After a successful start of the 2023 Peruvian lime campaign, in recent weeks it's gone through a rough patch that has broken the good streak that this citrus was having. read more

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"As producers in the Pachino area, we have a big responsibility, because we export products of excellent quality and keep up the good name of made in Italy products by means of the tomatoes we produce," says Sammy Lauretta, owner of the Lauretta Salvatore farm, in a testimony obtained directly
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On the occasion of the draft of a third law for the amendment of toll regulations passed by the Federal Cabinet, which among other things is associated with an approximate doubling of the HGV toll as of 1 December 2023, BGL Board Spokesman Prof. Dr. Dirk Engelhardt explains: "With the
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The yellow Coeur d’Antan is the latest yellow tomato developed by Prince de Bretagne, completing a range of 60 varieties. This new tomato has a “longer and better shelf life than the yellow ribbed variety,” as well as “a yellow flesh flamed with red and a fleshy, melting, soft texture.” read more

For the second year running, Yoga confirms itself as title sponsor of Radio Bruno Estate, Radio Bruno's summer music show with free admission, which this year will take place along the Via Emilia. There are four, in fact, and all in Emilia-Romagna, the evening stages planned for Yoga Radio Bruno
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Since the COVID-19 health emergency, ginger has captured the attention of the international market for its medicinal properties. This has had a positive impact on its export, making it jump from being Peru's 25th most exported agricultural product before the pandemic to its 12th one in 2021.
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Blueberry prices in Georgia have experienced a decline as the harvesting season approaches its peak. The head of the Blueberry Producers’ Association of Georgia, Torninke Panjavidze, in conversation with EastFruit, has reported that the average wholesale price of blueberries is currently
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Although the average per capita consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables declined by 10% in 2022, Greenyard's like-for-like sales increased by 7.9% year-on-year to €4.638bn, despite the current unfavourable economic and macro-political
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale price relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale prices of bananas in Uzbekistan are now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova. At
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In the 2022/23 season, grape exports increased by 10.18% to 71.4 million cartons compared to the previous season. This also represents an increase of 24% compared to the 2020/21 campaign, when 57.3 million cartons were shipped, reports agraria.pe with reference to Provid. read more

For the control of downy mildew on fresh herbs in greenhouses on sealed surfaces, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product Fonganil Gold (active ingredient: Metalaxyl-M). read more

The Emilia-Romagna Region is putting forward a proposal that will be discussed at the Monitoring Committee meeting on 19 June. These are immediately available resources that come from the 2014-2022 Rural Development Plan. It is 15 million euro for land and site improvements
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According to Fedefruta President Jorge Valenzuela, the frosts have not only hit larger areas, but have also lasted longer. "The frosts have not only hit the central and southern areas this time. We have reports of very hard frosts for the production
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BayWa Global Produce subsidiary T&G Global is expanding its existing portfolio of premium Envy™ and JAZZ™ apples to include the new Joli™ brand variety. After ten years of development, a pilot project has now been launched in New Zealand with the first commercial plantings. From 2028
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This year, the Andalusian pitahaya season will start somewhat early and with a substantial growth of the production. "The harvest will start in mid to late June and we expect good sizes," says Alberto Garrocho, president of the international cooperative S.C.A. Pitahayas de Andalucía. "We will
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Despite all recent developments, the US dollar is still a powerhouse among the world’s currencies: It’s the money that’s most traded on the global stage by a wide margin and is often used as a yardstick for comparing currencies. read more

In the Netherlands, school fruit suppliers' compensation is set to drop from €0.24 to €0.18 (incl. VAT) per fruit or vegetable portion. That is according to the new school fruit, vegetables, and dairy scheme the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality (LNV) published in the Dutch
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On 12 May 2003, an unusual success story began in Venlo: Sormac was founded. What started with 16 employees and an initial turnover of around two million euros quickly developed into a worldwide triumph of highly specialised machine solutions for
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Supplies of blueberries look to be better compared to this time last year. “Weather issues last year in both Georgia and North Carolina hurt overall industry volumes, but it has looked better this season and more balanced,” says Ryan Lockman, vice-president of sales and procurement for
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