Beans
A basket with the products of Romagna agriculture saved from the flood, from salad to garlic, from radishes to artichokes, from cucumbers to asparagus, was handed over by Coldiretti farmers in Piazza Saffi in Forli to the President of the Republic Sergio
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'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
2023-05-23 00:00
It is a good period for sales of courgettes and green beans, as told to IFN by Sergio Clemente, an operator at the Agribologna stand at Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna), a market that is recovering after the flood that heavily affected the Emilia-Romagna region,
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called agricultural police numbers 87,000 officers. They check that growers in China cultivate only government-approved crops. These often unprofitable crops like rice, soy, or corn are meant to boost self-sufficiency. It is strictly forbidden to plant products
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Bejo introduces its new French cucumber Bejo 3670
2023-05-19 00:00
Not to be missed, Bejo debuted at Infoagro with its latest novelties for the province of Almeria: the French cucumber Bejo 3670, highlighting its strong plant, dark colour and thorns, giving an excellent post-harvest, and the green bean Gloria, standing out for its dark green colour and excellent post-harvest, and the green bean Gloria, with its dark green colour.
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What is profitable to grow in vertical farms? Why not vanilla?
2023-05-17 00:00
Vanilla is one of the most expensive spices in the world. In 2022 the average 1kg of vanilla beans was $240. Persistent Research estimates that the natural vanilla market will grow at 4.75% annually, with the market size increasing from $2,575.4 mln to about $4,092.2 mln by 2033. Almost 1,800
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“A perfect storm” helps push green bean prices sky high
2023-05-16 00:00
Supplies of green beans are really light and have pushed prices up to a reported 10-year high. Why? “It’s the perfect storm,” says Tony Martinez of Primo Trading Services LLC.
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Increased Brazilian melon exports create tensions over water
2023-05-11 00:00
In the Chapada do Apodi, a plateau that stretches across Rio Grande do Norte and neighbouring Ceará state, things began to change with the arrival of large melon producers in the late 1990s.
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Alce nero, the new soup with broad beans and turnip greens arrives
2023-05-09 00:00
The Alce Nero range of fresh soups (click to learn more) welcomes a new reference with the arrival of summer. Fruit of the collaboration with Chef Simone Salvini, a great master and interpreter of vegetarian, vegan and Ayurvedic cuisine. Thus was born the new Zuppa con Fave e Cime di
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Kenya launches GAP guides for avocados, beans and peas
2023-05-05 00:00
Kenya’s National Horticulture Task force (NHT) has launched Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) guidelines for avocados, beans and peas in pods. The guidelines will go a long way in addressing the challenges farmers face in relating to the commercial quality and the regulatory requirements as
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 2 May
2023-05-03 00:00
The Spanish peach and nectarine campaign has begun. Increasing quantities of Sicilian melons. Italian production of green beans is struggling to take off.Slowdown in demand for strawberries, but the trend is higher than last year.Price increases continue for
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Nuts, spotlight at Macfrut
2023-05-02 00:00
The spotlight will be on nuts and fruit and vegetable geographical indications at this edition of Macfrut: hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, locust beans as well as some of the sector's excellent PDO and PGI products will be the focus of a series of initiatives by
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Drought threatens Panama Canal
2023-05-01 00:00
Insufficient rainfall has once again forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships passing through. Alhajuela and Gatún, the two artificial lakes in the Caribbean province of Colón that supply water to the canal, have both been affected by the drought. This situation led the ACP (Panama
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"Addition of Glenfyne ensures consistent supply"
2023-05-01 00:00
With the Tasmanian vegetable growing season well into the later half of the season, Harvest Moon has now finished production of beans and are soon to finish lifting this year’s onion crops. Harvesting of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and Snackables™ will continue in Tasmania for the next
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 24 April
2023-04-26 00:00
The new campaign of Sicilian roasted melons has started. The harvest of Italian green beans has also started, as well as the new campaign for nescolas from Spain. Quantities are up for peas, but demand remains subdued. Strawberry prices nosedive; still falling
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June open days for pea and bean growers
2023-04-25 13:00
The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has announced two June open days for farmers, agronomists and other industry stakeholders.
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Japan increased fruit imports from Russia
2023-04-21 00:00
According to the results of the 2022 financial year, Japan increased fruit imports from Russia by 646.1%, as announced by the Ministry of Finance of Japan on their official website. During the same reporting period, vegetable imports decreased by 8.3% and soybean imports decreased by 31.8%.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry have intercepted 3,520,000 fentanyl pills concealed in a shipment of green beans. The estimated street value has been put at $21,120,000.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 17 April
2023-04-18 00:00
The pea campaign started with medium-high volumes. The May 1st holiday is expected to give a new impetus to broad beans. Decisive drop in asparagus prices with the start of the asparagus harvest (after Campania) in Apulia, Sardinia and Veneto. Demand for strawberries is reduced,
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"Clients know we have firm bean sprouts"
2023-04-07 00:00
The temporary hospitality sector closure during the pandemic affected the bean sprout market too. Now, however, sales at Mulders Top Sprouts are up and running again. In fact, their bean sprouts are doing so well that expansion is necessary. Last year, this Dutch company's bean sprout sales rose
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Healthy and legume-based, it's the new Mr. Beans snack
2023-04-03 00:00
Plant-based diets are becoming more and more popular and, as a result, the consumption of pulses, a source of iron and protein, is also increasing. The product range can thus also be expanded to make it more attractive and tasty. This is the case with Mr. Beans, the new 100% Italian legume snack
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