Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), is saying goodbye to the German market after a successful season. Just in time for the pear blossom and Pear Day on April 23, the coveted Xenia® brand pear has already been sold out by all participating sales
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"In the past years, the association has proven that it can react quickly and comprehensively to current developments. The high degree of self-sufficiency of the potato in Germany is an asset worth protecting. Our dialogues with politicians at all levels show that we are taking the concerns of
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According to Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon, new requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from autumn this year. Following the Windsor Framework, previously banned seed potatoes will be able to move from GB to NI as they do in the rest of the UK.
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"If one can no longer grow from a challenge, but threatens to fail because of it, it becomes a problem. Problems need solutions," stressed Werner Salzmann, President of the VSGP, at the delegates' meeting. He was referring, for example, to the ever-growing
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Active in horticultural breeding since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaansta is launching a new small fruit programme with the aim of adding strawberry, blackberry and raspberry to its product portfolio. Construction work on a dedicated greenhouse in the plant
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For a year now, Top Fruits has been producing its own melons through its Spanish subsidiary Calistafrut, which are sold under the brand Le Précieux. read more

Vanguard CEO Craig Stauffer says the fresh produce industry offers a tightly knit global network that fosters both competition and support among farmers worldwide. While it is often heard that much of the business has traditionally been done on trust and a handshake, growers are starting to
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Clear certifications covering the entire production cycle. Agricola Lusia works tirelessly to offer an increasingly complete and high-performance service to its large-scale distribution customers, as the main partner for 'citrus fruit specialists'. To date, four Maria certifications
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Atlántica Agrícola, a Grupo Atlántica company, launches Archer®, a new line of Diana Solutions designed to adapt to the specific requirements of high intensity production in the fruit and vegetable sector. read more

Prices for white cabbage in Ukraine are growing rapidly, EastFruit project analysts inform. There are fewer offers on the market, while the demand for white cabbage is quite high. Consequently, farmers that still have sufficient volumes of white cabbage in their storage facilities, began to
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Public interest and appreciation for infusions is growing in Italy. Although traditionally less popular than consumption habits, especially in northern European countries, infusion drinks are gaining increasing attention for their healthy effects and
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Flash Gala ™, the full-red apple of the Bigbucks tree, is a popular choice with South Africans who, like their counterparts globally, are seduced by the perfect, cherry-red colour which makes it stand out on supermarket grocery shelves. read more

Last Sunday, St George’s Day marked the official start of the English asparagus season, and despite the cold, dull weather there were home-grown asparagus on the shelves in time. read more

Assomela has officially responded to the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR). read more

With the exit of the United Kingdom from Europe, from autumn 2024 European goods entering the country will have to have phytosanitary certification. Among the products for which the documentation will be required is, of course, fruit and vegetables; read more

A new apple variety of German origin will be available exclusively in all more than 2,000 ALDI SÜD stores from October 2023. The new variety was developed by the Züchtungsinitiative Niederelbe (ZIN) in collaboration with Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. So far, however, the new apple
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Dutch potato processors union Vavi recently released the latest Dutch processing figures which showed strong demand for raw material in March 2023. The figures indicate that the processing potato usage for the month stands at 350.7 thousand metric tonnes, up by 11.3 thousand metric tonnes, an
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The new campaign of Sicilian roasted melons has started. The harvest of Italian green beans has also started, as well as the new campaign for nescolas from Spain. Quantities are up for peas, but demand remains subdued. Strawberry prices nosedive; still falling
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In the current context of inflation and declining consumption, the frozen format is proving to be one of the least affected. And while the latest consumption data shared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food -corresponding to October 2022- reveal an 8.8% year-on-year decline in
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