Italy: Restrained start and new varieties in summer fruit in Emilia-Romagna
The summer fruit campaign has started very quietly in Emilia Romagna. This year's stone fruit quantities proved to be "very low", comments Giancarlo Minguzzi, president of the regional

South Africa resumes citrus shipments to the US after they had been disrupted by storms
After a week of heavy rains and flooding, the second conventional South African refrigerator ship carrying citrus fruits from the Western Cape region, whose campaign will last until October,

Chilean flood damage being assessed by Fedefruta and Asoex
The Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) and the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), are both assessing the impact and damage while seeking how best to support producers and

Strawberries, working to increase shelf-life
As reported in the journal Postharvest, Osman Nuri Öcalane and other Turkish scientists conducted a study focused on the post-harvest of strawberries to understand how to increase shelf life.

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Flower and plant exports grow by 2%.
Exports of live plants amounted to 230.1 million euros in the first four months of the year, 3% more than in the same period last year, with outdoor plants being the most exported with 116.7

Maersk orders methanol-powered vessels
AP Moller–Maersk has ordered six mid-sized container vessels, all of which will dual-fuel engines will be able to operate on green methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build the six

Greening, the Arancia Rossa Igp consortium raises the alarm
"In Florida, the citrus fruit harvest will be the lowest in a century and also the most expensive due to the climate and the very dangerous 'Greening' phytopathy. The news published by the

Flooding, 205 million euro needed in western Romagna alone
In the past few days, the President of the Consorzio di bonifica della Romagna Occidentale, Antonio Vincenzi,has taken part in a hearing at the Environment Commission of the Chamber of Deputies in

Agricola Don Camillo launches the #vocidellortofrutta cocktail melon
To impress on the shelf with a product with distinctive appeal, but also innovative flavour. Agricola Don Camillo is launching two new Club melons, Limelon and Dino, which respond to new consumer

Over 60 million from the EU for agriculture in flooded areas
"We can only be grateful to the European Union for its first concrete and rapid response in favour of agriculture in the areas of Romagna affected by the floods". This is how the regional

Could CMA CGM surpass Maersk and become the world's second-largest shipping line?
According to maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen, this could be possible because Maersk's current combination of effective fleet and order list leaves it with just 16,000 TEUS more than CMA CGM.

Flood, zero-interest Ismea loans kick off
From 12 noon on Monday 3 July, it will be possible to submit applications for the MIA Loan (Flood Intervention Measure), ISMEA's new intervention aimed at ensuring agricultural and fishing

Heavy rains, severe flooding causes damage in Chile
In what is described as the worst weather in a decade following a storm and days of heavy raining led to the rivers in Chile flooding key areas of the centre of the country since the past weekend

EU citrus output drops 10%
The decline especially affects oranges and lemons. Spain is the most affected country, where citrus production is down by almost 18% from last year due to a combination of 2022 spring rains that