Off-season red plums under the spotlight
2023-03-03 00:00
The first red plums from South Africa have started arriving in Italy, and Granfrutta Zani continues to import larger volumes every year. "We are satisfied both with the varieties and with the response of the supermarket chains. Plum is a niche product at this time, an item that is intended to
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Some Ontario apple growers concerned apples seen as a luxury
2023-03-03 00:00
Upcoming forecasts for snow in Ontario are a welcome sight for the province’s apple growers. “We were concerned earlier in the winter that things were too warm, but they have cooled off and the 14-day forecast into March looks cool with some snow. We’re always glad to see the white stuff
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Domestic apples in demand, wholesale prices stagnating
2023-03-03 00:00
Usually, after the hectic Christmas sales, the fruit and vegetable market cools down somewhat in January. Not so with apples. Traditionally, business regarding domestic dessert apples really picks up after the turn of the year, fueled by strong exports. This year was no exception. Sales of
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“Autumn Crisp is a recent, but very promising variety”
2023-03-03 00:00
Although preparations for the new Portuguese grape season are already underway, looking back at the previous season there were lots of challenges to deal with, says Susana Ferreira, marketing director of Vale da Rosa.
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China grants additional 163 growing area codes to Vietnamese durian
2023-03-03 00:00
Among the localities of Gia Lai, Lam Dong, and Tien Giang, Tien Giang was granted the most planting area codes with a total of 27 codes. At present, the nation has 246 planting area codes and 97 packaging facility codes that fully meet the requirements to export products to the Chinese market.
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"The organic potato is a premium product that is still available at affordable prices"
2023-03-03 00:00
"The sales figures for organic potatoes and organic onions are currently not very satisfactory. However, I would like to distance myself quite clearly from the statement that the organic market is collapsing," Josephine Hardt, Managing Director of Bio Kartoffel Erzeuger e.V., tells us.
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Oregon hazelnuts: Both prices and acreage are declining
2023-03-03 00:00
Oregon, over the last century, has relied on roughly a thousand families to plant and tend some 95,000-100,000 acres. This means that what they produce for the world market makes a difference. Terry Ross of the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association: “A lot of farm “When we set the price
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Supermarket chain Marks and Spencer has apologized after placing daffodils and spring onions next to each other on a food display. The display caused concern among customers who warned people could mistakenly eat the daffodils; eating daffodils can lead to symptoms like vomiting and diarrhoea.
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DHL Global forwarding opens facility in Brisbane to meet surging demand for perishable goods export
2023-03-03 00:00
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, opens its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for Australian perishable goods export, with an investment of AU$17 million (11 million EUR) over ten years.
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New business center to buy 500 tons of produce daily
2023-03-03 00:00
A newly formed Agricultural Business Center will buy approximately 500 tons of vegetables per day from farmers to meet demand in Phnom Penh. Phan Sopheak, founder of the Agricultural Business Center located in Kakab I commune of Por Sen Chey district in Phnom Penh, has stated that his
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The Region of Murcia accounts for half of all Spanish melon exports
2023-03-03 00:00
During his visit to the Gregal cooperative society in Torre-Pacheco, Antonio Luengo, the Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, stated that the Region of Murcia is Spain's leading melon exporter, accounting for half of all exports and nearly 47% of sales.
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Onion prices fell sharply in Tajikistan due to warming, but exports are still banned
2023-03-03 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices dropped sharply this week in Tajikistan. Currently, wholesale onions can be bought even at $0.68-0.70/kg, while prices reached $0.88/kg last week. Thus, the price decline was more than 20% over the week.
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Bad weather in early February heavily damaged greenhouses in Sicily
2023-03-03 00:00
The effects of the cyclone that hit Sicily on February 8-9 will not be forgotten soon. The company owned by Daniele Carnemolla owns 13 thousand sq m in Scicli (RG), plus another 10 thousand square meters further away.
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‘Red onions still overpriced despite drop in farmgate cost’
2023-03-03 00:00
The leader of a farmers' group said yesterday that red onions remain overpriced even as farmgate prices have gone down to between P50 and P60 per kilo. In an interview with Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) President Rosendo So, he said that the prevailing price of onions should be at
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Eucofel includes the follow-up of the regulations derived from the Farm to Table Strategy in its roadmap for 2023
2023-03-03 00:00
On Tuesday, Eucofel, the European Fruit and Vegetables Association, held its annual assembly in Brussels. In the assembly, Eucofel approved the lines of action for 2023, including the exhaustive follow-up of the regulations derived from the Farm to Table Strategy.
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South Africa's table grape crop estimate has been adjusted downwards to 63.6 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) that will be inspected for export. It is mainly due to a decrease in the estimate for the Hex River region. This can be ascribed to a lower yield on cultivars packed, and an expected
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England ‘only one hot spell away’ from another drought
2023-03-03 00:00
The National Drought Group (NDG), which advises the government, has cautioned that Britain is only one hot spell away from falling back into drought conditions. The water shortage is likely to impact the availability of vegetables as major supermarkets place widespread restrictions on the
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Don’t give up, just do it: Building rooftop greenhouse in Ukraine during the wartime
2023-03-03 00:00
A fully equipped rooftop greenhouse was recently commissioned by the Perspekta Group team in the Kyiv area, Ukraine. It took almost two months of building, in cold winter weather while missile attacks zoomed overhead, for the project to be done.
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Catalan producers face a 40% reduction in the use of water for agricultural purposes
2023-03-02 00:00
The anti-drought restrictions announced and decreed by the Government will inevitably affect agriculture, as one of the measures is to reduce agricultural irrigation by 40%. The sector will try to supply this decrease with reclaimed water from desalination or treatment plants, which could save
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Rijk Zwaan partners up with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ
2023-03-02 00:00
In the latest video in ‘The future is sky’ series, Rijk Zwaan highlights its partnership with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ, Rijk Zwaan’s labor-friendly and powdery mildew-resistant cucumber variety. Martin de Hoog, a cucumber grower at Greenhouse Sisters, explains the intensive
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