The Turkish citrus sector is mobilizing to prevent the spread of Psyllidium (Greening) disease from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to Turkey. Hayrettin Ucak, Deputy Coordinator of the Aegean Exporters' Associations and President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Exporters'… read more

In Saxony-Anhalt, a total of 55,547 tons of open-field carrots were harvested in 2023. This information was shared by the Statistical Office in light of Carrot Day on April 4th. The cultivation took place over an area of 836 hectares. This area is roughly equivalent to the size of the
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The stone fruit campaign is already a reality in the Sevillian crops. The international company Royal, which exports from Seville to half the world, has already started harvesting the first stone fruit at the right time.
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By eliminating a high percentage of flowers, manual thinning is no longer necessary. This is the aim of Florìx, a flower thinning machine developed in collaboration with Agroxx and Rinieri. A technical day was held on 4 April 2024 at the Montanari company in Filetto di Ravenna, Italy. "Florix
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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has launched a read more

Import of fruits and vegetables to Greece increased by 36.96% in March 2024, according to the Association of Greek Export Companies for Fruits, Vegetables, and Juices, INCOFRUIT-HELLAS, reaching 103,890 tons compared to 75,856 tons in the same month of 2023. Potatoes took the lead in imports,
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Representatives from German discounter Lidl were on hand to deliver a presentation on the banana supply chain during day two of Fruit Logistica in Berlin. read more

UK retailer Waitrose is trialling point-of-sale messaging to encourage more customers to buy loose fresh produce in a bid to cut food and packaging waste. read more

The Co-op has said it is well placed to drive future growth after reporting a substantial increase in membership. read more

Banana suppliers from six Latin American countries have accused Kaufland, one of Germany’s largest retail chains, of failing to meet its commitments on fair pricing. read more

Five of the world’s leading grocery retailers have come together to establish a collaborative venture capital (VC) fund, W23 Global. read more

Expolink, the Egyptian Exporters Association (EEA), is organising the Egyptian pavilion at fresh produce trade exhibition Macfrut, which takes place in Rimini on 8-10 May. read more

This exceeded the previous year's figure by 22%, while total food sales grew by "only" 9.5% to around 34.8 billion euros. read more

The temperature in recent weeks has ensured that the asparagus has been able to grow well. The reported warm weather for the coming days is also ideal for the asparagus. In order for the harvest to get off to a good start, a longer dry period would now be desirable. read more

Innovative thinkers have been invited to apply for LEAF’s Caroline Drummond Scholarship for Innovation in Sustainability. read more

An interim report has been released as part of the Independent Review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. read more

Melindara reinforces its strategy in Club apples and becomes the exclusive European licensee for the production and sale of the Kizuri variety marketed under the Morgana brand. More and more investments in Clubs The Morgana apple is juicy and crisp read more

The agricultural sector in South Africa is witnessing a significant decrease in green apple production. According to recent data, varieties like Granny Smith and Golden Delicious have seen a 25% and 13% drop respectively between 2013 and 2022. Red-Bi apples, with varieties like Royal Gala and
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Despite having a solid legislative framework and stable, robust international support, cooperation in the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable sector continues to lag. Taras Bashtannik, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, expressed this sentiment during the international
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At its Ordinary General Assembly, The National Association of Garlic Producers and Marketers, ANPCA, presented the 2024 Strategic Plan for the Spanish Garlic Sector. The area devoted to garlic cultivation has decreased by more than 30% compared to 2022. "This showcases the great difficulties
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