The government should provide more support to growers of salad items, with production expected to fall to the lowest level since records began as high energy costs bite, the head of the National Farmers Union said on Tuesday, February 21. read more

This conference took place in Leonardo Castillo's farm, located between San Agustín and Solanillo. The attendees were able to see for themselves the appearance and weight of this new aubergine transplanted on the 15th of August on this farm. read more

With Claudio Dall'Agata, director of Bestack, in our new #freshtalks we retrace together the genesis of Fruit Shows and the new programming for 2023, which will involve not only companies involved in production and marketing
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Rosy-Lwazi, a brand-new very early red blush pear is making it's debut this season in South Africa. read more

BASF's vegetable seed business, which operates in the market under the Nunhems brand, has organised a field day in El Ejido (Almeria) on Tuesday, 21 February, to show its red California pepper for late cycle Bikos F1, with which it completes its new range with resistance
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Accordingly, on the one hand, the application of Fonganil Gold for the control of downy mildew on lettuce species and fresh herbs in the greenhouse on sealed surfaces and on tomatoes for young plant production in the greenhouse is permitted in the period from 9 February to 8 June 2023. read more

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced the new registration approval and launch of SmartFresh™ ProTabs in Brazil and Mexico. This new application method has been added to the SmartFresh Quality system portfolio, extending the availability of AgroFresh’s SmartFresh ProTabs technology for growers
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It will be a true battle for the larger sized citrus this season. According to Mostafa Ali, commercial manager for Egyptian fresh produce exporter Rula for Land Reclamation, there simply aren’t enough larger sized citrus fruits to accommodate every market. read more

UK: Asda opens landmark 100th Asda On the Move convenience store read more

Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing that producers are planning their goods more precisely, and food retailers are securing the largest
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The cauliflower market remains tight. The supply quantities at the German wholesale markets continue to be tight and although more goods are currently available again in France for export, the enormously high prices are dampening the outflow of goods. read more

There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the end of next week. Brassicas and leafy vegetables have seen their production drop the most. read more

The Valencian company Vicente Peris, a producer and marketer of fruit and vegetables, has been 'planting' efficiency for some time now and continues to reap the rewards. read more

The Council of Ministers has approved, at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a Royal Decree establishing the National Programme for the control and eradication of the pest Trioza erytreae (African citrus psyllid), as well as the National Programme for the control and eradication of the pest Trioza erytreae (African citrus psyllid), and the National Programme for the control and eradication of the pest Trioza erytreae (African citrus psyllid).
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Turkmenistan exported 104 thousand tons of tomatoes to Russian and other countries in 2022, according to data from the UIET. read more

On February 17, 2023, the British Embassy in Uzbekistan and the mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a partnership agreement to work together on projects aimed at supporting small businesses in Uzbekistan in the agricultural and textile industries. The
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New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the region. read more

Alifresca, a branch of the Swiss Coop Group, is moving the offices based in Picassent/Valencia to the new facility of Caliche, a company in the logistics industry based in Spain. However, such a fact by itself would not be valuable additional information, if not for the new laboratory of the
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The price of Spanish fruit and vegetable products continues to spiral upward, given the natural slowdown in the production that happens during the coldest period of winter, as well as the end of the cycles, and avocados have not escaped this trend. "Right now, avocados cost as much as €3.50
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