It all started with organic courgettes and fennel, but for the past four years, the Cantalupo farm in Urgnano, in the province of Bergamo, has also been cultivating black cabbage, white courgette, yellow courgette, patisson, spaghetti squash and yellow turnips. Unusual products, which
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In just a couple of days, onion prices in Tajikistan have almost halved and currently, stand at about $0.28/kg. This is reported by EastFruit experts. read more

As spring reaches the Northern Hemisphere, the strawberry markets in various countries enter new phases too. In the Netherlands, the shift from Spanish to Dutch strawberries is happening with local supply opportunities arising. Germany is still importing mainly from Southern Europe, but the
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The Australian citrus harvest is about to start, the first Navels should be ready for export at the beginning of May.  read more

The Georgian company Agrohub, which owns the chain of Agrohub agricultural hypermarkets, has opened a distribution center (DC) in partnership with the Bank of Georgia. read more

According to French geological service BRGM, low groundwater levels are putting France on course for a worse summer drought than last year. The nation suffered its worst drought on record last summer and, like most of Europe, has faced a dry winter that has prompted concerns over water security
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The presence of domestic offerings, as well as interest, fluctuated throughout the week. However, despite more difficult and reduced domestic cultivation, Holy Week ended quite satisfactorily, also due to the increasing number of sunny days. The trade mostly got the hoped-for momentum only in
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Supplies of bananas are improving. That’s a very good thing says Anthony Serafino of Exp Group, LLC. “Supply has been pretty strong but it’s going to improve going into the summer,” he says. “The growers have revved up what they need to do to keep supplies stable and that
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On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April, Fondazione Umberto Verones returns to the main Italian piazzas with the sixth edition of "The Tomato for Research. Good for you, good for the environment", an initiative designed to raise funds to finance paediatric research and care,
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, yesterday opened its new shop in Bologna (BO), at Via Emilia Ponente 132. read more

A project is underway to deliver the UK’s first green shipping corridor between the Ports of Dover, Calais and Dunkirk. It is part of the UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. This landmark project will deliver a green corridor business case and plan that can be rolled out to other
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Once again this yearILIP confirms its participation at Macfrut in Rimini, one of the most important international events dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector. From 3 to 5 May, the Bologna-based company will be presenting its extensive catalogue of
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"Santa Eduvina", "Santa Guillermina", "Santa Rosa" and "Santa Isabel" are intended to build on the success of the first three raspberry varieties in the consortium's raspberry genetic improvement programme - "Santa Catalina", "Santa Clara" and "Santa Teresa".
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The Dutch company Snijpunt was founded 25 years ago to add value to bell peppers innovatively and, in the process, unburden clients, says General Director Mark van der Salm. He notes that these principles are still surprisingly current. "We still have these values. Our function in the chain is
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index remained stable at $1,708.63 per 40ft container this week.  read more

For some time now, we have been highlighting the need to take a qualitative leap forward in order to modernise the way trade fairs are held and, at the same time, to create new conference models. Red Planet or, if you prefer, Red Planet to put it in English and give it an international twist, the
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"Given all the raw material price increases, it’s been quite a challenging time," is how Jantine Heemskerk answers when asked about how the sector is faring. She is from Heemskerk fresh & easy, a Dutch company that focuses on washing, slicing, and packaging fresh fruit, vegetables, salads,
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Placido Perez Chuecos, the president of COAG in Lorca, stated that the lack of rain was making producers rethink the summer campaign, which focuses mainly on watermelon and melon, and that this lack of water could affect the caliber of the fruit. “We started the summer campaign but the dry
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Egypt keeps increasing exports of sweet potatoes to the UK – the largest market for sweet potatoes in Europe, EastFruit reports. Over the past five seasons, the exports of Egyptian sweet potatoes to the UK have been increasing annually, and they may well reach a new record this season. read more

Grower Kwekerij De Koning from Etten-Leur delivered the first early raspberries of the Kwanza variety. "With this first sale we start the domestic soft fruit season. In the coming weeks and months we will start with the first sale of our blackberries, blueberries, currants,
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