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Aussie kids can be vegie kids

Strong development depends on healthy eating, but babies and children are still refusing to eat enough vegetables. Now nutrition and dietetics researchers have found some solutions. A…

Southern Australia citrus growers concerned at costs of Pacific Islander quarantine facility

Australian growers and packers are concerned about the cost burden of hiring Pacific Islander seasonal workers to help fill the labour shortage for the…

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Strawberry prices could rise as crops are reduced due to labor shortages

Australian growers are reducing the size of strawberry crops or not planting at all, out of fear their fruit will rot on the ground due to picker shortages.…

Solid performance in 2020 - positive outlook for the year 2021

CMA CGM Financial results for the year 2020

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, met today under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief…

Citral, a promising natural preservative for postharvest quality extension in kiwifruit

Citral is an aliphatic aldehyde extracted from citrus essential oil. Scientists at Jiangxi Agricultural University (China) have examined how citral treatment affects the…

Giddings Fruit is preparing for coming US cherry season

“Consumer confidence in cherries is gradually building up”

The Chinese imported cherry market is gradually recovering and, over time, and through intense promotional activities, consumers are starting to have more confidence in…

Washington apple exporter comments on container shortages and shipping delays

The logistics challenges that have been caused by multiple pandemic-related factors have been getting increasingly worse, says Donna Feltrup, Export Manager at L&M Companies.…

Jupiter’s Greek plum project trials six new varieties

Global fresh produce grower Jupiter Group are thrilled to announce that they will be trialling six new varieties of South African plums in the northern hemisphere for the…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Maungatapere Berries expands North in partnership with Ngāpuhi

Whangārei’s berry producer Maungatapere Berries is set to expand its operations into Kaikohe through a partnership with Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company and Far North Holdings…

Global Focus Bananas

Biotropic bananas now in folding crates

"Savings effects continue at our banana ripening facility"

A year ago, wholesaler BioTropic launched the project 'Reusable packaging for bananas' and it now relies on EPS reusable crates, especially developed for bananas. From now on,…

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Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 10

Chile: Blueberry harvest in southern zone in its final stage

The harvest in the central-south zone is already finished, while the south zone is in its final stage, with the last harvests concentrated in Los Ríos Region and with volumes…

Xiuwen kiwifruit from Guizhou on the list

EU-China agreement on GI products comes into effect

A bilateral agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation and protection concerning…

Sunraycer, an opportunity to enhance the productive system of the valleys of Jujuy

INTA presents a new nectarine cultivar

The National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) presented the second nectarine cultivar evaluated and selected in the Jujuy region. The cultivar is…

Artes Politecnica in Italy

Video Insect nets: Good experiences for monoblock and monorow installation

As spring is approaching dangerous pests begin to wake up after winter and start to threaten our orchards. The Asiatic stink bug is probably one of the most dangerous and…

Taiwanese pineapples qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Officials have stated that Taiwan's pineapples, along with mangoes, dragon fruit, and bananas, have met the requirements to be served at the Tokyo Olympics. On…

China remains a main export market

2020/2021 Citrus production in Egypt and South Africa rises

As a result of expanding acreages in production and favorable weather during the flowering and fruit setting periods, the total production of Egyptian oranges…

Zakaz.ua

Online trading of fruits and vegetables: how Zakaz.ua does it

Do buyers of fresh vegetables and fruits trust online delivery? What is the delivery service shopper’s process for selecting vegetables and fruits in supermarkets? What is the…

Third estimate of the 2020-2021 season

ASOEX forecasts Chilean table grape exports will decrease by 12%

According to the third estimate made by the Chilean table grape sector, the country will export 64,582,046 boxes of 8.2 kilos in the 2020-2021 season are…

Shipping industry changes tack after container crisis

Following the effects of the Covid pandemic, giant container ships that take goods from China and the Far East to western consumers faced delays at ports.…

Sicilia Bedda

Canary yellow melon Duci is now also grown in Sicily

"Sicilia Bedda" is a company specializing in the cultivation of Canary yellow melons. Last year, it introduced watermelons to its range, and there is some news for the…

Florida blueberry volumes enter a strong market

The Florida blueberry season is slowly starting up. Adam Roe of Noble Citrus shares: “We are starting to get a bit of fruit this week and then next week we should really be…

A strawberry variety characterised by its early ripening

Parthenope® CIVS115*, a low-chill strawberry variety in Caserta and Naples provinces in the Campania region, one of the most important strawberry growing areas…

Vietnam: Mekong district delivers high-quality sweet potatoes for export

Chau Thanh district - Dong Thap province- has expanded its cultivation of high-quality sweet potatoes for export, developing processed sweet-potato products…

Weekly summary of agriculture news from Vietnam (8-14/03/ 2021)

Long An Province: Dragon fruit prices low in the past year

According to the Dragon Fruit Association of Long An Province, in the past year, dragon fruit price in the province was low, ranging from…

Ecuador reopens its market to Peruvian grapes

The agreement reached between Peru's National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) and Ecuador's Animal and Plant Health Service (Agrocalidad) will allow Peruvian…

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Schwarz Group is testing till-less stores in Germany

Eurocash to acquire 49% share in Arhelan supermarket chain

France: Carrefour fined 1.75mln euros for unfairly squeezing suppliers on priceFrench retailer Carrefour has been fined 1.75mln euros ($2.1mln) for unfairly pressing suppliers…

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