The restrictive EU Green Deal policies impacting on plant protection products and packaging risk penalising Italian companies already burdened by the drought problem and the shortage of skilled labour. This was the summary of Marco Salvi's report to the 74th assembly of
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It is with great sadness in our hearts that we have learned that Günter Schweinsberg has passed away at the age of 93. Günter Schweinsberg was one of the personalities who had an outstanding journalistic influence on the fruit business in the post-war period. National and
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Over the past week, wholesale prices for onions of a new crop have decreased by 2 times, which is explained by a sharp increase in the volume of onion supply in the domestic market. In turn, this circumstance puts pressure on the prices of last year’s onions, and wholesale prices for them fell
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The stonefruit campaign is starting in Egypt with lower volumes than last year, due to unstable weather conditions, and smaller sizes in the first harvests. Karim Fayed, operations manager of the Egyptian producer Fayed Agricultural Development Company (FATA), gives us an overview of the
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A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses on a 20-25% increase in photosynthetic performance, which could lead to a 30% increase in plant biomass. read more

The Ecuadorian yellow pitaya fruit, which has received much attention, has started to be sold in the fruit wholesale market this week. In addition, among the large-size fruit categories on the market, the volume of Thai durian has increased, and the price has dropped since last week. Domestic
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It’s all about the varieties right now. That’s what Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. Says is spurring the movement of potatoes in the market today.   read more

Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far this year, including tomatoes, which was also partly put down to poor weather in Spain and Morocco. read more

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has set the target for export of fresh and processed fruits at 4.44 million tons, an increase of 10% from the previous year. Durian, in particular, is being targeted. read more

Bananas, mandarin orange, peanuts, South American potatoes and other exotic vegetables and fruits have been found more and more often on farms throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years. read more

Changes in the variety and export picture of the Andean country have already been observed for some time. In the latest campaign, the Red Globe variety now had to give way to Sweet Globe for the first time, reports agraria.pe. read more

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Among the thematic halls of Macfrut 2023 one confirmed is that of biosolutions, a topic that is increasingly at the centre of European interest, also due to the objectives of the Green Deal that envisage significant cuts in synthetic products. Coordinating the area is Agri2000 Netdi Bologna.
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According to the company, Aldi Süd will exclusively offer its own apple variety from the Alte Land in its shops for the harvest in autumn 2023. The apple, for which a name is still being sought, will be offered exclusively in all 2,000 Aldi Süd shops from October 2023. "For this
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We are a cooperative production and marketing facility for fruit and vegetables with a regional and nationwide orientation. Our customers are well-known trading groups in Germany and neighbouring countries, specialist fruit and vegetable retailers and the processing industry.
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On 22 March, the Japanese peeler innovator Astra held an opening ceremony for its new office building. More than 100 guests were invited. According to the sales manager, Ryo Takeshita, this is the first ceremonial party Astra has held in 30 years, ‘Seeing so many guests make us realize how we
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"After several years of small-scale planting, snack tomatoes began to develop on a large scale in 2019. By this year, its planting area in China had exceeded 1,333 hectares." read more

EastFruit has recently written about the start of a downward trend in wholesale prices for fresh tomatoes in Uzbekistan. Over the past week, fresh tomato prices have continued to decline, with the average wholesale price of red round tomatoes down 14% and rose tomatoes down 23%. read more

From now on, small and medium-sized agricultural producers who apply for an agricultural loan from the Bank of Georgia can use the consulting services and other services of the Georgian company Agritouch. read more