In Madeira, a farmer has successfully developed a new species of papaya with the assistance of Microlab Madeira. This innovation not only demonstrates the farmer's capacity to meet market demands but also highlights the high quality of the produce. The Regional Director of Agriculture, Marco
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"On March 1st, 2024, French cauliflower production for the 2023-2024 campaign was estimated at 183,900 tons, which is 18% less than last year and 21% less than the 2018-2022 average," according to Agreste. In February 2024, prices were also 62% lower than in the 2022-2023 campaign. ©
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"The medlar is our first fruit of spring before the apricot." Medlars have been the talk of social networks in recent years. As the head of Louis Rosario, Xavier Rosario markets this niche product from March to May. He talks about the production of this PDO-certified fruit grown in Alicante, and
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The harvest of the earliest stone fruit batches is already underway in the Spanish Region of Murcia, where the season has started about 10 days earlier than average across many areas and for many varieties thanks to the weather conditions, with warm temperatures and no rainfall. "While last
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More than a thousand packs of strawberries from Huelva were handed out in Brussels recently as part of the #yocomofresasdehuelva campaign launched by UPA-Huelva and UPA-Andalucía. This initiative has brought the promotional efforts for strawberries to the heart of Europe. "The campaign kicked
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Recent market analysis by EastFruit indicates a notable uptick in the cost of imported tomatoes in Ukraine this week. The primary driver behind this surge is a discernible shortfall in tomato availability. Compounding this issue is the escalation of prices in Turkey, the chief exporter, which
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More than a thousand packs of strawberries from Huelva were handed out in Brussels recently as part of the #yocomofresasdehuelva campaign launched by UPA-Huelva and UPA-Andalucía. This initiative has brought the promotional efforts for strawberries to the heart of Europe. "The campaign kicked
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The harvest of the earliest stone fruit batches is already underway in the Spanish Region of Murcia, where the season has started about 10 days earlier than average across many areas and for many varieties thanks to the weather conditions, with warm temperatures and no rainfall. "While last
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The Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF) was launched to engage with regulators, governments, researchers, and civil society organizations to ensure that packaging regulations for food achieve environmental sustainability without compromising food safety and product quality and
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Even shop robots should have Sundays off, German court rules as it says automated supermarkets must close on the seventh dayRobots working long hours in supermarkets are just as entitled to a day of rest as their human counterparts, a German court has ruled, upholding a centuries-old ban on
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The streets of Stellenbosch are strewn with solar panels and gutters after a storm, the likes of which residents say they have never experienced, all through Saturday night. Right: a giant strawberry toppled on the road between Stellenbosch and Somerset West "I couldn't sleep," recounts a… read more

Under the brand We are Hijolusa and with the integration of these outstanding companies, one of the leading business groups in the potato and horticultural sector in Spain has been created. read more

The first early spring potatoes are already being harvested in the Spanish municipality of Cartagena. The season is also a few days away from starting in Seville. "We have already loaded the first truck of the early Soprano variety from Cartagena, although the volumes are still very limited,"
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Despite having a solid legislative framework and stable, robust international support, cooperation in the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable sector continues to lag. Taras Bashtannik, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, expressed this sentiment during the international
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EastFruit reports a notable advancement for Egypt in the UK's mango and guava market, securing the ninth rank among the top suppliers – a first in its history. In 2023, Egypt's mango and guava exports to the UK surged to 2.8 thousand tons, marking a 55% increase from the prior year and nearly
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As the gates swing open, fields reveal themselves, adorned with tulip gardens. Nestled in South Kashmir's Pulwama district at the Bonera Field Station of CSIR, researchers have launched a venture — experimenting with indigenous varieties of tulips to break free from imports from Holland. This
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The issues in the Red Sea have resulted in fewer shipments of apples going from Poland to Egypt and India, says Aleksandra Pawlica, responsible for sales of Polish apple exporter Refal: "The situation in the world is changing very dynamically and it is difficult to predict anything, this is the
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Last week, the 14th edition of the horticultural exhibition "Flowers. Fazenda. Greenhouses. Almaty" took place at the Atakent International Exhibition Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Several international exhibitors were present to show their solutions to the Kazakhstan market. In addition to the
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Recent market analysis by EastFruitindicates a notable uptick in the cost of imported tomatoes in Ukraine this week. The primary driver behind this surge is a discernible shortfall in tomato availability. Compounding this issue is the escalation of prices in Turkey, the chief exporter, which has
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Based on data provided by the Moldova Fruct Association, Moldova’s apple exports in March 2024 reached nearly 22,000 tons, valued at $13.6 million. This marks a significant increase from February’s 16,300 tons at $10.1 million, and January’s 14,100 tons at $7.9 million. read more