There is renewed interest in the above-ground strawberry production systems designed and built by Combimetal Carrera, a company based in Policoro (Italy) that specializes in the construction of greenhouse structures. Gabriele Nicodemo of the Nicofruit Group (pictured below), one of the Italian
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About 200 farmers in Canterbury, Kent, have demonstrated against the importation of foreign food and the low prices supermarkets pay for their produce. The protest involved a convoy of tractors and vehicles through the city. The British Retail Consortium responded by highlighting the effort to
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It's been a difficult season for imported grapes, from Chile particularly, but that's starting to change. "So far this season supplies have been very, very difficult to get," says Michael Giordano of Consalo Family Farms®. "Since Peru started a little before Thanksgiving, and up until now where
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Total European apple stock are down by 5% compared to the same time last year. The biggest drops come from the UK at -35% followed by Denmark at -30.2% and The Netherlands at -23.8%. Gains were made in Spain at 22.2%, France 11.7% and Belgium 10.8%. The European pear stock is down by -1.6% with
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A cluster of wildfires that started on Monday, February 26 and continues to move through the panhandle of Texas, made it difficult for truckers to travel. Authorities asked truckers to avoid Interstate 40 near Amarillo due to excessive smoke and limited visibility and to allow emergency vehicle
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Banks and private companies in Turkey could experience a foreign currency deficit due to payment complications with Russia, according to Dogu Perincek, the leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party (Vatan), in a statement to Sputnik. The business sector is under substantial pressure to halt trade
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A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Ole Trumpfheller as its new VP and managing director for its business in Northern Europe. Trumpfheller joins from German logistics major DB Schenker. He will be responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Benelux countries, including the
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Local onion farmers have shown a noticeable increase in their willingness to sell in recent weeks. "Everyone has now understood that prices will not rise significantly anymore," says Hendrik Hachmann from Central German Trading Desk. Overall, the quality of table onions has been quite
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Ian Vickers and Chris Stevens, partners at FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to Southern Salads Ltd, a Tonbridge-based supplier of fresh salads to the UK's supermarkets, restaurants, and travel chains, which has ceased trading, affecting approximately 260 employees. The
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Until mid-February, potato prices had dropped for the first time since October 2023, ranging from 16-22 UAH/kg (0.43-0.59 USD/kg), marking an 11% decrease from the previous week. By early March, at the "Shuvar" wholesale market, potatoes are priced at 0.34-0.42 EUR/kg, representing a 30%
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The EU produces a wide range of fresh vegetables and fruit. Fresh vegetables were cultivated on 2.0 million hectares of land across the EU in 2022, on which 59.8 million tonnes of crops were harvested. The three most commonly grown fresh vegetables – in quantity terms – were tomatoes (15.4
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