"The 2023 harvest year proved complicated, but we kept pace thanks to our two new raspberry varieties, Easy Star and Easy Rock," said Luca Molari, who owns the Italian breeder and plant nursery G-Berries with his brother Matteo. "And this year, we will increase the production of these two
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed positive identifications of Citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV) in the Hacienda Heights area of Los Angeles County during the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s
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The International Federation of Agricultural Management Associations, IFAMA, will hold its next annual congress for the first time in Spain, from 17-21 June 2024, in El Ejido, Almeria. The congress will be a meeting between academics, students and professionals in the sector

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At Christmas people tend to splash out a bit and buy ingredients that they might not use regularly, this is true for fresh herbs. According to Andrew Smith from Butler Market Gardens demand for herbs increases significantly in the run up to Christmas, HortiDaily notes. read more

The Regional Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has announced that "Andalusia is going to ask for an alliance with the rest of the Autonomous Communities to demand the convening of the National Drought Committee in order to implement new measures to alleviate the effects of the drought".
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On the eve of the end of the year in which it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Agrodolores has put the perfect finishing touch with the inauguration of new facilities in Adra (Almeria). In November, the company from Murcia announced the purchase of AgrupaAdra, and today this new milestone has been staged in front of some of the most important companies in the region.
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According to EastFruit, despite serious fears of market participants for fresh apple price collapse after Russian embargo on all produce imports from Moldova and the more recent blockage of the Red Sea , which is the main rood for apple exports to the Middle East and Asia, the worse case
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As Egypt faces the consequences of the pound’s devaluation, a food crisis and other economic woes in 2022-2023, it has cut down on its apple imports, according to EastFruit. The country bought the lowest amount of apples from the EU in at least six seasons during the first four months of the
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Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables will close 2023 with a 5% growth in value, reaching between 16,600 and 16,800 million euros, according to FEPEX estimates, in a year marked by adverse weather conditions and especially by drought, the growing competition in the sector.
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The campaign of the European Programme promoted by Afrucat states that in the EU*, in general, the apple production this year is decreasing, reaching almost 11 million tonnes; however, Spain is at the top of the list, increasing its production by 19%, while the EU* has a higher production of apples than the rest of the world.
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Like so many things these days, containers and packaging are experiencing a revival. As a result of the latest studies carried out by AINIA (Instituto Tecnológico de la Alimentación), it has been determined that the best way to transport fruit and vegetables is in containers.
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Increased demand and limited supply of high-quality potatoes on the Ukrainian local market are contributing to the rapid rise in prices in this segment, analysts of the EastFruit project report. At the same time, selling prices for potatoes are already several times higher than a year ago and
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ToBRFV "is an extremely dangerous virus. It can wipe out the tomato industry". It is currently estimated that around 20% of the cultivated area is affected, but the figures could be higher, as some growers tend to hide it. read more

Representatives from the Latin American banana industry have expressed their dismay about plans by European supermarkets to reduce the price of bananas by €1.30 a box. The price would go from €16.3 to €15 per box. read more

Morocco has been expanding its fresh berry exports to the Middle East, one of its key markets, at a remarkable pace. EastFruitreports that Moroccan exporters have boosted their shipments of fresh berries to the Persian Gulf countries by eightfold since the MY 2018/19 (July-June), and they have
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The DOP of the Vinalopó Pembolsada Table Grape describes the 2023 season, which is about to come to an end, as "strange". This year, the weather (mainly marked by the high temperatures) has followed the same trend as in 2022, affecting production
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Successful participation and positive balance after the end of the promotional tour 'It's Greenhouse. Sustainable Fruits and Vegetables from Europe' at the IES María Moliner Secondary School in Seville. More than 40 days after its successful start in Almeria on the 8th of November, the figures of
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Spanish imports of fresh fruit and vegetables in October fell by 4% compared to the same month last year, standing at 320,588 tonnes, due to the decrease in the most imported products this month: potatoes, bananas and oranges. Nonetheless, in the accumulated total of the

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Moleaer's innovative nanobubble technology, distributed in Spain by BS Nature (Biosabor), has been proving since its introduction in the market to be a real innovation in the agri-food sector, especially in greenhouse crops. Studies carried out in
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