The 2023 edition of the Annual Potato Yearbook is now available. It highlights progress on NPC’s national legislative, regulatory, and marketing priorities. The Yearbook also features updated US and global potato production and consumption stats, grower and industry contact information,
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This year, the volume of food products supplied to the Siberian Federal District has increased by 20%. Most fruits are imported from foreign countries. By the beginning of June, over 900 tons of watermelons, 320 tons of pineapples, and over 1,300 tons of sweet cherries were imported into the
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A new look for the Spazio Conad shop in Catania, the food locomotive of the Porte di Catania shopping centre, described in this article in Gdoweek. Display clarity and assortment depth are the drivers behind the restyling of the hypermarket that
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On the 28th of June, the French Council of State repealed the provision banning the marketing of organic summer vegetables grown in heated greenhouses between December 21st and April 30th, on the grounds that it legally placed French producers in a situation of competitive distortion in relation
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Belgian potato, vegetable, and fruit traders and representatives from the processing sector gathered on Tuesday, 27 June, for Fresh Trade Belgium, Belgapom, and Vegebe's annual FVPhouse event. After the general meeting, sustainable food and the agriculture and horticulture of the future were the
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It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand a ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of other Polish fruits or food products. read more

It is difficult on the potato market, with sky-high prices and a shortage of good-quality produce. "Imported potatoes are very pricey, and the new crop is extremely problematic. It goes back to the summer of 2022," begins Jurgen Duthoo of Warnez Potatoes in Belgium. read more

Pam Panorama continues its development throughout the country with the opening of two new franchise shops in the cities of Turin and Rome. An important one-two punch that confirms the trust of partners in the historic Italian brand of large-scale distribution. The
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Avocado farmers from the Gatundu North Constituency, Kiambu Country, are suffering huge losses after thieves started illegally harvesting their fruits. Reportedly, the thieves are invading the farms in the dead of the night, harvesting the fruits for sale to middlemen who buy them at throw-away
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According to the 2022 Food Consumption Report in Spain prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Spanish households' consumption of fresh fruits fell by 12.2% over the previous year, vegetable consumption decreased by 13.4%, and potato consumption by 9.7%. Consumption also
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Creating sustainable value chains that are more resilient to difficulties such as pest and weather effects, but also labour shortages and strong competition from foreign products. bad weather has also led to a lower supply of product from some regions,
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An average of 500 bets per day and widespread participation, literally, in every corner of Italy. The "Mordi e Vinci con Evelina" (Bite and Win with Evelina) competition, the initiative launched by Melinda and Evelina, which for 12 weeks offered as many prizes in
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Last week, from June 16 to June 22, 2023, the import of quarantine products to Kyrgyzstan amounted to 17,719 tons, which is 3% higher than the week earlier. This information was published by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

In a recent report, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) assesses the consequences of the Russian invasion on the Ukrainian walnut sector. It forecasts total production of 106,500 t for the 23/24 marketing year, a similar figure to the 2022/23 marketing year. read more

In a batch of 21 tons of apricots imported into the Sverdlovsk region, a plum fruit eater larva was discovered. Quarantine service experts reported the low quality of fresh fruit on their official website. read more

New, densely cultivated, farming methods for hazelnut and walnut trees are beginning to gain popularity in Spain, which is a country that has always been considered a point of reference in Europe when it comes to implementing innovative trends in the cultivation of fruit, citrus and olive trees.
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Swiss agrivoltaic systems developer Insolight installed agrivoltaic system “insolagrin” at bioschmid GmbH in the canton of Lucerne, reports EastFruit referring to Freshplaza.com. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, there are several factors that will have a decisive influence on the Moldovan sweet cherry market in 2023. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, farmers in Poland on June 29, 2023 blocked the first raspberry freezing enterprise in response to what they consider to be unsatisfactory prices for raspberries offered by processors. We are talking about the purchase price of 5 zł per kg, which is equivalent to
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The president of FEDACOVA, Rafael Juan, regrets the excessive regulation emanating from the European Union and affecting the agri-food industry, such as the 'Farm to Fork' strategy. "A regulatory environment on the part of Europe that is not very facilitating and which, if it is not remedied, is going to lead to a
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