At the height of the consumption of apples and pears and in coordination with the second year of the nationwide campaign promoted by Afrucat's members "take care of yourself like an apple takes care of you", the association is once again flooding the networks with the message "Look at the origin". This campaign
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For the last three weeks, green asparagus of Spanish origin has been finding it difficult to gain a foothold on French shelves. According to several French operators, the marketing of Spanish green asparagus is currently proving "very difficult". Some chains of
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"Every day, for more than a week, we have been selling at 20% below cost price. We are therefore making a loss, so much so that milling part of the crops becomes the quickest and most effective solution at the moment. So begins Filippo Billanzuoli
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German table potatoes continued to dominate the market in Germany, with French Agata and Dutch Victoria from Frankfurt completing this segment. New potatoes from Italy and Cyprus gained slightly in importance, not least because of the difference
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Spring frosts can have a devastating effect on apple production, and warm weather may anticipate the flowering of trees, making them more susceptible to the damaging effects of extreme cold. Attempts by growers to prevent flowers from freezing by attempting to
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The market for Belgian pears is fairly stable at the moment. "After a frenetic period until well into January, sales have been a little slower than expected, but demand and supply are balanced at the moment," Christophe Van
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In the traditional grain-growing region of Swartland in South Africa, the Bovenvlei farm grows the mid-season Wonderful pomegranate, a hardy variety with reliable yields and market demand. Bovenvlei, with 70 hectares, is one of the largest pomegranate plantations in South Africa.
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On 26 February, the first Greek asparagus of the 2024 season was marketed at the wholesale market in Munich, Germany. Despite a slight delay compared to previous years, there is more availability than usual, according to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and
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Green and red arrows alternate in the spot freight rates table for container shipping released on 29 February by Drewry. However, the downward arrow remains for the two European ports surveyed: the decline between Shanghai and Genoa continues, falling below $5,000 (-6%
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