Medium-late Linbo® tangerines will be back on the Italian and European shelves from mid-February. The campaign is looking exceptional, so the consortium is getting ready for a record season and expectations are high. read more

According to Maurice Ott from Sima Vegetables, in the Netherlands, the cabbage market is not doing too badly. "There's some demand throughout Europe. In England and Ireland, that's primarily from the wholesale markets. Demand from processors and supermarkets still has to genuinely get going," he
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Michiel Geraedts has joined the Staay Food Group's management. This move continues the rejuvenation process that began two years ago. read more

The second half of the French potato season has started, with a “rather favorable market, sustained prices, dynamic outlets for the French market, and an export market presenting many opportunities.” Commitments for the next campaign are also being finalized, with a crucial issue this year:
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The early pear variety, Celina, kicks-off the 2024 South African blush pear season as the earliest commercially available of this type from the country. Celina offers Stargrow customers the opportunity to sell the first blush pears in their respective markets every year. read more

Founded in 2022, BioMasters, the Dutch organic platform, will, from now on, operate fully under the flag of growers' cooperative FruitMasters. This strategic integration enables BioMasters to actively invest in the organic chain, with the aim of optimally serving organic growers and chain
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In response to a drop in apple production, the Himachal Pradesh government has turned to Italian companies for assistance. The decline in production has been attributed to the low survival rates of imported saplings. As a solution, the government is inviting Italian firms to establish nurseries
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"There are many challenges coming our way, which are mainly related to politics," says Simon Höfler from the Höfler Gemüse vegetable farm, located in Nuremberg's Knoblauchsland. "For us, the main problem lies in the energy costs that will hit us in 2024. But then there is the increased CO₂
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According to EastFruit analysts, after the New Year holidays in Uzbekistan, apple prices resumed their growth after a long period of stability despite the traditional weakening of demand. In the first week of January 2024, wholesale apple prices jumped by an average of 20% and were 29% higher
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At the wholesale market "Shuvar," the largest in Western Ukraine, there is an observed increase in cucumber prices. As of January 10, 2024, the prices for imported cucumbers range from 1.6 to 2 euros per kilogram, which is 18-20% higher than the previous year. Domestic greenhouse cucumbers, in
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For sprout vegetable nursery Kiem-X, the New Year has also brought new cooperation. The company joined forces with BelOrta on January 1, 2024. "I hope that we can explore a new dynamic and start targeting foreign markets," says Wim Bouden of Kiem-X. read more

Coscos, the joint venture between the Chinese shipping giant Cosco Shipping and Italian shipping group Fratelli Cosulich, has acquired Novara-based logistics company Trasgo. read more

The Egyptian sweet potato season is coming to an end, towards the end of January, except for a few companies that continue to export. Zayed Lahseen, CEO of Afrigoodgrow, one of the few still exporting, reports on the season's unfolding. read more

Midway through the 2023/24 citrus season, Naranjasyfrutas.com, the leader in Spain for online horticultural marketing, has shared the search trends by wholesale businesses purchasing such crops from producers. The results are displayed in the following graph, where the Navelina and Clemenules
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In a statement the South African Table Grape Industry body (SATI) said it is aware of the challenges experienced at the Port of Cape Town over the past weeks and realises the impact this is having on exports and arrivals. read more

Morocco is an important supplier of citrus to the US between November and April, driven by a free trade agreement between the two countries. This season, the North African country has been dealing with a drought, and as a result, the harvest of clementines has been very short, and volumes coming
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Organic farming is an expanding form of agriculture that combines the best environmental practices with a high degree of biodiversity and the conservation of natural resources. It aims to produce in line with the preferences of certain consumers for products derived from natural processes. read more

Latvia: SPAR opens stores in three different cities read more

You may not need 100 beds and mattresses today, but when you do, where will you turn? "There are a few big, obvious names, and naturally, people request quotes from them. Often, their prices are so competitive I can't match them. But, as I've experienced time and again, after a few years,
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The planting of potatoes seems to be advancing at a good pace in Andalusia. Producers expect to leave behind the problems suffered last season both in western Andalusia and in the early areas of Cartagena, where, in many cases, yields fell from the usual 45 tons per hectare to less than 20 tons
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