HarvestEye is a new technology, based on a 3-D camera system, which can aide potato growers to identify the size and weight of a tuber at exact locations within a field. HarvestEye was launched on to the UK market in 2019. The plan now is to make the technology available in Ireland read more

As new green varietals continue to expand the grape market year over year, black grapes have become a rarer sight on retail shelves due to their decreasing demand from buyers. As breeders aim to maximize returns and predict demands, the black grape focus has been on a downward trajectory. As
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For the first time this year, the Food Price Index (FPI) shows a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables as New Zealand’s growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related challenges. read more

The Vignola Igp Cherry is the protagonist in June of the three-year communication and promotion campaign for PDO and PGI fruit and vegetablesEurope signs the products of its territories, which aims to increase the knowledge and value of European quality marks in
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food (BMEL) awarded the three winners of the Federal Organic Farming Competition 2023 at the Organic Field Days. The prizes were presented by State Secretary Silvia Bender on behalf of Federal Minister Cem Özdemir. The jury
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As of 1 July, engineer Luca Zaglio will be the new general manager of Melinda-La Trentina-Apot. This was announced by the presidents Ernesto Seppi (Consorzio Melinda), Rodolfo Brochetti (La Trentina) and Ennio Magnani (APOT) during the Melinda Board meeting,
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Although not a typical summer crop, potatoes are experiencing good sales trends this year, aided by a weather pattern that so far has not even been properly spring-like. Temperatures are still not as high as in other years and rainfall
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Summer fruit from Romagna is starting to be seen on the markets, flanked by southern products. We took a look at the main trends in stone fruit and melons with Giuseppe Frino, purchasing and sales manager for Siban srl, a company operating at the agri-food centre
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Despite the arid season in Tunisia, where the lack of rainfall led to a drop in production in almost all crops, the watermelon sector escaped unharmed, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf. read more

T&G Global has today (14 June 2023) launched Joli™, a new global premium apple variety, which joins the company’s established portfolio of Envy™ and JAZZ™ apple brands. read more

The spring frosts did not have an effect on the Polish apple production. According to Mohamed Marawan, owner of Polish apple exporter Sarafruit, this means that volumes will be similar to last year, except for Red Prince apples. read more

After an excellent growing season with high yields and excellent quality, the first Jingold kiwis from the southern hemisphere are returning to the European market. read more

Developing new biological solutions to offer growers effective means of controlling pests, especially in citrus and kaki crops, is one of the goals that the Anecoop cooperative group has set itself in partnership with Koppert, a leading company in the production and marketing of beneficial
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The first small volume of Peruvian avocados arrived in the US in May. Starting this month and continuing through October or even November, promotable volume will be available. “In recent years, the Peruvian season has been extending and is now stretching into early November,” says Xavier
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As of 1 July, Luca Zaglio will be the new General Director of Melinda-La Trentina-Apot. This was announced by the presidents Ernesto Seppi (Consorzio Melinda), Rodolfo Brochetti (La Trentina) and Ennio Magnani (APOT, i.e. Associazione Produttori Ortofrutticoli Trentini - Association of the Fruit and
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California has experienced favourable weather during the flowering season and growers are seeing good sizes during fruit set. Although production looks promising, the California Prune Board expects supplies to be
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Ammar's story begins in the Iraqi capital, where he was born and raised. As a young boy, his curiosity was ignited by two seemingly unrelated events: witnessing the age-old traditions of farming around him and an encounter with technology imported from a far-off land. His father's trip to Japan
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Take a look at the new orchard announcement by Robert Binkiewicz (Agrosimex) from 13.06.2023 this time on recommendations for apple, pear but also stone species. read more

New Zealand’s apple production has suffered 3 consecutive years of decline after peaking in 2019/20. From 2020/21 through 2021/22, losses were mostly due to a COVID‐19‐related labor shortage. Immigration restrictions caused a severe shortage in seasonal labor, preventing orchards from
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New berry communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski (PROCAM) dated 13.06.2023. In the material recommendations for strawberry, raspberry and currant plantations. read more