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The enthusiasm of exhibitors confirms Macfrut as an international event

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Stone fruit campaign kicks off in Lleida

"We have strengthened our sales team to give organic stone fruit a boost at the national level"

Spring frosts causing pollination problems for some of the Polish apple orchards

Società Agricola Milella (Italy)

Apulian new potatoes off to a good start

“There will be enough volumes of Polish blueberries this year, despite these frosts"

medFEL 2024

Can artificial intelligence revolutionize our sector?

Mina Maged - Mimac

“We will start to export our bananas to Europe at the end of June"

Renzo Ceruti, Three Rivers:

“This Peruvian avocado season is really a puzzle that we are barely starting to put together”

International Primeur magazine now available online

McCain will invest 350 million euros in its three French sites

Sector | Vegetables

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Dutch expert helps to modernize mushroom farms in China
Pop Vriend Seeds -

Dutch vegetable seed company confirms resistance to Pe. 20 for a large part of its spinach assortment
Strong movement

First air shipment of organic Peruvian ginger landed in the U.S. yesterday
Simon Ackermann GmbHv
Dario Plesa from Simon Ackermann Ltd in Koblenz: "Late start of the Savéol season"

"Slight increases in Torino beefsteak tomato volumes"

Celebrating 17 years of partnership by co-branding tomato program

Belarus temporarily restricts carrot and beetroot exports
vollgepackt GmbH
Jörn Christiaens, Vollgepackt Ltd:

"We aim to present microgreens more as a delicacy than as a decorative item."

Sector | Bananas

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Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: 8% drop from last week
Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize up 22% compared to last week

"The situation forces us in Finland to find alternative origins for Spain and other southern producer countries"

Latam banana producers object to Italian retailer's discount pricing of €0.85 cents per kg

Ecuador introduces a new code for the banana sector

Banana research in North Carolina aims to combat deadly fungus

The Canary Islands is already exporting bananas to Poland

Sector | Potatoes and Onions

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Onion turns of Ukraine – from free to very expensive in just a couple of weeks
Challenging market for early Spanish onions due to oversupply

"Onion producers working with contracts will make a profit, those planting independently will face challenges"

Limited stocks and anticipated harvest delays keep UK potato prices on upward trend

Georgia significantly reduced potato imports from Belarus

Tuber initiation timing for Quantis to protect against stress
Potato Market Update 8th May

Potato stocks continue to tighten significantly in Ireland
Francisco Moya, Réseau Vitalis

“The switch from ware to early potatoes is going well”

Sector | Exotic/Tropical fruit & vegetables

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Peru sets ginger export record in the first quarter of 2024
"La Quercia" is a nursery specializing in kiwifruit

"Kiwifruits still bring us a lot of satisfaction as a crop"
Week 19 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

Durian prices continue their downward trend, while apples are now available in small-sized packaging

Abundance of Peruvian avocados expected late spring through summer

Vietnamese exports to the EU may face suspension
USDA
Southern Region news release

Florida utilized avocado production for 2023 totaled 10,550 tons

Not many consumers know about the nutritional value of cactus products

Sector | Company news

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Several produce companies make Canada's Best Managed Companies list
Revenue up sharply by 18.5% to €123.8 million

Omer-Decugis & Cie posts an excellent first half 2023/24

Polish growers focus on cooperation and innovation

Partnership between Marché Frais and Carrefour

Royal HZPC Group maintains expected result

Agrizone named exclusive partner for Omnivent in Australia and New Zealand
Alico, Inc. announces financial results for the Q2 and six months ended March 31, 2024

Revenues of $32.1 million for six months ended March 31 relatively flat YoY

Sector | Greenhouse

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New trends in the greenhouse produce industry

Greenhouse locations migrate and product innovation continues

Italy: Greenhouse-grown, zero-residue eggplants to hit the shelves
Horti Demo Centre – Dr Estelle Kempen, Adaduma Msana, Kholosa Nakani

"All South African greenhouses should collect and recycle rainwater"
UK Salads Limited

Bankruptcy spiral UK greenhouse after client rejections
Pleun van Malkenhorst, Thanet Earth Peppers Ltd / Thanet Growers:

"Growing demand from British retailers for lit cultivation"

Celebrating success at CPMA Week
Papenburg: Heinz-Jürgen Albers

"By the end of the year, we aim to expand our hydroponic cultivation by two hectares"

Sector | Logistics

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Asian ports hit by Red Sea backlogs

New train route from China to Port of Barcelona will enhance trade relations

Maersk establishes itself at SEGRO Park Amsterdam Airport in Hoofddorp

A.P. Moller - Maersk launches air freight gateway in Miami to serve U.S., Asia, and Latin America market
Fairmiles Roundtable:

'Banning airfreighted fresh produce puts millions of livelihoods at risk and does not help Net Zero'
Drewry
World Container Index - 09 May

Drewry’s World Container Index increased 16% to $3,159 per 40ft container this week

Port of Salalah introduces viable alternative to Red Sea route

Sector | Machinery

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A fully automated cherry truss tomato harvesting robot to hit the market
Manufactured by Bulltec for Colt.Or: watch the video!

A fennel grader focused on the utmost efficiency

Italian machinery company celebrated 100 year history of sorting at Macfrut 2024

Worldwide demand for Tong’s latest Unifill big bag and box filler
TopControl CEO Michael Saltuari (Italy)

"Our solutions for reducing costs and improving efficiency"
Watch the video!

Karmen field scales for grapes: a new season approaches

Valtara introduces a new wrapping machine in Italy

Sector | General fresh produce

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European Council extends trade liberalization for Moldova
Tripartite agreement between French Ministry of Agriculture, CTIFL and Interfel

“A breath of fresh air for Fruit and Vegetable Research and Innovation”

Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached $211.49 million in April

Albanian greenhouse farmers continue to report large losses
BLE report Week 18:

"There is a cauliflower supply gap"

Moldova's agricultural exports continue to enjoy duty exemptions to the UK

Israeli businesses are looking for indirect routes to resume imports from Turkey

Sector | Management

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Fairtrade launches a global campaign to make farmers’ voices heard
Facilitating construction of agrivoltaic systems throughout the nation

Czechia introduces first rules for agrivoltaics
UK government announces five-year extension

NFU secures win for Seasonal Workers Scheme

New micropropagation lab to produce up to 24 million plants a year

Manish Sirohi appointed as CEO of Decco WW

Change at the helm of Peru's Trade Office in New York

Charl du Bois appointed as new managing director of Capespan

Sector | Miscellaneous

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Zespri faces potential loss due to mouse infestation in kiwifruit shipment

Over 30 tons of mushrooms shipped from Stavropol Krai, Russia, to Georgia and Armenia
Portugal

Berry fruit production and water challenges in Mangualde
“Non-negligible probability of long-term establishment in France,” according to ANSES

Reinforced surveillance of Asian fruit fly
NASA

Astronauts to study plant growth and development on the Moon

Ukrainian entrepreneur cultivates giant mushrooms
Massive drugs seizure in Bulgaria

170 kg of cocaine discovered in bananas at Port of Burgas

Sector | Fruit

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Frost damages 100% of Lleida's mountain apple production

Grape yield crisis in Tamil Nadu due to high temperatures

Blue dream – Ukraine sets historic blueberry export record
Fruit South Africa -

A shared South African industry-government vision makes for promising economics

Seasonal sweet cherries: prices and offers in different regions of Russia

Ukrainian farmers in the Kherson region expand watermelon cultivation areas

The latest decision on the decade-long dispute between the Wild Pink and Pink Lady brands

Sector | Herbs

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Moroccan rosemary supply hit by drought
Louis and Steven Lauwers, Vegobel:

"Harvest herbs, plugs, as a new local and organic herb concept"
Piet van Vugt, Van Vugt Kruiden:

"Herbs increasingly found in fresh produce packs and online stores"
Gruppo Mec
Peter Mair of Gruppo Mec:

"Italian arugula cultivation becomes more professional and sustainable with each passing year"
Ton Verheijke, Janyra Organics:

"With our first full-scale herb harvest, we should gain a foothold in the Netherlands"
Foodys Agro S.L has a €6M investment plan to ensure its growth over the next two years

Spain's leader in hydroponic basil production announces diversification into other aromatic herbs
Belgian company sees organic as a step toward the future

"We want to be a pioneer in the organic segment"

Sector | Agenda

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B2B Meetings, Warsaw, Poland, 17-18 September 2024 -

New highlights for companies interested in Polish retail market
Terra (Italy) will be exhibiting at Macfrut

Sales to foreign countries exclusively from Italian suppliers
AgroFresh -

12th annual Post-Harvest Academy hosted in Washington
CAAT's first time at medFEL

Turin wholesale market to expand in France
Trade show to be held in Izmir on 26 to 28 September

"Interfresh Eurasia trade show to become Türkiye’s showcase"
Companies from the Republic of Srpska to attend Macfrut

"There are logistic problems when exporting fresh produce"
Melbourne Convention Centre, 3-5 June, 2024

Tickets selling fast for Hort Connections 2024

Sector | Citrus

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Miguel Barber from Pomelos MBC:

"I believe that the grapefruit supply is growing at a faster pace than consumption"
Patricia Marí Minran, of Citran:

"Except for January and February, when Greece and Turkey are stronger, the grapefruit campaign is very stable"

Spain faces 400,000-ton lemon surplus, projected to remain unsold

South Africa’s 2024 citrus season started slowly, maintains good spread between markets

CBS spreading and causing damage across all citrus-growing areas in Tunisia
Tommie Landman – Landman Group

South African Star Ruby export estimate down by a million cartons

California grapefruit production down this season

Sector | Organic

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Organic farmland rises, while progress stalls in rest of UK

Scotland 'trailblazing in nature friendly farming'
Meleco GmbH
Andreas Kreuzwieser from Meleco Ltd on growing and marketing Austrian organic apples

"We are now trying to build a buffer for the upcoming season"
Dreamstime
Austria: Traders and producers speak out on the organic market

"The organic selection is still much more limited, comparatively"

Better outlook for the Senegalese organic mango campaign

Ukrainian farmer shares secrets of growing organic strawberries
Jordi Querol, CEO and founder of Dreiskel Biodinámica, a pioneering company in biodynamic agriculture:

"Finding an aisle with only biodynamic foods in Germany is as common as finding one with organic products here"
Dreamstime
Switzerland:

Organic share of bananas continues to exceed 30 percent

Sector | Health

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Tianjin University of Science and Technology

Exploring the potential of purple sweet potatoes in gastric ulcer treatment
“There is an urgent need to take action with the younger generation”

New European Good Move program

Cranberry supplements enhance athletic performance in Canada
University of Queensland collaboration

Say goodbye to garlic breath with odour-free black garlic

Increasing fruit and vegetable intake among adults

Looking at vegetable intake and cancer risk reduction

Bananas facilitate quicker recovery after running

Sector | IT

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Agromanager

“Traders and retailers can get real-time crop insights”

Producers can now do fruit counting with a free AI App
PC Fruit

“Automated precision farming is key to fruit cultivation’s success”

Cyprus introduces online agricultural price tool

Potato agronomy forecasts now available in myField App
New partnership between LogisticDocuments.com and FreshERP

"Better insight into containers' journeys"

Free farm management app to save Italian growers time this season

Sector | Innovations

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University of Tartu develops palm-sized crop-inspecting drone

Supply chain enhancements roll out
Utrecht University
Utrecht University research

Residual waste from mushroom cultivation removes pollutants from water
Polymer found in corn, potatoes and beans

Smart windows breakthrough in the U.S.
Denise Junqueiro with Apeel Sciences

“Our technology provides shippers confidence for long haul shipments and to open up new export markets”

How more than 60 million pieces of fruit were stopped going to waste last year
Conserving two Olympic-sized swimming pools of water annually

Verdant Technologies and Sobeys partner on iceless broccoli

Sector | Processed fruit and vegetables

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Driscoll's Maroc is building a berry processing plant in Larache

The plant for processing fruits and veg in Galilee, Israel is closing down

The process of making the famous pomegranate juice in Bangkok

Apple juice prices historically high as industry awaits indications on the new crop

Collecting apples for juice and pulp processing
Macara®

Asparagus preserves and aromatic herbs obtained with artisanal methods
Conserve Dama - Italy

"True to our tradition, we only use products that are in season and that we produce ourselves"

Sector | Cooling

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Capacity expanded to nearly 16,000 pallet positions

Emergent Cold completes expansion of its Facility in Villagrán, Mexico
Michael Panuccio, Freshxpress:

"This isn’t just another cooling machine, it’s a game-changer"

Ukrainian producers seek optimal solutions in vegetable storage to economise
To support food security in Lincolnshire

Magnavale Easton development approaches finish line

MSC leads in reefer container capacity

Launch of new refrigerated ocean transportation service utilizing electric field technology

MSC South Africa Inaugurates MEDLOG Cold Store Facility, revolutionizing trade dynamics in the region

Sector | Food safety

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Safety concerns challenge Turkish food exports to Europe
Moldova:

ANSA warns importers about the necessity to sell fresh produce only after lab results

Spanish warning on Moroccan peppers due to insecticide concerns
EU Commission first implementation report:

The relevance of combating Unfair Trading Practices and the need for further EU actions
Freshcare -

Industry input needed for Australian certification standards

19.8 tons of contaminated tomatoes imported from Uzbekistan to Yekaterinburg, Russia
Fruit and vegetables remain most discussed product category

Increased food fraud suspicions in February

Sector | Nuts and dried fruits

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Miguel Gómez, from Almendras El Carrulo:

"We have not only lost production, but also 20% of the trees, which have dried up due to the lack of water"
Mercè Rovira, IRTA:

"The Spanish interest for hazelnuts has grown a lot, despite the difficulties"

Organic farming base favorably positions Turkish dried fruits and nuts in the global market

Turkish entity to start delivering some of its hazelnut-held inventory
France, "a key market" for the American company

Wonderful Pistachios joins forces with French athletes Evan Fournier, Sara Balzer and Estelle Mossely

Leading pecan companies announce collaboration to elevate the pecan to new heights

Almond and walnut production is growing in Georgia

Sector | Packaging and Labelling

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The La Grande Bellezza Italiana has designed and produced a new packaging

New cardboard packaging for fruit and vegetables with improved visibility
José Casas, from Frutas Ponti: "We expect a very good stone fruit campaign in Bajo Cinca"

"Packaging requirements are causing some uncertainty for stone fruit exports to France"

Home compostable produce label launches with cost-effective advantage
Perfect combination of maximum freshness and attractiveness proposed by Ciesse Paper and Nespak

The right packaging for each and every type of fruit
Lorentzen & Sievers
Lorentzen & Sievers to host PPWR symposium with top experts on July 18, 2024, in Hamburg

Consequences of the new EU packaging regulations for the fruit and vegetable sector and beyond
Ronald Borst (Paardekooper) on paper flowpacks:

"For businesses aiming to reduce their plastic usage, we offer CartoPaper as a viable alternative"
Compopac
CompoPac presents cellulose net in French colors for the Olympics

"The question is not if, but which countries will follow suit"

Sector | Retail

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Dreamstime
Tesco's new plant-led range offers meals packed with a variety of vegetables, grains and seeds

Asda workers at the Brighton Hollingbury superstore have confirmed the dates they will strike
Dreamstime
Foodstuffs: 21 different fruit and vegetable items see double-digit price falls, year-on-year

Particularly fruit and vegetables accounted for 41% of Dino Polska's revenue
Dreamstime
Vegetable wholesaler Farm Price announced net profit

Amazon: New online store in Ireland in 2025
Dreamstime
Welsh exotic mushroom farmer wins life-changing Aldi contract

Waitrose to source fruit and vegetables from UK farms which use regenerative practices by 2035
Dreamstime
Major Australian supermarket fruit and veg supplier into administration

Morrisons has acquired 38 stores in the Channel Islands
Dreamstime

Coles has launched a range of mandarins in a 100% recyclable paper bag
Dreamstime
Asda has refinanced over 3.2bln pounds of debt

Asda has announced new price cuts on strawberries and raspberries

Sector | Global Market

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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW GRAPEFRUIT

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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW MANGOES

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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW LIMES

Sector | Climate

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MedFEL 2024 conference

What diversification is possible in the face of climate change?

New report reveals avocados are getting smashed by climate change
USPA Fruit:

Frosts cause Ukrainian apple harvest to be about 10 to 20 percent lower than usual

Sustainability at core of Italian club apple production strategies

Extreme heat impacts south and south-east Asia

East Africa faces food shortages due to extreme weather

Study looks at challenges of climate change on potato production in Canada

Sector | Cartoons

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Viral video exposes use of chemicals on cabbage in India

Unusual culinary fusion: Durian stir-fry

Match sweetcorn eating stands at 52 ears in 12 minutes

Crucial nutrients for breastfeeding moms from broccoli
haertwarmion vodei

Cow expresses love to vegetable vendor

Papaya Instead of Cake Goes Viral

Diet rich in fruits and vegetables linked to enhanced relationship satisfaction