The agricultural organisation Asaja Córdoba has lodged a complaint with the Ministry of Agriculture, through the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA), for the marketing of oranges imported from Egypt labelled as if they were from Palma del Río, in a
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Today, the role of a breeder is not limited to producing seeds. Bayer Crop Science is no exception, of course. At this year's Fruit Logistica, we talked about this with Andrew Burchett, Global Strategic Account Manager, and Nico van Vliet, Head of Development at Bayer Crop Science.
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After a difficult year 2023, marked by extreme climatic events that put the sector to the test, the company Romagna Impianti has embarked with renewed energy on the path to the future of the almond tree, setting up super-intensive mechanical plants (SHD) in the north, in collaboration with
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The EU produces a wide range of fresh fruit and vegetables. Vegetables were grown on 2 million hectares across the EU in 2022, on which 59.8 million tonnes of crops were harvested. The three most common vegetables - in terms of quantity - were tomatoes (15.4
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On 1 March, the fruit and vegetable wholesaler Eurofresh, based in the Dutch city of Venlo, just a few kilometres from the German border, celebrated its 25th anniversary. This week, customers were offered 25 delicacies from a food truck set up for the occasion.
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For a couple of months now, the Hortilife logo has been visible on a building at Terra Park Centenario in Querétaro, Mexico. The official inauguration of Hortilife will take place on 11 March, one day before GreenTech Americas. "The first containers are expected before the fair.
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It is definitely the time for pear tomatoes in the greenhouses of south-eastern Sicily. "There is great enthusiasm among growers for a segment that is obviously being well received along the whole tomato chain, thanks to the favourable trend in consumption", he comments.
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Five international workshops to take stock of innovation in the fruit and vegetable supply chain. This is the core of the new Innovation Hub For Healthy Food exhibition that will be staged at Macfrut (Rimini, 8-10 May 2024) to shake up the sector. "The peculiarity of these five workshops
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Bfruit is an organisation of soft fruit and kiwi growers based in Portugal with production throughout the country. Filipa Bragança, director of Bfruit, says that their aim is to increase production and add unique varieties to Portugal's offer: "Our production of kiwifruit and kiwifruit in Portugal has been growing for the past two years.
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After the pandemic, in July 2021, eleven farmers from Granada with extensive experience in the cultivation of greenhouse vegetables decided to join together to achieve greater production stability and marketing strength through the association, founding the SAT in Castillo de Baños.... read more

Exports of Conference pears are going very well. "Pears are sent everywhere and it is really a challenge to keep up with the demand. We can talk about the best season in years," says Kees Boonman of the Dutch company Zeeland Fruit, which specialises in
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Leander van Bellen was appointed managing director of HDG Survey Group. He already filled this role on an interim basis last year when Rob Boogmans had to leave the position prematurely due to illness. Leander, Stijn Verstijnen (commercial director) and Bas Lok (director
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