On Thursday, dozens of farmers traveled to Merida where they symbolically dumped 500 kilos of cherries at the gates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Population, and Territory to protest the losses caused by the storms registered at the beginning of the harvest and claim direct
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"There is a very high demand for carrots, although we do not yet have German goods available. Currently, we receive carrots from Italy," informs Lance Sidio, who has been working at the fair-certified and public welfare-balanced Naturkost Elkerhausen GmbH since 2005. read more

Fruit Attraction, which will be holding its 15th edition from the 3rd to the 5th of October, is organising a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards. These awards for innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable sector are aimed at those exhibiting and co-exhibiting companies that
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The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Otar Shamugia, has visited local blueberry farmers in the village of Narazeni of Zugdidi. He inspected the blueberry harvesting process and commended the state program for blueberry gardening, stating: “In Samegrelo,
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6,952 containers or 149,468 t of Hass avocados were exported from the Andean country by week 21. This is an increase of 15 % compared to the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to ProHass President Juan Carlos Paredes Rosales. read more

On 8 June, the 5th edition of the Food Technologies Day took place at the Laimburg Experimental Centre. Companies as well as interested parties from the field of food processing were able to learn about the potential and application possibilities of scientific research in the food industry.
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Since the beginning of 2023, the redesigned Common European Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been implemented. It is already clear that the current design of the CAP is too complicated and not effective enough, and thus does not achieve its (environmental) goals. Therefore, the Federation of Organic
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By, probably, an complete coincidence, immediately after the end of the presidential elections in Turkey won by the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish currency suffered yet another collapse. According to EastFruit analysts, it will have a huge impact on the fruit and vegetable
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The organisers divided the meeting into several stages of a different nature. The introductory part was intended to provide the attendees with ideas for actively promoting the consumption of blueberries. A nutritionist, Dr Justyna Bylinowska, discussed the health-promoting properties of blueberries, sharing the
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The farmers in Georgia have completed the harvest of local strawberry varieties from the Kakheti region. Now the market is left with only the remontant varieties from open fields and greenhouses available. Following the end of the harvest of local strawberry varieties, the average wholesale
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1. garden space and size - it is a good idea to measure the available garden space carefully before starting your search. The seating set should fit proportionally to the size of your garden so that it does not dominate the rest of the space. Remember also
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The Egyptian exports of dates to South-East Asia will drop in the MY 2022/23, as reported by EastFruit. Nevertheless, their volumes will still be among the highest ones over the past few marketing years, and Egypt will remain the leading exporter of dates to the region. read more

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Growing mats are an innovative approach for the production of vegetables (cucumber, tomato, pepper) and strawberries under cover. They eliminate the use of peat, rockwool or perlite and reduce the amount of coir fibre to a minimum. read more

EastFruit team notices that Georgia’s early watermelon import volumes practically repeat the record of 2022. read more

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Special New Fruit Licensing Holding Company (SNFL) and International Fruit Genetics (IFG) by AMFresh and Swedish private equity fund manager EQT. read more

Discount retailer Aldi GB is set to open five new stores across the UK in the coming weeks. read more

RABI chief executive Alicia Chivers has met with Defra secretary of state Thérèse Coffey to discuss the charity’s work in supporting farmers and the need for a close relationship with government. read more

Blackcurrant growers across the UK are optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop, despite enduring weather challenges and escalating production costs, according to The Blackcurrant Foundation. read more