Dole Fresh Vegetables introduces five new flavor varieties to its DOLE® Chopped Salad Kit product line. read more

At a difficult time for the national fruit-growing industries, grappling with problems of various kinds (climate change, water shortages, alien pathogens and pests), the need for new genotypes, i.e. new genetic material to equip the
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The acreage of organic fruits protected by Federal crop insurance has increased notably from 2011 to 2021. For instance, the acreage of insured organic apples more than doubled from about 12,000 acres to more than 27,000 acres in that period, and organic grapes went from 9,500 acres to more than
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Spanish peaches have already arrived on the market stalls in Brescia. The fruit has been on sale for a few days with respectable prices, although the low temperatures still do not encourage consumption; read more

The first vessel carrying South African grapefruit to Japan was loaded at the port of Durban this past weekend, a week or two earlier than the norm. read more

The extensive restructuring of the Vip Val Venosta team initiated last autumn and presented at Fruit Attraction 2022 is enabling the consortium to cover four continents and more than 50 countries with its apples, guaranteeing continuity and timeliness of supplies and a greater
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Want to order Red egg and Red egg mini? Even after Easter, these red-colored 'eggs' are still popular. With the start of the Dutch season, both tomato varieties are now widely available via The Greenery, both via day trade and the webshop. read more

Small fruits are among the most complex crops from an agronomic point of view: atmospheric agents (rain, wind, hail, high insolation, etc.), associated with sudden changes in temperature, can have a decidedly negative effect on the crop.
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Last year, there were plenty of mangoes from Peru and West Africa. Prices dropped, and the transition from the Peruvian to the West African season, thus, did not go smoothly. This year, however, that switch looks better. "This week, the volumes from Peru will decline sharply, and starting next
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The orders being received by wholesalers and florists suggest that we are expecting a massive Saint George's Day in Catalonia, with some 6,000,000 roses sold, just like last year". With these words, the councillor for Trade and Markets of Barcelona City Council and president of
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Last year, imports of fresh vegetables to Germany veered off their growth course of many years. For the first time, fewer vegetables were imported again, and imports were lower than they had been for twelve years. There were sharp cuts especially in carrots and
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Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), the world's largest publicly traded 100% agricultural company, has released its 2022 Sustainability and ESG Report, which provides an update on the commitments the company has made globally to address some of the challenges it faces.
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From the Italian wholesale markets but, to some extent, from the entire distribution chain, one recurring statement cannot be ignored: 'Egyptian oranges are currently dominating the markets with significant volumes and competitive prices'. read more

The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly Morocco. In the domestic market of the country, the wholesale price for potatoes from North Africa was about $1-1.2/kg, they are bought and sold at
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In 2022, the German corrugated board industry was again confronted with unprecedented cost pressure. Due to a considerably cooled consumer climate, the industry also had to accept a drop in sales. A draft for a new packaging regulation currently being discussed at the EU level
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The ERDE collection period 2023 has been in full swing since mid-February, and the ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland) initiative has again set ambitious targets for the new collection period. In 2022, a total of 38,476 t of agricultural plastics were collected via ERDE Recycling - an
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For now, the orange juice market is staying tight for at least another season, unless there is a significant supply-side surprise for the 2023/24 harvest in Brazil or a much sharper contraction in global demand in 2H 2023. read more

Guilherme Coelho, re-elected in March for another three-year period (2023-2025) as president of the Brazilian Association of Exporters of Fruit and derivatives (Abrafrutas), uses the benefits of fruits to human health – already known from popular wisdom and academic research – to praise
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In the coming weeks, QS will carry out random audits at producer farms with a focus on "operational hygiene management during the harvest of fresh fruit and vegetables". Compared to the regular system audits, the scope of the random sample audits is significantly broader.
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