The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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The best collaborations are always the unexpected ones. Igor Tasso, a trader active in Italy and Europe who had never worked with Egyptian onions, knows this all too well. read more

The Mutti Group, present with its products in about 100 countries around the world, closes the year 2022 with a total turnover of563 million euros,registering a growth of 16% compared to 2021. A success also accompanied by the development of industrial investments for 32 million
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After the severe storms and flooding that had kept especially the eastern part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in suspense and partly under water since mid-May, a meeting coordinated by CSO Italy has now begun to record the damage caused. read more

For more and more people, sustainable nutrition fails because of the price. This was the result of a survey conducted on behalf of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in eleven EU countries and the United Kingdom. According to the survey, 56% of respondents cited price as a reason for not eating a
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The potato - often referred to as the epitome of German cuisine, it is also an essential ingredient in many other European cuisines and an indispensable part of regional classics. As an everyday product of many Europeans, potatoes are not only delicious,
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Seipasa, a Spanish company specialising in the development, formulation and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants and fertilisers, presents the new biostimulant SeiZen, a liquid product specially designed to recover from damage caused by
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The event brings together Peruvian and Latin American agriculture, as well as brands and suppliers. Last year saw 7,000 attendees and over 50 exhibitors, with participants from Chile, the US, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, China among others. The SUMMIT featured
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At MEDFEL-EUROPECH, the peach and nectarine harvest forecasts for Europe 2023 presented indicate a 14% rise in output. However, the estimates did not take into account the impact of frosts, hail, drought and floods on the final crop, which may be significantly lower. read more

The meeting will feature analysis on the current situation of the sector, the impact of inflation on consumption habits of fresh products and the advances that will mark the future. read more

Through an elaborate “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony”, China’s leading retail chain Yonghui Superstores and global fresh produce supplier Camposol have pledged to elevate their partnership to new heights. The ceremonial event took place on 22 May, as part of the sixth
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Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue. read more

Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) has officially opened Building H1, a new A$25m warehouse and administration building. read more

The start of the West Australian citrus season has been celebrated as the state’s production continues to climb.  read more

At the conclusion of the intense and memorable 2022-2023 winter production campaign, Vilmorin-Mikado Italia held an evening event on 18 May for the official presentation of the new commercial varieties, which will soon be available to the chain operators. The event
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EastFruit analysts note that the new potato season in Georgia began with very high prices for the potatoes of the new harvest. However, according to a survey held on May 19, the average wholesale price is at the lowest point for the week in EastFruit’s history. Interestingly, prices for
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Oranges are coming to the end of their campaign in all areas, but the IlGirasole cooperative in Paternò (Catania) is still processing, thanks to its members producing the blond Valencia and Ovale varieties - which are marketed until the first ten days of June - and Tarocco Meli and
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In the Netherlands, Marni Fruit is currently transitioning from stone fruit from southern Spain to that from that country's north. "On Tuesday, we'll start getting supply from Zaragoza - peaches and then nectarines. Flat peaches and Platterinas will soon follow," says Erik-Jan Thur. read more

Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables continues to fall, by 12.5% up to November 2022, totalling 6.4 billion kilos, which is the latest public data from the MAPA Food Consumption Panel, compared with the same months in 2021. Most fruit and vegetables fall
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In Belgium, the season's first Flemish cherries came from the Demedts - De Mey strawberry farm's greenhouse. These are the region's very first cherries grown under glass. "We had to wait and see how it would all go, but the quality is surprisingly good, as is the production," begins Benoit Demedts. read more