After ten years in major European capitals, the Fertenia annual meeting returned to Salerno. The recently concluded event, held between 21 and 23 February, took place at the San Luca Congress Centre and in the Fertenia meeting room at its premises in Bellizzi (province
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The Georgian company Nergeta started growing kiwis near the Black Sea coast in 2011. Within two years, it created a 20-hectare orchard and built a refrigerated warehouse and packaging plant. The first trial shipments were marketed in a chain
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The import of fresh oranges from third countries, specifically from Egypt, by EU Member States is one of the issues that is causing most concern to Spanish growers and operators this season. Imports are an inherent part of trade, as well as the
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In the brassica family, broccoli is an important crop, spread globally, with significant areas especially in the United States, Mexico and Spain. read more

Last week, the first volumes of spring onions from the Palatinate were harvested. The harvest will be complete from week 10 and, about two weeks later, significant quantities of radishes will be available in advance. This is stated by Jochen Fehmel from the company of
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The first Greek asparagus of this year's season was marketed at the Munich wholesale market on 26 February. According to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and managing director of Hans Kuffer GmbH, based at the Munich wholesale market, despite the slight delay with
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There is talk again of strawberry groves above ground, designed and built by Combimetal Carrera, a company from Policoro (Matera) specialising in the processing and manufacture of greenhouse structures. Speaking about this is Gabriele Nicodemo of the Nicofruit Group (pictured below), one of several
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During the first eight weeks of 2024, Mercadona and Carrefour were the only major food retailers in Spain to increase their market share in value, according to the latest data provided by Algori on the evolution of the sector. Mercadona,
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Demand for sweet potatoes (or yams) from Brazil has increased in Europe. Cassiano Berol, of Brazilian export company Agricola Plantar explains: 'Due to the challenges resulting from the drought in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, both potato producers
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An importer of blueberries and table grapes from Israel says that consumer demand for these healthy fruits has not declined in his country, despite difficulties in the local market. Yair Bar-Hai of the fruit and vegetable import company Lucky Berry says: "Prices
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The general assemblies of the members of the cooperatives Grup Cooperatiu Fruits de Ponent and Actel Grup, held yesterday, unanimously ratified the creation of a joint company, with equal participation of 50% by the two entities. This agreement culminates a
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After a drop in spending and a cautious approach to buying organic products last year due to inflation, the organic market is gaining momentum again. This recovery also seems to benefit the organic fresh fruit segment, including apples, as
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The mango season in India is about to begin. For exporter Krish International, the focus is on three varieties, according to Himant Chavda, its president. "Our mango export season will start around March 15. From then on, I expect
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At the moment there is not much activity in the carrot market. "We are having some problems with the Egyptian carrot, which is putting pressure on the market. In Eastern Europe they are selling for the same price, or even cheaper," explains Willem de Boer from the
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