The Greek weather has been good for the production of tangerines. Orestis-Rafail Miliotis, owner of Greek tangerine exporter Nature’s Tangerine, states they’ve had a near-perfect season for their first steps in the export market: “I'm thrilled to delve into the realm of cultivation and
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Between 320 and 350 hectares will be dedicated to Dolce Passione watermelons this year thanks to the fact that Cico-Mazzoni group joined the consortium. "Our plans envision around 18/24,000 tons for the 2024 campaign, to be sent to both the domestic and foreign markets. To obtain these results,
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Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain. read more

"We are seeing a delay of around ten days. The fruit is expected to be similar in size to last year. At the moment, we are producing dry matter in the fruit, so good irrigation is important," Cruzat is quoted as saying. read more

In the new EIP-Agri-funded project of the DHBW Heilbronn and the University of Hohenheim "Fresh-Cut Cluster", regional fruit and vegetable producer organisations, processing service providers and community catering businesses are to come together in a digital platform and
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Kronen presented several new machinery solutions for the fresh produce business at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. read more

Scientists and representatives from the fresh produce industry will meet in Valencia on Thursday to discuss the implications of new genomic techniques including Crispr after the European Parliament voted on 7 February to ease regulation of gene-edited crops. read more

Waitrose has announced a further £30m of price cuts on hundreds of everyday own-brand products. read more

Westfalia Fruit is looking ahead to continued market expansion across Asia in the latter half of the decade as it caps off a year growth in India and China – two of the fastest growing avocado markets in the world – and Japan. read more

The new service is free of charge for Knuspr Premium customers. All other customers can take advantage of the 15-minute time slots at the start in February for a small surcharge from 1 euro. The service is available in the entire city area as well as in the northern outskirts of Munich, including
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Aldi UK currently has more than 1,000 shops across the UK and is aiming to reach its long-term target of 1,500 shops to meet demand for its unique, high-quality, value-for-money offering. read more

According to the company, this innovation, in which strawberry plants are grown from seed, not only promises a good yield and good quality strawberries, but is above all a major step towards the sustainable cultivation of this crop. read more

Berry grower Hall Hunter has launched a major recruitment programme to entice seasonal workers to join. read more

The goods were sifted through there and sorted by more than 200 other volunteers throughout the weekend. Fruit that spoils particularly quickly is processed into 2,000 jars of fruit spread by the KIMBA team, the children's and youth section of the Berliner Tafel. Both the
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Italy’s two largest apple exporters, Vip and Vog, have a tricky task on their hands. But it’s a challenge more or less entirely of their own making, and one they are very happy to take on. Selling apples in 2024 is remarkably different for these South Tyrolean suppliers compared with even a
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Among the fungal diseases affecting the citrus fruit sector, Anthracnose deserves a prominent place. In recent years, in fact, thanks to the tropicalisation of the climate (warmer and more humid), a resurgence has been taking place that worries plant pathologists in the sector. read more

According to Marcelo Rodríguez, director of the Agricultural Cooperative of San Nicolás de Tolentino (COAGRISAN), the farmers' protests and blockades are delaying the delivery of nearly 200,000 kilos of tomatoes per week, 100,000 of which belong to his entity. read more

Despite spring rain early in the season Chilean cherries have registered their second biggest export season to China and other world markets this year, with 412 thousand tons that have been sent. According to Claudia Soler, head of the Chilean cherry committee: “The biggest volume started to
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It’s Valentine’s Day, a day that is certainly connected with love…but also, with food. Donald Russo, produce expert and senior category manager at Baldor Specialty Foods shares his insights about what might be found on dinner plates this evening. read more

Unexpectedly development in the regional onion market of Central Asia has been brought to our attention recently. EastFruit analysts were trying to find out why onions are so cheap in Tajikistan, despite the fact that in neighboring Uzbekistan the market has revived, and export shipments are
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