During a recent visit to the facilities of SAT Bonnysa in Tenerife, the largest papaya producer in the archipelago, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, stressed the importance of the European market for the
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Pascale Begoulle, commercial director of SIKIG, gives an update on the current French kiwi season. "The profile of our season is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger gauges and slightly higher volumes."
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In February, there has not been much activity in the onion market. "We had enough work to keep us busy, but that's as much as you can say. February is not usually a good month and this year has been no exception," says Eric Moerdijk of the Dutch firm Monie,
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One of the objectives of the CAP is the reconstitution of protected environments for pollinating insects: eco-scheme 5 encompasses the EU's commitment to reducing pesticides, in synergy with the reconstitution of areas composed of melliferous and nectariferous species, a source of
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The president of the Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru (ProHass), Juan Carlos Paredes Rosales, has reported that adverse weather conditions, specifically high temperatures and rainfall, are having a negative impact on Hass avocado production in Peru.
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Senegalese watermelons have arrived on the market in large quantities and with an exceptional quality, says Mohamed Mbengue, from Union Agri des Niayes. "The Senegalese watermelon campaign started this year on 20 February and will continue until 10 May. We are happy to report that the
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North Carolina's total sweet potato supply is lower compared to the same period last year. "We had a much smaller crop in 2023 than in 2022 and we liquidated the entire 2022 crop faster. Therefore, stocks are down," says Thomas Joyner, president of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Association.
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Good pollination, and the resulting fruit set, is the fundamental prerequisite for a successful crop. Companies have always been busy devising and developing techniques to achieve this goal. The many tools used (chemical hormones, flow
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"Garlic production in Spain has suffered a notable decrease in volumes due to very unfavourable weather, causing an abnormal quality and a lack of calibre that has made the season very complicated," says Borja Mira, third generation of IMPERIO Garlic, "With almost 60 years of experience in the garlic sector, we have been able to offer our customers a wide range of garlic products.
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"This is the fourth year that we have had the Arvipo AF100 cordless clarifier in our catalogue, and at the end of each campaign, the number of units sold is always higher than the previous one. We started the new commercial season about a month ago and so far we have distributed
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Sourcing citrus from Egypt and shipping it to Asia has been a real challenge this year, says Mariya Dermendzhieva, CEO of Bulgarian company Triland. "I would call this Egyptian citrus season 'the season of long-term partnerships and flexibility'. With
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