On January 1, 2024, Chile and South Korea started using ePhyto or Electronic Phytosanitary Certification for their trade, allowing both countries to take advantage of all the benefits that the initiative entails to facilitate trade and improve the management of plant health. read more

At the Belgian organic farm VerKen Bio Deli-Vers, they started growing PiqaBoo pears last year. Kris Wouters once called it 'a new fruit species', and VerKen Bio Deli-Vers's Gerard Kenens sees plenty of potential for organic farming. read more

The price of oranges is reaching record levels in the agricultural sector, especially for the Navel variety, according to data collected by the Consulate of the Lonja de Valencia. After the Christmas season, the average price of this orange variety stood at 0.35 euro, significantly exceeding the
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Blueberries have commanded high prices for several months. "Peru has good quality, but the prices are relentlessly high, and there's minimal product available. Some importers have stopped importing from there. We're, however, in a somewhat different area, so we'll keep getting Peruvian
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ILIP opens 2024 by confirming its participation in two important trade fairs dedicated to the horticultural sector. From 23rd to 26th January, the Bologna-based company will be exhibiting Hortipack products (sowing trays, boxes with alveoli, transport and cultivation pots and
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What are the main motivations of growers and packers as they consider implementing grading and sorting technology? Often the goals and challenges are similar: increasing capacity and providing consistent quality while reducing the dependence and costs associated with manual labor. However, as
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Mango supply is still limited thanks to the El Niño phenomenon and the subsequent winter rains. “Aside from smaller sized mangos, the rain brings additional quality concerns on harvested fruit, so we employ a more strict quality control at the farms and packing facility,” says Ana Paula
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The cultivation of aubergines, whether in a greenhouse or in an open field, is no small challenge to achieve satisfactory production for the supply chain. CHV's Croptimum is an innovative plant activator based on purified plant molecules that is attracting a lot of interest from
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This is not the first time that one of the specialities of the leading tomato cooperative has been recognised with this distinction, as last year it was awarded this prize in the Rebel speciality. However, it is the first time it has received this award in another speciality, the Bárbaro tomato. read more

Apricots, a stone fruit like peaches, plums, and nectarines, are typically either processed by canning, freezing, or drying, or sold as fresh, whole apricots. Regardless of how you like apricots, their production has been decreasing since the 1990s in response to falling US consumption,
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On the new measures to support citrus fruit cultivation launched by the Sicilian regional government, the president of the Consortium for the Protection of the Sicilian Red Orange PGI, Gerardo Diana, commented: read more

Peru, the second-largest avocado producer in the world, shipped US$223 million worth to the United States in 2022 to meet the country’s fast-growing demand. read more

Dear Director, I am writing you this e-mail because I would like to ask you a question. As you can see, in the attached photo there are two clementines, the one on the left is given in my son's canteen lunch while the one on the right was bought from the greengrocer. I do not want to emphasise the
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In the face of a severe labor shortage, the farming community in Israel is urging the reintegration of Palestinian workers into agricultural fields. The National Farmers Association calls for developing a strategy to attract Jewish workers and contemplates the return of demobilized soldiers to
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“The upcoming pear crop looks very promising,” says De Kock Hamman, technical manager at Ceres Fruit Growers in the eponymous Western Cape town. read more

ILIP opens 2024 confirming its participation in two important trade fairs dedicated to the vegetable and flower nursery industry. From 23 to 26 January, the Bologna-based company will be taking its Hortipack products (propagation trays, carriers with trays, cultivation and transport pot holders
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Omni Xtra®+, Berry Global’s high-performance PE cling film will be the key focus of the company’s stand at the forthcoming Marca by BolognaFiere Private Label Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Bologna, Italy on 16 and 17 January 2024. read more

It differs from other types of tomatoes in its production schedule, taste, size and colour, as well as its long shelf-life. It is 'iLCamone, the real one', the authentic Italian Camone tomato grown exclusively by four selected companies between Sardinia and Sicily, including
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2023 global air cargo markets indicating the strongest year-on-year growth in roughly two years. This is partly due to weakness in November 2022, but also reflects a fourth consecutive month of strengthening demand for
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Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Sitrusrand, started as a 10-hectare mixed farm now stretches for 60 kilometers along the Sundays River. It has 1,400 hectares dedicated to citrus fruits which the business packs itself. read more