Sweet pepper

Windset Farms®, a producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown produce in North America, is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand refresh and sustainable packaging strategy. Focused on promoting its high-quality products, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and various specialty
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Farmers in the eastern Coachella Valley continue to assess the damage to their farms after last week’s storm brought heavy rain and flooding. For instance, there is Desert Mist Farms, cultivating red and green bell peppers, green beans, and white corn in the fall. It is headquartered in
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Supplies of hot peppers in Mexico continue to be low. “The weather is slowing down production,” says Mario Cisneros with Perlag Imports in Texas. The company grows hot peppers year-round in Mexico’s Monterrey region. “Last week, temperatures reached 104°F twice here in Texas, but it’s
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Almeria's bell pepper season is starting with very small quantities, mainly in the municipalities of Berja and Dalías, although there won't be a significant production available until mid-October. read more

The Sicilian prickly pear campaign has started, while that of watermelons, melons, peaches and nectarines is coming to an end. Change of varieties for plums, with summer cultivars giving way to other varieties, such as Stanley, Grossa di Felisio.Due to the climate there is a shortage of product
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Hot summer for vegetables. In fact, prices for peppers, aubergines and tomatoes set records in almost all production areas worldwide. Tomatoes in particular, due to the climatic trend, experienced a progressive and inexorable increase in prices; read more

Only 1 chilli pepper out of 3 (30%) is Made in Italy, while the rest is imported from abroad for a total of almost 3.4 million kilos last year. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti at the World Chilli Pepper Fair in Rieti, based on Istat data and
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Household consumption of vegetables in the first four months of the year stood at 756 million kilos, 5% less than in the same period of 2022. Tomatoes fell by 4%, with a total household consumption of 143 million kilos; peppers, by 8%, totalling 58 million kilos; and peppers, by 8%, with a total consumption of 58 million kilos in the first four months of the year.
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The recent dark, wet weather with plenty of water and little light in the Netherlands has resulted in moderate bell pepper settings. "The available quantities are low, and supplies should dip considerably in the coming weeks," says ZON sales manager Wouter Willems. read more

In Malaga province, growers are delaying planting crops due to ongoing drought concerns and fears of water shortages. According to President of the provincial young farmers' association Asaja, Baldomero Bellido, this would impact particularly on tomatoes, onions and peppers. He claimed the
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The cucumber price in week 34 again plunged below the five-year average at the auctions of the Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties (Federation of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives). The unit price stood at 25.7 euro cents. In the past eight years, the price was lower only in 2017. The
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Star products such as Chencho and Pancho cucumbers and Sidi peppers have consolidated their positions in the market. The Obelix tomato has demonstrated its adaptability in multiple regions. New releases such as Martinez and Españolo cucumbers have found acceptance in Almería. Gaudi, a red
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After a long and cold winter, peppers are pricey. Green peppers are significantly more expensive than usual, trading at R23(1.1 euro) per kilogram, close to the average market price for red peppers. Yellow peppers are almost R40 (1.93 euro) per kilogram. read more

A new yellow lamuyo pepper called Febo F1 was the highlight of an Open Day held in July 2023 by the seed company Med Hermes vegetable seeds at the Giuseppe Pezone farm in Giugliano, in the province of Naples, an area highly specialized in the production of peppers in greenhouses. There was a
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You cannot compare Polish bell pepper farming to high-tech cultivation in the Netherlands. Unlike tomatoes, which Poland grows in glass greenhouses, most bell pepper cultivation is still done in plastic tunnel greenhouses. "There have been trials over the years with bell peppers grown in glass
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Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, a range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a UK supermarket. Three products from the range will be available in selected Tesco stores from 26 July*. read more

Pepper is Almeria's leading greenhouse production product. It ranks first in surface area, production volume, and production value. In addition, projections indicate that it will continue to be the leading product in the province's greenhouses, such as in the new high-tech facilities of
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The Hatch chile season has arrived and many retailers featured the popular peppers in multiple regions of the country. Specials on grilling and roasting items like sweet onions, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, pineapple, corn, and bell peppers were tied in with Hatch chile promotions. Sales
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Dutch fresh-cut machinery and processing line specialist Sormac has championed its new new PepperCorer, which it has described as “a true revolution in pepper processing”. read more

The scientific principle, known as evaporative cooling, can be a game-changer for preserving fruits and vegetables grown on smallholder farms, where the wilting dry heat can quickly degrade freshly harvested produce. If those just-picked red peppers and leafy greens are not consumed in short
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