The South American tomato moth has become a major headache for gardeners and farmers in the southern regions of Kazakhstan, leading to a disappointing season with a reduced harvest of flavourful greenhouse-grown tomatoes. The pest entered Kazakhstan seven years ago through Shymkent. It later
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On 14 November, the acting Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, closed the sixth meeting of the "Organic Ambassadors" expert group, which on this occasion focused on promotion, a tool that he considered essential to raise the profile of organic products.
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HM.Clause's California pepper catalogue is growing year after year and, this season, it has already added three new materials, all of which are resistant to powdery mildew and nematodes. read more

The yellow-skinned yello apple, produced by the Voge Vip consortia, is back on the markets. Sales started at the end of October, volumes are increasing slightly and quality is excellent. read more

The citrus sector of ASAJA Alicante has detected this last fortnight a change in the lemon campaign that is damaging to farmers in Alicante, who are not being able to sell their fruit despite the quality and good condition they have in the current campaign, if they are not able to sell their fruit.
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Seipasa, a Spanish company specialising in the development, formulation and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants and nutritional treatments for agriculture, has presented its sustainability report for the last financial year. read more

The Orsero Group, a leading importer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean Europe, presents 'GOEquality', a corporate journey dedicated to equal opportunities and inclusion. read more

Visitors toPotato Europe, the trade fair dedicated to potato cultivation and processing machinery (held in Tournai, Belgium, 6-7 September), were the first to see the new generation of the TOMRA 3A grader in action. The machine, already
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The marketing of small fruits and strawberries for Terre della Luce, the producer organisation based in Metapontino, Policoro, started a fortnight ago. With the president of the Op, Carmela Suriano,we had an overview of the season and the main objectives, both
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Commenting on the results, Carl McCann, Executive Chairman, said: read more

Insecurity in Ecuador is a national problem according to the Banana Cluster of Ecuador. The entire country has experienced an increase in extortion, kidnappings, cargo contamination, robberies and other violent crimes. Insecurity has become the biggest challenge to continue producing and
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The South American tomato moth has become a major headache for gardeners and farmers in the southern regions of Kazakhstan, leading to a disappointing season with a reduced harvest of flavourful greenhouse-grown tomatoes. The pest entered Kazakhstan seven years ago through Shymkent. It later
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Over the past three weeks, wholesale prices of onions in Uzbekistan have decreased by 18%, which is due to an increase in supply in the domestic market while external demand for Uzbek onions remains weak, EastFruit experts report. read more

In week 44, the sales trends for fruit and vegetables by imposed weight are slightly positive and even out those for LCC. Amongst the channels, discount stores were positive and hypermarkets negative. read more

Fresh Food Leader, with the mission of bringing together producers and retailers, will share the outcomes of its research at the B2B meetings between producers and fruit and vegetables buyers of large retail chains that will take place on the 25th of January, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. read more

The onion industry is celebrating a significant stride towards penetrating the Chinese market with New Zealand-grown onions. Currently, 90% of New Zealand's onion crop is exported, contributing $182 million to the nation’s economy from the export of 151,000 metric tonnes, primarily to European
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has announced a significant breakthrough in the government's ongoing campaign against agricultural smuggling, with the apprehension of a major onion smuggler. BOC Commissioner, Bien Rubio, praised the arrest of Jayson de Roxas Taculog, who was allegedly caught
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The organic supermarket chain basic belongs to the tegut... family now that the insolvency court has confirmed the insolvency plan and all objection periods have expired. read more

"People shop with their eyes," declares Kees Oskam of Handelsmaatschappij Jan Oskam. This Dutch company focuses on exporting, among other products, top fruit, where there is an increasing interest in red pears. "The apple shelf has yellow, green, and red apples. With pears, there's never been
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The Board of Directors of the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), a public entity attached to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, has approved the financing of an R+D+i project that the Brokaw España SL company will carry out in Malaga. The project, which requires a
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