"Over the past few years, the consortium has been gladly approving requests for co-branding with big retail chains, the pillar of our sales to consumers. Supermarkets support our consortium and we appreciate their ability to promote our productions and their commercialization. However, we have
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The second meeting of the Banana Advisory Council ended on Tuesday without reaching a consensus on what price to set for a box of bananas for next year, so the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) will be in charge of setting the price. "No compromise was reached at the meeting," stated
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From 12 to 25 November, I Broccoli per la ricerca (Broccoli for Research) will be back in many Italian supermarkets, an initiative that brings together the Veronesi Foundation and, exclusively, the Citrus l'Orto Italiano Benefit Society. Part of the proceeds from the sale will go to support Salute al
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LAN Pretoria had the opportunity to host 23 Dutch companies in South Africa alongside the state visit of their Majesties, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, from October 16 to 20. This economic mission gave companies an opportunity to explore cooperation, learn from South African
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Five months after the flood that hit Romagna and the Conselice area, Conase inaugurated "Un seme da salvare" (A seed to save), the work created by Italian street artist Zed1 and curated by Marco Miccoli. read more

Sam Weston is a joiner by trade but by night (and weekends) he, and his business partner Wayne Hanright, are producing award-winning Black Garlic from the small town of Blackball on the remote West Coast of New Zealand. read more

Granada La Palma SCA and UNICA Group, where the SCA Group is integrated, have signed an agreement for the joint commercialization of Zucchiolo, a product of the biotechnology group Beyond Seeds. read more

Varietal improvement is one of the most important advances in agricultural activity and innovation in this area is fundamental for the development of a sector as important in Spain as the citrus sector. But the new varieties must guarantee that they are better than the ones that have been developed in the past.
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The XIII International Mango Symposium, recently held in Malaga (Spain), has made this city the world capital of mangos. For five days, the capital of the Costa de Sol brought together more than 200 people from more than 28 countries, such as, for example

Mango and mango

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Spain.
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The president of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Hass Avocado of Peru (ProHass), Juan Carlos Paredes Rosales, reported that, as a consequence of the weather, which has impacted the size of the fruit, Peru has exported a total of 570,000 tons of fresh Hass avocado, a similar volume
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On 20th October the HortiDemoCentre at the department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agrisciences, Stellenbosch University opened it doors to welcome Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and Mr Piet Adema the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. Prof Hester Klopper, Stellenbosch
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The potato season is now gradually coming to an end in the last areas of Castile-Leon, after having started 15-20 days earlier than usual, in early July. "The season started really well thanks to favorable weather conditions for the crop at the time of planting, but the demand was not high
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Anti-dumping duties won't fix what ails the Florida tomato industry. That was the sentiment of public comments from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), responding to the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE), which seeks to impose duties of 20.9 percent on most Mexican tomato imports. read more

The North Carolina sweetpotato crop is down for the 2023-2024 season. The state accounts for 60 percent of the nation's crop and it's seeing its second year of reduced acreage--overall, acreage has dropped by approximately 40 percent in the past two years. "In 2021, it was 104,000 acres and in
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Lidl Italia, a leading retailer with more than 730 shops in Italy, presented its new ESG strategy. During the event 'On the road to tomorrow: driving change towards sustainable consumption' held yesterday in Milan, the company released the results of its third Report on
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Sicilian grapes from Mazzarrone enters the processed fruit sector with Uvella, the raisins produced with seedless grapes, the first of their kind produced entirely in Italy. This was possible after four years of research and experimentations conducted in collaboration with the University of
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has issued a notification stating that kinnow exports will commence from November 15, 2023, a significant advancement of 15 days compared to previous years. The decision is believed to be a response to the early ripening of citrus fruits due to climate change,
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There are two main reasons that led Ferrara Expo to delaying Futurpera to March 6-7, 2024: an unprecedented crisis that is affecting the entire pear production chain, made worse by the flood in May, and the actions the category associations UnaPera and OI Pera are taking to obtain resources and
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The Table Grape Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) has released its first estimate for the 2023-24 season, projecting five percent growth in exports. This is based on information provided by the Committee's member companies, which represent 82 percent of Chile’s total
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MARKETWashington/Eastern Colorado-Kansas:Hayden Bingham with L&M Cos. in Raleigh, NC, said on October 25 that demand has been steady this week. “The IFPA show didn’t appear to make much difference on orders,” he said. Hayden added, “The buyers that knew they would be out for the
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