Pears
More imported blueberries in the Bronisze. How are sales going?
2024-02-20 00:00
More and more imported blueberries are arriving at the wholesale market in Bronisze. The offer includes blueberries from Peru and Morocco. The first Spanish blueberries are also appearing. Interest is high.
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International demand for Ercolini pear strengthens
2024-02-20 00:00
The last season of the Pera de Jumilla PDO ended with 'acceptable' figures despite the heat episodes and heat burst there was shortly before the start of the harvest, which decreased production by 50% to 60%. According to the technical director of the Regulatory Council, Francisco José
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Pears from Belarus to Russia caught in unsanitary conditions
2024-02-20 00:00
In a recent operation, Bryansk customs officials in Russia intercepted over 15 tons of pears lacking proper documentation. They were transported under the guise of being 'potatoes' from Belarus to Stavropol Krai.
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The agony of the wholesale honey market in Poland continues
2024-02-20 00:00
The agony of the honey market continues in Poland. Auction sites are teeming with adverts for the sale of bee colonies. Only on one of the most popular sites, on 18 February, there were more than 840 such offers, and yet information about sales also appears in trade journals.
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India turns to France to renovate its apple orchards
2024-02-19 00:00
As the world's 5th largest apple producer, India, and the Himalayan states in particular, are keen to renew their apple orchards. And they hope to achieve this with the Dalival nursery, specialist in the creation of apples and pears. The creation of FILAVAL NURSERIES Pvt. Ltd is the outcome of
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"We hope the Cape Town shipping capacity will soon return to normal"
2024-02-19 00:00
The pear season in the southern hemisphere is set to kick off shortly with the first shipments from South Africa. "Due to the weather this season, vegetation has significantly advanced, allowing for harvesting to begin seven to ten days earlier," reports Malte Wegener from the family business of
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Potato stocks in Idaho on February 1, 2024 totaled 82.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 63.0 million cwt. February 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled 15.0 million cwt. Disappearance to date was 12.5 million cwt. In Washington, February 1 potato stocks totaled 44.5 million
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Almost 3.4 million hectares in the EU dedicated to growing fruit
2024-02-16 00:00
Almost 3.4 million hectares of land were planted to fruit in the EU in 2017, representing 1.9 % of all utilised agricultural land. Nut orchards accounted for one third (33.8 %) of the total area of fruit, pome fruit orchards (apples and pears) a further one fifth (19.2 %) of the total, stone
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OV Fruit should receive its first shipment of South African Williams Bon Chrétien pears tomorrow. "The season started slightly early, but due to port delays, they're only arriving this week," says Victor van Turenhout. This season, the Dutch importer boasts a comprehensive pear range from South
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Pears, the numbers of the drama: average plv of 5,000 euro/hectare
2024-02-15 00:00
That the pear sector is in crisis is a fact of life, but, as always, a few numbers are worth a thousand speeches, and those presented by Adriano Aldrovandi, President of UNApera (pictured at top), at the recent conference 'Innovative and sustainable methods to counteract
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Spacegoods successfully secured a €2.9 million seed investment
2024-02-15 00:00
Spacegoods, a wellness entity in the functional mushroom and nootropics sector, has successfully secured a €2.9 million seed investment, spearheaded by Five Seasons Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on foodtech, alongside contributions from Redrice Ventures, Slingshot Ventures, and
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Kashmir researchers spearhead grape diversification initiative
2024-02-14 00:00
In the verdant valleys of South Kashmir's Shopian district, a research scholar and farming enthusiast, Amir Manzoor, is pioneering a movement to diversify the region's fruit crops. With a PhD in Mathematics, Manzoor, hailing from Ramnagri village, is championing the cause of introducing
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Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on February 1, 2024 totalled 74,031 million cwt which is up 8.2% over February 2023 and well above the five year average. Again this month, Quebec, PEI and New Brunswick are all showing lower stocks compared to the same month last year, The lower stocks in
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Very early pear crop from South Africa
2024-02-14 00:00
The outer row of a Packham orchard in Wolseley was scorched during a recent fire, one of many fires across the Western Cape this season, but the damage was kept negligible by the efforts of the firefighters and regional fire associations, says Christo Strydom of Wolfpack.
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"We are at the tail end of a challenging season"
2024-02-14 00:00
Weather adversities have significantly impacted New Zealand's avocado industry this season, with NZ Avocados projecting a downturn in export volumes by over a million trays, estimating about 4.4 million trays in total, of which 1.4 million are destined for overseas markets. Despite the current
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Production costs, the (ineffective) remedy of remedies
2024-02-13 00:00
When one no longer knows which saint to turn to in order to resolve tensions along the fruit and vegetable supply chain, invariably - as if by magic - the remedy of respecting the production costs borne by the producers becomes apparent.
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How do you save a monstera? With these rules, the plant will revive
2024-02-13 00:00
Monstera is a very popular and well-known ornamental plant. It has beautiful, intense green, distinctive leaves. Why do spots appear on the monstera? How do you take care of it?
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The Real ChampiON receives the Flavour of the Year 2024 award
2024-02-13 11:00
The Real ChampiON has become the first fresh mushroom brand to obtain the prestigious Flavour of the Year award. The quality seal is based on the results of consumer tasting panels and is endorsed by the specialised external laboratory ALS Global- 5senses.
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The latest data from British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) reveals which supermarkets were best at backing British. Tesco took in 3,610 tonnes of British apples in the first month of 2024.
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Another active substance disappears from the market. These dates are very important
2024-02-13 00:00
The active substance clofentezine is disappearing from the market due to non-renewal of approval. The Institute of Horticulture- PIB informs about important application dates.
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