The rains and lack of sunlight persist throughout the Spanish Levante, casting some doubts as to their possible impact on the supply of upcoming crops, such as watermelon, in the Region of Murcia. read more

"From March/April, we've begun getting a lot of requests for the new top fruit harvesting season," says Emma Hamers van Flexotels. This Dutch company initially specialized in temporary accommodation, mainly for the event sector. However, when that sector shut down entirely in 2020 and 2021, the
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In a recent study, researchers have looked at the question of whether blueberry consumption could improve the clinical outcomes, functioning, and overall quality of life of individuals with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). read more

Global circumstances such as climate change, wars, mass migrations and food insecurity put the Dublin motto on the table: fostering cooperation in the potato sector to ensure food security. read more

The Andean country exported 22,096 t of fresh produce by air in the first quarter of 2023. This is 1.6 % less than in the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to Comex Peru. Of this, fresh and dried mangoes accounted for 7,704 t (-1.8 %). This is 34.89 % of the
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Although imports from third countries maintain a limited weight compared to intra-EU potato transactions, their importance continues to grow. read more

The proposed regulation is from November, but it is mainly at this time that it is being discussed. The European Commission wants to abolish the use of disposable packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing less than 1.5 kg. We asked Nicola Ballini, sales manager of Ilip, about this,
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China festival goers are turning to alternative forms of hydration, choosing to bring cucumbers so they will not be forced to pay exorbitant prices for a bottle of water. Recently, someone posted a picture of a half-eaten cucumber to Xiaohongshu, a social media platform similar to Instagram. The
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On the occasion of the start of the new garlic season, ANPCA, National Association of Garlic Producers and Marketers, held its extraordinary general assembly in Santaella/Córdoba in week 20. The new campaign, which starts two weeks earlier than planned due to the drought,
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The optimisation of the South African rail network is an important prerequisite for the South African citrus industry to realise its vision of exporting 260 million boxes of this fruit by 2032. This is why the industry is putting enormous pressure on the government to
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A multitude of factors continues to disrupt supply chains in and to the UK, including the war in Ukraine, labor shortages, increased costs of production, extreme weather conditions, and the cost-of-living crisis. read more

On Thursday 11 May, Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, the Director General of the Thai Department of Agriculture, signed the gazette notice for import conditions for Western Australian Hass avocados at a special ceremony held in Bangkok attended by Dr. Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, Director General of
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The member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Treaty of Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreed to accept the accession of the United Kingdom at the end of March 2023. Shigeyuki Goto, Japan's Economic Recovery Minister, confirmed the news stating that the UK's accession to the TPP
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After the flood, the trucks for the shipment of goods from Conserve Italia's Barbiano di Cotignola fruit juice plant are starting up again. Production lines back in operation at the Massa Lombarda plant. Damage still not quantifiable Flood damage in Barbiano read more

Due to a severe drought affecting the Panama Canal, container vessels are to lighten their loads and pay higher fees. Further increases in the cost of shipping cargo through the canal are expected this summer. The largest vessels will have to reduce their draughts by carrying less or cutting the
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The Nakuru county government has launched a sustained campaign to revitalize avocado farming, focusing on sales to international markets. County Executive Committee Member in charge of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives, Leonard Bor, said the devolved unit was collaborating with
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Shipments of fresh blueberries and grapes from Japan were seized at Taiwan's border after they were found to contain banned pesticides. A total of 9 kilograms of blueberries were confiscated after sample testing on April 28 detected flubendiamide, a type of synthetic petrochemical pesticide that
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Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers. read more

Sakata Seed Ibérica extends its spell and brings out Tyrian, the first variety on the market of fully purple branched broccoli, both in grain and stem. Once again, Sakata, a leader in brassicas, continues to be at the forefront of innovation with the introduction of Tyrian. read more