At Calsa, they are looking forward to the upcoming summer season. The abundant fall rain made it challenging for many Belgian winter products, like cabbage, leek, and celeriac. But, as Charlotte Buyck from the Flemish exporter states, "Fall was still fairly reasonable; we could move our winter
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This year's strawberry season in Greece has gotten off to an exceptionally good start, says Christian Vogelsang, buyer and seller at ExPa-Frucht Ltd, based in Ottobrunn. "Since the beginning of the season, we have consistently received ample supply, and the demand has been quite pleasing
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The Mexican city of Mazatlán in Sinaloa (Mexico) will host the Fourteenth International Symposium, which will take place from 28 to 31 May 2025. This event is organised by the Universidad Autónoma de

Autonomous University of Madrid

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The build-up to the Indian mango season has been very positive, says Rahul Yadav, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Gajvaktram Exports: "We can thank the environment for providing such favourable weather conditions, including the required seasonal rain and bright sunlight necessary for mango… read more

The European Union has awarded the "Araban Sarımsağı" garlic, cultivated exclusively in the Araban district of Gaziantep, Turkey, the protected designation of origin (PDO) status. This marks it as the second Turkish garlic variety, following "Taşköprü Sarımsağı," to receive such
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Last year, families embraced a new craze, scrambling up their Easter traditions and painting Easter potatoes. This breakout trend had everyone hopping onboard, with media outlets from CNN to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" getting in on the fun. This year, Potatoes USA is providing an
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"In the processing hall, there were four large tables with 14 women at each table manually processing vegetables: bunching, leaf picking, and cutting the products to size. Thanks to the processing line, the grower can now manage with fewer workers, and the product is much more uniform, making it
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The Brazilian fruit industry relished last week's informal gathering by way of a barbeque with the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and vice president and key ministers. According to Luiz Roberto Barcelos, Abrafrutas director and known as the Brazil's 'Melon King' "Last Tuesday we
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In a recent LinkIn post, TFC Holland spoke about their delivery of pomelos without additional packaging. The post read: Since 2019, TFC Holland B.V. has been delivering red and white pomelos to its customers without additional packaging. This allows for saving between around 25 and 53 grams of
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Montague harvested a small quantity of Kissabel apples for the first time in March as part of the global Ifoed campaign.  read more

Benary has added Anthony Cornaccia as a Area Sales Manager to the Central US region.Anthony holds a Bachelor's degree in Horticultural Science from Michigan State University. After graduation, he started his career at Neal Mast Greenhouses/Mast Young Plants, where he focused his efforts on
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Nutrano Produce Group has announced the debut of a new Farm Patch seedless lemon prepack offer in response to consumer demand for the product. read more

For more than two decades, US supermarket chain Trader Joe’s has sold individual bananas for just 19 cents each. read more

As cultivation with waste heat from biogas plants or power stations is very costly, only a few asparagus growers practise it. The supply of this early asparagus is correspondingly low and expensive. However, this is likely to change now that the starting signal has been given for the first
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South Africa’s pomegranate industry has a good future, but there are also some challenges that the business needs to overcome in order to make an impact on export markets. read more

Karakuta, located in Juja, Kiambu County, 45 minutes from the capital city of Nairobi, is one of the fastest growing agribusinesses in Kenya, specialised in Hass avocados, as well as fresh herbs. The plantation consists of 15,000, five-year old avocado trees, fully irrigated, with the fruit sold
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The Fairtrade Foundation is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Fairtrade Mark in the UK this year with a series of special events and campaigns. read more

The president of the Inform@cción consultancy, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, pointed out that this decline was due to climatic phenomena such as Cyclone Yaku (which hit in March and April 2023), which hit the northern coastal regions such as Piura, Lambayeque and
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Excess offer and low profitability have led to a significant decline in lemon acreage in the Argentine province of Tucumán this year. read more

While the bunching onions are all grown outdoors, the first red and green harbingers of spring in the new season are currently still being harvested in protected cultivation. The harvest of radishes grown outdoors will start before Easter. Matching the appetite of radish fans
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