Irish veg processing and packaging business paid Sunday allowance of 5 cents per hour
A vegetable processing and packaging business paid a Sunday allowance of 5 cent per hour to a minimum-wage worker who was regularly required to work 15-hour days. That is why, at the Workplace

The first Italian apricots make their debut on the market
We are not even in mid-April, the temperatures remind us of February, but Italian apricots are already beginning to peep into the market in Rome. In fact, for some years now, a small producer in

Murcian farmers expect this year's stone fruit production will be similar to that of 2022
The stone fruit farmers of Vega Alta estimate that, if there are no last-minute incidents, this year's total stone fruit production will be similar to that of 2022, when they managed to market

National Academy of Agriculture, all set for inauguration
On Monday 17 April, from 4 to 6.30 p.m., in the Sala dello Stabat Mater of the Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio in Bologna (Piazza Galvani 1, Bologna), the inauguration ceremony of the 216th Academic

5.1 million employees, 619,000 companies, 170,000 products - the German food industry in figures
The largest share of the workforce in the food sector is made up of employees in the hospitality industry (1,856,000), most businesses are in the agricultural sector (258,700) and the highest

New packaging machine for multi-format cartons
INDUSER presents a new adaptation of a packaging line for tomatoes, but this time for two carton sizes. The packaging line - whose design considers from the product feeding to the associative

Getting ready for red potato summer season
As the prime summer selling season for red potatoes approaches and supplies of russets and yellows continue to tighten, MountainKing is packing record numbers of its Butter Reds while it ramps up

Sunkist fruit now also available in the Netherlands and Belgium
"Good partners are the basis for Aartsen's continued development as a company. We never underestimate our partners' importance as they help us stand out with high-quality products every day. This

Fluctuating temperatures delayed Mexican spring cucumbers by two weeks
The spring crop of slicing cucumbers has started out in northern Mexico. “Production has been a bit on the slow side due to cooler weather and that has not helped in terms of availability or

Chile closes the export of cherries with a new record
The Chilean fresh cherry industry closed the 2022-2023 season after exporting a record volume and consolidating Chile's position as the world's leading cherry supplier. A total of 415,315 tons

"The first air-freight fruit arrived in Europe in week eight and the first sea-freight volumes in week 12-14"
The South African kiwifruit industry is still developing, but results are heading in the right direction, in terms of export quality, and volumes are expected to continue to grow as the production