After years of intensive research and breeding, the Dutch vegetable seed company Rijk Zwaan is launching two Romaine lettuce varieties for the US market with a resistance against the Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV). These varieties are the first in the company’s INSV Defense line. read more

The planting of early potatoes has progressed well over the past week with soils drying out well allowing for good planting conditions. Retail trade remains buoyant and similar to pre-pandemic levels. Reports indicate that the price of peeling material remains above €230/ton. Maincrop growers
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With the Big Game taking place this Sunday, supplies of avocados--a popular food associated with Super Bowl Sunday--are ample. “The quality of avocados from Mexico has been great and supply is plentiful across all sizes and grades,” says Hector Soltero, vice president of sales planning with
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Morocco has forbidden fruit and vegetable traders from exporting tomatoes, onions and potatoes to West African countries. The decision by the agricultural food export authority, Morocco Fodex, was informed to trader by phone and it cited a need to ensure food security at home after tomato prices
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Texas citrus continues to be on the slimmer side of supplies. “Oranges have been tight all season due to strong demand,” says April Flowers of Lone Star Citrus, noting it has mostly small sizes peaking on 113s. “We are about 65 percent through our grapefruit crop and are peaking on mostly
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Vietnamese fresh fruits, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), in the first 11 months of 2022, Australia imported 8.2 million USD worth of fruits under HS
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Hazel Technologies is teaming up with Sysco and Avocados from Mexico for a second year to help ensure the produce inside the collaboration’s annual, direct-to-consumer, Gametime Guac Box meal kit, stays optimally fresh from the time it ships to kick off of the Big Game. read more

Faced with global challenges due to a growing population and climate change, among others, farmers need a solution to feed the planet through healthy and safe solutions. Today, Rovensa Group, a global leader of agricultural inputs for sustainable agriculture, answers that need with Rovensa Next,
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More than 1,500 households in the semi-arid Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts in southern Masvingo have been brought into a program to boost incomes by a non-governmental organization spearheading paprika farming, with a processing plant accelerating development of Rutenga into a town. read more

The different contact groups created within the framework of the Spanish-Franco-Italian-Portuguese Joint Committee will start their 2023 meetings on February 14 with the meeting of the strawberry group, which will be held in Huelva. The meetings of garlic, tomato, peach-nectarine, apple, and
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Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 14.4% but decreased in volume sales by -1.5% from January – December 2022 compared to 2021. Despite a slight decrease in volume sales, volume sales remain 3.7% above pre-pandemic levels. read more

Global greenhouse seeds developer Harmoniz is making its debut after concluding the legal processes of the merger of TomatoTech, a seed breeding company, and Nirit Seeds, developers of some of the most successful hybrid vegetable seeds in the market. The rebranded company leverages the
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After two difficult Covid years, isi Ismaninger Feldgemüse Ltd was able to report normal annual sales again in 2022. "In both 2020 and 2021, we had to dispose of a great deal of produce - especially white cabbage, as the food service industry needed significantly fewer quantities due to
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The government of India announced a major 70% cut to tariffs on US pecan exports. Experts are saying these cutbacks are a big relief for Georgia pecan growers. Georgia produces about one-third of all American pecans. With India lowering its tariffs on imported pecans from 100% to 30%, it gives
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Last Friday saw a Polar Vortex or arctic air drop onto and move through North America’s East Coast with temperatures plunging in many areas. A number of states were affected by record-breaking temperatures including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan and more, and in Canada,
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"For us, managing irrigation in a rational and digital manner represents a primary objective to save water and nutrients and improve yields as well as quality," reports Chistopher Bernardi from Bernardi Ortofrutta (Rimini) during a technical day with local suppliers. read more

The president of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex), Iván Marambio, said the sector is evaluating the situation of the orchards, pack houses and fruit workers in the areas affected by the fires, and is coordinating with the authorities to support the actions required. However, the
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While avocados and mangoes are the most widespread subtropical crops in the Spanish Axarquia region, there is a wide range of tropical and exotic fruits growing there. "We started growing kumquat 20 years ago," says German Mathias Trumper, of the company Giallo Royal. "We were practically
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Lineage Logistics, LLC a big player in the temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions area, has announced Lineage Fresh, a new strategic service in Europe, launched last November in the US, which provides fresh storage solutions for major importers, grocers, and producers of
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