For more than two weeks, green asparagus from Spain has been struggling to find a place on French supermarket shelves. According to several French operators who market asparagus in France, sales of Spanish green asparagus have been 'very difficult'.
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Will onion prices grow? Market overview for Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, and Moldova
2024-03-05 00:00
EastFruit analysts report that onion prices in the region have remained mostly stable, much to the dismay of “resellers” who expected to profit from buying onions during harvest and selling them at a higher price in the spring.
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"There is a transition from being a luxury fruit only found in fine dining, to a more readily available fruit in retail outlets"
2024-03-05 00:00
There are over 70 growers of fingerlimes in Australia ranging from small producers with a few hundred trees to larger growers with thousands of trees. It was estimated that over a hundred tonnes of fruit was produced by growers in 2020 and the industry has rapidly grown in the last four years
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Nicofruit, an all-round communication for Fragola Matera®
2024-03-05 00:00
The success achieved in terms of awareness and Roi with the digital communication for Fragola Matera®, conceived and produced by Brand-Cross in 2022 and 2023, led Nicofruit® - a company of the Frutthera Growers Cooperative, founded in 1993 in Basilicata as a family business and today composed of
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Using a lemon, you can effectively remove limescale from taps, a cheap and easy method compared to commercial removers. Limescale, a build-up of minerals causing blockages and inefficiency, can be tackled with citric acid from lemons. This natural solution not only cleans but is also
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Registration open for Asia Fruit Logistica China Business Meet-Up
2024-03-05 00:00
As part of its Business Meet-Ups, Asia Fruit Logistica is organising a business networking event to be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on 27-28 May 2024. This event brings together leading buyers and suppliers from across the sector to establish
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Horticulture and ecology come together with Heat-Cold Storage
2024-03-05 00:00
Within greenhouse horticulture, there is a constant search for innovative methods to improve production, save costs, and thereby also reduce the ecological footprint. One of the technologies that meet these requirements is Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (also known as WKO, in Dutch), states
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Cesena: wholesale prices reported on 4 March Lusia: wholesale prices reported on 2 March Turin: wholesale prices reported on 4 March Verona: wholesale prices reported on 4 March
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Dubai: great potential for Italian fruit and vegetables
2024-03-05 00:00
However, participation in the GulFood international fair in Dubai - where fruit and vegetables play a marginal role - allowed me, on the one hand, to meet several buyers from major local retail chains, such as LuLu, Almaya, Union Coop, Grandiose Supermarket and
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A new ribbon-cutting ceremony for Lidl Italia, which recently opened its first store in Cassano D'Adda, Via Milano 80. This is the 44th Lidl store in the centre and province of Milan, where the company has significantly strengthened its sales network in recent years.
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Papaya viruses challenge global agriculture
2024-03-05 00:00
Viruses present significant challenges in papaya production worldwide, with over ten strains identified, notably impacting crop yields and quality. The Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), Papaya leaf distortion mosaic virus (PLDMV), Papaya lethal yellowing virus (PLYV), Papaya mosaic virus (PapMV),
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The export of Dutch Conference pears is making good progress at the moment. "Pears are being shipped to several countries and we are struggling to keep up with the high demand. We could say that it is the best season in years," shares Kees Boonman, from
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Two new cabbage hybrids: Expectation and Bandolero
2024-03-05 00:00
Bejo will introduce two new cabbage hybrids to the market in the next campaign after excellent results in the pre-commercial field trials: Expectation F1 and Bandolero F1. Expectation F1 Bandolero F1 Expectation F1 (pictured right) is a variety of
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The lemon trick for removing limescale from taps
2024-03-05 00:00
Using a lemon, it is possible to effectively remove limescale from taps, a cheap and easy method compared to commercial solutions. Limescale, a build-up of minerals that causes clogging and inefficiency, can be counteracted with citric acid from lemons. This
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Ethiopia and the Netherlands jointly construct a cooling center to support fresh produce exports
2024-03-05 00:00
The Ethiopian government has signed an agreement with Invest International, which acts on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. The agreement initiates the first phase of a large cooling center that is located 70 kilometers from the capital city Addis Ababa. For
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CAAB: agreement to certify quality, regular and safe work
2024-03-05 00:00
To certify and promote quality, regular and safe work, with contracts based on legality and transparency in order to guarantee continuity of employment, legality and the fight against irregular forms of labour exploitation. With this intention, the following was signed
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While Skagit County garden centers and nurseries are doing their best to prepare for the upcoming gardening season, they warn that there could be shortages of plants due to the growth in interest in gardening that began last year. John Christianson, co-owner of Christianson's Nursery west of
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Chile projected to ship 35 million boxes of grapes to the U.S.
2024-03-05 00:00
The Chilean grape industry has shipped 20 million boxes globally through Week 8 and the Chilean Grape Committee estimates they will end the season very close to 62 million boxes. The U.S. will receive roughly 57 percent of the total volume--around 35 million boxes. Chile has exported 15 million
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The Ipercoop sales outlet in Milazzo (Me), developed over an area of 4,000 square metres and the food locomotive of the Parco Corolla shopping centre, has been renovated and represents the formula on which the NewFdm(Radenza-Coop Alleanza 3.0) will focus to renew the format of its four
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First New Zealand apples of the season hit the Chinese market
2024-03-05 00:00
Following the Lantern Festival, which this year fell on 24 February in China, and the recent drop in temperatures in the country, fruit consumption has decreased. However, there has been an increase in fruit arrivals at the market. The new season of New Zealand apples has
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