Supplies of melons from Mexico and Central America continue to be slim. “There’s a bit more available than what had been out there on the market but it’s still a tight market. It’s across the board on all varieties and it’s been like this this whole winter season, starting in
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Our automated management system can be installed in only a few minutes by simply drilling two holes in the nutrient solution tank to upgrade the greenhouse to become automated and interconnected. Our system stands out for its simplicity, efficiency, and low costs compared to any other technology
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According to Dole spokespeople, the company may not be able to fully recover costs related to a ransomware attack that temporarily disrupted its North American operations in February. The Dublin-based fresh produce giant said the attack had a limited overall impact on the company, but was
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Recently, the Bremen wholesale market acquired a new tenant called Levante Organic Farming Ltd. The company can draw on a colorful range of products from 20 hectares of Spanish open ground cultivation and mainly acts as an agency for the parent company of the same name based in La Huerta de
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As reported by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Statistical Office, in 2022 a total of 28 farms in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern cultivated bush berries on an area of 201.5 ha. This represents a decrease of 24.8 % compared to the previous year. The total harvest quantity of shrubberries was 169.4 t
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Orange juice price remained at an elevated level as demand for the commodity continues to outpace supplies. It was trading at $2.37 on Wednesday, a few points below the year-to-date high of $2.449. It has been one of the top-performing commodities, having jumped by 172% from its lowest point in
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The volume of exports of white cabbage from Uzbekistan in January-February 2023 decreased sharply and was the lowest in the same period of the last four years. Such a sharp drop in exports was caused by two main factors – the loss of most of the crop due to January frosts and weak demand
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The 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 16.1 million boxes, increased 100,000 boxes from the February forecast. If realized, this will be 61 percent less than last season’s final production. The forecast consists of 6.10 million boxes of
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Irrigation is critical for the development of horticultural production. Despite rich Georgia’s water resources, with 14 000 m3 of surface water per capita compared to the European average of 9 300 m3 [1], available water resources are unevenly distributed in Georgia and mainly accumulated
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According to the specialists of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Grapes of Moldova, “the state of the plantations of table grapes at the end of winter is encouraging.” Vines are well grown, and the wood mass is high. In contrast to the beginning of spring 2022, the phytosanitary
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It's quite a different situation for Long English cucumbers this year. "Last year was a tough year for the cucumber crop. Not in terms of quality, but we just had a flooded market," says Jeff Richardson of Great Lakes Greenhouses Inc. The reason? The brown rugose fruit virus which affects
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The Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen e.V., BGA) and the Federal Association of Economics, Transport and Logistics (Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik, BWVL) have written to Chancellor Olaf Scholz asking for the stalemate between the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Economics to be resolved.
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Matteo Freddi, a specialist in onions and potatoes, talks about the impact of establishing a pact with the large-scale retail trade, as he recounts the experience of his family business. read more

Ecovalia, the Spanish professional association for organic production, and Agrobio, Associação Portuguesa de Agricultura Biológica, are finalising the launch of a promotional campaign for organic products, the first of its kind in Spain.
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It’s always exciting for a company when they decide to branch out and add a new product to their portfolio. Yigit Gokyigit, marketing coordinator for Turkish fresh produce exporter Alanar, states that for the Turkish exporter their choice for a new product had fallen on blueberries: “We had
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Currently, production and export in many apple-producing areas are facing challenges. Rising inflation rates in the northern hemisphere have caused consumers to switch to cheaper varieties, and the market demand for high-end apple varieties has declined. In the southern hemisphere, hurricanes in
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ASF Edition, the French innovation subsidiary of the Frutaria group, and O'Terroir joined this select club in the last edition of Fruitlogistica, Berlin 2023. read more

For Bayer CropScience Deutschland GmbH, it is becoming increasingly important to think in terms of system solutions rather than separately in the areas of crop protection, seeds and digitalisation. This was emphasised by the company's new managing director, Karin Guendel Gonzalez. read more

The campaign of Mediterranean avocados is now coming to an end. In the current context of deficit production, the season went rather well in terms of price and sales flow. “All winter productions were in deficit this year, except for the Colombian and Mexican origins, but this did not
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The Spanish firm Grupo Fruta de Autor has reached an agreement with the company Al Bakrawe, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to distribute oranges in the domestic market and re-export them to other Persian Gulf countries. read more