In the past two weeks, many imported fruits have been launched, including American Washington cherries, Australian tangerines, South African oranges, and Monthong durians from southern Thailand. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, the procurement prices for raspberries in Ukraine cause a real shock among farmers, despite the fact that the season has just begun. Many small producers complain that local raspberry freezers offer no more than UAH 20 per kilogram of berries delivered to
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"In Florida, the lowest citrus harvest in a century will be recorded, and also the most expensive due to the climate and the very dangerous 'Greening' phytopathy. The news published by the Washington Post and relayed by Agrapress, prompts us to denounce once again the serious
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Conservation and innovation: this is the binomial that guides the work of Fondazione Agrion's Boves experimental centre, which has an operational section specialising in research on strawberries, small fruits and horticultural crops. With the will to maintain and improve tradition, with 5.5
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The supply of sweet cherries has grown strongly, especially the Italian and Turkish deliveries have intensified massively. Greek unloadings expanded as well, according to BLE. Only Spanish inflows lost some of their significance. Customers were particularly keen to pick up fruit of 28 mm and
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In Costa Rican pineapple cultivation, tons of waste are generated every year, with not only the crowns of the fruit but also the leafy plants having to be disposed of. In 2019, a team of students from Leibniz Universität Hannover developed a sophisticated process to recycle this waste into
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Edeka Minden-Hannover is selling less fertilised vegetables again this year in 36 selected markets in Lower Saxony, Bremen and East Westphalia. This marks the start of the Review research project, which was initiated by the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences,
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The Southern African Food Systems Transformation Alliance celebrated its official launch at the Johannesburg Country Club in South Africa. Companies such as Unilever and Freshmark Systems, representing 24 fresh produce markets, signed a covenant to commit to local sourcing ambitions with an
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As a global agricultural company, Chiquita is aware of its responsibility for the tropics - the climate zone where the company has grown its bananas for more than a century due to the conditions. With the 'Behind the Sticker' approach, Chiquita is
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In recent days, the President of the Consorzio di bonifica della Romagna Occidentale (Western Romagna Land Reclamation Consortium), Antonio Vincenzi, attended a hearing in Rome at the Environment Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, dedicated to the examination of the problems following the flooding events in May in
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The front of EU legislation calling for a sharp cut in agrochemicals and fertilisers in a Green Deel is still hot. Sources say that the European Commission has decided not to accept the requests of European agricultural associations for a softer approach.
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HM.CLAUSE & HAZERA melon and watermelon showcase for the fresh chain, is taking place in Murcia, Spain from today June 27th to July 6th, with an impressive range of more than 50 melon and watermelon varieties, and unique advantages for the fresh chain. read more

Last week, the Dutch company OV Fruit received its first shipment of Navels from South Africa. "These oranges come from Marble Hall [in the] Limpopo [province]. They're still a little light in color but are beautiful, juicy, and very tasty. We expect the first Valencias in four to five weeks,
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Del Monte has issued a statement as the guards used by the company in Kenya were accused of brutally assaulting and killing people suspected of trespassing on its land. According to the Guardian, two individuals identified as John Rui Karia and Stephen Thuo Nyoike died as a result of beatings by
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As deliveries to the UK continue to fall, Jersey potato exporter Albert Bartlett is calling for more financial support from the island's government. The company exports Jersey Royals for seven independent growers. During the peak season, Albert Bartlett normally sends 1.5 million packets of
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Making an impression on the shelf with a product with a distinctive appeal, but also innovative in flavour. Agricola Don Camillo is launching two new Club melons, Limelon and Dino, which respond to new consumer trends and also aim to appeal to a young consumer, as managing director Andrea Benelli explains.
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In the Review project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) has been investigating since 2020 in cooperation with vegetable farms and the retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover whether the crops kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower and iceberg lettuce can be improved by reduced nitrogen fertilisation.
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“For several years now, BIK has been spearheading several research-experimentation projects on kiwi fruit, such as the thesis on decay in kiwifruit orchards and the project on devil bugs, for example.” read more

Despite a delayed start to Uruguay’s 2023 citrus season, they are seeing good early demand from their two leading markets in the U.S. and Europe. “This year we are having good demand of oranges from USA and Europe and also the market for easy peelers seem to be stable in terms of prices,”
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