This large area allows for a staggered harvest, which starts earlier than in the Seville area and ends much later, including the summer crops of La Mancha. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023, a sharp increase in potato production is expected in Turkey, which is among the top 15 world’s largest exporters of these tubers. read more

Further strengthening its supply in California, Oppy is pleased to introduce new acreage under the Ocean Spray label. read more

Italian fruit and vegetable exports have recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2023: compared to 2022, volumes have increased by 6.5 % and values by 10.7 %. Vegetables and pulses (+20.8 %) and citrus fruits (+15.6 %) are particularly noteworthy, fresh fruit also recorded
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Supplies of peaches and nectarines in Canada are slimmer. “There’s a lot less fruit out there,” says Guy Milette with Courchesne Larose. read more

Qatar Airways Cargo, along with its ground handling partner Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo has announced its latest achievement – the IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) certification. read more

According to the latest estimate of the national nuts table, Spain will produce 120,633 tons of grain almonds in the 2023 campaign. This is 49% above the average of the last three years and is mainly due to the entry into production of more than 16,000 new hectares. read more

In recent weeks, the Fruit and Vegetable Monitor has investigated which purchasing strategies Italians have deployed over the past year as a result of the mostly negative change in their purchasing power (to read the article on changes in purchasing power
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Consumers want to eat locally grown blueberries. Sekoya's varieties can revitalise local production and bridge the gap to out-of-season supply, says Hans Liekens, value chain and retail manager at Sekoya. read more

Gary Abbott recently caught up Ireland's first autonomous field robot, the FarmDroid FD20, working in Co Kilkenny, weeding a crop of beet it had sown earlier in the spring. Nine months ago, we brought you the news that IAM Agricultural Machinery, Irish importers of Strautmann, Hardi and Bomford
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Spring was a long time coming in the Netherlands, but the somewhat grayer weather was good for citrus sales, says Gijsbert van Leeuwen, responsible for procurement at Olympic Fruit. "It wasn't really strawberry weather. Citrus, on the other hand - also because there was less supply from Spain -
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In the first quarter of 2023, Italian exports of fruit and vegetables are on the upswing. In a context in which volumes are up 6.5% and values are up more than 10 percentage points compared to the same period in 2022 (+10.7%), the performance in value of vegetables and fruit and vegetables is outstanding.
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Looking at the prices of vegetables in the Libyan market, there has been a noticeable decrease in the general level of prices in the past months during which they rose slightly, while the prices of imported fruits remained the same since last January. read more

In Saxony the regional outdoor harvest is now gradually gaining momentum. "Despite the delayed start to the harvest, we can now draw on the full range of lettuces, herbs and also cucumbers and tomatoes," says Andreas Kaminski, a buyer and seller at vegetable wholesaler Walter Klunker, based in
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It's a complicated year for fioroni figs in Puglia due to the weather. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023, a sharp increase in potato production is expected in Turkey, which is among the top 15 world’s largest exporters of these tubers. read more

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, scientists in the United States and South Korea discuss the benefits of topical and dietary blueberry supplementation in preventing environmental stressor-mediated skin damage and preserving skin health. read more

A recent study by the GVM Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung and the ifeu-Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH on behalf of eight industry associations shows that the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the German packaging volume will increase by 94 % by 2045.
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In a recent event in Brussels, FAO presented the key findings of the report ‘The Status of Women in Agriculture.’ The report highlighted the significant contributions of women within the global food supply chain, shedding light on the vital roles that women play in ensuring food security
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On June 12, the producer association Pfälzer Grumbeere invited connoisseurs, media representatives as well as politicians to see the harvest for themselves at the season start of the Palatinate early potato harvest. Those who wanted to were also allowed to fill a few sacks with potatoes
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