The high cucumber prices in the food retail sector are causing turmoil among German consumers. Due to the high energy prices, Dutch growers have not all been producing this winter, while the cold snap in Spain has had a noticeable impact on quality and volumes. In Northern Europe, harvesting is
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"This is undoubtedly an abnormal year from a productive point of view due to climate change. The mild temperatures between October and January, in fact, hastened harvesting, leading to excessive supplies, low prices, and a lot of unsold produce," reports Alberto Nocera (in the photo), president
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Among Southeast Asian economies, Thailand's economic growth stood at 2.1% in 2022, halving from 2021, making it the slowest-growing economy among ASEAN countries. That is why Thailand is to invest around US$15 billion in transport infrastructure, including upgrades to its key container port,
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After nearly a decade of researching and developing the latest technology to grow crops at 350 times the yield of conventional field-grown greens, UP Vertical Farms™ has launched its inaugural facility in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, alongside its sales and marketing partner Oppy. read more

Australia's largest grower of Kensington Pride mangoes, Manbulloo, has just signed the rights to three new avocado varieties that have come from New Zealand through its sister company, Manbulloo Fruit Company. read more

Six months after their massive protest outside the Himachal Pradesh secretariat over non-fulfilment of pending demands, members of the Sanyukt Kisan Manch -- a conglomerate of 27 fruit and vegetable grower associations -- on Monday asked chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to hold direct talks
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At the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Kartarpur, three hi-tech mechanisms have been set up and put to use: a grading line that works on color coding of vegetables for sorting vegetables of different colors; a hydroponic unit with lettuce, cabbage, strawberries, parsley and cherry
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"The unexpected rain in two Costa Rican cultivation areas has resulted in many failed crops and even total losses at melon farms," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers in the Netherlands. "Also, night temperatures in all areas have been three to four degrees lower for months. That's brought
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The arrival of the first signs of spring, such as asparagus, hothouse rhubarb and wild garlic, marks the start of the spring campaign. Despite increased energy costs and continuing uncertainty, North Hessian fresh produce wholesaler Tom Meissner is confident about the upcoming season. "The price
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The National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters (CANAPEP), which comprises about 85% of the 43,000 hectares of pineapples in Costa Rica, has warned that “the appreciation of the colon over the dollar would put at risk about 30,000 direct and 120,000 indirect jobs, as well as the
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It has been a good winter for Belgian baby spinach and baby leaf. Despite the greenhouse cultivation problems, production remained good at grower Rik Vanackere. "We were lucky. It wasn't a harsh winter, so we could reduce energy costs. There was also a very strong demand for baby spinach, baby
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Ivica Djordjevic, from the family nursery ‘Kalem Djordjevic’ based in central Serbia, hope his government will conclude negotiations with the European plant protection authorities that will enable them to export stone fruit and grape plants to the EU region again. read more

A rapid price rise has started in the Ukrainian market of white cabbage this week after more than 2 months of stagnation, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, the rapid rise in prices contributes to the high demand for white cabbage, while its
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A measure of UK grocery price inflation soared to a record high this month. Grocery prices rose 17.1% in the four weeks to February 19, compared with the same period a year ago. That’s the highest rate of inflation since the data company started tracking it in 2008, and is equivalent to adding
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The starting signal for the German asparagus season has sounded. The first German asparagus from heated cultivation was harvested on February 24, being offered for sale at the Mack & Gerstner stand at the Mannheim wholesale market. read more

We have all heard about the vegetable shortages at the UK supermarkets, but what is the situation in Ireland, where they have a similar setup with retailers? read more

Iran’s Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad has said that China will start importing apples from Iran under a deal signed last week, adding that some 100,000 tons of Iranian apple shipments will be exported to China under the first phase of the agreement. read more

In Zimbabwe, more hectares have been put under horticultural crops this season, and a significant jump is expected in harvests. The area under emerging crops such as blueberries has been increasing across the provinces as efforts continue to restore horticulture to a major export earner. The
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