EastFruit reviews Georgian trade data with seed potatoes. As reported earlier by EastFruit, many local farmers have switched to onions for the new season as in the last season the onions from the June harvest were more profitable than the potatoes from the same period. Despite the latter, seed
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The choice of an early, medium or late cycle is a strategic decision that the farmer makes on the basis of several factors. The most important of these are: profitability (sales price/production costs ratio) and work planning (if other crops are available).
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According to the latest State of the Crops report shared by the Agricultural and Fisheries Information website of the Junta de Andalucía, during the week of April 17 to 23, greenhouse producers in the Poniente Almeriense were delaying the uprooting of the single-crop pepper plantations as long
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In the Netherlands, 4Fruit Company received the first Spanish Galia melons on Friday. There are plenty of watermelons available, but the yellow and Piel de Sapo melon supply is still limited. Pieter de Ruiter says prices are still at a nice level, though there could be slightly more demand.
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Growup® (click here to download the beochure) is Xeda Italia's project born from the know-how of the technical team in collaboration with Terrasmart for the design and implementation of Agriculture 4.0 solutions applying the most advanced and innovative monitoring technologies for the
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“Today the sector is in a critical situation because these two years of crisis, first the pandemic then the war within European borders, have meant that costs are quite high, that the sector has lost competitiveness. The only way that our company sees to be able to make up for these high
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Having a bunch of grapes picked and packed by a robot already requires a lot of technology. But it can be even more complicated: automatically preparing a ready-made salad. Researchers from the Wageningen University & Research Agro Food Robotics programme will take up this challenge over the
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As part of the added value strategy, the Swiss Mushroom Producers Association (VSP) developed the grass paper tray in cooperation with Coop. From now on, the packaging trays of Swiss organic mushrooms brown 225 g and Swiss organic mushrooms white 225 g, will be available in Coop sales outlets on an ongoing basis.
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The Schumacher Packaging Group successfully continued its growth course in 2022. Despite high volatility and difficult economic conditions on the world markets, the company was able to increase its annual sales by almost 40 % to around 1.2 % after sales deductions compared to the previous year.
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The partnership between the seed fund of the Future Foundation for Agriculture and the organic food retailers of the BioMarkt association has existed for 21 years. In 2023, the milestone of a total of 1 million euros was reached. The fact that the costly breeding work is worthwhile is shown, among other things, in 150
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Revenues of EUR 605 million for Eataly in 2022 (+30.2% compared to 2021) and an Ebitda of around EUR 25 million. This is how much the chain's preliminary results amount to, according to a report in the newspaper Distribuzione Moderna. read more

The group is in the process of restyling a number of shops in its network, bringing them into line with Format 35, designed byDespar Centro-Sud, in collaboration with the University of Parma and the store design experts of Spar International. In this context, the fresh departments have a
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The price the public pays for fruit and vegetables in New Zealand may not accurately reflect the level of risk involved in growing them, says vegetable industry leader, Robin Oakley, of Oakley’s Premium Fresh Vegetables of Canterbury. read more

The first fruits from protected cultivation are expected at the Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB) at the end of the first week of May. As the largest marketer of dessert fruit in southern Germany, OvB is pleased to be able to supply its customers with fresh berry fruit. read more

The commercial development of Vilmorin-Mikado in recent years has been very positive. Their pepper varieties continue to gain market share in the early segment and, at the same time, they are aiming to gain more and more space in other segments. To this end, they are in the midst of developing
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The ready-to-eat vegetable product industry continues to boom among Spanish consumers, as reflected in the sales figures. read more

In recent years, talking about Lamuyo peppers in the autumn cycle has meant talking about Baquero. The Seminis variety is a leader in terms of production and hardiness. It is an all-rounder that adapts to all types of growing conditions. In order to improve the present, Seminis has been working for 6 years to improve the variety.
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With the claim The taste of summer, which accompanies the brand, at Macfrut the new campaign of SweeTango, the distinctive early variety of apple born from the joint effort of the three main operators of the Italian apple-growing sector, Melinda, will be presented at the stand of Assomela,
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"Although the 2023 summer fruit season has not started yet, things are already looking uncertain. The main reasons are the weather and the drought, which have already caused a 20% drop in production for apricots," explains Maurizio Fiorenza, director of OP Eco Farm. read more

The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as Pro Ecuador's new head of trade, ahead of several networking events focused on sustainable trade, Pro Ecuador said. read more