The record onion prices for the previous six months is a just recompense for South African farmers after a couple of difficult years. read more

The Sicilian new potato season started a few weeks ago. Davide Prietto Batturi's company from Syracuse is among the businesses that specialize in this product. The area is known as "Terre Rosse" (i.e. Red Land), named after the red color of its soil, which is very fertile and well-known all over
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There is increasing curiosity about the drying of produce with small/medium systems that use solar power. This year, G-teK will attend Macfrut (A1 - 168) to present the latest innovations when it comes to natural-effect solar driers.  read more

Thanks to great weather, Greece will have a large production of cherries this year, says Theodorou Kostas, owner of Theodorou Fruits: “This year, we are expecting big volumes of cherries in Greece. This is especially true after the mid-early varieties. Overall it means we’ll have a larger
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Climate change, the necessary rationalization of renewable sources and, in general, a greater awareness of environmental issues are leading agriculture towards increasingly sustainable choices. For these reasons, the EU has prepared strategies - identified as the Green Deal - with the objective
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Over the past few years, Futura srl has been receiving increasing requests for lines destined for the processing, grading and packaging of produce grown in traditional or hydroponic greenhouses, especially tomatoes, bell peppers and even cucumbers and aubergines. "We have already sold various
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Bilateral relations and trade between Morocco and the UK have been increasing since the implementation of Brexit, including in the agricultural sector. The interest from both countries for more cooperation is growing, and one of its recent manifestations is the choice of the UK as the guest of
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Researchers at the Chennai-based Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) have developed a leather-like material from mango pulp. The material contains 50% mango pulp. It degrades faster than polyurethane leather. read more

According to the first estimates made by Afrucat after the closure of the Urgell Canal, this closure will lead to a 58% decrease in the harvest of Catalonia's apple harvest (173,000 t), a 52% drop in pear production (74,000 t), and the disappearance of 30% of the total fruit that Catalonia would
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Reducing waste by extending the fruit life through a focus on improving shipping conditions is one of the main motivations for the controlled atmosphere experts Liventus Global, based in Santiago, Chile. read more

Lemon harvesting in Argentina has kicked off. “Our harvest started April 10,” says Mariano Sangronis with Citromax. Usually, harvest begins mid-March for the company, but an unexpected drought during the southern hemisphere summer affected the growth and size of the fruit. “The summer was
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MHM Automation acquired 100% of the shares of prominent post-harvest vegetable and fruit handling equipment manufacturer Wyma Engineering (NZ) Limited yesterday. The transaction is valued at up to $60 million. read more

The 2023 edition of medFEL is officially over! This year, the fruit and vegetable sector met on April 26th and 27th at the exhibition center of Perpignan.  read more

The Spanish lemon Verna season has kicked off as the Fino lemon season has ended according to the Lemon and Grapefruit Interprofessional Association (AILIMPO). read more

Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council has stated that it has developed a cardiovascular drug from oyster mushrooms. According to Engr. Florence Madueguna, the Project officer at the Professor Hussaini Ibrahim Technology and Innovation Center, the drug known is known as
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The Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the hepatitis A virus in bags of frozen berries imported from Chile and sold at Costco supermarkets. More than 17,000 kilograms of the product had already been sold to the public in bags of 1.81 kg each. The supermarket company removed the
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The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as its new Head of Commercial - Pro Ecuador in advance of delivering several significant networking events focused on sustainable trade. read more

Flown-in fruit is a luxury item that, in these times of inflation, is having an increasingly tough time. Yet in 2018, Ana Lucia Alameda, originally from Peru, established her export company Ricas, which specializes in air freight fruit. Two years ago, she began marketing this under the company
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The 1st "Agro Expo" has ended. This two-day event dedicated to greenhouse cultivation in the Sicilian coastal area between Licata (AG) and Portopalo (SR) was organized in Scoglitti (RG) in the company owned by the Gangarossa family. read more

According to the latest State of the Crops report shared by the Agricultural and Fisheries Information website of the Junta de Andalucía, during the week of April 17 to 23, greenhouse producers in the Poniente Almeriense were delaying the uprooting of the single-crop pepper plantations as long
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