On 1 July the European committee of International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) named three new lettuce blight races: Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU and Bl:40EU. A substantial number of Rijk Zwaan lettuce varieties are resistant to the new breeds. read more

Felcon B.V., formerly known as Feltracon B.V., has been developing machines for vegetable and fruit processing for many years. read more

Coop values translated into a commercial to emphasise the retailer's fruit and vegetable and private label products. I'm not a robot has been on air since 3 July and summarises in thirty seconds the values of mdd with the aim of emphasising the fruit and vegetable department, which has always been one of the
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From June 20 to 21, Yu Jianhua, the head of China’s General Administration of Customs, visited Poland, where the two sides signed a phytosanitary protocol for the export of fresh blueberries from Poland to China. On June 28, the GACC formally announced via its website that fresh Polish
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The Commission's proposal, which will have to be negotiated with the Member States and the European Parliament during the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, is part of the biodiversity strategy to provide the European Union with a more sustainable food system that ensures
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The weather has not been kind to Irish farmers so far this year. Earlier in the year they had the wettest March/April on record with 140mm of rainfall recorded when the average for the time of year is 25-30 mm. This meant that growers could not sow the crops and a gap in supply was predicted.
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A little more than a decade ago, some pioneers of Abanilla began to cultivate okra, a crop in which they only compete with a handful of Central American countries. "This means that, due to our geographical position, we have an advantage over our competitors in terms of exporting our okra,"
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From January to April, the value of fresh fruit and vegetables imported into Spain increased by 25% compared to 2022. read more

This is how Paco Fernandez, a producer of early peppers from El Ejido, summarizes what happened in many Almerian farms in this campaign; as Asaja Almeria detailed a few days ago, the market value of the product has skyrocketed more than 52% over the last season. read more

The VéGé Group reaches a new important milestone and closes its 2022 financial year with strong growth, confirming the trend that has been going on for nine years. Indeed, the first Modern Distribution Group to be born in Italy achieved a market share of 7.9%, while consumer turnover rose from
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Nicolas De Clercq succeeds Geert Peeters, the current Chief Financial Officer, who will leave the company at the end of September. De Clercq will also be a member of the Group Executive Board, Greenyard announces. read more

Faced with the arrival of new races of Bremia (downy mildew of lettuce) and the spread of the Fusarium threat, Gautier Semences already offers a wide range of Bl:29-40 EU and Fusarium resistant in outdoor lettuces Fol:1 and/or Fol:4. read more

Macfrut2024, we're off. Just two months after the edition just behind us, which closed with great enthusiasm, the organisational machine for the 41st edition, scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May, is already up and running. It is these days the start of activity
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The heat in Italy is not only causing poorer quality watermelons and netted melons, but above all crop failures. "The product is currently very scarce, which also makes it correspondingly more expensive. Reticulated melons have recently had a price increase of 50 percent, but the price of
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Yesterday, Australia’s Costa Group said it would give US private equity Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) access to its books after a A$1.39 billion ($927.41 million) indicative offer for shares it does not already own in the horticulture firm. read more

A light supply and strong demand for California stone fruit are challenging the export market. “The demand overall is making it more difficult for exporters because the price is so high domestically that to go to any export markets, they just can’t afford the prices,” says Ken Barbic Sr.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has initiated the public consultation procedure for a draft royal decree that will develop several provisions of forthcoming EU regulations. These will establish measures to ensure that the fruit and vegetable sectors
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"This year, the work and effort of our producers in Spain have again gone to waste at the beginning of the garlic campaign, in the months of May and June. A big squall remained in the Iberian Peninsula for more than 20 days and brought heavy storms and a lot of rainfall that has affected more
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VitaFresh Botanicals is a dedicated line of plant-based edible coatings from AgroFresh, a recognised leader in AgTech innovation; read more

After the first few weeks of sales, the French stone fruit season is now slowly picking up speed. "We are expecting the first arrivals of the popular apricot variety Orangered in a few days, which we can then usually offer for about three weeks. Sales have been somewhat weaker so far, although
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