Total European apple stock are down by 5% compared to the same time last year. The biggest drops come from the UK at -35% followed by Denmark at -30.2% and The Netherlands at -23.8%. Gains were made in Spain at 22.2%, France 11.7% and Belgium 10.8%. The European pear stock is down by -1.6% with
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Frozen raspberries are currently the main export product of the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable business in terms of foreign exchange generation. What makes this segment of agribusiness unique is that it involves tens of thousands of producers of all forms and sizes. Both large farmers, who have
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A cluster of wildfires that started on Monday, February 26 and continues to move through the panhandle of Texas, made it difficult for truckers to travel. Authorities asked truckers to avoid Interstate 40 near Amarillo due to excessive smoke and limited visibility and to allow emergency vehicle
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Banks and private companies in Turkey could experience a foreign currency deficit due to payment complications with Russia, according to Dogu Perincek, the leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party (Vatan), in a statement to Sputnik. The business sector is under substantial pressure to halt trade
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A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Ole Trumpfheller as its new VP and managing director for its business in Northern Europe. Trumpfheller joins from German logistics major DB Schenker. He will be responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Benelux countries, including the
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Local onion farmers have shown a noticeable increase in their willingness to sell in recent weeks. "Everyone has now understood that prices will not rise significantly anymore," says Hendrik Hachmann from Central German Trading Desk. Overall, the quality of table onions has been quite
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The Open Days held from 13th to 15th February in the trial field of "Los Olivos" in El Albujón, Murcia, hosted the presentation of new varieties and solutions from the world leader for spinach: Pop

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Continuing, as usual, to give voice to modern distribution operators for a monthly review of market trends at the retail stage, for the February 'Distribution Barometer' of Monitor Ortofrutta, our choice fell on Unicoop
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Ian Vickers and Chris Stevens, partners at FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to Southern Salads Ltd, a Tonbridge-based supplier of fresh salads to the UK's supermarkets, restaurants, and travel chains, which has ceased trading, affecting approximately 260 employees. The
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Until mid-February, potato prices had dropped for the first time since October 2023, ranging from 16-22 UAH/kg (0.43-0.59 USD/kg), marking an 11% decrease from the previous week. By early March, at the "Shuvar" wholesale market, potatoes are priced at 0.34-0.42 EUR/kg, representing a 30%
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The EU produces a wide range of fresh vegetables and fruit. Fresh vegetables were cultivated on 2.0 million hectares of land across the EU in 2022, on which 59.8 million tonnes of crops were harvested. The three most commonly grown fresh vegetables – in quantity terms – were tomatoes (15.4
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Fourth 'evolved' range, innovative fruit and vegetable snacks, fresh juices subjected to high-pressure treatments. Product and process innovation is at home at Macfrut (Rimini Expo Centre 8-10 May 2024) protagonist in the first edition of the Innovation Hub For Healthy Food,
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"Meten is weten," goes the Dutch saying: to measure is to know. But really, what is the measure of beauty? How can the pleasure one derives from it be quantified? And can beauty favor the involvement of the industry, governments, and citizens alike towards making the built environment more
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In Malkangiri, under the guidance of Khairaput agriculture officials, two tribal farmers from Madakapadar and Badadural villages have embarked on an innovative venture in vegetable cultivation. Utilizing colored cauliflower varieties over a two-acre spread, these farmers have leveraged support
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