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Llusar acquires Naranjas Torres, creates largest Spanish premium citrus group
Llusar and Naranjas Torres have merged to create the largest Spanish premium citrus group, with a combined annual turnover of €130 million.
October 07 , 2021
Chile: PTI Uva Atacama forms alliance with Foundation for Agrarian Innovation
PTI Uva Atacama and FIA have joined forces to support farmers from the Atacama region by providing them with technical information to improve competitiveness.
October 07 , 2021
Taylor Farms hires former Ocean Mist Farms CEO
In this new role at the company, Pezzini will oversee Taylor Farms’ 42,000 crop acre internal growing and harvesting operations including Mission Ranches, Seco Packing, and Big Valley Labor.
October 06 , 2021
U.S. CBP intercepts Saunders 1850 in pineapple shipment
The shipment of Costa Rican pineapples worth US$15,000 was destroyed due to the potential impact of the butterfly larvae on U.S. agriculture.
October 06 , 2021
Australian table grape export volume slashed by container shortage and transport costs
Reduced labor availability caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and a shortage of reefer containers have been detrimental to Australia's table grape export volumes.
October 06 , 2021
Berry growers introduce innovation challenge to solve for agricultural plastic waste
Driscoll's has partnered with Think Beyond Plastic to launch the inaugural Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge, which aims to stimulate new recycling processes and alternatives to field plastics.
October 06 , 2021
Fruit Attraction 2021 in photos: Day one
Check out a selection of photos from Fruit Attraction, which this week has become one of the biggest in-person fresh produce events to reopen its doors to industry professionals since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
October 06 , 2021
Shares in U.K. supermarkets surge amid acquisition speculation
Momentum in the sector follows the conclusion of the bidding war for Morrisons over the weekend.
October 05 , 2021
Project looks at impact of waxes on food safety
While commodities such as apples and oranges receive a single waxing, lemons receive both storage and finishing wax treatments. But little is known about how different waxes and the waxing step impact microbial food safety.
October 05 , 2021
New technology boosts yields by addressing alternate bearing
Agri Technovation has launched a new product that monitors a fruit tree's carbohydrate status, allowing for timely corrective action to ensure an optimal harvest.
October 05 , 2021
