The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water and the most important use of water in agriculture is irrigation. read more

The strawberry campaign has also begun in Trentino, where Melindasta is harvesting almost 2,000 kilograms per day thanks to the dedication of many of the producer families belonging to the consortium. "The harvest started a few weeks ago and is now getting into full swing,
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Courchesne Larose Ltd. announces that Michael Aucoin has been appointed chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. His appointment follows a rigorous selection process designed to ensure an orderly succession. read more

From Syngenta research comes four Baby Plum tomato varieties specifically for the Italian market with high brix and also resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. The new cultivars developed Adorelle, datterino Syngenta read more

The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo greenhouses in the Netherlands. This demonstration provides growers with the opportunity to witness the GRoW robot's performance in a high-tech
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The Maersk Europe Market update dated June 2023, focuses on logistics systems in all sectors: read more

With 13 million kilograms, bananas confirm their position as the best-selling Fair Trade product, although slightly down on the previous year (-3%), due to the general decline in organic volumes. The figure was released in Milan, on the occasion of the
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Under this agreement, Green Fruits will market 100% of Soex-2's production, which currently amounts to around eight million kilos of fruit, mainly clementines, which means that the volume of the second-grade cooperative for future seasons is close to
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On the Lynders farm in Niederkrüchten in the Lower Rhine region, the first early cabbages of this year's season were harvested a few days ago. "This is a first very early batch, because normally, the early white cabbages would not be ready for harvest until the beginning of July. We also don't
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For yet another year, the leading Berlin trade fair is coming to the Spanish countryside to provide value to sector professionals interested in broadening their horizons. On this occasion, sustainable innovation will be the main theme of the conference, which will be attended by producers,
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Among the main changes approved to the P.A./Ministerial Decree-Law (44/2023) during the examination in the Constitutional Affairs and Labour Committees in the Chamber of Deputies is the reorganisation of the bodies of Crea (Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics) and
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The Metis® brand made its appearance in Europe almost nine years ago with only one variety present at the end of the season: Sunset Sky. Since then, the range has been expanded with four additional varieties, making it possible to offer continuity of the supply from June to November. read more

It is a very delicate phase for Italian vegetables, which - due to the uncertain weather - are experiencing ups and downs. While aubergines and peppers are taking advantage of the summer's 'laziness', tomatoes are experiencing a drop in demand and quotations are also falling. read more

"Looking back on the past season, Dutch onion supplies should have dried up eight weeks ago. But we still trade old-crop onions every day," says Daily Onions' Adriaan van Belzen. "Whether the year's great or terrible depends on if you look at revenues or sales achieved. We can keep listing
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It’s been a strong start of the Turkish stone fruit season, Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun, states: “Looking at the first weeks of the Turkish stone fruit season, this year has started very promising. The weather was significantly cooler than it had been in the
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Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports. read more

The Wonderful Company announced that Benal Serin has joined as senior vice president of marketing. In her new role, Serin is responsible for leading all marketing efforts in Wonderful’s product portfolio which includes nuts (Wonderful Pistachios), juice, tea and arils (POM Wonderful) and
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A vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend. read more

A radical change in the approach of the legislative proposals on the reduction of the use of plant protection products and new standards for packaging.
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A tight supply of some apple varieties could be coming. “We had a lower crop in 2022-2023 and coming up we have a later crop so it could happen. We think a few varieties could get very tight before new crop becomes available,” says Mac Riggan with Chelan Fresh, who notes that the apple
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