The Mela di Verona project continues, the initiative launched last year to promote the lowland fruit of the Verona area, the lower Vicenza area, Padua and Rovigo. The brand, in all its recognisability, encapsulates all the values of the territory identifiable in the
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Courgette Royale is a new brand under which Dutch zucchini growers Johan and Guus Zwinkels will sell their green and yellow zucchini. From now on, the company's sales team will handle sales. read more

UK: Lidl crowned cheapest supermarket as competitor 'loyalty' schemes prove up to £9.50 more expensive on a weekly basket read more

Authorities have launched an investigation into an Italian businessman of Argentinian descent living in Marbella, uncovering his connections with an Albanian national in Ecuador involved in cocaine trafficking from Colombia to the EU. The duo exploited Ecuadorian fruit companies, especially
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Fruit and vegetable importers in Malta have countered the demonstrations by local farmers demanding restrictions on non-EU produce, arguing such measures would lead to a significant price surge due to increased demand for local products. read more

The low prices paid for locally produced vegetables is the biggest challenge for a Norwegian producer. This is despite the limited soil available and harsh weather impacting vegetable production in Norway, says Finn-Erling Kristoffersen, from the farm Vestre Bjolsund, based in Rygge, Norway. read more

Focusing on the oriental flavours of spices is the new proposal from Terra&Vita. Already specialising in the fourth and fifth ranges, the Bergamo-based company presented its Dakar soup at Fruit Logistica. read more

Farmers in the UK have taken a stand by positioning their tractors in a Tesco Extra car park in Whitfield, near Dover, to voice their concerns over cheap imports and the perceived threat to the nation's food security. This demonstration, aimed at garnering support from the British public, marks
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Seed potato acreage is shrinking in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. In the Netherlands, this is the third consecutive decline; for the first time since 2014, that area is less than 40,000 hectares. That decrease makes ware potato cultivation challenging in the coming season. Also at play:
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Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest for this report. Asparagus and strawberries replaced cucumbers and blueberries, as the interest in shipping asparagus and strawberries continues to grow while demand for cucumbers and blueberries is steady in the winter. This
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As the world's 5th largest apple producer, India, and the Himalayan states in particular, are keen to renew their apple orchards. And they hope to achieve this with the Dalival nursery, specialist in the creation of apples and pears. The creation of FILAVAL NURSERIES Pvt. Ltd is the outcome of
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Is there a potato shortage as some headlines indicate? “I don’t see it,” says Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. “There’s no shortage in the overall category of potatoes. What there is a shortage of specific varieties and colors of potatoes.” read more

Endive is a green leafy vegetable belonging to the asteraceae family. It is a variety of chicory and is known for its slightly bitter taste and crunchy texture. This vegetable is mainly cultivated for its leaves, which can be eaten.
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Once again this week, the right choice of what to buy is provided by La Borsa della Spesa, the service created by BMTI and Italmercati, in collaboration with Consumerismo No Profit. All in season and with an excellent quality-price ratio, the agri-food products suggested for the
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Caparrós Premium seedless watermelon has been awarded for the sixth consecutive year as Flavour of the Year 2024, an award given to foods with the best taste properties by the

food lovers.
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Dutch shipping operator WEC Lines is entering the refrigerated container market by adding the first batch of 50 brand new 45ft High-Cube Pallet-Wide refrigerated container (reefer) units to its extensive container fleet. read more

On Wednesday 21 February, at 9 a.m., in Cles, at the auditorium of the Polo Scolastico and live streaming on the FEM Youtube channel, the 27th Fruit Growing Day technical meeting: irrigation, apple bush and defence; read more

In response to the ongoing controversy over alleged delays in Paced payments, particularly with regard to Ecoschema1, Agea reiterates that disbursements are carried out regularly and continuously. The Agency is the first paying agency in Europe to respect the
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The Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Food Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan has recently secured a significant contract to export 10,000 tons of walnuts to China. read more

The obligation to implement a digital logbook, CUE, was included in the Royal Decree 1054/2022 of 27 December 2022 "which establishes and regulates the System

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