Strong demand for carrots across Europe
2024-05-16 12:00
In Germany, the carrot import season has gained momentum since mid-April. Despite the difficult harvest in the fall, followed by quality issues during storage due to wet conditions, German stocks were cleared within the usual seasonal range. The transition to newly harvested carrots is now underway.
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Agroscope: Sustainable crop protection in vegetable cultivation with a new spot spraying crop protection robot
2024-05-15 10:00
For vegetable cultivation with its numerous crops and the applicable quality requirements, reducing the use of plant protection products (PPP) is a major challenge. That's why Agroscope experts have developed a new solution exclusively designed for spot spraying.
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In the company's product range, there is an exclusive selection of small, kitchen-ready chanterelle mushrooms available for wholesale, as well as unsorted goods in 3 kg or 1 kg from Balkan countries. For retail customers, there are chanterelle mushrooms available in various grades - including
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Palm Nuts & More: Decline in almond cultivation area
2024-05-15 09:00
Since the market report from February 2024, in addition to the monthly shipping volumes, we have also seen the estimate from a major exporter, the CASS and LandIQ report on bearing acres, and the subjective estimate for the almond harvest in 2024. The private estimate was 2.97 billion.
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expoSE/expoDirekt: Already over 50 percent of exhibitors registered - first ever Stone Fruit Forum
2024-05-15 09:00
"We are extremely satisfied with the response we have received so far for the trade fair duo. Currently, we are in the process of planning the program. For the first time, we will be hosting the Stone Fruit Forum on the first day as part of expoSE, as more and more of our members are also growing stone fruit to extend the season."
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Destatis: Producer prices for fruits and vegetables have risen
2024-05-14 13:00
In February 2024, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the rate of change compared to the same month of the previous year was -5.8%, in January 2024 it was -7.4%. Compared to the previous month of February 2024, the producer prices of agricultural products increased by 0.9% in March 2024.
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Peru: Promising ginger exports in the first quarter of 2024
2024-05-13 15:00
This value is accompanied by a turnover of 22.6 million US dollars, as reported by agraria.pe citing Trade Intelligence from Sierra y Selva Exportadora. Among the top 20 international markets for Peruvian ginger are the United States, the Netherlands,
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Macfrut: Biosolutions Innovation Award presented
2024-05-13 13:00
VYNYTY ProPress by Bayer is a solution designed to combat pests in the cultivation of tomatoes and peaches using confusion techniques. What's new about it is that the pheromones are applied directly to plant stems or greenhouse structures within an adhesive gel.
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Austria: Strawberry season started in Burgenland.
2024-05-13 11:00
Due to the above-average warm temperatures in recent weeks, around 40 strawberry farmers from Burgenland have already started with the strawberry harvest, and the people of Burgenland can once again enjoy regional strawberries.
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Despite the oversupply of other varieties from third countries in the Mediterranean region, including the licensed ones, ORRi continues to stand out and, according to the Citrus Exchange in Valencia, has maintained a price difference of around 30% compared to the...
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The Greenery is changing its distribution structure.
2024-05-10 11:00
According to David Markowski, the managing director of the fruit and vegetable company, this new structure is the most logical decision, as the different sales teams market from a single product inventory. This ensures greater focus and efficiency.
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Watermelon season is starting.
2024-05-10 11:00
Recently, the average consumer prices for watermelons decreased significantly, creating additional purchasing incentives. The proportion of households purchasing watermelons recently almost doubled. Sufficient quantities are available from both Spanish and Italian growing areas.
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Aphea.Bio submits applications for the approval of biofungicides VALORIA and VIRTUOSA to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
2024-05-10 11:00
Valoria6 and Virtuosa6 are the first biofungicides derived from Aphea.Bios' APEXbio6 technology platform. This high-throughput R&D platform accelerates the discovery process of thousands of naturally occurring microorganisms and leads to biostimulant and biocontrol products.
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Bavaria: Asparagus harvest is now picking up speed.
2024-05-10 11:00
"In May, the asparagus harvest really gets going," says Miriam Adel, chairwoman of the Asparagus Producers Association of Franconia. April was wet and cold, sometimes very warm and then cold and even frosty. "The season is finally picking up speed and the upcoming holidays are"
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Bavaria: Asparagus harvest now gaining momentum
2024-05-10 11:00
"In May, the asparagus harvest really starts picking up," says Miriam Adel, chairwoman of the Asparagus Growers Association of Franconia. April was wet and cold, sometimes very warm, and then cold and even frosty. "The season is finally gaining momentum and the upcoming holidays are approaching."
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Watermelon season is starting.
2024-05-10 11:00
Recently, the average consumer prices for watermelons dropped significantly, creating additional buying incentives. The proportion of households purchasing watermelons recently almost doubled. There are sufficient quantities available from both Spanish and Italian growing regions.
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This changed the harvest cycles, affecting mainly the early varieties, especially Ventura. It is a successful variety that has spread widely in Peru and accounted for a third of exports in 2022/23. The result was that Peru during the first part
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Food Freshly supports the Italian food industry with a nature-based solution to extend the shelf life of vegetables.
2024-05-10 08:00
Since all three types of vegetables are commonly used as ingredients in pasta and pizza dishes, the use of the Food freshly solution is likely to provide commercial advantage to customers in the restaurant and food retail industry on today's crowded market.
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Food Freshly supports the Italian food industry with a nature-based solution to extend the shelf life of vegetables.
2024-05-10 08:00
As all three types of vegetables are commonly used in pasta and pizza dishes, the use of the Food freshly solution is likely to provide commercial advantage to customers in the gastronomy and food retail sector on today's crowded market.
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Ready, set, go for fresh vegetables from Lake Constance
2024-05-08 16:00
The island of Reichenau, which is celebrating its 1,300th anniversary this year, was indeed shaped by vegetable cultivation. And it is precisely here that preparations are being made for the next peak season. Cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and eggplants are ripening in the greenhouses and waiting to be harvested.
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