Taiwan has to import both daikon radish and garlic. For example, with a garlic production of 50-60 thousand tons per year, according to FAOStat, the country imports 10 to 25 thousand tons of this product annually. Taiwan is also one of the few countries in the world where there has been almost
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Agritech firm Innoterra says it has identified a new variety of banana that is resistant to TR4, a disease that has devastated significant areas of production worldwide in the past few years. read more

Yesterday, the European Council was held in Brussels, which unblocked the situation on the funds destined for Ukraine, but in the headlines was the farmers' protest, which resulted in violent episodes, such as the throwing of bottles and eggs at the entrance
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The Chilean Blueberry Committee (Cbc) has revised upwards its export forecast for the current marketing year, as reported by fruitnet.com. CEO Andrés Armstrong said the country is on track to post exports of80,000
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Bred over four decades ago by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Harrow, Ontario and transferred to Vineland, the Happi Pear is about to enter the consumer pear market thanks to a global collaboration with Stemilt Growers LLC (Stemilt) and Associated International Group of Nurseries
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BayWa Global Produce together with its international subsidiaries will be presenting its international activities from plant genetics to fresh produce in Berlin. By investing in the operational infrastructure of its entities over the past two years, the sector-specific portfolio manager has
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Sunsweet, the leading brand in the world and Italian plum market, will be on TV again this year with a new commercial aiming at high visibility. The campaign will run for 7 weeks, covering the period from 7 February to 30 April, and will be broadcast in 20 and 10 second formats
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Reyes Gutiérrez is now starting its first avocado harvest in its 500 hectares of farms in Portugal and Cádiz. read more

The wave of agricultural protests that Europe is experiencing is largely the result of a lack of dialogue. The Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, has assured that "if we are in this situation in Europe right now, it is because the European Commission and the EU have so far not been able to engage in dialogue with the European Union".
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The Moguer cooperative, Cradle of Platero SCA, is set to utilize an experimental farm for its varietal development of blueberry and blackberry crops, alongside research and development initiatives. The farm will house the Cupla blueberry variety, with the company's general director, Juan
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Salad has everything it takes to be pop, in the kitchen and beyond. Insalata dell'Orto - a Veneto-based company specialising in the production and marketing of first and fourth range leafy vegetables and Europe's largest producer of edible flowers - is so convinced of this that
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How important is precision agriculture in table grapes? Giuseppe Ferrara, professor at the University of Bari, is one of the speakers at the World Symposium on Table Grapes, scheduled for the next edition of Macfrut, to answer this topical question.
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"Autopilot at work" is the slogan for Elettra, a self-propelled hybrid robot developed for vineyard and orchard treatments, specifically in inconvenient areas (e.g. narrow and sloping rows such as the ones in Trentino Alto Adige or the terracing in Liguria), but which can be used anywhere. The
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Professional football player and current Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, Joey Bosa, will compete against World Champion Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut during the second annual Wonderful® Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship on World Pistachio Day, February 26, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at
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Food coating technology Akorn is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Sobifruits, an exporter of premium ripe mangoes in Peru. Sobi’s customers in Europe, Asia and North America now enjoy exceptional quality fruit with extended shelf life. Akorn Natural™ coating for mangoes
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According to EastFruit, Morocco’s exports of frozen fruits and vegetables plummeted in 2023 due to severe weather events and tough competition in export markets. The country exported less than 70 thousand tons of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables from January to October of last year.
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Certain white grape varieties from South Africa are now coming under pricing pressure, remarks MC Uys of Pure Legacy, but in general prices are around 15% up from last year and the start of the red and black season is positive. read more

"The fixed prices from last year for potatoes are continuing this year," says Rudolf Lamprecht, Managing Director of B. Hornburger Ltd at the Munich wholesale market. "The prices from the previous year might even be surpassed if the trend continues to develop this way. The situation could of
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Just a few hours before the end of the first month of the year, the number of signed contracts for banana exports in the remainder of 2024 had hardly experienced significant changes. On January 19, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Danilo Palacios, announced that 58% of the
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"Our commitment is to help companies set goals and work toward achieving them. Next to Business aims to provide the necessary know-how for companies looking to expand into foreign markets," says Romina Roccasalvo about the activities of Next to Business (NTB). read more