"The melon sales trend started improving in early June with increasing consumption. The organoleptic qualities of the product are good, however volumes remain far below those of June 2022, meaning they do not meet demand," reports Pietro Paolo Ciardiello (at the center of the photo), director of
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As Egypt's citrus season comes to an end, growers and exporters are reporting a good year in terms of prices. Mahmoud Esawy, of exporter Al Wessam, said, "This season has been one of the best in terms of profitability." read more

Hort Connections 2023 came to a close last night with the gala dinner and industry awards. A list of the winners can be found below. read more

This week United Fresh launches its Sustainability Guidelines, a significant body of work designed to assist fresh fruit and vegetable value chain organisations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to make meaningful change towards a sustainable future. read more

"I've never seen the potato market this hot," says Robert Voskamp of the Dutch company Rola Fresh. "Small potato prices currently start at €1.70 and even reach above €2 per kilo. Those are unprecedentedly high prices. The biggest shortage is of red-skinned potatoes; you can't find those
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On Friday, June 30, Normec’s produce specialists will host a free online symposium on melon quality. The melon world is continuously developing in order to have year round supply with tasty product and good quality. As melons are an important summer product for the consumer, quality is an
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The vegan-based mozzarella and cheese spread is made in Parma. Developed by start-up company Dreamfarm, it is a product created using fermented paste from Mediterranean almonds grown with natural irrigation, drawn from rainwater and not produced
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The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water and the most important use of water in agriculture is irrigation. read more

The strawberry campaign has also begun in Trentino, where Melindasta is harvesting almost 2,000 kilograms per day thanks to the dedication of many of the producer families belonging to the consortium. "The harvest started a few weeks ago and is now getting into full swing,
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Courchesne Larose Ltd. announces that Michael Aucoin has been appointed chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. His appointment follows a rigorous selection process designed to ensure an orderly succession. read more

From Syngenta research comes four Baby Plum tomato varieties specifically for the Italian market with high brix and also resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. The new cultivars developed Adorelle, datterino Syngenta read more

The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo greenhouses in the Netherlands. This demonstration provides growers with the opportunity to witness the GRoW robot's performance in a high-tech
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The Maersk Europe Market update dated June 2023, focuses on logistics systems in all sectors: read more

With 13 million kilograms, bananas confirm their position as the best-selling Fair Trade product, although slightly down on the previous year (-3%), due to the general decline in organic volumes. The figure was released in Milan, on the occasion of the
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Under this agreement, Green Fruits will market 100% of Soex-2's production, which currently amounts to around eight million kilos of fruit, mainly clementines, which means that the volume of the second-grade cooperative for future seasons is close to
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On the Lynders farm in Niederkrüchten in the Lower Rhine region, the first early cabbages of this year's season were harvested a few days ago. "This is a first very early batch, because normally, the early white cabbages would not be ready for harvest until the beginning of July. We also don't
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For yet another year, the leading Berlin trade fair is coming to the Spanish countryside to provide value to sector professionals interested in broadening their horizons. On this occasion, sustainable innovation will be the main theme of the conference, which will be attended by producers,
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Among the main changes approved to the P.A./Ministerial Decree-Law (44/2023) during the examination in the Constitutional Affairs and Labour Committees in the Chamber of Deputies is the reorganisation of the bodies of Crea (Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics) and
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The Metis® brand made its appearance in Europe almost nine years ago with only one variety present at the end of the season: Sunset Sky. Since then, the range has been expanded with four additional varieties, making it possible to offer continuity of the supply from June to November. read more

It is a very delicate phase for Italian vegetables, which - due to the uncertain weather - are experiencing ups and downs. While aubergines and peppers are taking advantage of the summer's 'laziness', tomatoes are experiencing a drop in demand and quotations are also falling. read more