In southern and northern Lebanon, on plots no higher than 500m above sea level, avocado cultivation is undergoing a remarkable revolution. Annually, that acreage grows by about 200 hectares and yields by around 2,500 tons. Yet, the extraordinary thing is that one man is driving the expansion of
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a report on global trade in stone fruits, with particular attention given to fruits produced in Turkey and their import into Russia. Currently, Russia continues to be the leading international importer of peaches and nectarines, accounting for
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With the start of the new season, in the fruit and vegetable department of Sole365, awarded for the second year in a row by the CX STORE AWARD as 'Best Fruit and Vegetable Department 2023/24' in Italy, the 'Good to Eat' project is being consolidated: an in-house initiative that aims to promote a
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In week 37, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €104/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the Spanish paid €90/100 kgs and the French paid €118 per 100 kgs. read more

Thai Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX, a company that has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees. "We are not replacing bees... but rather, offering more efficient pollinating methods to farmers, and reducing the dependence on commercial honeybees," Sade says. read more

The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the
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"Today, 23 September 2023, is European Organic Day, conceived by the European Commission and the European Parliament to celebrate the values of organic farming and thus give recognition to our way of producing. This year, the celebration is also
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The apple juice season for 2023/2024 is underway as processing facilities begin their operations. In August, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) issued a forecast indicating that the European apple harvest for 2023 is expected to be 3% lower compared to the previous year, amounting to
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The strawberry plugs of Nova Siri Genetics varieties were distribute last week while, this week, it will be the turn of fresh ones. Destination countries are those in the Mediterranean basin, i.e. southern Italy, Spain, Greece, Albania, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. read more

Until a few years ago, the Abenhardt vegetable farm was completely devoted to carrots. In addition to conventional and organically produced carrots, the innovative family business based in Datteln now also produces and packages organic Hokkaido and zucchini for trade throughout Germany. "The
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"In recent years, there has been a significant growth in consumer demand for 'ready to eat' products, particularly tropical fruits and kiwi fruit. This trend reflects an increasing desire to reduce waste and ensure higher quality in food products. In response to this growing need, FCE has spent
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The change of season in fruit and vegetable department assortments is an important and very complex moment to manage. In fact, if it is done in a timely manner, it makes it possible to seize opportunities for those items in season attack and to prevent, instead, problems with those that are at the end of
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The annual assembly of the national association Le Donne dell'Ortofrutta was held in the Marche region, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Colli del Tronto (Ap), to take stock of the activities carried out during the year and share new objectives and projects. In
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"The fight against the counterfeiting of protected plant varieties is a difficult battle, but necessary for public health, food safety, and the economy," said the Aib, the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material. read more

Major roads leading into the Cape Town metropolitan area have been closed due to the heavy flooding, as rain continues with winds of 46km/h on Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa. read more

Italia Ortofrutta - the National Union of Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Organisations - will participate in the 15th edition of Fruit Attraction, to be held in Madrid from 03 to 05 October 2023; read more

Ronan de Hercé, Managing Director at Syngenta Iberia, said: "Syngenta has a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation in agriculture. The agricultural sector is transforming to meet the challenges, but this change needs to happen faster. At
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"The anti-inflation basket must ensure compliance with the existing legislation on combating unfair commercial practices set out in Legislative Decree 198/2021 and in particular that on the prohibition of selling below cost and ensure that no distortions are produced in the distribution
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Emergent Cold Latin America, a prominent cold storage logistics operator in Latin America, announced today the acquisition of a new facility located in the Guarulhos municipality of São Paulo. The site is located within a logistics park that is being developed by affiliates of Brookfield. read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge this week seized $7.7 million in methamphetamine in a single enforcement action. read more