Combining farming and energy production on the same plot sounds appealing. But is it feasible yet? In the Netherlands, scientist Dr. Wilma Eerenstein, a partner in the Sunbiose project, highlights the challenges that still exist, Fruitpact reports. read more

Viveros Hernandorena has started 2024 with its stone fruit plant sales campaign underway, expecting to reach 200,000 plants this year, 25% of which will be bare root plants, a new commercial format for this nursery that is allowing them to offer the same quality and varietal reliability at more
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Protests and blockades by French producers at the border are affecting all Spanish goods heading towards destinations on the continent, including the vegetables from Almería, whose campaign is currently in full swing. While only some trucks have been hit by violent behavior, such as looting or
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Up&Up Talent Solutions, known as a Fresh Produce Specialist in Recruitment have now branched out to help foreign businesses that want to set up their business facilities in the Netherlands. read more

Worldwide Fruit started their Spanish avocado season in December and now have programmed arrivals each week. read more

In 2023, Cote d'Ivoire encountered challenges in its pineapple industry, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Pineapple exports from the country to the international market declined by 27 percent compared to the previous campaign, reaching only 23,557
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The tightening of bans on air freight by European Union (EU) retailers, such as Lidl, has presented challenges for fresh produce exporters in Kenya. These measures, aimed at reducing carbon emissions associated with air transportation, have led to higher costs and delayed market access for
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Kenya's horticultural sector experienced significant growth in 2023, driven by increased exports of vegetables, fruits, and cut flowers, according to data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) in Nairobi. read more

Early cabbage produced in Uzbekistan has appeared this week on the supermarket shelves in the capital of Latvia, Riga. The retail price for this product is 1.99 euros per kg, which corresponds to 26,700 UZS. For comparison, retail prices for the same cabbage in Uzbekistan range from 3,000 to
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Encouraged by the success of its pilot apple cultivation project in Mizoram, a pioneering endeavor in the Northeastern States, scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are embarking on an ambitious plan to expand the cultivation of high-revenue, low-chilling fruit
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Between November and April, Morocco is a key supplier of citrus for Seven Seas. “We started the season with bringing early varieties like clementines into the US,” says Bill Weyland, VP of Sales with the company. The season followed with mid-season varieties Nour and Clemenules and the
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Technology company Saga Robotics has successfully raised $11.5 million in growth capital through an equity transaction. Existing shareholders, Nysnø Climate Investment, Aker, Rabo Ventures, Hatteland, Melesio Capital and Sanden, continue to support the company. New shareholders are Songa
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The "agriculture minister" of the north, Huseyin Cavus, emphasized the need for stricter quarantine rules regarding the import of citrus fruit due to concerns over the citrus greening disease, which affects citrus plants on both sides of the island. Cavus highlighted that the insect responsible
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While the shortage of labor continues to pose an increasingly significant challenge, the ongoing drought, which is affecting nearly the entire country, is truly putting Huelva's berry sector on the ropes. In fact, it might be necessary to take drastic measures this very season, coinciding with
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The delay in the strawberry planting in Huelva and the impact of dry weather have resulted in lower than usual volumes in December and the first half of January, but the supply is gradually increasing as Valentine's Day approaches. read more

Despite having been the second most important crop in the southeast of the country, the production of green beans has lost its prominent position and has become something of an "anecdote". read more

The executive director of Frutas de Chile's Blueberry Committee, Andrés Armstrong, presented the new export estimate for this season. The entity, in collaboration with iQonsulting, has revised the export forecast for the current season. The new forecast was communicated to the industry in their
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Water shortages are proving significantly challenging for the soft fruit sector in the Spanish province of Huelva. "If it doesn't rain substantially soon, things will get really tense," says Jan van Bergeijk, who has been active in Spanish cultivation for over 30 years and is commercially
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Frutas de Chile's Table Grape Commission has released its third export estimate for the 2023/2024 production season. According to it, the export volume will exceed 62,461,069 boxes, i.e. 3.3% more than in the previous season (2022-2023). read more

To achieve the targeted 6% increase in exports this year, exporters are advised to prioritize major markets such as the US, the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China. read more