Sweet pepper
Europe's food autonomy depends on greenhouse cultivation
2024-03-04 00:00
"If southern Europe were a single country, it would be the world's leading exporter of aubergines and the second for products such as cucumbers and peppers,' begins with this lapidary statementJuan Carlos Pérez Mesa, professor at the University of Almería, in an interview for the programme
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The state of greenhouse crops in Andalusia at the end of February
2024-03-01 00:00
The Studies and Statistics Service of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has issued its report for the last week on the phenological state of greenhouse crops in Andalusia. In Almeria, the early plantings of peppers in
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Protecting crops against tomato brown rugose fruit virus
2024-03-01 00:00
Understanding the impact of Tomato Brown Rugose Brown Virus (ToBRFV) in Solanaceae – an introduction
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In a context of generally higher temperatures in Egypt, and unpredictable temperature swings, the model of production in a controlled environment has proved to be a safe way of guaranteeing quality of crops throughout the year in the country. This is according to Reham Kamal, export and
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The Spanish vegetable market, both greenhouse and open field, and the Spanish citrus fruit market are not going too well. "Yesterday we had a good sales day, but today is already much calmer. In fact, the month of February started calmly and it looks like it will end
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"Product features can make a difference in the supply chain".
2024-02-29 00:00
The Sicilian grower Il Marchio d'Oro supplies the market with almost year-round production of different varieties of yellow and red Lamuyo tomatoes and peppers. In addition to vine tomatoes, the company grows cherry, cherry pear and pear tomatoes.
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Vegetable prices: courgettes in free fall, peppers drive sales
2024-02-28 00:00
It is certainly not an exciting time for vegetables, but for some references the situation is really complex - as Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the company Verde Sud, which operates within the Vittoria market, tells IFN: "The courgettes are experiencing the most difficult phase, for months
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A calendar that almost covers 12 months a year with table tomatoes and red and yellow lamuyo peppers. Tomato segments include smooth round (i.e. so-called bunch tomatoes), cherry, plum, oblong and midi-plum tomatoes. "Il Marchio d'Oro", a company located in Vittoria, Sicily, focused on the
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The Spanish vegetable (for both greenhouse and open field) and citrus markets are not exactly bustling. "Monday was a good sales day, but yesterday was considerably quieter. February began on a subdued note with the trade show, and it seems it will end the same way," says Pieter de Ruiter of
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'The traits of a product can make a difference to the supply chain'
2024-02-27 00:00
A calendar covering almost 12 months of the year, with table tomatoes as well as yellow and red lamuyo peppers; among the tomato segments: the smooth round (the so-called cluster tomato), cherry, date, oblong and midi plum. It is precisely on this last item that 'The Gold Seal',
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Valfrutta Fresco charts a course for pepper development
2024-02-27 00:00
In the usual surveys in the large-scale retail trade, a growing attention by retailers is noted in the pepper assortments, with increasingly broader and deeper offers. A process made possible thanks to the innovation introduced by producers, including Valfrutta
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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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Pepper prices hit record highs, but there are signs of moderation
2024-02-26 00:00
There are several reasons why the supply of peppers has been lower this season, starting in Florida, where the growth cycle has slowed due to persistently cloudy skies and more rain than normal for this time of year due to the
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Historically high bell pepper market softening somewhat
2024-02-23 00:00
There are a number of reasons why the supply has been less on bell peppers this season. Starting with the Florida growing region where its growth cycle has been slowed due to being fairly consistently overcast cloudy type weather and more drizzly, rainy weather than is normal at this time of
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Status of Andalusian greenhouse crops in mid-February
2024-02-23 00:00
Producers in Almeria's pepper greenhouses continued uprooting the earliest plantations. The cycle of the peppers that were planted later will end with the latest harvests. The peppers from the long cultivation cycle are the only ones left until the end of the season.
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Sweet Palermo towards the extension of the production calendar
2024-02-21 00:00
Investing in quality always brings the right results, especially in terms of customer loyalty and increased market share. This is what is happening with Sweet Palermo, the pepper from the Rijk Zwaan seed company, produced and distributed by the Fondana cooperative
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According to EastFruit, Morocco’s greenhouse vegetable exports have suffered a severe setback due to climate change and extreme weather events. The country, which had been expanding its exports at a rapid pace, has seen a sharp decline in its tomato shipments, while its cucumber exports remain
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Colombian bell peppers will soon be exported to the U.S. and Canada
2024-02-14 00:00
CO2 GRO Inc. is excited to announce a Technology Adaptation Project (TAP) with California-based GreenFruit Avocados (GFA) for its new greenhouse bell peppers project in Colombia. The TAP will be conducted in GFA's first half-hectare (50,000 sq ft) greenhouse module, which will have half the
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Can you cure constipation in 5 minutes by eating a whole orange, including the peel?
2024-02-14 00:00
The article discusses a viral video by Instagrammer @Lilsipper (Bethany), who claims that eating an entire orange, coated with cinnamon and cayenne pepper, including the peel, can cure constipation in about five minutes. Bethany, known for sharing low-sugar recipes for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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New late bell pepper variety for Almeria
2024-02-13 00:00
CapGen Seeds recently held its open days in the western Almeria region; on January 24 in Roquetas de Mar and on February 1 and 2 in El Ejido. The spotlight was on the Gaudí, the company's late red bell pepper variety with resistance to powdery mildew and nematodes.
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