All Europe articles – Page 9
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NewsIGD launches Food Supply Chain Sustainability Framework
On the anniversary of its Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK, IGD has announced the launch of a new framework to better integrate sustainability into businesses
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NewsHow AI and automation are rebooting the fresh produce business
Fruit Logistica’s new trend report reveals how artificial intelligence is accelerating change in global fruit and vegetable supply chains
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NewsDel Monte’s fruit-selling robot rolls into France
Automated banana and pineapple unit forms part of marketer’s new in-store promotion at branch of Intermarché near Paris
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NewsAva-Asaja slams impact of RSA citrus imports on Valencian mandarins
Farmer’s association says EU treaty with South Africa has caused a 40 per cent drop in early mandarin production
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NewsDulcis kicks off new season with an estimated crop of 1,800 tonnes
Trial shipments of the Italian premium kiwifruit variety will be sent to Germany, Spain, Portugal and the UK for the first time this season
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NewsAgro Belgrade 2026 connects Western Balkans agriculture to the world
Serbian fruit and vegetables exhibition Agro Belgrade is back in January 2026, providing a meeting point for the agricultural value chain across south-east Europe
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NewsHeavy rainfall slows Northern Irish potato harvest
Maincrop potatoes now 80 per cent harvested but race is now on to lift rest of crop before frosts hit
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NewsCitrosol opens Uruguay subsidiary
Move strengthens the postharvest specialist’s international expansion strategy in the region
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NewsJo Breare steps down as general manager of Covent Garden Market Authority
Tenants Association chairman Gary Marshall pays tribute to Breare’s ‘incredible support’ for traders after 17 years at the market
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NewsMerger of Agrintesa and Fruit Modena Group offers new path for pears
Merger of Italian cooperatives creates one of Europe’s largest fresh produce suppliers with 10,500ha of production area
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FeaturesIrrigation costs ’making UK potato growers question the future’
Fred Searle speaks to Greens of Soham MD William Shakeshaft to hear about the main challenges and opportunities for the Cambridgeshire-based potato producer, from water security to sustainable technologies
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FeaturesItalian kiwifruit business enters its ‘golden age’
Jingold boss says producers have steadily converted from green to yellow-fleshed varieties, positioning country as Northern Hemisphere’s dominant golden kiwifruit producer with around 100,000 tonnes per year
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NewsThorvald strawberry robot closes biggest season to date
Robotic platform is now used across a fifth of UK tabletop strawberry production, for UV-C treatment and precision data collection
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NewsFruit Logistica Innovation Award – application deadline extended
By 7 November 2025, innovations can be submitted free of charge in the categories Fresh Produce and Technology
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NewsBelgium leads the way in European pear production
Country’s Conference pears are becoming increasingly popular in the UK
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NewsDefra confirms seasonal worker visa allocation for 2026
Government announces slight reduction in visa numbers for year ahead but NFU ‘hopeful’ it will be sufficient
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NewsUnica names Copisi as its Cooperative of the Year
Since joining Unica, the cooperative has grown by 50 per cent
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NewsStrong start for Granada’s tropical fruit season
Exports up 65 per cent in the first month of the new campaign
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NewsGlobal fresh produce exports hit 148mn tonnes in 2024
Worldwide exports of fresh fruits and vegetables grew 2 per cent to 148mn tonnes in 2024, with China, Spain and the Netherlands leading global shipments according to UN trade data
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PodcastsMailbag: Vertical farming, food surplus and EAT-Lancet
In the latest episode of the FPJ podcast, Nina Pullman and Michael Barker answer listener questions, plus Michael meets sitcom star and US Tiffani Thiessen