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Potatoes sold from 80 cents up to 1.10 per kg. Staggering figures that have been a reality in the wholesale markets for the last few weeks and will remain so for a few more weeks. Confirming this at IFN isDaniele Vaccari, from the Eurorinascita stand in Brescia; read more

The meeting will feature analysis on the current situation of the sector, the impact of inflation on consumption habits of fresh products and the advances that will mark the future. read more

On Tuesday, May 24, prominent Flemish agriculture and horticulture figures gathered in Belgium. It was the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) and the Producer Organizations' Logistics and Administrative Association (LAVA) annual meeting (AGM). Besides the VBT's published annual
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Morocco has exported more tomatoes than Spain for the first time ever. According to data prepared by Hortoinfo, 10 years ago Spain exported 124.74% more tomatoes than Morocco, a figure that fell to only 5.24% by 2021. Then, in 2022, Morocco exported 21.34% more tomatoes than Spain. read more

It will still take a few days before the stone fruit campaign is in full swing in the Spanish region of Aragon. At the moment, producers are carrying out the thinning and harvesting of the first cherries, for which some declines are reported at the start. "The extreme heat during the bloom
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The National Mango Board has engaged its growers, importers and retailers to initiate key marketing strategies to boost sales of the super-fruit ahead of National Mango Month in June and National Mango Day on 22 July. Traditionally, June and
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The European forecasts for supesca and nectarines were presented two days ago as part of Medfel-Europech. The data at the moment are comforting, as they estimate a +14% compared to 2022, and a -1% compared to the 2017-2021 average. As Revista Mercados reports and can be verified on the website of
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The latest data on potato crop yields processed by the European Commission in mid-2022 indicate a figure of 35,700 kilos per hectare, an increase on the figure for the last five-year period of 34,000 kilos. read more

Luis Pérez Portilla, Asturian cheesemaker and coordinator of COAG's JJAA, pointed out during the opening ceremony that 200,000 young people are needed to maintain a sustainable generational replacement in Spain, but this rate is not optimistic. In fact, the latest data place Spain in the
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Grocery price inflation has fallen slightly, but is still at one of the highest levels seen in the past 15 years. read more

The development of the Tigros network (Agorà Network) continues with new openings that strengthen the brand's presence. Among the most recent is the one in Lomazzo (Co), in Via Graffignana 18, with a format that faithfully reflects the group's display and assortment logic. The department
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As a result of the inclement weather (lack or excess of rainfall, unseasonal heat and cold, etc.), harvest forecasts are becoming a production potential, as the representatives of the different countries that have presented their stone fruit figures for this year have remarked.
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Between January and April 2023, the Andean country exported 43,791,453 kg of mango pieces with an FOB value of US$73,966,766, reports agraria.pe. These figures show a moderate decrease in volume (55,526,550 kg), but a much larger decrease in value (107,885,809
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Philosophies that meet, not just a partnership. Atalanta and Dolehave organised a meeting on nutrition topics at the Achille and Cesare Bortolotti Training Center in Zingonia, in the province of Bergamo. To explain the relationship between sport and proper nutritiontwo figures from
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The problematic trend in the world economy is affecting Port of Hamburg throughput figures. As in other ports of Northern Europe, seaborne cargo throughput is falling, yet the trend in certain sea trades is positive. As an all-purpose port, Hamburg is profiting from a rise in bulk cargo handling. read more

The shareholders approved the financial statements of Consorzi Agrari d'Italia as at 31 December 2022, which closed with a net profit of EUR 3.2 million, an EBITDA of EUR 15.4 million, and a value of production of EUR 587 million. read more

From the 10,000 quintals produced in 2008, the number has risen to 380,000 in 2022 and from around 80-100 hectares to 1,000, while the number of member companies of the Consortium has tripled and now represents almost all the producers in the area. The numbers certify the success of the
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Like many other commodities this year, the California fig season will likely see a later start. “We have the first Black Mission fig crop and that typically starts June 5-6. This year though it’s looking more like June 12-15,” says Erik Herman of The Specialty Crop Co. read more

"Not only there has been an increase in volumes from Peru, but South Africa has also released large quantities of greenskin (green-skinned avocados, Editor's note); all of which means that this year will likely configure a more prolonged sales window for the Hass avocado," says Claudio
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A Queensland University of Technology-developed, genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana, that is highly resistant to Panama Disease TR4, has been submitted for regulatory approval to the Australian government. read more