"For the cherry industry, the harvesting phase has started in these days and, with it, the moment of truth, although it can be stated as of now that the quality of the national cherries will remain at a high level; an opposite reasoning, unfortunately, must be put in place for
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Enhancing local ecotypes to preserve Italian flavour. This is the research objective of the seed company Blumen Vegetables Seedsper the creation of products with the intense flavour of 'yesteryear' but also improved in terms of uniformity, resistance and adaptability. Between
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Recent data suggests that global container production, once experiencing roomy growth, has now found itself in a tight spot. read more

More than 30 tonnes of counterfeit and health-threatening plant protection products, which if sold would have earned around 5 million euro, were seized by the Guardia di Finanza in Boscoreale. A businessman was charged with counterfeiting, fraud in trade and environmental offences; read more

The rains recorded in Andalusia and Cartagena have interrupted the early potato harvest in the main production areas. It is feared, therefore, that in the coming days there won't be enough supply to meet all the demand. read more

One month to go until the fourth edition of Infoagro Exhibition opens its doors and the intensive production and auxiliary industry trade fair to be held on 10, 11 and 12 May at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos 'Cámara de Almería' in Aguadulce, has already reached 98% of the total number of visitors.
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Due to the weak demand and low prices for asparagus in the 2022 season, the Network of Asparagus and Berry Associations e.V. has commissioned Pretzlaw Communications with an image campaign for asparagus. Because Germany's first spring vegetable pays attention to current topics such as
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Stronger pineapple pricing this month will likely stabilize in the near future. “Supplies of pineapple right now are rebounding still. It’s taking longer than in years past which is why people have considered the pineapple market to be somewhat tight,” says Paul J. Maglio of Maglio
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For lemons, it is not a 'juicy' season; on the contrary, consumption is moving with the dropper (as the following graph shows) and there are innumerable doubts about this reference. Why such a sharp drop in consumption? Despite the fact that the lemon is a symbol of Made in
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According to biologist Victoria Sanchez, the induction of autophagy, a natural mechanism used by living beings to survive adverse situations and stay healthy by recycling nutrients and making more efficient use of them, could be the key to making strawberry crops more resistant to extreme
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Founded in 2016, Tropic emerged in the United Kingdom, with one mission: to address the unique challenges faced by farmers in tropical regions through cutting-edge genetic innovation. With coffee being its first crop, the team at Tropic soon turned their attention to one of the world's most
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More volumes of Moroccan watermelons this season? less? statements contradict each other and uncertainty still reigns after the first harvests. However, according to several professional sources, it is not a question of uncertainty about volumes, but rather of concern and doubt about the future
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The Federal Government has made good progress in promoting climate-friendly and environmentally sound food systems. This is shown by the final report on the "National Dialogue on Food Systems", which was presented by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
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A stellar line up of industry leaders have been nominated for the National Awards for Excellence – the Australian horticulture industry’s most prestigious recognition. With 88 growers, businesses, research and industry nominees for nine award categories including the highly-coveted Syngenta
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Analysts at EastFruit think that the potato price rise is unlikely in Georgia in the near future. May is a transitionary period when the Georgian market switches from last year’s potatoes to the potatoes from the new harvest. Sometimes, when the previous harvest, which mainly takes
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The newly founded Rewe Group Competence Centre for Agriculture was officially launched at the beginning of calendar week 21 in Cologne with a group of experts consisting of 26 external members. The committee of agricultural experts from science, practice, production and the Rewe Group is unique in Germany.
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In Romagna, the strawberry campaign is getting into full swing, despite the fact that the flood has left important after-effects. APoggio Berni, a hamlet in the Rimini area affected by the flooding but not by the river overflow, the harvest in the three hectares of Stefano's farm
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Updates to the high-performance Visar Sortop Carrot optical sorter are bringing increased throughput, accuracy and quality to carrot sorting operations worldwide. As UK distributor of the Swiss-manufactured optical carrot and potato sorting machine, UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer
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It is definitely not a year to remember for Apulian asparagus. In the province of Foggia, the Futuragri cooperative - which has a total of 600 hectares - has been dealing with bad weather since the beginning of the harvest, which is damaging production and blocking the harvest. read more

In the MIRO project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and its project partners are demonstrating how digitalisation solutions can strengthen the future security of the entire fruit value chain, from cultivation to processing and marketing. Here
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