A new avocado cultivar, suitable for high-density plantings (BL516), is about to be released. It is the second such variety to be released in the last twenty years and was developed by the University of California Riverside (UCR,click here for
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Inaugurated in Gallo (Ferrara) the Newpal plant for the production of the innovative and sustainable Noah pallet. A circular supply chain project, unique in Europe, which is the brainchild of Cpr System and Lucart and also involves the Ferrara-based company Vetroresina. A product
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Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions to drive innovation and develop sustainable solutions for farmers. The expansion of the research and
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From 12 June until 16 July, OrtoRomi is on air on the radio; first on Radio Deejay, with the involvement of the famous radio presenter Gianluca Gazzoli and on Radio M20; later on RDS, where the brand is also present in the programme 'TUTTI PAZZI PER RDS' with Rossella
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More than half of Germans currently assess their own financial situation as worse than in the previous year. As the April data of Deloitte's "Global Consumer Pulse Survey" show, the gloomy economic outlook also has an impact on eating habits
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The Netherlands is the world's second-largest avocado importer, reports the CBS. "Many of those are ripened into ready-to-eat fruits, but that process results in a small percentage of rejects," says Refruit's Jan Kraayeveld. In January, this Dutch company began processing these excess avocados
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According to EastFruit analysts, in May 2023, Tajikistan exported a record volume of fresh cherries to China for this month and even surpassed Uzbekistan. It should be noted that we are talking about relatively small volumes of products compared to these supplied by other exporters. However,
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“Monoprix and Amazon are supporting the purchasing power of French consumers by launching an unprecedented offer for all everyday purchases, online and in the stores. Amazon Prime members in France now benefit from a 10% discount at Monoprix for 6 months, in-store and online, for all their
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The last Rocca Imperiale lemons left the packing station on Monday. Although the season lasted 20 days longer than last year, it was nevertheless not devoid of difficulties. The weather was not always conducive in southern Italy and there were also challenges on the sales front. read more

The third consecutive monthly easing in grocery inflation in the UK is nice, welcome there is no reason for celebration yet, as the rate remains the sixth highest recorded in the past 15 years. The pace of grocery inflation has eased to its slowest monthly rate this year, according to industry
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The application of CRISPR gene editing has boomed in recent years, and now the humble tomato is no stranger to the CRISPR toolbox anymore either. In 2021, genome-edited tomatoes enriched in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were commercially launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. read more

Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de España took part this Thursday in the plenary session of the Joint Committee for Fruit and Vegetables held in Rome, where, once again, the Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian administrations demanded phytosanitary solutions for their products and the

Spanish Agriculture and Food Co-operatives

Spanish Agriculture and Food Co-operation

Spanish Agriculture and Food Co-operatives
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Yesterday morning in the Senate, the 'Pachino Igp Award' was presented, an award instituted by the Consortium for the Protection of the PGI Pachino Tomato and which, starting this year, will be assigned to prominent figures from the worlds of institutions, agribusiness, journalism and entertainment who
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Grapes from the San Joaquin Valley will see a later start this season by an estimated week to 10 days. “It’s mostly due to the cool weather we’ve had all spring and even now,” says Jim Beagle of Grapery. He notes that while some growers in the region may start the week of July 10th, due
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Philipp Fankhauser will resign from his position as deputy managing director at the Swiss Centre for Vegetable Production and Special Crops (SZG) in 2024 to pursue a new career, according to a statement. read more

If there is a place where innovation and the excellence of tradition meet, it is the wholesale market. A channel that is too often underestimated but which represents the true expression of the much-loved 'made in Italy' throughout the world. For a company to grow in this
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The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the first apples and pears. "The machine hasn't stood still. It's the first facility of its size in the
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Turkey has raised monthly minimum wage by another 34%, coming into effect on July 1. This will bring it to a net 11,402 lira ($483) for the second half of the year in an effort to address soaring inflation. Inflation is well above the official 5% target and touched a 24-year peak of 85.5% in
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Affected by the reduction in the production of new garlic and the unsaleability of some products, due to mold, the price at origin is currently rising, and most overseas customers are in a wait-and-see state, while the enthusiasm for purchasing is not high. Mr. Wang is the sales manager of
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After a Covid-enforced hiatus, South Africa’s favourite privately-organised avocado symposium returns to Tzaneen on 16 and 17 August, now bearing the name of the Allesbeste Symposium. read more