Bayer is opening a new product line in its tomato portfolio with the development of its first marmande under the Seminis brand. The launch of the variety, which is currently in the registration phase, will take place next May, culminating a four-year development process. read more

The Andalusian potato season will start a few weeks late due to the cold snap in February. The damage has not been significant and, in terms of volume, it does not mean any destabilisation. read more

The company has inaugurated its new automated factory, in which it has invested more than 36 million euros and whose advances are focused on maximising potato quality, company efficiency and sustainability. read more

Top Seeds' genetics, with heavy, heavy-calibre peppers, continue to bear fruit. This year, the 'highlight' will be a new red California variety for early and medium sowings. At the same time, they continue to promote two other winning options from their R€npimiento range that
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The British government has corrected its initial position and has revised and categorised fruit and vegetables in a segment that will not require phytosanitary control. The new stance has been assessed very positively by Nigel Jenney, CEO of FPC, who points out that "customs costs will be much lower than they were in the past.
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A man of consensus, a strong advocate and believer in acting as a whole, Moya took over the presidency of the CNIPT at the end of 2022. read more

More than 400 5th and 6th grade students from schools in El Ejido, Almería, as well as Torre-Pacheco and Cartagena (Region of Murcia), have participated in a new edition of BASF's Kids' Lab, through its vegetable seeds business, which operates in the market under the name of "Kids' Lab".
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HM.CLAUSE varieties continue to spread across the Almeria crops with the new additions to its ION range. Its already well known California generation with resistance to powdery mildew and/or nematodes, offers numerous advantages in all cycles, as you have been able to see throughout the year.
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In 2007 he decided to automate his home himself and since then he has changed his home automation protocol three times, so he shows me on his mobile phone how he opens the door for an Amazon delivery man and how he drops off a package, controlling everything from a camera in the peephole of his home.
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That makes four. Rijk Zwaan has once again won the trust of Spanish consumers with its fourth award at the Flavour of the Year 2023 awards. And in this edition it has reached yet another milestone, as it has achieved the distinction with the full range of Sweet Palermo colours: red, yellow, yellow, red, yellow and yellow,
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Afrucat, the Catalan Fruit Business Association, presents the first estimates forecast by the organisation as a result of the closure of the Urgell canal, which reach up to 58% of losses in the Catalan apple harvest (173,000t), 52% in the pear harvest (74,000t) and the disappearance of 30% of the Catalan apple crop (173,000t).
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The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) - the association that brings together private companies, business groups and growers' organisations - this morning commemorated half a century of service to "export and Spanish citrus exporters". This is how
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The problems associated with water deficit and salinity that occur in numerous crops throughout the national territory require a special protocol that allows the plant to maintain its production while minimising the negative effects produced by stress, which are the cause of losses.
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The multinational Syngenta has the widest catalogue of California pepper varieties on the Spanish market. A portfolio that focuses mainly on late varieties, the cycle that has seen the greatest growth in recent years. read more

Fruit Today magazine spoke to Cristina Lázaro, Director of Sales and Business Development, to discuss the company's latest developments. read more

The total closure for irrigation of the Segarra-Garrigues Canal (Lleida) last Saturday, 29 April, affects some 2,000 farmers, who, faced with "an unprecedented situation" of lack of water, have practically written off the current fruit and cereal campaign as lost, the president of the Segarra-Garrigues Canal told EFE.
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Sormac presents the DMA-90, its new potato slicer for halves and quarters with many new features. Its innovative alignment system and the continuous processing achieve a more uniform cutting result, with less maintenance and more capacity. This, together with other improvements, means that
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Since the implementation of the company's new strategic plan began in mid-2021, La Unión has continued to work on projects and actions focused on Profitability, Innovation, Development and Farmers. Focusing on values such as trust and looking for
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All that glitters is not gold. Although pepper has experienced golden years in the province of Almeria with the 'sorpasso' to tomato, it could stagnate and even slightly recede in surface area in the coming season. This is what some seed companies are telling Fruit Today. The
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The choice of an early, medium or late cycle is a strategic decision that the farmer makes on the basis of several factors. The most important of these are: profitability (sales price/production costs ratio) and work planning (if other crops are available).
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