Carrot

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has fined four companies a total of €2.5 million. They divided the cultivation, processing, and sale of different types of carrots among themselves. The deals between Laarakker, VanRijsingen, Veco, and Verduyn spanned ten years. read more

In the current year, Russian farmers and economists have faced challenges with the harvesting campaign, which proved unsuccessful due to outdated machinery, labour shortages, and climate change. The situation in the Volgograd region has been flagged, as countless carrots and other root
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The most striking data is that there were no precipitations in south-eastern Sicily in October, something that had not happened since 1871, i.e. ever since weather data has been collected systematically. read more

The weather in October and November could not have been more contrasting. This extreme situation recently led to considerable difficulties in harvesting carrots. In some German regions, this is still ongoing. read more

Fucino is mostly known for its production of potatoes, carrots and fennel, however it is precisely in this area that, in 2009, Antonio Di Paolo from L'Orto del Fucino started producing parsley and other fresh herbs. Italian smooth parsley represents the company's core business and is grown on 35
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In the first week of November, Italian grower Agrieuropa began selling its winter vegetables, including carrots, round turnip, radish, parsley root, long turnip and kohlrabi. Lamb's lettuce is available throughout the year. However, unlike other years, it is not available in large quantities
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The purple miracle tuber, also known as cream, beetroot, beetroot, red carrot, turnip or salad turnip, has a pleasantly earthy, slightly sweet and sour yet savoury flavour. As a typical winter vegetable, which is now available all year round, it scores highly with its
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This week, Murre Technologies presented the world's largest carrot polisher at its new location in Zeeland, the Netherlands. The machine is the brainchild of Dutch carrot processor Willem de Boer, where the first machine will be installed next week. Willem and Rick de Boer traveled to Zeeland
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In the Netherlands, the carrot harvest is in at Van der Linde, but it was not smooth sailing. "In fact, not a single storage batch came in under ideal conditions. How the quality will hold up is, therefore, very much the question. I'm pessimistic about that," says Paul van der Linde. read more

With the automatic weighing and banding machine by Freshtech Solutions, the entire production process of weighing, bundling, and banding is automated in one machine. This is suitable for packaging various products such as zucchini, pointed pepper, leek, asparagus, carrot, and rhubarb. read more

A study from Brigham Young University reveals a surprising strategy to get kids to eat more vegetables: serving them with smiley face-shaped potatoes. Children were found to consume up to 52% more peas and carrots when potato smileys were placed in the same bowl as the vegetables. This effect
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Huntapac has upgraded its packhouse with a major new root veg polishing installation. read more

The campaign for open ground vegetables such as leeks, carrots, kohlrabi and cabbage is now starting in southern Spain, limited by factors such as water scarcity, which has led to a reduction in the estimated volumes for this campaign, and difficulties in finding sufficient labor. read more

Manter International B.V., a manufacturer of weighing and packaging solutions, IMA Ilapak Italia and IMA Record, with their high-end packaging machinery, and both part of IMA Group’s FLX HUB, have officially joined forces in a strategic partnership. It will focus on fresh fruit and vegetables
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“It rained again this week in the region,” while water had begun to recede at the end of last week. On Tuesday, the Pas-de-Calais department was again placed under orange alert for rain and floods. According to Vigicrues, this new rainfall is likely to cause rivers to rise again. read more

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the total potato harvest reached 21.2 million tons, and other vegetables, including cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, etc., amounted to 7.1 million tons. read more

Tasmania has seen some nice settled weather in recent weeks, particularly on the north west coast and the sun is out warming things up for summer. read more

The breeding company Agri-Saaten can look back on an exciting 2023. At the end of June, part of the carrot breeding programme called Carosem GmbH was sold to Enza Zaden. Meanwhile, the family business based in Bad Essen has by no means stood still, as Co-Managing Director Hendrik Müller
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Onions are one of the most consumed vegetables in Switzerland. The annual per capita consumption of all onion varieties is more than 5 kilos. Unlike many vegetables, onions are available all year round from local cultivation. The yellow onion is the second most important outdoor crop after
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Since the beginning of 2023, the functioning of the Regional Agricultural Cooperatives has undergone restructuring, introducing new approaches to forward financing for agricultural producers. These measures involve providing timely funding for farmers, with an advance of 70% of the total amount
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