"Although the orange season was characterized by a few difficulties, our work proceeded without hiccups," reported Carmelo Frisenna, sales manager at Arancia Loretta – Uniterra, a company specializing in the production and commercialization of high-quality oranges located in Paternò, Sicily,
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As some of the first lemons from South Africa are being loaded for Greece next week and Argentina's lemons are also getting ready for harvesting and exports soon, a trader from Argentina says markets in Europe are slow but ready to receive the summer citrus. Juan Ignacio, CEO of KJI Trade LLC,
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A year ago, analysing the 2022 final balance of Italian foreign trade, we headlined that it had been a debacle for Italian fruit and vegetables, as there had been an overtaking in volume terms of imports over exports, with a negative balance of 100 thousand tonnes (click here to read more); read more

Egypt and Morocco have emerged as significant forces in the international frozen berry market, consistently ranking among the top five global exporters of frozen strawberries. These North African nations primarily serve the European Union market, yet they are progressively broadening their
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After years of testing and perfecting, De Hoog Orchids has added a new variety of Dendrobium Nobile to its collection, the Dendrobium Nobile Bouquet Purple Rain. Tomorrow, at the Trade Fair in Boordfabriek (Rijswijk, the Netherlands), this novelty will be showcased to the public for the first
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Giacomo Accinelli, Coordinator of the Selenella Consortium, tells IFN about the inspections carried out in the field in recent days in the areas of south-eastern Sicily, in the Syracuse area, where the new potato campaign is just around the corner. "The prospects are the best, the campaign is
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Just over a month before the start of the watermelon harvest in Spain, the prospect is that the acreage in Almeria will be reduced by around 5% compared to last year. Meanwhile, the Senegalese watermelon campaign is successfully underway, with good quality and volumes. "We have been having a
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Nut bars have evolved a lot over the past decade. They are no longer consumed sporadically, but they have instead become part of the everyday diet of many Italians all year round. Thanks to the constant support of leading companies when it comes to promotion and dissemination, people have
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In Jammu, the Director of Agriculture inaugurated the first harvest of the Himsona tomato variety, marking an important moment for horticulture in the region. This new variety is anticipated to revolutionize tomato cultivation, offering a higher yield and better resistance to diseases. The
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A historically long red bell pepper market just wrapped up in Coachella, California, at the beginning of March. "Generally, we run from the end of November to maybe February 1 if we're lucky, but this season, we made it all the way to March 6 with red bell peppers. So that was exciting for us,"
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The 10th edition of Food Expo Greece, the event dedicated to the food and beverage sector, took place from 9 to 11 March 2024 at the Metropolitan Expo Exhibition Centre in Athens. Food Expo Greece is the reference platform for the international food industry and a meeting point for more than
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APM Terminals Pecém, the main operator of the Port of Pecém, located in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, Brazil saw year-on-year growth of 8% for the 2023/2024 harvest period. The last two months of the season saw staggering gains of 29% and 15% in January and February respectively.
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The further promotion of organic farming and tapping into its growth potential in the Nuremberg "Garlic Country" were the primary motives behind the establishment of Franken-Gemüse Bio eG in May 2021. Despite inflation and rising energy prices, the management of the cooperative looks ahead
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The 35 degrees Celsius being measured outside the SECC convention center, where the Hortex trade show currently takes place, is a direct example of why greenhouse techniques can improve the availability of fresh produce in Vietnam. The temperature, combined with the lack of fresh water and,
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Temple University's recently took home a gold medal and won five awards at the 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 2-10. The university's Tyler School of Art and Architecture's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs "advance innovation and… read more

The French government has allocated EUR 100 million for the Food Sovereignty Plan in the fruit and vegetable sector. The measure - as reported by revistamercados.com - was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Marc Fesneauduring the
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Cso Italy takes stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruit in our country. A valuable update for companies in the process of fine-tuning their strategies for the next campaigns. read more

Black-backed jackals, according to The New Scientist, native to eastern and southern Africa, urinate on sweet melons in the Namib desert to deter fruit theft. Despite being carnivores, they favor the melon-like fruits of the !nara plant and aid in seed dispersal. This behavior was observed by
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GreenTech Americas has kicked off in Mexico this year again, putting in the spotlight the bustling horticulture activity going on in South America. The opening of the Greentech with Mariska Dreschler Many things are happening in the industry, and growers over here are no strangers to the usual
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Millions of vines are being destroyed in Australia and tens of millions more have to be uprooted to stop overproduction, reports The Republic. read more