Saffron is rather a marginal product in this country and is mainly imported from third countries, above all, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. However, the spice is also produced in Europe, for example, by small farmers in Sicily. In close cooperation with Bananen + Frucht AG in Zurich, Basilio
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Afrucat has held a press conference in a nectarine plantation in Castellserà that clearly shows the effects of the closure of the Urgell Canal. The trees are getting rid of their dehydrated fruits and there is a widespread lack of leafiness. read more

The flavour of Don Gregorio, Sakata's first variety of piel de sapo melon for greenhouses, is surprising in its presentation to growers and marketers. "We have achieved our objective: to land in Almeria with a high quality greenhouse melon, with a great flavour and a
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Conad Nord Ovest and Conad Centro Nord have established a company that will manage logistics and transport for the entire sales network in the Emilia area of the two cooperatives. It is called 'Emilog', the ambitious functional aggregation project to optimise activities
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The cherry season is starting with the first extra-early fruits, whose quality, in many cases, is not the one expected by an increasingly volatile market in terms of consumption and prices, and that invites reflection on the suitability of many of the varieties that are currently being grown.
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The Indian grape season is wrapping up to a close. According to Amit Chopde, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Chopde Farms and Exports, the season has been quite successful, and was extended as well. read more

The conference 'Fruit and Vegetable Sector: Competitiveness, Prospects and a Vision for the Future', organised by Italia Ortofrutta - Unione Nazionale as part of its 54th annual assembly of its more than 140 member Producer Organisations (POs), took place in Rome. read more

For more than 20 years, the blue QS certification mark has been a clear signal to consumers in food retailing on meat and sausage products as well as on fruit, vegetables and potatoes for safe food from controlled production and marketing processes. As
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The interest of foreign interlocutors from Northern Europe for vegetables of the V range is growing. This was witnessed by the Annatura company after its participation in the TuttoFood fair in Milan. read more

Biodiversity is acutely threatened: according to the State of Nature in Germany report published by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BMUV) in 2020, around 30 % of animal and plant species in Germany are endangered or threatened with extinction. One of the
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While Ukraine continues to break price records for onions – last week wholesale prices here reached $1.18-1.34 per kg – prices continue to fall rapidly in Tajikistan. As of the end of last week, according to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for onions in Tajikistan have already
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EastFruit experts drew attention to very interesting information recently released in the United States concerning the consumption trends of various fruits and berries in this country over the past decade. read more

How many times have we wondered if the time will ever come when we can grow crops in a greenhouse with a roof that is also capable of generating electricity? Science is making enormous leaps forward, and the solution finally seems very close.  read more

"Now is the season for our greenhouse watermelons in ShaHeXin, in China's Eastern Shandong Province. This year, we have newly planted 2K small watermelons. The sugar content of this watermelon can be 30% higher than ordinary watermelons and it has a great taste. We are growing along
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Production will probably fall to 453,000 t in the current season. According to a USDA report, this is due to the crop damage caused by cyclone Gabrielle, the effects of which are still being felt, freshfruitportal reports. Exports will also drop significantly and
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The start of the Verna lemon harvest, whose production has fallen significantly this year, has not helped in boosting the demand, which has remained generally quiet throughout the winter for the Primofiori variety. For the off-season campaign, larger volumes are expected from South Africa and
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"The global coconut market has witnessed huge growth in recent years, especially in the post-Covid era. There's a trend with consumers going for healthy products. Our business core value is not only bringing quality products into the consumer community, but also helping and supporting Vietnamese
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For the past few days, the 'Petali' salads of Kilometro Verde (click here to read more) have been the protagonists of the fruit and vegetable department of some Coop Italia shops (Coop in San Lazzaro di Savena and Coop Centro Commerciale Le Lame in Bologna). read more

New Zealand apple production in 2022/23 has been revised down sharply as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit the nation’s largest apple growing and exporting region – Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne – in February. This cyclone hit just as the harvest was starting, and
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The pomegranate season started with lower volumes than usual. The Andean country recorded a 10 % drop in exports to around 40,000 t for 2022/23, freshfruitportal reports with reference to agraria.pe. read more