In the last few days, the first cuts of apples from the Galan group have started in the lowland areas, which, as usual, will inaugurate the new apple-growing season. read more

Production in southern Italy allows Metis® to start the season a few weeks early, which, of course, will be packed with initiatives to communicate and demonstrate the quality of Metis® plums to consumers. "We want customers to perceive the difference in taste -
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Egypt, the key exporter of grapes in North Africa, has seriously intensified its diversification strategy in the past few years. Besides traditional markets in the EU, russia, and the Middle East, Egyptian exporters of table grapes have devoted greater attention to Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan
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Entrepreneurs and growers of open field spinach in the province of Foggia recently gathered at a technical meeting dedicated to new high-resistance varieties by BASF Vegetable Seeds. The meeting, which took place at the Group's retailer
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The Romagna region is being targeted once again. After dealing with almost every extreme climatic event, one after the other: from floods to landslides, high winds, bad weather and even hail (click here to read more), it now finds itself having to reckon with swarms of
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In Trentino in the cherry and small fruit fields, the technicians of the Mach Foundation are finding significant damage fromDrosophila suzukii. Unfortunately, this winter's mild temperatures have reduced the Asian midge's winter mortality, creating favourable conditions for
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'The Nuragic melon campaign started later than in previous years, but the quality of production is excellent both in terms of flavour and in terms of the homogeneity of the sizes,' says Filippo Frongia, co-owner with Andrea Manca of Agro Mediterranea Group,
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The summer raspberry season has pleased Ukrainians with affordable prices, but it has become one of the most unprofitable in history for producers. Taras Bashtannik, head of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA), spoke about this with SEEDS. read more

What is the ideal rootstock for an Abate Fétel pear tree? Up until a few years ago, the answer would have been simple: quince is the first choice and, if the conditions are not right, particularly due to the high lime content of the soil, we fall back on franc or
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The potato crop is proving to be increasingly strategic for Apofruit, with a growth in liquidations and cultivated areas also in 2023. Taking stock of the situation is Massimiliano Laghi, technical and quality manager, who explains: "Despite the difficulties
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Prognosfruit 2023 is currently taking place in Trentino, Italy, gathering more than 300 delegates from the apple and pear sector from Europe and beyond. During the first sessions of the conference, the apple and pear crop forecast estimates for the upcoming season were released. read more

An icon of Sicily and Sicilianity, the Etna PDO Barbera prickly pear is cultivated by the group of the same name on the slopes of the volcano, where the soil gives it unique organoleptic and quality properties. From there, it is carefully processed and then marketed on the
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The apple season 2022/23 in Ukraine was perhaps one of the most difficult in the past decade. “Problems with usage and rising costs of plant protection products, fertilizers, and other inputs, lack of labor force, relatively low prices of apples for processing, no growth in fresh apple prices
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The salsify tomato harvest has started in Italy, which, due to the effects of climate change, including hailstorms, cloudbursts, floods and heat waves, risks producing even less than the 5.6 billion kilos forecast for 2023, while at the national borders, there is a leap
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Following its great success with consumers and the national and international press, the Fri-El Green House company has decided to continue investing in Strabena, the new De Ruiter midi cherry truss tomato variety for which it has obtained national exclusivity for
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, today, Thursday 3 August, opens its second shop in Parma, Via Cicerone 3/A. read more

A patchy production and declining volumes will characterise the chestnut campaign in the southern regions. As the season gets ready to start in a few days, we outlined an overview with producers Vincenzo De Maio from Forino (Avellino) and Franco Di Pippo from
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Despite first promising a mandate in 2018, it won’t be until 2026 at the earliest that large food and drink businesses are required to report their food waste figures. read more

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has launched a new podcast targeted at the UK’s pea and bean sector. read more