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“We decided to stand out with improvements in appearance for our packaging”

The functionality of perishable packaging is important, but according to one packaging manufacturer, the look of the packaging is becoming more important these days. The…

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Sunswap announce partnership with OX to bring sustainable transport refrigeration to Rwanda

British cleantech start-up Sunswap has announced a partnership with OX to develop solar powered mobile chilling capability for their zero-emission trucks in Rwanda. The…

Kenyan vegetable export earnings dropped to US220 mln in 2020

In 2020, Kenya's vegetable exports have dropped to 24 billion shillings (about US$220 million) as compared to US$248 million the year before. CEO of the Fresh…

Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA)

Uganda: NARO receives Sh5.4 billion in South Korean assistance

Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has received about Sh5.4 billion for implementing three agricultural projects that are focusing on…

Chinese export of agricultural mesh bags increased during the pandemic

Automated packaging is becoming more and more popular in the Chinese agricultural industry, with a growing number of packaging facilities and farms investing in automated…

Desirée Hecker, Managing Director of newly founded Montosa Germany LLC:

"Making Spanish mangoes and avocados better known throughout Germany"

Spanish supplier of exotics, Frutas Montosa, will have its own independent German LLC from January 15th onwards. It will be based in Brunsbüttel. From there, consumers will be…

"Bruised apples a thing of the past with this weigher"

Manter has expanded the range for weighing hard fruit with the M1 SF. With this belt weigher system, sorted fruit such as apples can be weighed effortlessly, at a relatively…

New avocado study outlines costs and returns of high-density plantings

Growers considering producing avocados in San Diego County with high-density plantings now have help to determine the economic feasibility. A new study on the costs and…

Smart big bags measuring temperature

With the pilot 'smart big bags' HZPC uses the internet of things to share knowledge and get a better grip on the delivery process of seed potatoes. Between December and April,…

Thomas Bos, Thomasol:

"Cold front causes Spanish greenhouse and open field vegetable prices to shoot up"

The ongoing cold front in Italy has now hit Spain too. It has caused a sudden shortage in the Spanish vegetable sector. "The nights are at around freezing point here in…

Special Latin America

Ronald Bown Fernandez, Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX)

"2020 was a year of great challenges, but the fruit industry was able to respond and adapt to them"

The president of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), Ronald Bown Fernandez, took stock of the sector's work in 2020, a year marked, mainly, by the COVID-19…

Global Focus Grapes

Jan Lievens - UTE

No delays in getting grapes to high humidity precooling: the way to avoid dry stems

The table grape industry’s problem with dry stems is well-known, says Jan Lievens, of UTE Applied Postharvest Technologies, but it is also wholly avoidable, he believes. He…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 04-01-2021)

Week 53 Hass supply from Chile to the EU amounted to 106,000 4-kg cartons

In the last week of 2020 (week 53), the Hass supply from Chile to the EU amounted to a final 106,000 4-kg cartons, bringing the year total to 19.275.000 cartons. Avocado shipments…

Recovery and development of quince cultivation in Spain

Quince is a minority crop in Spain, produced mostly for processing into traditional quince paste, which is why it is produced by the same companies that manufacture quince…

Indian government invests in rejuvenating apple orchards

The Indian apple harvest for the 2020/21 (July-June) marketing season is estimated at 2.3 million tonnes. This is 3% below the previous year due to the winter…

Shane Talling - Veg-UK

“We are not seeing any problems yet”

The UK and Europe are now just a few days into the new Brexit era and things in the trade are still calm, there have been a few reports of orders being delayed…

Fellini Patrizio

Two hectares of experimental greenhouses to produce all year round

Fellini Patrizio managers Emile and Valentina Fellini report the news for 2021. A new washing water recycling plant is about to be activated, plus a photovoltaic plant will…

New Grab-N-Go bags for hot peppers see popularity in niche markets

This year, importer Delina Fresh has been seeing an interesting growth in the Latin and Oriental markets in the United States. The company imports a wide variety of products…

Why mulching films are important

Cultivation techniques that use mulching films are widespread all over the world due to their significant advantages for yields and quality. To better understand which are the…

TomaTech breeders

ToBRFV resistant varieties available for planting season

TomaTech announces the launch of its range of commercial Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) resistant varieties, available immediately for this coming season. Intermediate resistance…

"Even in a corona year, the Netherlands was still a global fresh fruit and vegetable player"

In 2020, the Netherlands proved it again - this country is a global fresh fruit and vegetable player. Overseas sales of these products rose by six percent, to €12,9 billion.…

PMA virtual town hall

New year, old problems: A look at the state of food safety

This week’s PMA virtual town hall took a look at how food safety problems and possible solutions might continue to evolve in the new year. The panel was led by Max Teplitski,…

Earnest Eats launches new snacking avocado line

Earnest Eats®, creator of superfood breakfasts and snacks, today launched a new line of Snacking Avocados, a clean-ingredient snack made with slices of real avocado that are…

Fresh grapes are a natural source of both vitamin K and flavonoids

A recent study published in the scientific journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that a lack of adequate vitamin K levels was associated with poor…

Potatoes help support the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommendation for increased nutrient-dense vegetable consumption

“It’s official: the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans have yet again confirmed the importance of eating more vegetables such as potatoes that provide…

Will your next meal be 3D-printed?

What may sound like science fiction when it comes to plant-based food creation is now a reality. From 3D-printed steaks to fish being grown in a lab from a…

23 states chose potatoes

Survey finds out which vegetables are most beloved in each state

The team at Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Co. decided to do conduct a survey to discover the vegetable preferences of Americans in each state. The team surveyed over 4,500 Americans…

Funds will support genomics research for $3 billion crop

Seed industry grants $5 million for research into downy mildew on lettuce

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year. The…

University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan

Vitamin C and Vitamin E may lower the risk of Parkinson’s

People who include high levels of vitamin C and E in their diet may have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study from University of…

Both a radish and a root vegetable – the watermelon radish

Who has heard of the watermelon radish? The people who have, love that it’s a radish and a root vegetable; it is derived from the heirloom Chinese Daikon…

Retail

Dreamstime

InRetail has acquired Makro stores in Peru

Profit outlook raised by Sainsbury's after stellar Christmas

Britain's Asda urges lockdown shoppers not to stockpileBritish supermarket group Asda urged its customers to shop considerately and not buy more than they normally would after…

FreshPlaza Funny

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