The European citrus sector is not one for scares. A few days ago the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) reported that South Africa leads the ranking in the number of interceptions of citrus pests and diseases (22 detections of black spot and 2 of false moth),
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As Argentina’s 2023 citrus season is coming to an end, they have high demand in their main export markets, but due to the drought and many challenges they are unable to provide enough supply. “Due to the drought we as large packer could only use half of our pack house, but with the same
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The start of the new Polish apple season is still a while off, but so far the new harvest is looking quite alright, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “For now, we can say ‘so far, so good’ for the Polish apples. There weren’t any large or long terms
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The UK soft fruit season had a late start pretty much across the country and this was no different at Clock House Farm in Maidstone, Kent, where they started picking strawberries around 10 days later than normal. read more

Juan Tomás Cano, president of Cohorsan, was appointed in May as the new president of the Spanish Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch Organization (Hortiespaña), taking over from Francisco Góngora. read more

Ghanaian onion traders who have been stranded at the Benin border for an extended period have appealed to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene and secure the release of approximately 70 trucks carrying onions from Niger to Ghana (via Benin). As a consequence of the border closure
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Mexico is the US’ main mango supplier this time of year and the country’s latest growing area, Los Mochis, is harvesting. “Overall, the Mexican mango season has been good in terms of supply and quality,” says Albert Perez with Continental Fresh. Year to date, the country has exported 76
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A few years ago, it would seem impossible that Maersk will be in third place in the ranking of the world's largest container lines, but according to current data, this will be the reality of the industry in the next years. read more

Sakata Seeds has taken an important step towards mitigating the challenges for growers posed by ToBRFV (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus). After carrying out trials on its tomato portfolio, the company confirmed that 4 varieties – Chocostar F1, Lemonstar F1, Royalstar F1, and Luciestar F1
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Through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Ugandan government has instituted a new strategy-nucleus farmer strategy that has boosted the planting macadamia nuts and avocado, the two emerging high-value crops in the east African nation. To boost production, to meet both
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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North Carolina State University researchers have been working on a robotic gripping device with incredible versatility. The researchers said the single soft gripper could be helpful in food processing, electronics and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, agriculture, and deep-sea exploration. read more

European production is expected to reach 11 411 000 tonnes, a decrease of 3.3% compared to the previous year. read more

Morocco has overtaken the Netherlands and Spain as the leading supplier of tomatoes to the UK. Also, Morocco has become the second-largest supplier of tomatoes to the EU, surpassing Italy. Experts suspect that the Netherlands will regain its production capacity and level of competitiveness next
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The climatic disruptions and global inflation that marked the beginning of the year affected stocks and prices of several key crops. Onions were particularly concerned, as the largest onion-producing countries banned exports to protect their domestic markets. Amid the "onion crisis", Egypt stood
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According to the BLE, the season for plums and damsons was running at full speed: Italian and Spanish offers set the tone for the sussines, while domestic batches were the priority for the damsons. Here, Katinka and Cacak's Schöne predominated. read more

According to Gabriel Figueroa, the director of Alpine Fresh, this season, the traditional varieties have quality and size issues, as sizes and volumes are smaller. In fact, the main projections indicate that there will be a 10% to 20% decrease in this year's production. However, he said, "Our
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The Mushroom Bureau has launched a new campaign to market the vegetable as this summer’s energy-boosting ‘super food’. As some 38 per cent of UK adults claim they sometimes lack energy in the summer months, at the same time 76 per cent are unaware that mushrooms contain energy-boosting B
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The "visa crisis" continues to be a serious hindrance to Moroccan citizens wishing to travel to Europe. A few months ago, intercontinental road carriers were complaining about the difficulty of obtaining visas for truck drivers, which was hampering agricultural exports. Today, the crisis is
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