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The European Commission is to delay until July 30th its ruling on Total Produce’s €260m acquisition of a stake in Dole. The move comes after the Total Produce agreed to […]
Tue 17/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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EUROFRESH DISTRIBUTION and IFEMA have organised the first European congress on organic fruit & vegetables to be held during Fruit Attraction Madrid on October 24th 4-7PM, Conference Hall 6. The […]
Mon 16/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
The Italian Breeders Consortium (CIV) is seeking collaborators to trial its very early apple variety, with attractive, bright red fruit and very crisp and juicy flesh. Part of the CIV’s […]
Mon 16/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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On this 25 June, Kloosterboer received the BREEAM-NL “Outstanding” handover certificate for the Kloosterboer Cool Port cold store in the Rotterdam Waalhaven with an 86.76% score. According to the 2014 […]
Wed 11/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The European Commission’s Working Party on Quality Standards has proposed a minimum size for cherries. The delegation from Belgium considers this minimum size too small (cherries of 17 mm being […]
Mon 09/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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A report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) highlights the probable source of a listeria outbreak in recent years is most likely derived from a frozen food processing […]
Thu 05/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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With the end of Germany’s asparagus season fast approaching, the volumes on offer have decreased significantly, leading to a slowdown in sales. Previously, there had been an excess of supply, […]
Wed 04/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Oxfam has released a report on the effect of the Dutch supermarket sector on the conditions of workers in poor countries. The largest two Dutch supermarket chains control over half […]
Wed 04/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Flanders organic sector continued its growth in 2017, both in terms of production and consumption. The number of Flemish farms operating organic production increased from 430 to 468. The […]
Tue 03/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU’s citrus production is projected to reach around 11.1 million tons in 2017/18, 2.4% higher than previous estimates had suggested, but still representing an overall fall of 6.3% from […]
Mon 02/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
UniBo-CIV ready to collaborate with the main producers and operators in the ‘”Pear Sector” in Italy and Europe. The University of Bologna, together with Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV) from San […]
Mon 25/06/2018 by Richard WIlkinson
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According to the association of young fruit growers of Almeria, ASAJA, prices at source of summer fruits have fallen dramatically this year. The most affected fruit is the watermelon which […]
Mon 25/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
