The Italian Research Center for Viticulture and Enology (CREA-VE) will soon begin conducting field tests at its Turi facility to determine how thermal conditions during the grape growing cycle can affect parameters such as berry firmness and dehydration, which can reduce the quality and shelf
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"The product started to be sold a few months ago, and feedback is very positive. Now there is nothing left to do but improve," reported Eraldo Fogliati as he talked about NaMa, Nato Maturo, the beefsteak tomato boasting an exclusive agronomic management, flavor, color, and texture. read more

Fruit Logistica usually marks the transition to the final months of the Belgian top fruit season. It is the time to check inventories, and so far, that can only be described as 'good news'. That is according to Tony Derwael of Bel'Export. "We're working with good prices for all varieties. That's
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In anticipation of Kenya's avocado export season, Kakuzi PLC, a prominent agribusiness entity, has announced its initiative to offer complimentary maturity testing services to smallholder farmers. This move aligns with the Agriculture and Food Authority's (AFA) recent directive, which mandates
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Qatar's local farms are grappling with significant barriers to exporting their surplus vegetable production, primarily due to insufficient export infrastructure. Despite the Ministry Municipality's green light last year for exporting surplus local vegetables, the associated costs - encompassing
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The pear season in the southern hemisphere is set to kick off shortly with the first shipments from South Africa. "Due to the weather this season, vegetation has significantly advanced, allowing for harvesting to begin seven to ten days earlier," reports Malte Wegener from the family business of
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The upcoming Ramadan usually boosts demand for the date assortment at Tovano in the Netherlands. After all, each day of fasting is traditionally broken by splitting open a date. "But I don't bring in extra containers just for Ramadan," says Richard Strijbis read more

Last November, the SICA Saint Pol de Léon opened a new endive production site. This new production facility in Kerlouan includes refrigerated rooms for root storage, growing rooms and a packaging site, which will enable the cooperative to expand its production. read more

Recent data shows UK wages are on the rise, potentially lifting living standards, yet the Bank of England harbors concerns. Despite steady inflation rates, there's speculation on the UK's economic recession status at last year's end. The Office for National Statistics reports a consistent 4%
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Following a slow start to the Florida strawberry season with a shorter supply, production is about to increase. “It has been cool and cloudy here which has affected the yield. We didn’t get as many berries as we should have but it’s warming now and it has been increasing,” says Justin
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Not all Turkish regions are currently in season when it comes to the strawberry export. The area of Izmit is currently preparing for the new upcoming season in April, says Amir Faltas, General Manager of Turkish strawberry exporter N.E. Farm: “We grow our strawberries in Turkey, in an area
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Potato stocks in Idaho on February 1, 2024 totaled 82.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 63.0 million cwt. February 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled 15.0 million cwt. Disappearance to date was 12.5 million cwt. In Washington, February 1 potato stocks totaled 44.5 million
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In a significant development, Ecuador has seen the lifting of a Russian import ban on its bananas, a move that had initially stemmed from a contentious weapons transaction with the United States favoring Ukraine. Russian authorities had attributed the ban to pest detection, impacting not only
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Sainsbury's celebrates opening of new flagship store in Wales read more

Syngenta has inaugurated the expansion of its R&D facilities in El Ejido and La Puebla. The event was attended by Valentín Almansa, general director of Health of Agricultural Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment; Manuel Gómez Galera, general
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"Almeria's weather and cultivation conditions are currently more than pleasant," says Stephan van Marrewijk, a member of the Spanish cooperative Vicasol's commercial department. "We've just had the warmest January on record. Coupled with the full moon, all the tomatoes ripened simultaneously.
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Now that liner networks have been reworked to use the round-of-Africa routing, using our usual model for calculating demand in TEU*Miles, we gauged its potential impact in 2024. read more

“There’s never a good time for a winter storm,” says Seth Gottlieb, the SVP of logistics at Baldor Specialty Foods in Bronx, New York. “However the day before Valentine’s Day—one of the busiest days for our restaurant customers—definitely presented unique challenges.” read more

Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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The Colombian Banana Growers Association (Augura) are happy with the announcement from Sainsbury’s to pay better prices to promote fairer wages for banana industry workers. The retailer also committed to four year-long contracts with banana suppliers. “We receive positively the latest
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