The water emergency alarms, already mounting in February, are pointing to another waterless summer, especially in the northern regions of Italy, where not even the latest rains and snowfall seem to have improved the dramatic situation in reservoirs. read more

The Sociedad Agraria de Transformación (SAT) Del Campo, located in the town of Villacañas (Toledo) and dedicated to the production and processing of pistachio nuts, has received the quality and food safety certificate of the international quality and food safety standard 'International
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Prices on the European mushroom market have improved recently. "That was needed, too," begins Paul Delbeke of the Belgian company VOC-Districhamp. "and will have to continue for some time. Before costs can be passed on, in many cases, people work at a loss for some time. To compensate, we need
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The new Dutch strawberry season has begun at Dutch Berries. "We canceled two lit crops because of the energy crisis. Fortunately, that's over, and, in consultation with our customer, we've restarted a lit crop. Last week, we picked the first strawberries, and with that, spring has begun for us,"
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Cao Phong oranges from the northern province of Hoa Binh are now officially put up for sale in the UK. This marks the return of this specialty to the global market after over 40 years. The nearly 7 tons of Cao Phong orange, exported via the official channel by the Hoa Binh-based RYB Joint Stock
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After the severe storm that hit Sicily at the beginning of February, supplies on the Italian vegetable market are tight and prices have risen. "The damage to greenhouse crops in the province of Ragusa is enormous, and lower temperatures mean that the product ripens at a slower pace, causing
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Pingo Doce runs the biggest store network in Portugal, survey finds read more

As a result of the lower volume of table grapes available in the central area of the country, the Table Grape Committee of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX) decided to carry out a sixth forecast of the season. According to this new forecast, the country will export
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After 16 years of seeing the global fresh produce market at Enza Zaden, Chris Groot moved to open-field vegetable specialist AGF-Direct in October 2022, a company with at most 10 employees. read more

In response to the threat of the ToBRFV virus to tomato production in the Iberian Peninsula, HM.CLAUSE is launching its first varieties resistant (IR) to the Tomato Roughy virus. read more

Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) strengthens its position as a global leader in the growing biologics market with today's announcement of the closing of the acquisitions of Symborg, a leading biotechnology company in Microbiology Technologies, based in Murcia

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In Europe, the Spanish and French cauliflower supply has been limited for weeks. According to Jurgen Ratelband and Danny Duijs, Tolpoort Vegetables' sales representatives, there is no end in sight yet, either. "Everyone had hoped the supply would pick up a bit more," begins Danny, "but frost hit
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With approximately 40% of a normal harvest, this year’s Rocha pear campaign will end earlier than usual. “We will have merchandise until the end of April/beginning of May, while we usually sell until the end of June” explains Eric Tastayre, manager of Apifood. “We will try to go as far
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Last week, the Southeastern Produce Council held their annual Southern Exposure event, themed 'Produce, The Final Frontier.' Just like in 2022, the event was extremely well attended. Last year's record attendance of 3,000 was met again this year, and the spirit was upbeat. "I'm always impressed
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Self-restriction on exports was introduced on February 15 and will last two and a half months, until April 30, 2023. read more

March has started in the Almerian marketing centres with practically similar high prices as in the last weeks of February, especially for the products with high demand and a low supply. read more

The Major Tropical Fruits Market Review Preliminary Results are issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Subgroup on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental group on Bananas and on Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). read more

Peru’s citrus season started late as early varieties were a bit slow out of the blocks, while a better season than last year is hoped for. The Peru Citrus Producers Association (ProCitrus) is hoping for a 4.24% increase to 270 000 tons in 2023 compared to last seasons 259 000 tons. read more

The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has participated in the constitution of the bilateral commission for monitoring the status of water bodies and the sustainability of uses in the Tagus-Segura aqueduct, which has been held from
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“Our farms of the Gascony region are starting their campaign of organic Landes asparagus this week.” This asparagus has a great reputation thanks to the soils where it is produced: sandy soils that extend over the entire western Aquitaine basin, giving it characteristics that are quite
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