The International Blueberry Conference 2024 will have a two-day formula. The first day (March, 7) will be held at the Mazurkas Hotel located in Ożarów Mazowiecki near Warsaw. During the conference knowledge will be imparted during 16 lectures by the best blueberry experts. The second practical
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The international presentations of Macfrut 2024, the exhibition of the fruit and vegetable sector scheduled to take place at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from 8 to 10 May 2024, are going full steam ahead. Starting with the presentation press conference in Doha, the Macfrut 2024 delegation has begun
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The Nuleta project, a brand that offers a guarantee of origin and a fair price for producers, has become a reality in this citrus campaign. The Nuleta is a clementine of the Clemenules variety which is produced by spontaneous mutation in the place where the variety originally comes from: the
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A resident from Montreal has started a class-action lawsuit after consuming recalled cantaloupes. He alleges that the contaminated fruits made him ill. The cantaloupes, which were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, were sold in various grocery stores. The lawsuit aims to hold
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Some UK industry representatives predict that the British fruit-growing sector is facing uncertain times due to soaring production costs, dismal returns and a widespread lack of confidence. British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) released fresh data underlining the ongoing challenges faced by
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In a major breakthrough towards Beijing’s commitment to allow local grown fruits access to its market, China has picked a sample of Tanzania’s avocado farms and packhouses for compliance auditing. All fresh avocados exported to China must comply with the Beijing phytosanitary laws and
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A video depicting a piece of broccoli twitching after being injected with liquid falsely claimed to be an 'artificial' vegetable from a lab run by Bill Gates is actually part of a food art project. This misinformation was spread through posts on various social platforms, misleadingly captioned
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Sakata has unveiled a new red bell pepper for the mid-late cycle: the Matga, a variety transplanted in the period from July 20 to 30, which stands out for its consistency throughout the cycle. Juan Antonio Barranco, product promoter at Sakata, highlighted that "the Matga offers an ideal and
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UK supermarkets to cease selling pre-packed fruits and vegetables by 2024 read more

South African avocado growers are set to start the new year with a range of new market options, which is just in time, as the country is expecting an increase in yield in 2024. Last year saw 18,5 million 4-kg cartons exported. Since much of the crop sold on local markets is done so informally,
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The number of ships that have diverted from the Suez Canal to the Cape of Good Hope has reached a record high of 125 ships as of 24 December, exceeding the number seen when the Ever Given was grounded in the canal in March 2021. read more

On December 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, through his decree, extended the application period of the zero import customs duty rate on essential food products in consumer markets. The decision aims to ensure price stability in the domestic market and control inflation, as reported by the
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"The 2023 harvest year proved complicated, but we kept pace thanks to our two new raspberry varieties, Easy Star and Easy Rock," said Luca Molari, who owns the Italian breeder and plant nursery G-Berries with his brother Matteo. "And this year, we will increase the production of these two
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed positive identifications of Citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV) in the Hacienda Heights area of Los Angeles County during the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s
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The International Federation of Agricultural Management Associations, IFAMA, will hold its next annual congress for the first time in Spain, from 17-21 June 2024, in El Ejido, Almeria. The congress will be a meeting between academics, students and professionals in the sector

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At Christmas people tend to splash out a bit and buy ingredients that they might not use regularly, this is true for fresh herbs. According to Andrew Smith from Butler Market Gardens demand for herbs increases significantly in the run up to Christmas, HortiDaily notes. read more

The Regional Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has announced that "Andalusia is going to ask for an alliance with the rest of the Autonomous Communities to demand the convening of the National Drought Committee in order to implement new measures to alleviate the effects of the drought".
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On the eve of the end of the year in which it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Agrodolores has put the perfect finishing touch with the inauguration of new facilities in Adra (Almeria). In November, the company from Murcia announced the purchase of AgrupaAdra, and today this new milestone has been staged in front of some of the most important companies in the region.
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According to EastFruit, despite serious fears of market participants for fresh apple price collapse after Russian embargo on all produce imports from Moldova and the more recent blockage of the Red Sea , which is the main rood for apple exports to the Middle East and Asia, the worse case
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As Egypt faces the consequences of the pound’s devaluation, a food crisis and other economic woes in 2022-2023, it has cut down on its apple imports, according to EastFruit. The country bought the lowest amount of apples from the EU in at least six seasons during the first four months of the
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