The exceptional flavour and quality have crowned the Líder Villaconejos pumpkin with the Flavour of the Year Award 2024. The winning variety is Estrella, one of the latest additions to the catalogue of the multinational seed company, Sakata. read more

Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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The Colombian Banana Growers Association (Augura) are happy with the announcement from Sainsbury’s to pay better prices to promote fairer wages for banana industry workers. The retailer also committed to four year-long contracts with banana suppliers. “We receive positively the latest
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In the fifth week of 2024, inflation is still galloping, and it is doing so more in fruit and vegetables by weight than in the LCC total. Amongst the channels, the hypermarket seems to have entered an abyss, with volumes plummeting, while the discount store is still the best performing. read more

Since the end of January, attacks on Moroccan trucks loaded with fresh produce have been occurring in France and recently in Spain. Several Moroccan exporters have told FreshPlaza of their dismay and concern at the increase in raids. In a press release, the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture
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Kenya could soon offer avocados nearly throughout the entire year, Paul Kyalo, Managing Director of Kenyan tropical fruit exporter Konza Tropicals Limited, says: “The 2023 avocado season was good. However, we did see prices plummet from Mid-May arrivals until end of July, when we coincided
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"We know the needs of farmers so we try to offer them what they'll need to make their activity more efficient and profitable. The solutions that we currently offer will lead the future of sustainable irrigation," stated Levi Romero, commercial director of Caudal, at the International Fair of
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Following the success of Caman RZ F1, a traditional reference variety for Italian cucumber growers, Rijk Zwaan has continued its varietal research and development work by introducing not only new varieties to the market, but a new reference standard for the
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"The northern hemisphere kiwitter campaign will end early due to the lower availability of the fruit, while the southern hemisphere campaign will offer increased volumes compared to last year, as New Zealand's production has increased by 40 per cent
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Imports continue their relentless race, touching new records, while Italian exports are only defending themselves in terms of value. This, in short, is what emerges from the November update of the import-export data of the fruit and vegetable sector, analysed by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor. read more

During Fruit Logistica 2024, Felice Poli, President of the Producers' Organisation (O.P.) Sole e Rugiada, which groups together the farms owned by the La Linea Verde Group and its more than 70 producer members, took part in the meeting during which the President of
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The Netherlands is globally recognized as a country with an innovative agricultural sector and extensive expertise in breeding, cultivation, etc. Recently, a proud Minister Piet Adema mentioned that interested parties from around the world approached him at the Grüne Woche to hear what the
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A man received support from strangers online after considering ending his relationship with his girlfriend due to her unhealthy lifestyle and refusal to eat vegetables. Despite trying to help her improve her diet and purchasing expensive multivitamins when her health declined, the man faced
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'We decided to go and rediscover a tradition of our region: the Pesca di Verona Igp'. A project that Desirè Faccio, legal representative of the Faccio Agricultural Company, told us about at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The Verona Igp peach is a project to which
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According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices in the European Union continue to rise. At the same time, a number of reasons have recently emerged for maintaining high prices longer than previously expected. Therefore, we decided to list these reasons in this brief onion market review. read more

On February 15th, a meeting was scheduled in which the leading Spanish agricultural organizations, ASAJA, COAG, and UPA, had the opportunity to personally present the sector's demands to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, following a week of protests across Spain. read more

The three-year project, called Fisineddu, involves two agricultural companies in the Sardinian region, Laore and Agris, and the fruit, vegetable and food market located in Sestu (Cagliari). It is aimed at revitalizing the fruit and vegetable sector in Sardinia by experimenting and field-testing
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HelloFresh is well known for its easy to prepare meal boxes with 97.5% of the ingredients being fresh produce, they offer a convenient, healthy lifestyle option, while the supply chain presents an efficient and more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional food supply chains read more

Sweet cherry exports from Azerbaijan see steady growth, reaching approximately $120 million over the past three years, according to recent data from the Ministry of Agriculture. read more

Farmers across the European Union have initiated protests, significantly impacting the global agricultural landscape. Thabile Nkunjana, a senior economist at South Africa's National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), has highlighted the potential risks these protests pose to South Africa's
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