After having experienced a very rapid evolution in recent years, we can say that the sweet potato industry is currently in a readjustment process, stated David Ortega, of the Cadiz company Santo Boniato. “We decided to start producing sweet potato in 2019 with a small washing and calibration
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This month, Spanish wild strawberries appeared again in herb and edible flower merchant Van Laethem's assortment. "These have been an established part of our range for several years. As soon as the first ones are ready for harvest, we offer them," says Niel Van Laethem of this Belgian company.
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In the Nurata district of the Navoi region of Uzbekistan, a project on establishing a walnut plantation with an area of ​​200 hectares is being implemented with a total investment estimated at $500,000, EastFruit experts report. read more

The Florida peach season is three weeks away from getting underway. “The crop is a little light compared to last year. Most of our trees are 10-11 years old and they’re kind of slowing down a little bit and aren’t what they used to be,” says Ken Edison of Deer Park Peaches in
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The Valencia Region will be the leading European producing area in the expansion of the new extra-late variety 'Kino'. With this citrus fruit, the Valencian sector will be able to extend the marketing season for mandarins from March-April until May or even until the end of May.
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A Ukrainian farmer named Viktor Shuleshko rebuilt his vertical farm business after it was destroyed by Russian troops shelling the Dnipro airport. Despite the damage, he did not give up on his dream of growing plants using vertical farming technology. Now, he has set up a new farm in the
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2022 has been a year fraught with instability, both on the economic side, given the high inflation and autarkic drives of many nation states, but also on the geopolitical and environmental side. We are suffering the effects of climate change, which also affects our
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Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve performance and lead to tastier varieties of popular fruit crops. read more

Ecuador's banana exports to Ukraine fell by -99.17% or 1.55 million boxes less in February 2023 compared to the month just before the Russian invasion started a year ago in February 2022. Only 13 060 boxes were sent to Ukraine this February compared to last year’s 1,566,944 boxes, which
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"The fourth edition of Organic Food & Eco Living Iberia aims to consolidate itself as one of the organic sector's most important fairs at the international level. The event will be held on June 7 and 8 at IFEMA MADRID, and it will have a high number of visitors and exhibitors. Ten weeks from
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‘Standing still is moving backward', Dutch transportation business owner Dirk Veldhuis, who died in 2021, used to say. His daughter Natascha has taken that to heart. She and co-owner Mario Groot - who, after years in the transport business, joined the company in May 2022 - run Veldhuis
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Germany's Federal Statistical Office (StBA) on Tuesday released data showing a sharp decline in the amount of asparagus harvested in the country for the year 2022. Statisticians calculated that the 2022 harvest of 110,300 tons represented an 8% drop over 2021, adding that the last time the
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A lack of rain will result in smaller sized cherries this year, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “The weather has been ever changing since the last couple of years, which has resulted in different supply periods for fruits. This year has been no different in
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"We are the first Italian region to produce clementines with and without Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The areas dedicated to the production of bergamots, oranges, mandarins and kiwis are also increasing. With regard to horticultural production, the fennel of Isola Capo Rizzuto PGI,
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In Belgium, more local products are gradually being auctioned. That means the recent truly high prices for greenhouse vegetables at the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) are over. read more

In January, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Health Commission (NHC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Administration of Market Regulation jointly announced the publication of a new National Food Safety Standard for 112 Maximum Residue Limits in foods. The
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It is still an uncertain campaign for melons. While last year ended on an optimistic note due to the quotations obtained and the high temperatures that favoured consumption, this year the scenario that emerges is that of a slight drop in areas, according to the
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This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex Europe GmbH. The partner company of producer Daltex, based in Raesfeld, is responsible for the
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The Apulian organic asparagus season is struggling to get off the ground due to a fluctuating weather pattern, which in the space of a very short time has alternated between high temperatures and frost, leaving heavy damage in the countryside. At the same time, the first asparagus harvests are reaching quotations
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