…

More jobs ripe for the picking at Premier Fruits

More than 40 new jobs will be created at Lancaster-based tomato growers Premier Fruits, thanks to support from the Victorian Government's Regional Jobs Fund,…

AgTech Startup Pixofarm goes global

Successful pilots during the season in the northern hemisphere sparked interest in Vienna, Austria: Pixofarm’s precision farming solution gained traction among…

Dutch entrepreneurs are investing in organic farming in Kenya

Production of organic food in Kenya is still on a relatively small scale but it's increasing fast. Over 182,000 hectares of land are under organic management, which accounts for…

Peruvian organic farmers’ cooperative looking for European markets

Seventy farming families with less than a hectare each in Northern Peru’s Chira Valley came together in 2017 to form Cooperativa Agroperu to produce organic fair trade bananas…

South African stone fruit 2020/21 season expects improvements on all fronts

South African stone fruit 2020/21 season expects improvements on all fronts Promotional activity for the South African stone fruit industry in the UK is underway and growers…

European Union customs authority seizes South African blueberries

Dutch customs issued a Red Alert in Rotterdam and seized a container of premium blueberry fruit produced by a South African fruit producer and exported by a…

Ceres grower and Tru-Cape revitalise the Fuji cultivar with redder is better

From fairytales to great works of art, the perfect red apple is a placeholder for a wide range of human emotions. With its recent improvements the Fuji variety…

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2nd Xtrema Fruit National Stone Fruit Forum will be held in online format

The latest developments in the stone fruit sector will be presented at the second edition of the Xtrema Fruit National Stone Fruit Forum, which, due to the…

A type of broccoli with unique attributes, winner of the Innovation Hub Awards in the Fresh Produce category

The Redi product, from the Bejo Iberica company, was the winner of the Innovation Hub Awards in the Fresh Produce category, out of a total of 10 finalist fruit…

Okanagan Specialty Fruits®

Grower completes largest Arctic® apple harvest to date

Okanagan Specialty Fruits®, developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic®apple, announced the completion of the 2020 Arctic® apple harvest, its largest to date. The apples…

NeonMind manufactures 4 superfood mushroom coffees

Better Plant Sciences Inc. announced that its majority owned subsidiary NeonMind Biosciences has completed an initial production run of all four of its Ayurvedic, functional…

DG agri dashboard - peaches and nectarines

Average EU peach prices quite a lot higher in recent weeks

The average peach prices in the EU have been quite a lot higher in recent weeks. For instance, the week 36 average price was around €45 above the weekly five year average. The…

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reports Third Quarter 2020 financial results

Lower gross profit compared to Q3 of last year for Fresh Del Monte

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 25, 2020. The Company reported net income per diluted share of…

Corpoica Carmín 0328 and Corpoica Rosa-C

Agrosavia develops two varieties of guava for Colombian agriculture

The Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation, Agrosavia, has developed two varieties of guava, called Corpoica Carmín 0328 and Corpoica Rosa-C. These new…

Peruvian banana producers negotiate the price for the 2021 season as costs increase

According to the coordinator of the Banana Program of the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Karlhos Quinde, the costs of implementing biosecurity protocols…

The successful launch of Del Monte's pink pineapple

Earlier this month, consumers were introduced to the world’s first pink pineapple. Yet even before the Pinkglow Pineapple was unveiled on October 12, Fresh Del…

Citrus Weekly Exports Week 43

Week 43 cumulative volume of oranges exported to all regions at 71,754,996 cartons

According to a report by the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa, the week 43 cumulative volume of oranges exported to all regions stood at 71,754,996 cartons. In week…

Retail

FreshToHome has raised $121mln in a new financing round

Carrefour: Strongest underlying sales growth for at least 20 years

Romania: Supermarket chain Mega Image deploys self-checkout facility in 10% of its local storesSupermarket chain Mega Image, part of Dutch-Belgian group AholdDelhaize, has…

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