Since the beginning of this week, selling prices have resumed on the tomato market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. The main reason for the downward price trend was the massive entry of open-field tomatoes into the market. Although the field tomato season has just begun, growers
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"It is necessary to favour the stabilisation of labour relations also in the agricultural sector through appropriate contractual tools and economic incentives". This was stated by the president of Confagricoltura, Massimiliano Giansanti in reference to the note of the Ministry of Labour and Policies
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The San Cono prickly pear campaign is on the starting blocks for Agricola Azzurra, a company specialising in the production and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Italian chain. read more

On August 3, the key annual conference for the global apple business Prognosfruit 2023, was held in Trento, Italy, where production forecasts for the new season for all countries are traditionally announced. The event also presented a forecast from EastFruit for Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and
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Fruit and vegetable consumption is languishing and the inflation that has been gripping our country for more than a year is believed to be one of the causes of this crisis (click here to read more). Therefore, the risk is that the accounts in the fruit and vegetable department do not add up, because high prices should
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NFU Energy has launched a new energy price comparison website. read more

More than £14 million is to be made available to unlock innovation and develop solutions in the farming sector in two new research and feasibility competitions under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has announced. read more

European Union apple production is set to decrease by 3.3 per cent in 2023 compared to last year to 11.410m tonnes. This puts the crop in line with the average of the previous three years (+0.3 per cent). read more

Post-Brexit border controls on plant and animal products arriving in the UK from the EU have been delayed once again due to concerns that added bureaucracy will further fuel inflation. read more

On 2-4 August 2023, the Italian region of Trentino (Italy) will welcome an estimated 300 delegates from Europe and beyond. Prognosfruit is organised by WAPA in cooperation this year with APOT (Associazione Produttori Ortofrutticoli Trentini). read more

A strong North American cherry season is forecast, with industry projections of 19.9 million 20-pound boxes, a 50% increase compared to the 13.3 million boxes harvested in 2022. read more

ANUGA, scheduled for October 7-11, 2023, in Cologne, Germany, occurs every two years and is one of the largest food and beverage industry trade events in the world. The unique trade fair concept of ANUGA represents the diversity of the food industry spread over 10 trade shows in one. This way,
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Asiafruit Congress is back with a high-quality programme of expert talks, interviews, and discussions at this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica.  read more

It is time to go beyond 'Nice and Good' as a criterion for choosing fruit and vegetables. In recent times, there has been a growing awareness among consumers to pay more attention to the environment, which is primarily reflected in the packaging; read more

Macfrut 2024 is presented in Doha. Appointment on Wednesday 11 October in the capital of Qatar on the occasion of the presentation of the Italian Pavilion at Expo Doha designed by Cesena Fiera. The event will also be attended by the exhibiting companies taking part in the next edition of
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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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