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Like so many things these days, containers and packaging are experiencing a revival. As a result of the latest studies carried out by AINIA (Instituto Tecnológico de la Alimentación), it has been determined that the best way to transport fruit and vegetables is in containers.
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ToBRFV "is an extremely dangerous virus. It can wipe out the tomato industry". It is currently estimated that around 20% of the cultivated area is affected, but the figures could be higher, as some growers tend to hide it. read more

The DOP of the Vinalopó Pembolsada Table Grape describes the 2023 season, which is about to come to an end, as "strange". This year, the weather (mainly marked by the high temperatures) has followed the same trend as in 2022, affecting production
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Successful participation and positive balance after the end of the promotional tour 'It's Greenhouse. Sustainable Fruits and Vegetables from Europe' at the IES María Moliner Secondary School in Seville. More than 40 days after its successful start in Almeria on the 8th of November, the figures of
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Spanish imports of fresh fruit and vegetables in October fell by 4% compared to the same month last year, standing at 320,588 tonnes, due to the decrease in the most imported products this month: potatoes, bananas and oranges. Nonetheless, in the accumulated total of the

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Moleaer's innovative nanobubble technology, distributed in Spain by BS Nature (Biosabor), has been proving since its introduction in the market to be a real innovation in the agri-food sector, especially in greenhouse crops. Studies carried out in
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The year is coming to an end and the Andalusian Coordinating Committee of Farmers' and Stockbreeders' Organisations -COAG- is taking stock of a complicated period for Andalusian farmers and stockbreeders, who have been immersed in a perfect storm of vicissitudes that have led to a slight decline in their incomes.
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The export of fresh fruit and vegetables from the EU to Chile from January to September 2023 stood at 293 tonnes with a value of 186,000 euros, according to data from the Statistical Office of the European Union, Eurostat, processed by FEPEX. Imports, on the other hand, stood at
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The first grade cooperative from Almeria, Vicasol, closes 2023 with the start of several R&D&I projects with technology centres such as Coexphal and Tecnova to increase productivity, quality and also the profitability of its production processes in a cross-cutting manner. Both
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The seed company Top Seeds continues to promote its Californian pepper variety Arkane in the province of Almeria. On the 20th of December it was the turn of Nijar. The area, traditionally a tomato-growing area, is increasingly opening up to the cultivation of peppers due to their lower cost of cultivation.
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ALDI closes its expansion plan for 2023 with a total of 435 supermarkets in Spain and more than 480,000 m2 of sales floor space. In total, the company has opened nearly 50 new shops throughout the country, the year with the highest number of openings since 2019, bringing the total to
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The professional agricultural organisation ASAJA Murcia has warned that "the crisis in the lemon sector is causing an unsustainable and unbearable situation", which could lead to a very critical situation for this very important sector. read more

The interprofessional demands a prompt clarification from the Commission because this pest is not declared in this country and, if it had not been intercepted in November in this port and landed in a warehouse, it would not only have threatened nearby citrus growing areas but also crops

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The agricultural sector in Alicante has been marked by a severe drought and particularly difficult and unexpected weather conditions that have caused damage or alterations in most of the province's crops during 2023. The president of Asaja Alicante, José Vicente
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On the occasion of the celebration of its last Governing Committee in 2023, the Association of Producers-Exporters of Fruit and Vegetables of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) has invited Lucas Jiménez, president of the Central Union of Irrigators of the Tagus-Segura Aqueduct (Scrats), to attend,
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Syngenta's new courgette programme is very promising. Just this week, around 300 people attended the company's open days to see the Delfos ND variety at first hand. With this variety, Syngenta is inaugurating the new ND Protected line, made of materials with
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The agricultural organisations Freshuelva, Asociación de Citricultores de la Provincia de Huelva, Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias Huelva, Asaja-Huelva, UPA and the Asociación de Comunidades de Regantes de Huelva (Corehu) are concerned about the lack of rainfall and the failure to carry out
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The objective of FRUTALGA is to take advantage of fruit lost as production waste in agricultural activities to obtain high-value bioproducts, including products for the cosmetics industry. An industrial research project, led by AINIA, with the participation of the following companies
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The +Broccoli association is launching a new campaign in establishments across the country, as an integral part of the European project 'Cute Healthy', which will run from today until 29 December. The main objective of the initiative is to promote the consumption of

Broccoli

Broccoli

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