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Title: FreshPlaza: Global Fresh Produce and Banana News

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Italy not participating in World Cup, but an Italian is leading the World Cup Pool
Italian potato and vegetable trader Luigi Giacomello has regained the lead in Fresh Publishers' World Cup Pool with 1,449 points. He is closely followed by Rob Welles of Dutch plant nursery Ovata on 1,437 points. Spain's Jose Luis Perez Lopez has moved up to third place. Rob Mulder (Fresh Solutions) and Dirk…

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Pitahaya skewers, white strawberries and green asparagus
Like many other areas of the food industry, the convenience sector has had a few difficult years. "The COVID-19 pandemic was followed by the war in Ukraine, followed by the current unrest in the Middle East. In that sense, there's hardly any peace these days, which naturally affects our ability to plan…

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The Norwegian grower who built a vertical farm-greenhouse hybrid
The promise of vertical farming is year-round production, at whatever latitude you are. The reality is that operating those farms is financially challenging. Karl Martin from Viken Gartneri knew he could scale up the family greenhouse business with that setup. Yet, he rejected it; he needed something…

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"Orders for Iranian fresh produce are already pouring in"
Following the signing on June 17 of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States that ended several months of conflict, Hadi Mirzaei, an Iranian fresh fruit and vegetable trader, reports a gradual return to normalcy after four tumultuous months. "Starting on February 9, Iranian fresh…

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Bob King retires after five decades in the fresh produce trade
Robert "Bob" King has retired after more than five decades in the fresh produce sector, concluding a career that included roles at Stratford Market, New Spitalfields Market, and New Covent Garden Market. Bob entered the industry in his early twenties, following his father into the family wholesale…

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