A total of 15 cooperatives in La Vega and Poniente have started the year's second green asparagus campaign, which takes place between September and October. read more

The Andalusian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has participated in Seville in the presentation of the activation of the certification of Andalusian agri-food products with the Gusto del Sur seal, once it has the approval of the Commission.
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The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, is travelling to Brussels this week to hold various working meetings with representatives of the European Union (EU) and the agri-food sector at EU level. According to Crespo, "the objective of these meetings is to
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Since last week, the level of wholesale prices for potatoes began to decline on the Moldovan market; the product fell in price by an average of 14% to 6 lei/kg ($0.33/kg). As a result, the average price for new-crop local potatoes for the first time this season has dropped, although not much,
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The Italian table grape campaign is now in full swing: the most popular varieties are Italy and Victoria. Italian apple production is increasing, especially from Trentino and the Royal Gala from the plains. The first Angeleno plums are arriving. The production of figs is coming to an end
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Kohlrabi, celeriac, sweet potatoes, pak choi, turnips: these are only some of the fall products Sipo started selling this week as part of its "Sapori del Mio Orto" range. As the season changes, consumption is slowly veering towards fall products and the company from Rimini is not going to be
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Once again this year, France will be displaying its agro-export potential at Fruit Attraction, from the 3rd to the 5th of October in Madrid. The French delegation is made up of a total of 112 companies, which will occupy more than 2,200m2 of IFEMA's Hall 6. As part of this participation, the interprofessional fruit and vegetable trade association
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According to an analysis prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), over the last decade, Spanish tomato exports in the first half of the year decreased by 41.44%, going from 626.67 million kilos from January to June 2014 to 366.96 million kilos
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Famous for their quality labels, the Haute-Durance apples are grown by 170 producers on a total surface area of 2,600 ha (95 ha for Gala PGI and 1,200 ha for Golden PGI) in the French departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes de Haute-Provence. The 2023 campaign has just started and this year
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Uzbekistan and Russia are actively developing infrastructure for storing and transporting fruit and vegetable products. Uzbekistan plans to increase its exports to the Russian market to $1 billion by 2030. However, there are obstacles, including a complex system of intermediaries, inefficient
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Solidus, a company specialised in fibre-based packaging solutions in Europe, has appointed Jesse Rep as Head of Sustainability. read more

Almost five years after the latter initiated the acquisition, Australian company Freshness First Pty. Ltd. is now a fully-owned subsidiary of listed firm AgriNurture, Inc. ANI first announced the deal in October 2018 as part of plans to expand business operations in Australia through the
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Lemons will open the Egyptian citrus season in October. Growers are already harvesting, and exporters are awaiting the official launch of the citrus campaign by the Egyptian authorities. read more

As part of a USAID-funded potato projects in Rwanda, there is a need to generate quality early potato seed. To meet this need, six potato experts from Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA),
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On September 28, Industrial Auctions will auction off hundreds of lots online. Amongst the offer is a wide range of potato, vegetable, and fruit processing machines. read more

Pure Harvest Smart Farms has entered into a three-year, exclusive strategic partnership with Richel Group. With an immediate focus on the Middle East and Asia, the partnership aims to deploy over $150 million worth of smart growing systems with the flexibility to expand the partnership into new
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According to a missive of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, that nation has already cropped 256,600 tons of potatoes. The yields average 352.9 centners per hectare. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has recently taken a huge step towards becoming the world leader in exports of frozen raspberries, which is amazing as it is happening despite the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Over the past five seasons, the volume of frozen raspberry exports from
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The official inauguration of Tunnel Farm, the vertical farm set up by Matteo Benvenuti (in the photo below), director and founder of the Vertical Farm Italia group, was held on September 15, 2023, in Torrita di Siena (Tuscany). "It takes persistence, a dash of madness, a strong idea, sturdy
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The International Pink Lady Alliance NPC (IPLA) successfully concluded their 22nd annual conference, held on 4 and 5 September 2023 in Hong Kong. read more