This exceeded the previous year's figure by 22%, while total food sales grew by "only" 9.5% to around 34.8 billion euros. read more

The temperature in recent weeks has ensured that the asparagus has been able to grow well. The reported warm weather for the coming days is also ideal for the asparagus. In order for the harvest to get off to a good start, a longer dry period would now be desirable. read more

Melindara reinforces its strategy in Club apples and becomes the exclusive European licensee for the production and sale of the Kizuri variety marketed under the Morgana brand. More and more investments in Clubs The Morgana apple is juicy and crisp read more

The agricultural sector in South Africa is witnessing a significant decrease in green apple production. According to recent data, varieties like Granny Smith and Golden Delicious have seen a 25% and 13% drop respectively between 2013 and 2022. Red-Bi apples, with varieties like Royal Gala and
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Despite having a solid legislative framework and stable, robust international support, cooperation in the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable sector continues to lag. Taras Bashtannik, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, expressed this sentiment during the international
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At its Ordinary General Assembly, The National Association of Garlic Producers and Marketers, ANPCA, presented the 2024 Strategic Plan for the Spanish Garlic Sector. The area devoted to garlic cultivation has decreased by more than 30% compared to 2022. "This showcases the great difficulties
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The Dolce Passione watermelon campaign started according to the plans of the Consortium. 320 hectares were planted in 10 Italian regions between Sicily and Lombardy. The following businesses are part of the consortium: Alma Seges, Cico-Mazzoni, Lorenzini Naturamica, Ortofrutta Castello. They all
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Do you, as a fresh produce company, want to market an exclusive product? Then, you must pay extra attention to its presentation, starting with the packaging. Dutch cooperative Harvest House's Amorena tomatoes - "one bite and you immediately fall in love," say its growers - fit that bill. Their
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds continues to invest in courgette research. Two novelties were presented at the customary early season meeting in the Piedmont area, strategic in the national market, for which it called together the main operators of the
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"The medlar is our first fruit of spring before the apricot." Medlars have been the talk of social networks in recent years. As the head of Louis Rosario, Xavier Rosario markets this niche product from March to May. He talks about the production of this PDO-certified fruit grown in Alicante, and
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For the Van Overbeke company from Waregem, the strawberry season officially kicked off yesterday with the harvest of their first Sonsations. Although the weather has slightly hindered the start, Philip Van Overbeke is optimistic. "The Sonsation strawberries are a bit slower to start than Elsanta.… read more

In Laval, Quebec, Benoit Sanscartier was stung by a scorpion hidden in a Costco banana bunch he bought in Boisbriand. Described as extremely painful, the incident prompted a hospital visit and a call to Costco, revealing no customer protocol for such situations. Originating from Guatemala, the
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The avocado campaign is already coming to a close in the Spanish Region of Valencia, where good productive and commercial results have been achieved with the Lamb Hass, its most representative variety. The acreage devoted to avocados in Valencia continues to grow and production is expected to… read more

On Friday, April 5, the Spanish authorities issued an alert on melons imported from Morocco, stating that a shipment contained "potentially dangerous" levels of pesticides. In response to rising Spanish alerts, several Moroccan exporters accuse Spain of "weaponizing and abusing the RASSF system
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On Friday, April 5, the Spanish authorities issued an alert on melons imported from Morocco, stating that a shipment contained "potentially dangerous" levels of pesticides. In response to rising Spanish alerts, several Moroccan exporters accuse Spain of "weaponizing and abusing the RASSF system
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Melindara reinforces its strategy in Club apples and becomes the exclusive European licensee for the production and sale of the Kizuri variety marketed under the Morgana brand. More and more investments in Clubs The Morgana apple is juicy and crisp read more

In Laval, Quebec, Benoit Sanscartier was stung by a scorpion hidden in a Costco banana bunch he bought in Boisbriand. Described as extremely painful, the incident prompted a hospital visit and a call to Costco, revealing no customer protocol for such situations. Originating from Guatemala, the
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Novorossiysk has witnessed a significant influx of citrus fruits in the first quarter of 2024. According to recent reports from the maritime checkpoint, approximately 610,000 tons of quarantined products have been monitored upon entry into the Russian Federation's territory. Fresh fruits
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Cherry grower Antonio Guglielmi from the southern Italian region of Apulia, owner of Naturaviva, picked the first cherries on Sunday 7 April. This is about two weeks earlier than last year. The fruit will be collected by the growers' association OP Agritalia and then commercialized by Orchidea
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The streets of Stellenbosch are strewn with solar panels and gutters after a storm, the likes of which residents say they have never experienced, all through Saturday night. Right: a giant strawberry toppled on the road between Stellenbosch and Somerset West "I couldn't sleep," recounts a… read more