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Artichokes
Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 4 March
2024-03-05 00:00
Late oranges, Valencia Late variety, are arriving, while the end of the campaign for Tarocco oranges is approaching. The asparagus campaign has started. High presence of Italian strawberries, best quotations for those from Matera followed by Candonga. Under tone the artichoke market for which we wait
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Is artichoke a vegetable?
2024-03-04 00:00
What is an artichoke?
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Nearly 300 schoolchildren from the Vega Baja region vibrate with the Olimpiadas de la Alcachofa (Artichoke Olympics)
2024-03-01 00:00
About 300 fifth grade students from schools in Almoradí, Dolores and Orihuela have tested their knowledge and skills on the Jewel of the Orchard in the fourth edition of the Artichoke Olympics held this morning at the Sadrián Stadium in Almoradí. read more
Catalan farmers protest in Barcelona over drought and EU regulations
2024-02-29 00:00
In Barcelona, Catalan farmers rallied to express their concerns over climate-induced drought and stringent EU farming policies. Artichoke farmer Xavier Oliva highlighted the dire situation, stating, "If it doesn't rain you can't plant anything." The farmers are demanding more support from the
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 February
2024-02-27 00:00
27The Tarocco orange campaign is drawing to a close, while strawberry production in Basilicata is getting into full swing. Good volumes but rather firm demand for peppers and courgettes. Radicchio continues to have high prices. More demand is expected for artichokes
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 February
2024-02-20 00:00
The strawberry campaign has started, with strawberries from Campania and Sicily, and the first quantities of Sabrosa from Basilicata. Underwhelming sales for oranges, the consumption of which was adversely affected by the high temperatures. There is low or static demand for several
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Watermelons at risk, in the south production may drop by 70%
2024-02-20 00:00
Current crops at risk due to drought, citrus and artichokes in the lead (click here to read more), and the continuation of the season does not seem to hold any positive horizons. In fact, producers also fear for the watermelon campaign. In about a month they should start
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"Our artichoke campaign is divided into two: a first phase in October, November and December and a second one between January and late May. Things went pretty well during the last three months of 2023 because of the production problems on a national level, so volumes were in line with demand
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We have talked about drought in Sicily (click here to read more), witnessing a dramatic scenario that does not foresee any improvement. In the Catania Plain, land of citrus fruits and more, the landscape is deserted: the reservoirs are dry and the Simeto river (the region's main river) is
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The Technology Transfer Service (STT) of the Elche Agricultural Experimental Station (EEA) has organised the eleventh edition of the Technical Conference on Artichoke cultivation, which will deal with the results of the latest trials on sustainable practices for
theTechnology Transfer Service (STT) of the Elche Agricultural Experimental Station (EEA) has organised the eleventh edition of the Technical Conference on Artichoke cultivation.
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Artichoke prices are dropping while production costs are rising
2024-02-14 00:00
In the last few days we have seen an increase in the quantities of Apulian artichokes available and a slight decrease in their prices. This is due to the fact that the higher than average seasonal temperatures are causing the plant to produce more flower heads, after a long period during which
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 12 February
2024-02-13 00:00
With the production of common Italian clementines coming to an end, the orange campaign marked by small calibre continues. Underwhelming or static demand for several vegetable crops, such as artichokes, cauliflower, Savoy cabbage, aubergines and fennel. Strong entry of courgettes in the markets
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At Fruit Logistica for L'Orto di Eleonora focus on Italian ginger
2024-02-13 00:00
At Fruit Logistica 2024, we met Marco Michele Lotta, sales manager of L'Orto di Eleonora, who told us about news and sensations at the fair. And for the artichoke, the focus is on exports
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"We will be perfectly able to continue supplying broccoli throughout February and March"
2024-02-12 00:00
The winter open ground vegetable campaign is underway in the Spanish region of Navarre. While artichokes, an emblematic product for the region, have become a big part of the local gastronomy, broccoli and, especially, cauliflower are once again recording high demand in both the national and
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The Vega Baja artichoke launches 'Stories with heart'.
2024-02-08 00:00
The Vega Baja Artichoke Association has launched the campaign 'Stories with heart', a video that collects the testimony of three generations linked to artichoke cultivation with the aim of vindicating the work behind the 'Jewel of the Garden'.
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"If we exclude around ten days of confusion at the start of the new year, we can say that the artichoke campaign in Puglia has been great for both our suppliers and our wholesale company. It started in mid/late September with satisfactory prices caused by the low volumes," reports Giuseppe
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 5 February
2024-02-06 00:00
The prices of many fruit and vegetable crops are falling. More pigmented late varieties of oranges are coming onto the market, although demand is not optimal. Late varieties of clementines, such as Hernandina and Tango, are also coming in. The Romanesco artichoke harvest is about to start and
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Elche's winter vegetable harvest falls by 6% due to lack of water and cost increases
2024-01-31 00:00
According to the president of ASAJA Elche, Pedro Valero, despite the atypical high temperatures and lack of rain, Elche expects to produce 19,500,000 kilos of winter vegetables,i.e. only 6% less than the 21,500,000 kg achieved in the previous campaign.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 January
2024-01-30 00:00
The Sicilian Tarocco campaign is coming to an end. Incoming are the more red-pigmented varieties, such as Moro oranges, as well as blond oranges of the Washington Navel variety. Last batches of common clementines from Southern Italy: late varieties, such as Hernandina, are arriving.
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Brindisi artichoke in full crisis, production down 60%
2024-01-29 00:00
For the Brindisi artichoke, another complex season lies ahead; the area, in fact, is caught in the grip of unstable weather conditions and massive imports of foreign produce from Tunisia and Egypt,
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