"We are in full production with winter vegetables, but we are already preparing for the summer, with the transplanting phase for the summer crop assortment". Alberto Nocera, president of Agrieuropa, based in Terracina (Latina) talks about the seasonal moment at his company. Agrieuropa,
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There continues to be a gradual decline in prices for Apulian artichokes, which was felt by operators as early as the first ten days of February. Now, however, quotations have halved, due to the production surplus and subsequent commercial slowdown, worsened by the massive
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More planning to limit waste and ensure the freshness of what arrives on the table. This is the philosophy that emerged in the programme 'Nature from the Field to the Table' aired in recent days on the national circuit 7Gold. During the episode, the spotlight was turned on
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Egypt's Central Administration for Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) is preparing for DNA testing in the 2024 grape season, with the aim of detecting and preventing illegal shipments at source. This is a change from previous practices,
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On 26 February, Gautier Semences organised a technical-commercial meeting in the Val d'Agri (PZ) area to present the new 2024 courgette catalogue and the three new projects related to this reference. The meeting was attended by sales manager Benedetto
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In total, the Sippel company, located in Knoblauchsland in Nuremberg, Germany, produces grape and cherry tomatoes on 1.5 hectares and cucumbers on one hectare. Willi Sippel (right) now heads the vegetable growing company of the same name, now in its seventh generation.
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The Spanish citrus crop campaign encountered serious obstacles, affecting oranges and mandarins as well as lemons and grapefruits. The conflict in the Red Sea led to an increased presence of Egyptian oranges and Moroccan mandarins in European and North American markets, supplanting the
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In week 8, average wholesale prices for Latin American bananas stood at 113 €/100 kg. In the Netherlands, the average was €110/100 kg. Prices in Belgium reached €96/100 kg, while Italians paid €123/100 kg and the French €113/100 kg.
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Chile has experienced a sustained growth in the area devoted to fruit growing over the last two decades, reaching a total of 375,000 hectares. The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA) revealed that, since 2003, the only year that recorded a decrease in the area under fruit cultivation in Chile, was the year in which the area under fruit cultivation fell.
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"We ended the clementine campaign around 20 February 2024 with the late varieties, Hernandina above all. In terms of average sales prices, we are closing a season similar to last year, with positive results". Thus Francesco Casciaro, director of the Producers' Organisation
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The relationship between agriculture and climate change is one of the most important challenges for saving our future. This will be discussed at the next Agrilinea talk show dedicated to risk management in agriculture on Tuesday, 5 March at 17:00 in the Convention Hall of the Fiera di
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