The Senegalese watermelon campaign kicks-off
2024-03-04 00:00
Senegalese watermelons have arrived on the market in large quantities and with exceptional quality, assures Mohamed Mbengue, from Union Agri des Niayes. "The Senegalese watermelon campaign began this year on February 20 and will continue until May 10. We're happy to report that quality is
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Two out of every five apples consumed in Spain are imported.
2024-03-04 00:00
At the height of the consumption of apples and pears and in coordination with the second year of the nationwide campaign promoted by Afrucat's members "take care of yourself like an apple takes care of you", the association is once again flooding the networks with the message "Look at the origin". This campaign
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Innovation and strategy drive organic
2024-03-04 00:00
After the lull recorded in 2022, the organic market continued to remain stable in 2023 and we see the same trends continuing in the first two months of the new year. Providing IFN with the picture of the situation is Paolo Pari, director of Almaverde Bio, with whom we
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In order to meet agricultural electricity demands, State Grid Changle County Power Supply in Weifang, Shandong province, organized an innovation workshop, headed by Zhang Aiguo and Ge Yuting to develop an intelligent temperature control system for greenhouse usage. Working together with the
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Customer perspectives on fruit & vegetable supply chains in 2024
2024-03-04 00:00
Last year, the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group asked experts to predict some of the challenges the fruit and vegetable industry is expected to face in 2024. The consensus was that supply chain disruptions and climate change would pose the biggest hurdles for businesses in the sector. At the recently
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Flowers booming in the Polish retail?
2024-03-04 00:00
Last year, Poland was the country where the level of import stayed on the same level as in 2021. The export numbers for 2023 show that Poland remains the 5th export destination for ornamentals from the Netherlands with a difference to Italy (4th place) of only 10 mln euro. The increase is
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For the last three weeks, green asparagus of Spanish origin has been finding it difficult to gain a foothold on French shelves. According to several French operators, the marketing of Spanish green asparagus is currently proving "very difficult". Some chains of
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The start of the Belgian asparagus season has not been going as many traders had hoped. There's always great anticipation for this quintessential seasonal product, but for now, prices remain at a very high level. "We are currently working with purchase prices that simply do not allow for
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Congested market for cauliflowers and broccoli
2024-03-04 00:00
"Every day, for more than a week, we have been selling at 20% below cost price. We are therefore making a loss, so much so that milling part of the crops becomes the quickest and most effective solution at the moment. So begins Filippo Billanzuoli
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German table potatoes continued to dominate the market in Germany, with French Agata and Dutch Victoria from Frankfurt completing this segment. New potatoes from Italy and Cyprus gained slightly in importance, not least because of the difference
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Winning the battle against thrips: top tactics for pest control
2024-03-04 00:00
In the dynamic world of horticulture, the battle against pests is ongoing and ever-evolving. At the recent Rio Breakfast during the International Horticulture Trade Fair (IPM) in Essen (DE), a spotlight was cast on the pervasive issue of Thrips parvispinus. This pest has been troubling growers
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Spring frosts can have a devastating effect on apple production, and warm weather may anticipate the flowering of trees, making them more susceptible to the damaging effects of extreme cold. Attempts by growers to prevent flowers from freezing by attempting to
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"The quality of the crop is excellent and will store well, extending the export season"
2024-03-04 00:00
New Zealand is reporting an excellent quality onion crop, as this season's harvest comes to an end. 'Most onions have been harvested and transferred into storage sheds. The quality of the crop is excellent and will store well, which means an extended export season. The weather has been optimal
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Novacoop Mediterránea, the union of Fruits de Ponent and Actel
2024-03-04 00:00
The new entity has the legal structure of a limited company, and will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations related to the fruit, oil, nuts, member services and energy areas, while the cooperatives
will be responsible for the management of the cooperatives.
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Ankara’s new intermodal terminal commences operations
2024-03-04 00:00
The initial stage of the Ankara Port Başkent OIZ Eti Logistics Ankara Intermodal Terminal has been launched, boasting a container capacity of 500,000 TEUs and a dry bulk capacity of 20,000,000 tons. Additionally, this development includes the inauguration of a railway connection and a 700-meter
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"Galia, Cantaloupe, and mini watermelon prices should be stable in the coming weeks"
2024-03-04 00:00
Costa Rican company Pafru. S.A. started shipping Galia, Cantaloupe, watermelons, mini-watermelons, and yellow honeydew melons in early January. "Due to the rainy season in Brazil, we expected Brazilian melons' volumes and quality to decline rapidly," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers,
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Winning the battle against thrips: top tactics for pest control
2024-03-04 00:00
In the dynamic world of horticulture, the battle against pests is ongoing and ever-evolving. At the recent Rio Breakfast during the International Horticulture Trade Fair (IPM) in Essen (DE), a spotlight was cast on the pervasive issue of Thrips parvispinus. This pest has been troubling growers
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Coldiretti: a national 'reservoir plan' is needed
2024-03-04 00:00
Ettore Prandini, President of Coldiretti, makes an appeal to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, asking for an urgent meeting in order to verify how to finally implement the reservoir project: "Italy only manages to recover 11% of the 300
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"The impact of the arrival of pears from overseas is limited".
2024-03-04 00:00
The market for Belgian pears is fairly stable at the moment. "After a frenetic period until well into January, sales have been a little slower than expected, but demand and supply are balanced at the moment," Christophe Van
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South Africa's grenade campaign moves ahead of schedule
2024-03-04 00:00
In the traditional grain-growing region of Swartland in South Africa, the Bovenvlei farm grows the mid-season Wonderful pomegranate, a hardy variety with reliable yields and market demand. Bovenvlei, with 70 hectares, is one of the largest pomegranate plantations in South Africa.
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