In London, a startup is making a plastic substitute out of seaweed. In Australia and Hawaii, others are racing to grow seaweed that, when fed to livestock, can cut methane excretion. Researchers are studying just how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered by seaweed farms as investors eye them
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In Chile, devastating fires repeatedly occur in the individual regions, claiming human lives and destroying large areas of forest and agricultural land. In the Ñuble region, which was particularly hard hit recently, 466 fires were recorded (as of 14 March), destroying 52,120.11 ha. read more

Every country has its advantages for cultivating fresh produce and it is no different for citrus, says Pyramids Agricultural Investment Co.’s business development manager Abdulla Tharwat: “The citrus crop is one of the most important crops in Egypt in terms of the amount of production and
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Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €82/100kg in February which constitutes an increase of 1% in comparison to the month before. The prices in Greece came in at €45/100kg, Spain saw prices at €73/100kg, oranges cost €123/100kg in Italy and €53/100kg in Portugal. read more

In February, the average price charged by haulage drivers and companies fell for the second consecutive month. The year-on-price was also down, despite meteoric rises in inflation and operational costs over the last year. read more

With more than 250 million plants marketed in this financial year 2022/2023, (15% more than the previous period), El Pinar has served in Spain, Morocco, Greece and Italy, more than 8 million plants every day, from five centers, a challenge for the company. read more

At the end of February, the first production farms in the Lower Rhine region and near Cologne began harvesting the fruit vegetables in protected cultivation. The first tender stalks of the variety
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After a 29-year tenure with the Vidalia Onion Committee and the Vidalia Onion Business Council, VOC Executive Director Bob Stafford has retired. The official announcement of Bob’s retirement by the Committee was made on March 9, although his final day as executive director was Jan. 1. The VOC
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"Two years ago, before the Ukraine conflict and the exponential increase in production crises, I said I thought innovation and production improvement were essential to remain competitive on the market," reminisces Pippo Timperanza, sole administrator of Azienda agricola Landolina
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Some of the main European distribution chains are speaking in Almeria about food safety, consumer preferences and quality requirements for the food they sell on their shelves. This was presented on the second day of the GLOBALG.A.P. Tour España 2023, which took place in Almería.
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It is a peculiar time for fruit and vegetables. Many products currently on the market are sold at “record prices”. Onions, for example, are selling for twice as much as last year at the same time. “From the start of the campaign, we knew that we would have very few large sizes for this
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Charif Christian Carvajal, the former president of Shaffe (Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters of the Southern Hemisphere), and current marketing director of Asoex for the markets of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, analyzed the evolution of the citrus industry in the southern hemisphere
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Chicory is usually a predictable product that is hardly subject to price fluctuations. This year, however, there has been a striking development. For months now, wholesale prices have been going up and down. read more

With the lifting of pandemic control measures, onion exports have gradually returned to normal. The European market was affected by the reduction in production last quarter, and the demand surged. At present, the export volume of onions has risen sharply compared with previous months, and the
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There has been a lot of cold weather in Spain, Morocco and Portugal which has affected the supply of fruit and vegetables but the weather is starting to get back to normal now. read more

According to the latest report on Enhanced Monitoring of EU Citrus Imports, during the first two months of 2023 (January-February) the EU imported 76,843 tons of oranges, i.e. a notable 76.6% (+33,326 t) increase over the same months of 2022, and 9.9% (+6,900 t) more in relation to the average
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Supplies of onions continue to be plentiful as storage crop volume continues to be available while new growing regions are coming on as well. read more

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd (ONE) has ordered ten new container vessels with a carrying capacity of over 13,700 TEUs. The new boxships will be delivered in 2025 and 2026. read more

After the peaks registered over the last period for various exotic fruits, the market seems to have now stabilized. Consumption is lower and people are showing an increased awareness when it comes to purchases. read more

According to Bohdan Dukhnytskyi, a senior researcher at the Department of Agricultural Production Economics and International Integration of the National Research Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics," Ukraine imported 220,000 tons of fruits from Turkey in 2022, the largest figure among other
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