Last Thursday, a new pilot store of the O’frais chain opened its door in Saint-Eulalie, near Bordeaux. Specialized in fresh and local produce, O’frais wants to join forces with the Anges bakery chain, which currently counts 450 sales outlets in France. read more

The summer is finally over and as the temperatures drop, the focus now turns to a new variety of vegetables, says Tania Silva, sales manager for Rush Farms Portugal: “The time has come to switch from summer vegetables to autumn and winter ones. Although the high temperatures that have been
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Today, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has once again reduced the production forecast for both fruits. EastFruit experts took an active part in the Prognosfruit conference, where the first preliminary forecast was announced. Based on the results of the conference, we prepared two
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Rob van Geneijgen has been familiar with crate washing machines from an early age because his father has also been selling and servicing them In New Zealand for decades. Family ties are a common thread in the history of both Limex and MatMan Washing Solutions: Limex was founded by the father of
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With the trial period almost over, the Dutch cooperative Veiling Zaltbommel will switch its auction from analog to digital at the end of October for existing buyers. "Our growers and we consider the auction a wonderful pricing tool. Not nearly all sales are made via that, but it's a vital price
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In a few days, citrus grower Domenico Maraglino will be harvesting his limes from a plant that is now in its fourth year of production, located in the province of Taranto and managed according to organic standards. read more

Some sources claim that banana juice might offer a few medical advantages for men's wellbeing. Bananas have a moderate amount of calories -- a little more than 100 calories in a normal banana -- yet are nutritious and filling. They're also loaded with dietary fiber and safe starch, which might
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"There was good demand for leaf mandarins at the beginning of the season. Customers were keen to sell the first of those and found eager demand. That had stagnated slightly, but the current colder weather is clearly boosting demand for Spanish citrus," says Erik-Jan Thur of the Dutch company
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge this week seized $10.7 million in methamphetamine from a shipment of fresh jalapeño peppers. read more

Uniting forces at the beginning of 2022 to form a robust avocado solution, Oppy, Avoworks, and Eco Farms now announce the launch of its compostable avocado pack. read more

With Kai K.O. New Delhi, that's how emphatic was the presentation of Sakata's latest launch in courgettes and the first to include resistance to New Delhi. The Almeria field has been waiting a few weeks for 'the secret to winning the battle' to be revealed and when the
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Fruit Attraction closed the doors of its 15th edition with the best participation figures of its entire history. A total of 103,868 professionals from 145 countries - 8 more than last year - attended the event, an increase of 16% compared to last year.
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Ukrainian blueberries increased their presence on European shelves and maintained a better price than last year in the domestic market of Ukraine. The President of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA) Taras Bashtannik, spoke about this in a SEEDScommentary. “If we break it down into
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Due to the effects of climate change, resulting in an extended growing season, growing sweet potatoes in Estonia might become a possibility. University of Life Sciences researcher Eve Runno-Paurson: "Only 50-60 years ago, we could not have talked about growing sweet potatoes in Estonia. As a
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In the United States, the leading producer of mushrooms, organic as well as conventional, is Pennsylvania, followed by California. Pennsylvania has been a major producer of mushrooms since the 1880s, and today its growers have developed specialized knowledge and housing equipped with proper
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The storage of this year's onion harvest is coming to an end and the main potato harvest has also been completed in the Freiburg area. "We were very satisfied with the early potato harvest this year. With the storage potatoes, however, we had massive problems with wastage and rot, which is why
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Florida oranges are shipping steadily in what, to date, looks to be a calmer season than 2022. “Last season was unique. We had two hurricanes and the freeze so our volume was down for that reason,” said Steven Callaham of the Dundee Citrus Growers. “We’ve had for the most part
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“Oranges are available to us all year round, but the new Italian season is starting only now,” says Raffaele Scirillo from Irpinia Frucht Ltd. "In summer we also have oranges in our range, but the quality is not as good as in winter. The season for Amalfi lemons is already over. However, we
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When Jude Schuenemeyer picked the apple up off the ground in December 2017, he wondered whether his two-decade search was over. It was a firm winter apple, orange in colour with a distinctive ribbed shape and wider than it was tall. “We knew right away that we had never seen it before,”
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Wisconsin leads the nation in cranberry production, supplying 60% of the nation’s cranberry crop. According to stats from WSCGA, cranberries are grown on 21,000 acres across 20 counties in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association claims one of the best ways to see harvest
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