This year is marked by strong demand and insufficient supply of potatoes, a situation that professionals of the industry and media go so far as to call "the global potato shortage". On the reasons for this situation, and how Egypt is the ideal source of potatoes for Europe, Yassen Abdelhay
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While Italian cuisine is being nominated as a candidate for UNESCO intangible heritage, at the CAAT Centro Agro Alimentare in Turin, asparagus - one of the symbolic products of excellence among the most classic vegetables of the Turin plain, and in particular of that area of the permeable, sandy
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Ovid's eruca salax never ceases to amaze: in addition to its well-known aphrodisiac properties, it is good for the heart. From the rocket of the Sele plain, in the province of Salerno, a drug can be extracted to combat hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, proving to be a real
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UK: Pimms and cucumbers top Tesco's list of most sold Coronation weekend items read more

Inflation continues to have an impact across the country. For potatoes, retailers across the country are seeing incredible double digit dollar growth. “However, this is coming at the expense of volume sales,” says Ross Johnson with the Idaho Potato Commission. While inflation causes dollar
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Yesterday Emilia Romagna woke up under water once again, and our thoughts go first of all to the victims (there is talk of at least eight dead in Romagna) and those displaced by the flood: our editorial office is in Romagna and many of us are from Romagna, so we feel part of this
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Tropical Millenium, one of Spain's leading producers and marketers of avocado, mango, papaya and pitaya, has decided to move the board of its executive team and appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). read more

Last Tuesday 16th May Florette, a leading company in salads and other ready-to-eat vegetable dishes, was visited by a team of volunteers from the Food Bank of Navarra. This committee, made up of José Miguel Guibert, Fabiola Iriarte and José Maria Irujo visited
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If summer fruit is not among the favourite products on the markets in these days of bad weather (click here to read more), the trend for citrus fruit remains positive. We talked about this with Gianluca Fantini, sales manager of Siban srl, who gave us an overview of the oranges of
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The problematic trend in the world economy is affecting Port of Hamburg throughput figures. As in other ports of Northern Europe, seaborne cargo throughput is falling, yet the trend in certain sea trades is positive. As an all-purpose port, Hamburg is profiting from a rise in bulk cargo handling. read more

The Spanish Rojo Brillante kaki season came to a close between January and February; earlier than usual and with high prices due to a significantly smaller harvest. Now, kakis are returning to European shelves, straight from South America. read more

Covid-19 may well have brought society to a standstill, but one thing that we learned throughout the pandemic is that global supply chains still need to move even in the most extreme circumstances. So while logistics personnel couldn’t meet face-to-face amid widespread restrictions, goods were
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For its competitiveness in terms of management, its reliability in the financial field, and its sustainability with regard to an unquestionable balance sheet algorithm, the Campania-based company from Montesarchio (Benevento), ‘Coppola Patate’, has won the Industria Felix 2023 Award from the
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EU tomato and citrus fruit imports from third countries are subject to enhanced monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. The data shows an undeniable increase in the volume of EU tomato imports from non-EU countries in recent years; mainly from Morocco, but also from other
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Argentina’s citrus sector faces further headwinds after a delayed start to the 2023 season due to drought, with the country facing the world’s worst inflation of over 100% and currency challenges. Despite these challenges producers say they have long term investments and commitments to
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Despite the most severe drought over the past three decades in Morocco in summer 2022, the country continued to increase onion exports, according to EastFruit. read more

Last year was the absolute market debut for the Giubilo F1 cherry. The variety, created by Hazera and distributed by Vilmorin-Mikadowon the trust of Sicilian growers thanks to its characteristics. In fact, the cherry tomato proved to be an excellent product in the
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Indonesia's horticulture industry is an important sector for the country's economy, providing employment to a large number of people. It is a sector that has developed strongly in recent years. Gerrit Staal also saw this during a visit to the country this spring. "There will be increasing
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Joerg Sonne will become Senior Managing Director Region North Europe, succeeding Martin Rolf, who will take over the position of Managing Director Human Resources. read more

Scotian Gold, the Canadian cooperative sees an increasing demand for their apples in the South East Asian markets. “We’ve developed the Scotian Gold brand identity in the Asian market through key investments with in-store promotions and targeted digital assets directly with retailers. We
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