In Sicily, the Bianchetto lemon campaign continues, which is produced by the members of CAI, the Cooperativa Agricoltori Ionici based in Furci Siculo and which can boast 70% organic lemon production. Started a few weeks ago, the Bianchetto harvest will end at the beginning of the year.
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"We can only be grateful to the European Union for a first concrete and rapid response in favour of agriculture in the areas of Romagna affected by the floods. read more

According to maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen, this could be possible because Maersk's current combination of effective fleet and order list leaves it with just 16,000 TEUS more than CMA CGM. read more

Georgian growers are having a hard time cultivating their famous stone fruit. Thanks to climate change, peach crops are struggling. Some experts are estimating losses of 95 percent this year. read more

From 12 noon on Monday 3 July, it will be possible to submit applications for the MIA Loan (Flood Intervention Measure), ISMEA's new intervention aimed at ensuring agricultural and fishing enterprises, affected by the recent flooding events, liquidity for all processes
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Thuringia's fruit-growing companies, which focus on market fruit production, are expecting a yield of 6 t per hectare of sweet cherries this year. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, this initial estimate is in line with the long-term average for the years 2017 to 2022 of 6.1 t/ha, but
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On the occasion of the expert event "Thoughts for Food - scientific aspects of the regulative framework on new breeding Technologies" organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Brussels, the Federal Association of German Plant Breeders (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V.) speaks out in favour of the new breeding technologies.
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For the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the announced increase of the minimum wage to 12.41 euros as of 1 January 2024 shows that the Commission has also recognised how tightly companies already have to calculate. read more

The 17th 'City of Cherries' National Cherry Festival was held in Bracigliano (SA) during the customary Cherry Festival, this year particularly important for obtaining the I.G.P. European Quality Mark.
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As part of the Preferential Trade Agreement signed between Turkey and Uzbekistan, customs duties on imports of a number of goods from Uzbekistan were canceled, UzDaily.uz reports. The decision and order will come into force on July 1, 2023. read more

Sources say that fruit and vegetable consumption is extremely low in Ethiopia, even compared to other neighboring countries. This is leading to nutrient deficiencies and making its population vulnerable to a range of largely preventable diseases. High prices and low incomes help explain the low
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Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market program, Citrus Australia has conducted a study which is the first of its kind, to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using laboratory testing of trace elements and isotope ratios. The key goal of the project was
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2023 could be the turning point for Italian agri-voltaics. An initial positive effect comes from the data, which indicate an increase in the production of agricultural crops under agrivoltaic systems: between +15% and +30% for salad and vine rows, but also +4.3% for maize,
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Melon is one of the most popular products at the moment and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot production is increasing: several varieties, such as the Cot and Errani types, are on sale. It is instead
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VAT is temporarily eliminated on staple foods such as fruit, vegetables and bread, while the reduction from 10% to 5% is maintained for pasta and oil. read more

Fulgencio Torres Moral will chair Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía for the next four years. This was decided at the federation's General Assembly, held in Seville, which was attended by around one hundred representatives of cooperatives from all the regions of Andalusia.
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It is now the end of June and, as every year, we expected tomato prices to fall, but this year we are telling a different story and quotations are extraordinary for almost all varieties; read more

The 2023 Spanish cherry season is coming to an end with higher prices than in the 2022 season due to the sharp drop in supply in different production areas, and the effects of weather in other producing countries, such as Italy and France. Demand has been much higher than supply, which has led
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In Lower Saxony, the cherry harvest has been going on for a few days. The first fresh produce, mainly from the Alte Land region near Hamburg, is now on sale in shops and at weekly markets. Experts from the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) expect medium to good yields of
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The premium apple brand Livinda, from the Nufri Group, has been carrying out promotional actions for almost ten years that have focused on the identification of the origin, the proximity of the product and the community. These advertising campaigns have been carried out in various media and are now being
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