Egypt has demonstrated the stunning pace of development in the frozen strawberry export in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The EU countries were the most important export destination for Egyptian frozen strawberries, and Egypt has doubled its exports to the EU since 2018. read more

At the end of last year Syngenta held a field conference to showcase its first solutions to the dreaded tomato rough rot virus (ToBRFV) and now has 10 varieties with intermediate resistance (IR) that give "verifiable results" and four others that are "verifiably resistant".
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Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for export that stands out for its good skin quality, durability on the plant and good heat setting. This year
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Since the appearance of ToBRFV, which posed a threat to the entire tomato industry, Enza Zaden began its research work to find a gene that would provide resistance to rugose and, consequently, to be able to develop varieties with such resistance. Once the
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This year the onion crop has a smaller surface area, perhaps 12% less than in 2022, when it already fell by up to 15%. In the Guadalquivir Valley in Andalusia, some growers have reduced their area by up to 50% due to the drought. "Since October it has been very difficult
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The famous Melitopil cherry (Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine) has not yet matured, and the Russian invaders already have grandiose plans for it, writes Zprz.City. read more

In February, the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia (CAERM), the public authority in charge of the control and certification of organic products according to European Union regulations, presented its candidacy for these awards organised by Organic Food and the Organic Food Association.
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The tomato catalogue of the seed company HM.CLAUSE goes a step further in the search for solutions for the farmer and the rest of the value chain with the incorporation of materials with resistance to Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV). In this sense, it already has two cherries with IR
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Vilmorin-Mikado is one of the companies that has been working on interspecific tomato rootstocks for the longest time. It started in this segment in 2008 in Spain and is currently one of the market leaders. Currently, the company is in the midst of a phase of change, and
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De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the field. The reduction of authorised active ingredients and the consequent reduction of
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Jimena and Mesnada are these two varieties which, apart from their resistance to rugose, have other characteristics. Jimena is an elongated oval type branch, with a long cycle, high vigour and an average fruit of about 140gr. With excellent blossom end rot performance and resistance to spoon and
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We are heading to the Juan Espadafor aerodrome on the Costa Tropical. Coincidentally or not, the Sigfrido Fruit facilities are only a few minutes away from the aeronautical infrastructures. read more

It already has a name. The variety presented by Bayer at its Winter Brassicas Days is called Suertex (SV AC7306) and completes the Curdivex-type cauliflower portfolio. A line of improved, whiter cauliflowers that keep their colour for longer in the field and on the shelf, with adaptation to
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The first harvest of Georgian sweet cherries arrived on the market in mid-May accompanied by higher prices compared to the previous season. EastFruit price monitoring data from the week of May 12 revealed an opening price of 20 GEL/kg ($7.68) for large caliber (>26mm) fruits, marking a
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Top Seeds has expanded its tomato portfolio with the Arondir pear. The variety has been commercially available since April, and is characterised by maintaining the homogeneity of the fruit and the pear shape from start to finish, with a good red colour that does not change, even if there are cold problems. read more

Henry Smienk, the company's marketing director, points out that they want to highlight the main horticultural segments in which they work in Almeria. read more

Almost all major onion producing countries in Europe have reduced their plantings. Spain is estimated to have gone from 1.567 million tonnes to 1.198 million tonnes, while the Netherlands has gone from 1.768 million tonnes to 1.494 million tonnes. Overall, the European harvest
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Belgian cooperative BelOrta has announced the year’s first sale of locally grown blueberries, produced by Albert and Maarten Royakkers from Kinrooi. read more

Camposol has announced plans to diversify its portfolio of markets and customers after focusing for several years on its traditional markets of North America, Europe and Asia. The company said it is seeking to opening new markets, mainly in Latin America, with a view to strategic diversification. read more