All Portugal articles – Page 5
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CommentComment: Europe needs to think outside the box on packaging
New proposals aimed at reducing packaging waste do not appear to offer the fresh produce a fair and sensible path to sustainability
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NewsNew EU packaging rules are ‘threat’ to fresh produce supply chains
Industry leaders question the scientific justification for new European proposals on packaging and packaging waste
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NewsPortugal Fresh urges rethink on Green Deal targets
Portugal Fresh president, Gonçalo Santos Andrade, says we cannot compromise on food security
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NewsPortuguese fresh produce exports hit new record
Exports of fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers reach €2.3bn in 2023
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NewsFruit Logistica’s European Statistics Handbook presents wealth of fresh produce industry data
Discover the most recent market trends. Download the trade show’s latest annual compendium of fruit and vegetable industry data and market analysis
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VideoAmalia Rossa hits the right note
Joe de Ruse, genetics director of The Summer Berry Company, tells Fruitnet why new raspberry variety is proving a hit with European retailers
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NewsTrops expands Portuguese footprint
Malaga-based company invests €6m in Tavira as it continues to diversify its production base in response to water shortage in southern Spain
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NewsPackaging firms see chance to build on European waste vote
Following the European Parliament’s vote on new packaging waste management regulations, it now falls to the Council of Europe to push the proposal forward before it is enshrined in law
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NewsEuropean Parliament adopts plan to cut packaging waste
MEPs vote to adopt revised regulations that target single-use plastics and call for more reuse and recycling
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NewsItalian packaging firms call for PPWR revision
The European Union’s ambitious plans to reduce packaging waste have been met with strong opposition among Italy’s plastic container suppliers
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NewsExtreme weather prompts dramatic crop revision for apples and pears
Droughts, floods, hail, unseasonably warm temperatures and a resulting higher risk of disease mean this year’s initial forecasts have been trimmed
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NewsAsfertglobal opens Biotech Centre
State-of-the-art facility allows the development and evaluation of the effectiveness of product prototypes “in vivo”
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NewsVitalion tomatoes ‘pivotal’ in fight against rugose
Resistant variety from BASF/Nunhems is being trialled by major UK producers and could prove a valuable addition as growers navigate threat of ToBRFV
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NewsNew easy-to-pick AVA raspberries are ‘works of art’
AVA Monet and AVA Dali will enter into year-round commercial production in 2024, offering Angus Soft Fruit growers premium quality, large fruit and low picking costs
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NewsDel Monte makes Miraculous annoucement
Group extends its collaboration with Miraculous as part of its new ’Kiwi Origin South Europe’ campaign
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NewsTSBC partners with Berrytech on new raspberry variety
The Summer Berry Company signs exclusive deal with Berrytech to grow and market Amalia Rossa
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NewsItaly and Greece to produce same volume of kiwifruit
Continued decline in production due to moria, frosts and reduction in plantings sees Italian forecast fall again
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NewsConsumer research helps drive sales
Global shopper research is helping Growers United understand the consumer decision-making process
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NewsPortuguese H1 exports climb above €1bn
Fruit, vegetable and flower sales rose 8 per cent in the first half of 2023, Portugal Fresh revealed
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NewsEurope set for low pear crop
Upcoming European pear harvest will be one of the smallest in the last ten years, according to forecast released at Interpera