Last week, HortiContact was the center of horticulture in the Netherlands. It is the place where the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector comes together, network and gain inspiration. The fair has become gradually more international, both in terms of exhibitors and visitors, and after three
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EastFruit analysts report a general decline in onion prices across the region last week, a trend that defies expectations given the commencement of the new onion harvest in Central Asia's southern territories and the persistent shortage of onions in Western EU nations. Last week, wholesale
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Poland, a top-10 global exporter of fresh blueberries, has emerged as one of the most rapidly expanding markets for the fruit, sourcing increasingly from abroad, EastFruit reports. Notably, as of the close of 2023, Poland has ascended to the ranks of the top 8 largest importers of fresh
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Trains that are forever delayed, residential areas that flood, endless traffic jams, computer systems that crash... and Britons save their turn in the queue. read more

Costa Group, a global player in the development of premium blueberry varieties, has hit the record books for developing and growing the world's heaviest blueberry, according to the official Guinness World Records. The blueberry was from the Eterna variety, as part of Costa's globally recognised
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Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurated the first-of- its-kind "National Speed Breeding Crop Facility" at the premier National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) in Mohali. Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, "this
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"We are excited to see that seedless lemons are slowly but surely cannibalising shelf space from seeded lemons," remarks Nico van Schalkwyk, CEO of Fruitalyst, marketing division of ClemenGold International which has been at the forefront of promoting seedless lemons in South Africa through its
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Murcia's bell pepper harvest started about two weeks early due to high demand and the current gap in Almería for the green sort, which continues to fetch high prices at auctions. "We've been harvesting and marketing bell peppers in Murcia for about two weeks now, especially of the green sort,"
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Calavo Growers, Inc. today reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2024. First Quarter Financial OverviewIn the first quarter of 2024, we concluded that the fresh cut (formerly RFG) business meets the requirements to be classified as held for sale and
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The Inspectorate for Trade Quality of Agricultural and Food Articles in Lublin has issued a decision to ban the marketing of honey from Ukraine to Poland. read more

The prices of mid-season mandarins continue their downward trend, and the difference with those recorded in the same dates of the 2022/23 campaign is already significant. The Prices and Markets Observatory of Andalusia describes the citrus market as "stagnant", with hardly any transactions due
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Asia's largest Tulip garden, situated in the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range, will be thrown open on March 23. Confirming to Greater Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary Floriculture Sheikh Fayaz said that the garden is all set to open on March 23. He said the arrangement required for this
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Last Friday, the Staay Food Group hosted another annual growers' day for existing business partners and interested growers in the Netherlands. Plenty of experiences were exchanged, and attendees were updated on developments at Staay. New this year were presentations by a Staay supplier (Koppert
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Tabb Buel has been appointed as the new Vice President of Operations of Stuppy Greenhouse. Passionate about building and leading cross-functional teams, Buel will focus on streamlining and creating new standards of excellence to improve efficiency and quality while fostering innovation and
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Last week, HortiContact was the center of horticulture in the Netherlands. It is the place where the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector comes together, network and gain inspiration. The fair has become gradually more international, both in terms of exhibitors and visitors, and after three
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Vegetation has slowed down a little over the last few cold days, but this could soon change. - Weather forecasts indicate that in a few days the temperature will rise to several degrees, so it is to be expected that vegetation will take off," says Huber in an interview with the editorial team.
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Conad Adriatico opens new logistics center in Italy, expands in AlbaniaItalian cooperative Conad Adriatico has inaugurated a new distribution center in Grottaglie, Taranto, poised to become one of the largest logistics facilities in Southern Italy. Conad Adriatico continues to expand across the
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The Centro Agroalimentare di Roma (CAR) was awarded a EUR 10 million grant for the renovation of the agro-food centre through digitisation and environmental sustainability. read more

Growers have many options for fertilizing their crops, ranging from controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) to water-soluble fertilizers (WSFs) or a combination of the two options. Optimizing fertilizer strategies to produce visually appealing plants while minimizing inputs is important. One
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With a turnover of EUR 21.5 million, L'Ortofrutticola di Albenga is the largest agricultural cooperative in Liguria: around 600 small farms, almost always family-run, all distributed within the Albenga Plain, in the province of Savona, which
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