Damage from the bad weather in Sicily as prices soar
After the two days of bad weather on 8 and 9 February that devastated numerous farms in Sicily, a difficult damage assessment has begun. Water is slowly beginning to drain away from fields and

Sonda na temat świeżych produktów w RPA
Nowa sonda dotycząca dystrybucji i marketingu świeżych produktów w RPA skupi uwagę na przyczynach gwałtownego wzrostu cen świeżych produktów, jednocześnie skupiając się na

IFCO reaches milestone of 2 billion returnable packages
With a circular economy business model based on the principles of waste reduction and reuse, IFCO says it has enabled its supply chain customers to achieve significant environmental savings.

Day with water and electricity efficiency solutions
The conference, which also has the collaboration of iAgua and the National Federation of Irrigation Communities of Spain (Fenacore), is entitled "Water and electricity efficiency solutions for

More acquisitions in produce industry expected
The produce industry first heard about Frutura two years ago, when the company made its initial acquisition. Frutura was established with the goal of delivering the high-quality fruit their

Fresh produce probe in South Africa
A new probe in the distribution and marketing of fresh produce in South Africa will focus attention on the reasons for steep increases in fresh produce prices, while also focusing on the behaviour

Арбузы и апельсины наводняют оптовые рынки в Хайдарабаде
В понедельник от 50 до 80 грузовиков с арбузами прибыли на фруктовый рынок Батасингарама из Махабубнагара,

Many production areas under water, too early to estimate extent of damage
New Zealand is dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle which hit the country on Monday night. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called Gabrielle the biggest weather event to hit the country

Start of export campaign for Tunisian seasonal fruits
The Tunisian strawberry export campaign began in late January and will last until May, with stable volumes compared to the previous season, said Mohamed Sadok of the exporter CarthagoExpo. "Our

First own-grown melons to arrive from Costa Rica
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

Cosarica updates melon branding
The Cosarica brand has modernised both its packaging and the individual labelling of the product. This change, which affects both its range of melons and watermelons, is focused on ensuring that

Larger and more sustainable lettuce
Thanks to the social awareness of farmers to promote care for the planet, the sustainability of production methods has increased. In fact, more and more professionals are opting for the use of

Senegal could do better to promote its banana industry
The banana fruit industry in Senegal has great potential, thanks to a favorable climate, but remains under-exploited, mainly because of a lack of promotion and valorization of the produce. This is

Watermelons and oranges flood wholesale markets in Hyderabad
On Monday, between 50 and 80 trucks of watermelons arrived at the Batasingaram fruit market from Mahabubnagar, Zaheerabad, Jogulamba Gadwal and a few districts of neighboring Maharashtra and

Arbuzy i pomarańcze zalewają rynki hurtowe w Hyderabad
W poniedziałek na targ owocowy w Batasingaram w Indiach przybyło od 50 do 80 ciężarówek arbuzów z Mahabubnagar, Zaheerabad, Jogulamba Gadwal i kilku

Salinity trial in Egypt: a potato variety resistant to high salinity levels in water
The Dutch potato breeder and seed exporter HZPC has completed a salinity trial in Egypt, with a harvest event organized in late January. The trial is designed to identify which potato varieties

Almeria reduces melon and watermelon area by 15%.
Uncertainty is one of the adjectives that could best be attributed to the coming spring season in the province, fundamentally because of the reduction in the area of melon and above all of

AI gets water cutting of leeks to the right place
GEGE Machinebouw introduced waterjet cutting lines for products, including leeks, about a decade ago. This innovation means using a moving waterjet blade to process leeks has become a common

Spain's new drought measures might lead to mass job losses
Since 1980, Spain's average available water has decreased by 12 percent and projections indicate that by 2050 there may be a further decrease of between 14 and 40 percent. The government has

Sztuczna inteligencja trafia z cięciem wody do porów w odpowiednie miejsce
GEGE Machinebouw wprowadziła linie do cięcia strumieniem wodnym produktów, w tym porów, około dekady temu. Ta innowacja oznacza, że używanie ruchomego ostrza strumienia wodnego do

Sicily: Storms cause damage to agriculture
Fields under water, damage to greenhouses, uprooted trees - the weekend was not at all dolce vita on Sicily: Storm Nikola led to 24 weather extremes on the Italian island within two days, reports

Spring season Almería: Fewer watermelons and sugar melons
Incertainty is one of the adjectives that could best describe the coming spring season in the province of Almería, mainly because of the currently forecast decline in melon and especially

Искусственный интеллект доставляет воду для резки лука-порея в нужное место
GEGE Machinebouw представила линии гидроабразивной резки продуктов, включая лук-порей, около десяти лет назад. Эта

Bangladesh growers swap rice for vegetables due to water troubles
In response to a dryer climate, farmers in Bangladesh are planting vegetables instead of rice. Drought has grown increasingly common in the region of Barind, while groundwater levels are dropping

How the strawberry sector is tackling the future with substrate and 4.0 cultivation
The strawberry sector needs to update in order to keep up with the times. This is also why the Zavoli cultivation company from Rimini, Italy, decided to go from tunnel cultivation to automated