The persistent cold from mid-January to early March, and the frosts when Granada's green asparagus season was starting in mid-March (with temperatures as low as -10ºC) affected the earliest crops and led to a slowdown in the harvest. In addition, the drought has contributed to a 20 to 25%
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The Portuguese Parliament has approved the proposal that provides for the application of zero VAT on essential food products. This measure will be in force between April 18 and October 31, 2023. read more

The latest video in Rijk Zwaan’s ‘The future is sky’ series features the Canadian grower, Foothill Greenhouses. In the video, the two companies discuss their partnership and Foothill’s experiences with its main cucumber variety for summer, Verdon RZ. read more

The Portuguese sweet potato season is currently coming on strong at East4Fresh. "Other Mediterranean countries have stopped delivering and we are pretty much the only ones left with good quality in both organic and conventional," Helien Verhagen says. read more

The domestic orange campaign started in 2022 with the prospect of a significant drop in the production, estimated at 20% nationally and at 24-25% in Andalusia, according to the first estimates from the regional government. However, in the final stretch of the season, the figures have been
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index The composite index remained relatively stable (decreased a marginal 0.4%) this week, and has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year. read more

An Essex-based fruit farm has defied the odds to grow strawberries in challenging conditions, thanks to innovative farming practices and consistent, free-draining coir-growing media. read more

The agricultural produce market committee in Talala town of Gir Somnath has decided to start the mango auctions on April 18. This will mark the beginning of the harvesting season of the juicy fruit in Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts known for the kesar variety of mangoes. read more

The asparagus campaign has come to an unexpected halt in Apulia. After an almost early start a fortnight ago, this week's cold weather has brought production to a sudden halt. Updating us on the situation isGiuseppe De Filippo, sales manager ofFuturagri, an agricultural cooperative
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In a recent study, researchers at Penn State found that broccoli contains certain molecules that bind to a receptor within mice and help to protect the lining of the small intestine, thereby inhibiting the development of disease. Gary Perdew, H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair in
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A sudden heat wave is happening in Egypt from Friday, April 7, until Monday, April 10, causing a rapid and intense increase in temperatures, reaching a 5-10 degrees difference, and alarming the producers of several crops. read more

As we announced yesterday (click here to read more), the big frost arrived last night, disrupting the plans and future of many farms. Temperatures dropped below zero as early as late Wednesday evening, and then continued all night at -2 degrees.
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“The citrus fruit campaign is facing a difficult period as, despite the constant collaboration with our suppliers of raw materials, we have not seemed to achieve the volumes planned for the third year running. This year too, although we had envisaged a 30% drop in the availability of the fruit
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The fruit that helped give the "Garden of England" its name hundreds of years ago no longer makes money. Because of this, farmer James Smith is tearing down his orchards. "I don't really want to get rid of all of my fruit but I simply cannot see a way of overcoming all of the challenges,"
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Browsing through the leaflets of the various supermarkets such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters (Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin), there is no doubt about it: we will eat lots of strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and potatoes. read more

To come across a melon retailed at EUR 0.99/kilo is, barring special situations, in itself something deplorable as it debases the product, to see it at the beginning of April is absolutely inconceivable. read more

The frost of the last few days has affected many areas of our territory, from Val di Non to the plain south of Trento, with different intensity and in different ways depending on the crop and the vegetative stage of the plant. "The first investigations we conducted with our
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A fire at wholesale market Central de Abastos in Mexico City has put the market into flames. With a size of more than 3 km², Central de Abastos is said to be one of the largest wholesale markets in the world. On Thursday, the fire started in a wooden container and has spread to other nearby
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Voice actor Mel Blanc (1908-1989) is well-known in the US for his carrot-chomping creation, Bugs Bunny. However, for years, there was a rumor that claimed that Blanc, the "man of a million voices", was allergic to carrots. This was said to be the reason that Blanc would chew carrots for those
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One Toronto specialty store is selling some extremely rare Spanish strawberry varieties, introducing the one-and-only Borga strawberries, available to you by the good people at Cheese Boutique, who specially orders the berries from all the way from Spain. read more