On 26 February, Gautier Semences organised a technical-commercial meeting in the Val d'Agri (PZ) area to present the new 2024 courgette catalogue and the three new projects related to this reference. The meeting was attended by sales manager Benedetto
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In total, the Sippel company, located in Knoblauchsland in Nuremberg, Germany, produces grape and cherry tomatoes on 1.5 hectares and cucumbers on one hectare. Willi Sippel (right) now heads the vegetable growing company of the same name, now in its seventh generation.
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The Spanish citrus crop campaign encountered serious obstacles, affecting oranges and mandarins as well as lemons and grapefruits. The conflict in the Red Sea led to an increased presence of Egyptian oranges and Moroccan mandarins in European and North American markets, supplanting the
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In week 8, average wholesale prices for Latin American bananas stood at 113 €/100 kg. In the Netherlands, the average was €110/100 kg. Prices in Belgium reached €96/100 kg, while Italians paid €123/100 kg and the French €113/100 kg.
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Chile has experienced a sustained growth in the area devoted to fruit growing over the last two decades, reaching a total of 375,000 hectares. The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA) revealed that, since 2003, the only year that recorded a decrease in the area under fruit cultivation in Chile, was the year in which the area under fruit cultivation fell.
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"We ended the clementine campaign around 20 February 2024 with the late varieties, Hernandina above all. In terms of average sales prices, we are closing a season similar to last year, with positive results". Thus Francesco Casciaro, director of the Producers' Organisation
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The relationship between agriculture and climate change is one of the most important challenges for saving our future. This will be discussed at the next Agrilinea talk show dedicated to risk management in agriculture on Tuesday, 5 March at 17:00 in the Convention Hall of the Fiera di
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During a recent visit to the facilities of SAT Bonnysa in Tenerife, the largest papaya producer in the archipelago, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, stressed the importance of the European market for the
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Pascale Begoulle, commercial director of SIKIG, gives an update on the current French kiwi season. "The profile of our season is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger gauges and slightly higher volumes."
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In February, there has not been much activity in the onion market. "We had enough work to keep us busy, but that's as much as you can say. February is not usually a good month and this year has been no exception," says Eric Moerdijk of the Dutch firm Monie,
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One of the objectives of the CAP is the reconstitution of protected environments for pollinating insects: eco-scheme 5 encompasses the EU's commitment to reducing pesticides, in synergy with the reconstitution of areas composed of melliferous and nectariferous species, a source of
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