The season for Schrobenhausen asparagus has been going well so far, but is now slowly coming to an end. "We have heard from some farms in the area that they will stop harvesting in the course of the next two weeks. This is due to the fact that here in Bavaria after Whitsun the two-week vacations
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He is leaving, but not quite yet: Before his final retirement, Prof. Dr Wilhelm Jelkmann will attend one last open day at "his location" on 25 June. And he would also like to greet the Federal Minister of Agriculture in person on
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As the 2022-2023 citrus campaign comes to an end, La Unió Llauradora expressed "its concern about the continued loss of harvest production in the Valencian Community over the last three campaigns and most likely also for the 2023-2024 campaign." read more

Since the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the EU and Morocco in 2013, the country has gone from selling 365,695 tons of tomatoes to 557,225 tons in 2022, according to Eurostat data. Meanwhile, the volumes exported by Spain have fallen below the volume it exported in
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the newest rail freight company in the United States, added 1,000 53-foot reefer containers for its Mexico Midwest Express (MMX) intermodal service. This means the company’s fleet is more than doubling. read more

Agromark, a Spanish export company that produces and markets fruit and vegetables, needed a packaging solution for efficient transport that would guarantee the quality of its products at all times. These requirements were particularly important for the
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Tanker, the long cucumber variety from Nunhems, BASF's horticultural brand, has just turned its transplanting calendar upside down. Although it is recommended for planting from 20th September to 15th October, "this year it has also shown an exceptional performance in
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Benedetta Ricci Iamino, Head of the Cherry Category at TOMRA Food explains to Fruit Today magazine how, thanks to their machinery, larger volumes of cherries can be processed in the same period of time, without affecting quality. read more

Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. read more

Almeria's zucchini export campaign is coming to an end. The season was characterized by a significant decrease in production compared to last season, stated Jose Luis Escobar, from Berdea, the agricultural society (SAT) behind the King Courgette zucchini brand. “This decrease has been due to a
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An agreement has been reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy for the 2023 growing season. Representatives of the agricultural sector expressed content with the negotiated price of €150/mt, which is greater than the processors' initial proposal. The
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The South American exporter of citrus and other fruits have restarted negotiations with South Korea to amend the existing FTA between them following a two year break. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Egypt is gearing up to boost exports of dates and to take the crown of the largest global exporter away from the current leader Israel. read more

Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, seems to be spreading to citrus trees across the globe, with more than 10 million diseased trees destroyed all over China each year and over $1.3 billion in lost revenue to the citrus industry over the last five years in Florida. read more

Delphy Group has decided to terminate the merging process with Canadian company AgriFORCE Growing Systems. AgriFORCE, a publicly traded company, gained attention in the international horticulture sector over the past year due to a series of intended investments. Delphy Groep will no longer be a
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MEPs adopted the report on geographical indications (GI) for wines, spirits and agricultural products during a mini-plenary session in Brussels. The clear majority (603) gave the rapporteur, MEP Paolo de Castro (IT,
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Together with headmistress Ute Hickmann, supervising teacher Leonie Finnern and representatives of the Landgard Foundation, the girls and boys of the Kirsten Boie School in Barsbüttel officially opened their new school garden on 31 May 2023. For this purpose, the children of a
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This year marks an important date due to the merger of the two companies of the group: Frutas de la Sierra Espuña and PSB Producción Vegetal. The latter now bears the name of the company that brings together the two activities: production and hybridisation. read more

From Europe to Africa and across the Atlantic, the tomato industry is encountering a multitude of challenges and opportunities.The Netherlands and Belgium grapple with a backlog in planning and skyrocketing prices, while Germany witnesses a decline in tomato valuations due to a surge in local
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Jairo Hernández, commercial director of Gregal Soluciones Informáticas explains how the company has evolved to be able to provide various technological solutions to the agri-food sector.The need for technology in the fruit and vegetable sector is undeniable.
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