Higher excise duty refund rate for agricultural fuel
The Senate Agriculture and Budget Committees voted on Thursday in favour of adopting without amendments the amendment to the law on the refund of excise duty on agricultural fuel. The amendment to

Anecoop участвует в проекте HortiGO2
Anecoop подписала соглашение о сотрудничестве с Global Omnium и Tribunal de las Aguas, чтобы возглавить оценку и сертификацию

Almaty is running out of groceries
Monitoring of the prices of socially significant food products conducted in stores of Almaty showed that the trend of decreasing the cost of the social basket, observed in the second half of

Italian apple stocks 16% lower than last season
On Tuesday, 9 May, the customary monthly meeting of the Assomela Marketing Committee took place, during which the market situation of the Italian apple sector over the past month was analysed.

Blueberry in bloom (monitoring of plantations, Lublin region 09.05.2023)
The phenological phase of highbush blueberry plants was determined for three cultivars of different earliness: 'Duke' (early), 'Bluecrop' (medium) and 'Last Call' (late) on a plantation located in

Borówka w fazie kwitnienia (monitoring plantacji, Lubelszczyzna 09.05.2023 r)
Fazę fenologiczną roślin borówki wysokiej określono dla trzech odmian o różnej wczesności: ‘Duke’ (wczesna), ‘Bluecrop’ (średnia) oraz ‘Last Call’ (późna) na plantacji

Austria: Corrugated board is the number one recyclable packaging
Nothing works in the supply chain without corrugated board. More than two thirds of all goods produced in Austria travel in fibre-based corrugated board. This makes corrugated board the number one

Producers, the large-scale retail trade is not the enemy
In the last few days at Macfrut I have been asked this question: "How come the large-scale retail trade is 'demonised' by the production world?". 7A question that in my opinion is

Lemon exports pull ahead of last year
The South African lemon harvest which started three to four weeks earlier than last year has resulted in accelerated exports: by week 17, exactly two million cartons (15kg) more than last year YTD

Ondine flat nectarines are in the starting blocks
Summer can come - and this year it brings juicy news: "We believe in Ondine because the quality of our flat nectarines and peaches is simply so high," stressed Matteo Mazzoni of the Italian

Latvian fruit growers lose harvest due to cold spring
Last weekend, in some places in Latvia, the temperature at night dropped to -7 C. Many berry and fruit farms confirmed yield losses of up to 80%-90%. The industry association plans to turn to the

Delegation from China Fruit Marketing Association visits Egyptian exporters
The China Fruit Marketing Association visited Egypt last week and met with a number of producers and packing stations, working on the export of grapes, citrus, and pomegranates. Among these

Apples and pears, Prognosfruit Conference returns
The Prognosfruit Conference is the most important annual event in Europe for the apple and pear sector, bringing together growers from all over Europe and beyond. After last year's success, the

Hummus and soups, the novelties of Valfrutta Fresco
Hummus, soups and velvety soups. These are the novelties of Valfrutta Fresco presented during the last edition of Macfrut. References made by small artisans and that are arousing interest from the

Low volumes available as Brazil’s main lime season nears end
Brazil’s Tahiti lime season is winding down slowly with a lower peak seen this year. According to Luiz Eduardo Raffaelli, from the Brazilian exporter Be Fruit: “Last year our season started in

Indian container volumes shrink as Mundra Port takes a hit
Indian ports got off to a slower start in the fiscal year 2023-24, which began on 1 April. According to exclusive data obtained by Container News, combined volumes out of India's major/government

Valencia: same area less production
Because of the high temperatures and the lack of rainfall, harvest forecasts are between 15 and 20% lower than last season, although the cultivated area is similar to last year. The predominant

Peru's ginger shipments increased by 59%
The ginger export campaign is exceeding initial expectations, showing a 59% year-on-year increase in export volumes, as Peru has exported a total of 25,609 tons of ginger so far this season,

“The artichoke season has started in Brittany”
The first large artichokes from Brittany have arrived on the market. “The mild temperatures and rainfall of the last few days have delayed the production but many plots are now close to

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: steady compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Mettler-Toledo launches x-ray solutions to enhance product safety
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has launched the X2 Series of high-performing x-ray systems to help enhance product safety at a good price point for all food manufacturers. With two x-ray

Fruvo/VAM WaterTech: "We want to get our pears to the consumer as cleanly as possible".
"We don't recommend it to our employees, but you can drink the water as it is," says Martijn Vogelaar from the Fruvo fruit sorting and packaging station in Krabbendijke. Last year, VAM WaterTech

“Arguably, this could be the latest start of Sonora’s grape season ever”
North America is eagerly waiting for Mexico’s Sonora region to kick off table grape harvest. With Chile, Peru and South Africa having finished early, the pipeline is empty. “On top of this,

Record attendance for latest edition of Macfrut
A record number of people attended the fortieth edition of Italian fresh produce trade fair Macfrut, according to the organisers of the show, which took place in Rimini on 3-5 May. During the

Pomarańcze z Guadalquivir mogą spaść o 60%.
Firmy takie jak Sandías El Abuelo potraktowały priorytetowo tereny w pobliżu odwiertów, do których nabyły prawa do zasiewu, a nawet "poświęciły część produkcji", wyjaśnia