Okanagan orchardists are set to discuss the potential establishment of a new apple marketing commission in a series of meetings. The BC Fruit Growers' Association indicates a growing interest among BC apple growers in exploring collaborative marketing strategies. This follows the precedent set
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Gilfresh Produce, vegetable growers and packers based in Co. Armagh, are delighted to have been awarded a tender to supply several prepared vegetables lines to ALDI Ireland as part of its 'Nature's Pick' range. Gilfresh Produce have been supplying ALDI with a wide range of whole head and prepared… read more

The BONNY Group is among the Exclusive Partner Farms of the Hamburg-based fruit trading company Port International. The BONNY Group boasts over 270 hectares of cultivation area in the Canary Islands, of which 115 hectares are dedicated to cucumber cultivation. The majority of these cucumbers are
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With spring around the corner, greenhouse tomato production is ramping up. At Windset Farms®, crops in its Delta, British Columbia facility that were planted in early February will start production later this month. Windset's Delta facility. "The local season in Delta previously ran from March
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Producers in Peru are already looking forward to a recovery in the 2024 season after a challenging season last year. The table grape producer Alonso Puga Chief Executive Director of Proserla, says in the past season in Peru the weather effects was very adverse on their production: "Our harvest
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Due to exceptionally wet field conditions, many are reflecting on a mixed harvest campaign for field vegetables. "For celeriac, we were sold out by the end of February, about four weeks earlier than usual. The same applies to the marketing season for organic Hokkaido squash: Normally, we are
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The Dutch onion export market is not very lively at present. "We're simply too expensive. An unhealthy sentiment has crept into that trade. It's been bothersome this whole year, and our sector is staring itself blind against it," says Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions. "Current prices aren't
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At the confluence of the Moselle and Saar rivers, near the border with Luxembourg, the Port of Trier has been recognized for decades as a tri-modal transportation hub (rail, inland waterway, road transport), offering a comprehensive range of services. Its main cargo includes solid and liquid
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Bananas, the world's fourth most cultivated food crop, are under serious threat. That is from diseases like Moko, Black Sigatoka, and, above all, the relentless, rapidly advancing fungus TR4. A diligent search for a resistant variety is underway, but a solution is needed to safeguard
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EastFruit reports an unprecedented influx of Russian cucumbers on the Polish wholesale markets. Polish market operators observe that Russian cucumbers dominate the supply, mainly because of their low price. Poland imports about 2-3 thousand tons of cucumbers from Russia every month, making it the… read more

The supply of cucumbers across the big consumption market of Europe is on the lower side with slow starts for many production countries. However, pricing is also low in most EU countries. At the largest auction in Belgium the 'largest cucumber acreage in recent history' was noted. This winter
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Recent reports from the UK have highlighted a concerning trend in potato production, attributing a potential shortage to a series of unfavorable weather events. The 2022 harvest yielded only 4.1 million tonnes of potatoes, a significant drop attributed to adverse conditions, including heavy
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As some frost has been forecast, fruit growers in the Wachau and in Burgenland are anxious about their harvest. If the frost reaches -4 degrees Celsius and lasts for two or three nights, the apricot harvest could face total failure. "Currently, the forecasts are looking a bit better, but we have
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Verdant™ Technologies has partnered with Freshouse, a grower and distributor of fresh produce, to launch an iceless broccoli shipping solution using HarvestHold Fresh® technology. Traditional shipping methods for broccoli can use up to 3,500 gallons of ice per truckload to help maintain
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A survey carried out by independent audits firms with each of the CitrusBR members, and subsequently consolidated confidentially by an external audit, found that the global inventories of Brazilian orange juice, converted into FCOJ Equivalent, held by CitrusBR members on December 31st, 2023 were
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In the fiscal year 2022-23, Tamil Nadu achieved a significant milestone in mango exports, totaling ₹6.6 billion, including both mango pulp and fresh mangoes, with a collective weight of 66,900 tons. This was announced by E Somasundaram, Director of Agri-Business Management at Tamil Nadu
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The associations of producers and exporters of banana in Latin America and the Caribbean, hope that, within the framework of the Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) that will take place in Rome between March 11 and 14, 2024: Retailers, within the framework of shared
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The hepatitis A virus is not often detected in fresh foods, but alerts are issued from time to time, mostly for its presence on molluscs and berries. Last October, Italy detected the presence of the virus in Spanish mussels; a few months earlier, in May, Germany issued an alert for its detection
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Maharashtra's Nashik district stands as a significant contributor to the state's grape exports, accounting for 80% of the total. During the November to April 2022-23 grape season, Nashik exported 127,000 tons of grapes. However, the region's grape production has been impacted by adverse weather… read more

At a time when climate change is testing Morocco, which is experiencing its sixth consecutive year of drought, and drying up the water table in the country's biggest vegetable-growing regions, it has become crucial to explore new production areas. It is in this context that the Ygrane
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