"I expect a straightforward season"
2023-10-27 00:00
The first sales of Rojo Brillante persimmons from the Sibari plain (Calabria), grown by members of the Agrusib cooperative under the Apollo brand, started on October 23rd.
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"Europe will get 30% less Peruvian grape volume"
2023-10-27 00:00
Belgian company Van Dijk Foods is preparing to switch to the new overseas season. The last Italian shipments will arrive at the importer in the next few weeks. There seems to be a nice overlap with Peruvian supply, says Henk Vlaeminck. "Italian seedless grapes, mainly red varieties, are
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EastFruitanalysts would like to draw attention to the sharp increase in prices for fresh apples in Ukraine over the previous week. Prices for Gala and Golden Delicious apples jumped by 50% in single week! What are the reasons for such an unprecedented price rise?
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Jerónimo Martins aims to open in Slovakia next year
2023-10-27 00:00
Tesco's UK boss Jason Tarry to step down in March
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Due to overbuilding and abandonment, Italy has lost almost 1/3 (30%) of its agricultural land in the last half century, with the usable agricultural area in Italy reduced to just 12.8 million hectares and effects on the hydrogeological seal of the land and the
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EU trade balance remained stable in July
2023-10-27 00:00
In July 2023, both imports and exports slowed down compared with June 2023. This did not impact the EU’s trade balance in agri-food products which stayed positive at €6.2 billion. The cumulative trade balance from January to July 2023 reached € 38.6 billion, which is even higher by € 7.3
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Agrintesa, positive balance for the 2022-2023 vintage
2023-10-27 00:00
It is a solid and growing balance sheet that presented by Agrintesa, concerning the financial year 2022-2023 (ending 30/4/2023), unanimously approved by the separate shareholders' meetings held between 18 and 24 October. The group's consolidated balance sheet reaches a value of EUR 359 million.
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Harvest of Turkish pomegranates almost finished
2023-10-27 00:00
The Turkish pomegranate harvest is close to completion. According to Oguzhan Erdogan, Europe sales director for Turkish fruit exporter Ana Fruit, the start of the season was rather busy for them: “The pomegranate harvest started in the last week of September and we are now approaching the end.
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"We exported our first avocado container to Europe this week"
2023-10-27 00:00
Rwandan producer SOUK Farms exported its first container to Europe this week, a milestone celebrated at an event in Kigali with the participation of the Kingdom of Netherlands Ambassador to Rwanda as guest of honor.
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Switzerland has to import potatoes for chips and crisps
2023-10-27 00:00
A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation. One of these is Daniel Peter, who has been growing potatoes in Rickenbach in canton Zurich for 20 years. He knows it is normal that the harvest varies year on year, but it has not been as bad
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In the fruit and vegetable department at Esselunga
2023-10-27 00:00
The researcher's dream is to be able to measure his feelings, his hypotheses, his theories but also his doubts directly in the field. Often this direct verification is not possible, so one has to be content to wait for ex post statistics to confirm or not the
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Week 41: Fruit and vegetables recover on Lcc
2023-10-27 00:00
In the forty-first week of 2023, the trends in fruit and vegetables by imposed weight are again approaching those of Lcc, and even in the progressive the distance is getting shorter. In terms of channels, discounters are the only loss-makers among the physical ones.
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The Palacio de Congresos Cabo de Gata Ciudad de Almería, located in El Toyo, is decked out for the start of Vestial, the 1st International Green Gastronomy Congress. An event that was created with the aim of becoming a must-attend event for producers, chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers,
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AMFRESH Group, through its team at Genesis Innovation, a pioneering force in varietal development across citrus, exotics and berry categories, are thrilled to introduce a limited-edition citrus variety with a unique and iconic pumpkin shape, easy-peeling multi-colour skin and sweet and virtually
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"The switch from old DPA to new DPA HT pallets has begun in the fruit and vegetable sector"
2023-10-27 00:00
A transition regarding pallets is occurring in the Dutch fruit and vegetable sector, so Han van Bruggen of De Haan Palletindustrie has noticed. "Natural DPA HT pallets are increasingly replacing the all-too-familiar green DPA ones. That's why we're adapting our production lines to produce new
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Approximately 2,000 hectares of berries hit by storm Bernard
2023-10-27 00:00
Storm Bernard, which hit the Spanish province of Huelva last Sunday, has caused significant damage to the berry sector, with raspberries being the most affected product. The Association of Producers and Exporters of Strawberries and Berries from Huelva (Freshuelva) estimates that about 2,000
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After a short delay the Polish apple season in in full swing. According to Jan Nowakoski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh, Golden Delicious apples will be more of a green color than last year: “This year, the Polish apple season started with two weeks of delay, due to the
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This year's early potato harvest in the Palatinate was completed on the traditional cut-off date, 10 August, with good results. "Under irrigation, there were normal yields and qualities, which was also reflected accordingly in the price. With prices exceeding 60 EUR for quintals, record-high
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Biome Makers expands global operations
2023-10-26 17:00
Biome Makers has announced that its soil health assessment tool, BeCrop, is now available to more farmers across the globe. The company has entered into a number of strategic partnerships with laboratories to extend its reach to key agricultural regions like Australia and Brazil.
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NFU wants swift action on HS2 land
2023-10-26 17:00
The NFU has called for greater clarity and swifter support for farmers and growers surrounding the return of land that had been compulsory purchased ahead of the second phase of HS2.
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