Farmers' protests in Spain, which began on 6 February, have now reached a month-long period, marked by road blockades and tractor-trailers. These mobilisations have generated a response from the authorities, including a process to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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In 2023, Morocco demonstrated a robust increase in export earnings of fresh small fruits, overcoming adverse weather conditions and a drop in volumes. Data from EastFruit reveal that Moroccan small fruit producers exported almost
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The grape market is a little slow at the moment, but there are some markets that are doing well, according to Sam Vasala of Sai World. "The Australian grape crop has been good, with plenty of warmth, a big improvement on last year. Grape quality and Brix levels have been good, with a lot of heat, a big improvement on last year.
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South Mill Champs, a leading North American producer and supplier of fresh mushrooms and mushroom-based functional foods, has announced its cross-border alliance with Grupo APAL to form a 50/50 Mexican joint venture, Royal Champs S. de R.L. de C.V. Royal Champs will build and operate... read more

For a couple of months now, the Hortilife logo has been visible on a building at Terra Park Centenario in Querétaro, Mexico. The official inauguration of Hortilife will take place on 11 March, one day before GreenTech Americas. "The first containers are expected before the fair.
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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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For the time being, the Belgian pear market is well balanced. "After a very eventful period until January, the situation has slowed down slightly more than expected. However, supply and demand are still quite balanced,' said Christophe Van Haelst of the
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The year 2024 opened in January with a succession of days in the Luisia (RO) area with night frosts, no precipitation and sunny daytime phases, bringing temperature values back to the winter period, compared to the previous month when they were slightly above average
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The Bab el-Mandeb strait, translated from Arabic as "the gate of lamentations", continues to live up to its name in the context of the Red Sea crisis. "The season would have been very good if we had not been affected by the Red Sea problem," says Ibrahim.
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In Santa Fe de Mondújar, a municipality characterised by its particular "sea of plastic", the cost of a metre of greenhouse is estimated at around 30 euros, according to Antonio Martínez, a veteran of the agricultural sector. This figure
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California is forecasting a slightly smaller avocado crop this season. "The forecast is for 94.3 million kilos of avocados," says Terry Splane, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission, "slightly less than last year. We are hopeful that the recent
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The SureTec 240 is the latest addition to FAM STUMABO's comprehensive range of fruit and vegetable slicers. This high-capacity machine guarantees maximum performance in very demanding production circumstances, ideal for frozen vegetable processors and large-scale processors of frozen vegetables.
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Demand for baby Romaine lettuce continues to rise. "It has grown exponentially in the last two to three years, especially," says Ernst van Eeghen, vice president of Foodservice Business Development for Church Brothers Farms. "It has become one of our main
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