Courgette (zucchini)
Producers in the West of Almeria continue to uproot the already depleted pepper plantations
2023-04-21 00:00
The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía has made a new update on the status of Almeria's greenhouse crops, corresponding to the week of April 10 to 16, 2023.
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"As a result of the inflationary crisis in this campaign, agricultural production costs have continuously increased. This situation has a bigger impact on intensive fruit and vegetable greenhouse productions, as they are more vulnerable to these fluctuations. That's why zucchini producers
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Courgette prices fall below 30 cents
2023-04-18 00:00
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'Chinese cabbage and spaghetti squash, interest grows'
2023-04-14 00:00
It all started with organic courgettes and fennel, but for the past four years, the Cantalupo farm in Urgnano, in the province of Bergamo, has also been cultivating black cabbage, white courgette, yellow courgette, patisson, spaghetti squash and yellow turnips. Unusual products, which
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Almeria was Spain's biggest zucchini importer in 2022
2023-04-06 00:00
According to a report on Spanish zucchini imports prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistics service, in 2022, Spain imported 20.51 million kilos of zucchini, i.e. 36% more than in the previous year, for a total value of 19.63 million euro and an average price of € 0.96/kg.
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The importance of a digital campaign notebook
2023-04-04 00:00
"OP Ioppì's flagship reference, which is known to insiders, is tomatoes. But there is more! We grow the main greenhouse vegetable references, such as eggplants, bell peppers, courgettes, and other crops," says Roberta Tardera, marketing manager and sales assistant of the producer organization,
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Good development of winter squash Pietra F1
2023-04-03 00:00
A courgette 'wonder' for the winter. This is how HM.CLAUSE defines its courgette variety Pietra F1. Last week it was shown again in the field at an open day in the Nijar area.
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MediTerraBio, the association of 16 organic producers of the Provence region, and ProNatura, which specializes in organic fruit and vegetables, have announced the arrival of zucchinis and early vegetables in March.
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The second-category long and black aubergines from Andalusia will no longer be on the market
2023-03-29 00:00
On March 22, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch organization, held a meeting regarding the evolution of the cultivation and marketing of vegetables such as aubergine, zucchini, and cucumber. "The market situation for aubergines has not improved.
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Saving time and personnel thanks to a new vegetable packaging line
2023-03-29 00:00
When the numbers meet expectationsOver the past few months, Bulltec delivered a new processing plant to Master Fruit in Licata for the weighing and packaging of zucchini and bell peppers made entirely of 4.0-ready stainless steel. Now that the campaign is over, it is possible to make an assessment.
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HORTYFRUTA declares "red alert" for aubergines
2023-03-28 00:00
On 22nd March, the Board of Directors of the Andalusian Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetables, HORTYFRUTA, held a meeting in view of the performance of crops such as aubergine, courgette and cucumber. Finally, the market situation for aubergine has not
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Delhi Defence, the new standard for the future of the courgette
2023-03-28 00:00
Starting from a solid foundation is the prerequisite for looking to the future, especially in uncertain times like the ones we are living. That is why Rijk Zwaan, the Dutch horticultural breeding company, reaffirms its strengths: research, continuous innovation and daily work carried
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Critical situation for Almeria's aubergine, cucumber, and zucchini
2023-03-27 00:00
Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Inter branch Fruit and Vegetable Organization, has warned of the critical situation that some of its vegetable crops -especially aubergine, zucchini, and cucumber crops- are experiencing.
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Good campaign for Sicilian organic zucchini
2023-03-23 00:00
"During this part of the season, our organic crops include a wide variety of products such as artichokes, broad beans, peas, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, zucchini and celery. There have been no particular problems and products fully express their organoleptic qualities," explains Vito Cascone,
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Spanish courgettes larger than the Italian organic product due to the use of waxes (E 901) that would retain moisture? Videos are circulating on social networks telling these theories. We asked Professor Antonello Paparella, lecturer in Food Microbiology
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“Liniac zucchini: quality choice among open field crops”
2023-03-13 00:00
This spring, Gautier Semences is launching Liniac, a new variety of long green zucchinis for open field crops. “This variety is characterized by a high yield in conditions of viral pressure thanks to its resistance to 4 viruses and very good tolerance to powdery mildew, an asset to maintain a
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BelOrta: First strawberries and courgettes of 2023 auctioned off
2023-03-10 00:00
The strawberry season opened at BelOrta with the sale of the first strawberries of the Sonata variety. Annually, about 10,000 t of strawberries are sold through Veiling from different growing systems, ranging from substrate or open field cultivation under glass, in tunnels or outdoors.
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"The winter season of our dark green courgette has not started brilliantly. In December 2022, prices were not really encouraging," says Dario Valerio, commercial director of the Italian cooperative Sotea, based in the province of Latina. "In January, when the quality of the product from other
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Two years ago, the Escobar-Castañeda family, owners of the brands King Courgette and Queen Aubergine, decided to completely transform their business to include their farmers under a common project of transformation towards sustainability and digital transition.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 6 March
2023-03-07 00:00
The strawberry campaign got off to a good start with good quantities and excellent quality, while the tarocco orange campaign is coming to an end. Prices for artichokes, cauliflowers, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers and courgettes are falling.
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