The trend in the domestic consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables was still negative in the first quarter of this year, with purchases by Italian households standing still at 1.27 million tons, equivalent to a decrease over the same period in 2022 of 8%. January, February and March all
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What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt to avoid contributing to the drying up of the wetland Doñana, a group of German MPs is visiting
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The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) and the Federal Committee for Fruit and Vegetables (Bundesausschuss Obst und Gemüse, BOG) have developed a concept for a uniform federal-state subsidy for multi-peril insurance in order to better protect horticultural businesses against weather risks. read more

The flood hit Daniele Neri's company hard. His nursery in San Michele di Ravenna remained under water for a few days and 150 thousand scions dried in little time. read more

Michigan asparagus looks to have two more weeks left of its season. “We’re on the wind-down,” says Trish Taylor, marketing manager for Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. “Particularly with the temperatures right now. It’s pretty warm and Southwest Michigan has already wrapped. We are
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Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado-industry provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2023. read more

To further reduce CO2 emissions, Kaufland is working with the AgriTech company Klim. Together, they support farmers in switching to regenerative agriculture, because regenerative practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and even actively store carbon
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Cesena Fiera closes with yet another positive balance sheet: in 2022 revenues exceeded 6 million euro, with numbers once again above pre-Covid levels (5.3 million). A photovoltaic plant for energy autonomy read more

Conad launches a new logistics project of 100% electric point-of-sale deliveries in Rome, in cooperation with Enel X Way, an Enel company dedicated to electric mobility, and in Palermo.
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The first quarter of 2023 shows a substantial stability in agricultural value added, after the drop recorded in the latter part of 2022, but the future outlook is heavily conditioned by the weather and climate course that had its most damaging expression in the events
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There are recognitions that come unexpectedly and lift one's spirits, especially when coming from difficult times. One of these is the entry in the register of historic brands of national interest, which recently concerned the Zerbinati company, founded in 1970 by Ferdinando
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EastFruit analyst note that consumer price levels drop to the National Bank’s target range in Georgia. After rising fast since 2019, the retail price growth has finally cooled down. read more

Small children don't like kohlrabi! Radishes taste "bad" - parents may know these statements only too well. The "Vegetable beds for kids" project is different. For 15 years, the Edeka Foundation has been equipping kindergartens and day-care centres with raised vegetable beds. Here they learn
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After delays due to cool days and especially cold nights, strawberry growers are finally starting the harvest. After having already started in North Saxony and the Elbe Valley in week 22, the strawberry harvest in all other regions of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt will also start at the weekend.
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Wednesday 7th of June is the last day of this year's Hort Connections Conference and Trade show in Adelaide. The trade show floor was less busy than yesterday as delegates attended the speaker sessions which ran concurrently, but there still plenty of networking going on the halls. read more

The cerasicola campaign is getting into full swing, despite all the difficulties caused by the bad weather that for the past month has given no respite to the main production areas in Italy. read more

Not only does cultivating organically expose you to more pitfalls than conventional methods, especially in bad weather, but also selling organic products is not at all easy. Giving us an overview of quality, prices and consumption in this period isAntonio Vitulano, owner
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Potato retail sales increased 16.0% in sales, but decreased in volume by -4.4% from January – March 2023 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite a decrease, volume sales remain above pre-pandemic levels. read more

A citrus grower in Frostproof, Florida, is changing tack after Hurricane Ian and citrus greening devastated his crop. “We’re going to plant 700 avocado trees here in Central Florida, which is one of a kind,” said Mitchell McLellan, owner of McLellan Farm. The commercial production of
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