Yorkshire turkey farmer John Wright has come up with a unique solution to entertain his turkeys. John, who raises 1,200 turkeys at Holmes Farm, gives the turkeys extra carrots and pumpkins to keep them from getting bored, the Yorkshire Post reports. With vegetables as play material, they are now
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A tourist from Azerbaijan got in a whole lot of trouble when he stepped into a Lisbon restaurant, hoping to order some fruit juice to drink. But his request alarmed the server so much that the police became involved. Not only that: the entire incident prompted a terror alert. read more

After the House of Lords dubbed the future of the UK horticulture sector as ‘bleak’, the Soil Association is calling for the government to double domestic fruit and vegetable production through nature-friendly farming. The warning was issued in a report published Monday 6 November by the
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Food prices in the European Union have continued to increase in 2023, but according to the latest Eurostat analysis, potato prices have shown a ‘staggering rise’. Eurostat claims there had been ‘substantial increases’ in food prices throughout 2022 but latest data for the second and
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In a warehouse in Tetouan, Spain, miles away from any farmland, arugula and aromatic basil are cultivated indoors. It has been a few months since Isifarmer landed in an old gymnasium, which has been transformed into a vertical farm seeking urban farmers to further develop its model. read more

This year's chicory root harvest got off to a rather slow start, according to grower Joseph Münch from Grafschaft-Gelsdorf. "The wet May meant we couldn't prepare any dams, which is why the whole thing was delayed until the beginning of June. After that, we had a long dry phase, during which
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The V National Stone Fruit Congress has published its technical program with a selection of the best experts from leading research centers, universities, and companies. Any party interested in attending the congress can read the program and register here. More than 30 speakers will present their
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It’s been a very strong start for the Turkish apple season, despite some issues with the Gala variety, says Alper Kerim, owner of Turkish fruit exporter Demir Fresh Fruits: “The Turkish apple season started so fast compared to the previous years. The Gala variety had some problems regarding
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to an interesting and rather suspicious trend of a sharp increase in exports of Ukrainian blueberries to Georgia in 2023. The fact is that Georgia itself is rapidly increasing blueberry exports, and once again updated export records this year, increasing it four
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The Dutch area of covered strawberry cultivation in greenhouses and permanent tunnel greenhouses has almost doubled in 10 years. A steady increase in acreage can also be seen in Flanders. In recent years, Flemish statisticians consistently point to a shift in cultivation from open-air to covered
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The total harvest of Austrian field and greenhouse vegetables amounted to 674,300 tonnes, which was almost the same as the previous year's production (±0 % compared to 2021), with hardly any change in the area under cultivation. Optimal growing conditions in early summer and good climatic
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The steep fall in tomato prices slowed last week. The VBT average prices come out at over 1.08 euros for 1 kg of loose tomatoes and just under 1.40 euros for vine tomatoes. With that, prices are still above average and are also higher than in recent years in early November. The same goes for
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In 2023, the harvest of Chinese ginger began in early October, and now the harvest is drawing to a close. Regarding the market situation of ginger, Freshplaza has recently conducted relevant market exchanges with Leo Jiang of Qingdao Shenpu Fruit & Vegetable. read more

In October 2023, officials from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in the Republics of Khakassia and Tuva and the Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass, controlled 1,088.6 tons of quarantined products upon importation into the Kuzbass territory. The import of quarantined
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Experts forecast fresh deciduous fruit production to rebound to 486,850 MT for apples and 625,400 MT for pears for Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24. This is due to favorable weather conditions, which have restored yields from MY 2022/23. Apple exports are expected to increase to 81,854 metric tons,
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Azerbaijan is actively advancing its agriculture, focusing on key areas such as tomato, persimmon, pomegranate, and notably, hazelnut production. The country ranks 4th globally in hazelnut production for the 2022/2023 season, producing 24,000 tons, constituting 4% of the world's hazelnut
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Good winds are blowing over the mango industry in Côte d'Ivoire, as the growing phase is progressing comfortably, according to Joel Adjoka, CEO of Cofruibo & Mango Fresh. read more

Bell peppers as football players, tomatoes listening to music, and surfing mini-sweet peppers are all part of the new veggie branding created by Produce Team LLC to appeal to children in the US to eat more vegetables. According to Diana Zamudio, regional sales associate of the Produce Team,
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On November 3, 2023, officials from the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Orenburg Region found a quarantine pest, known as the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)), in a batch of fresh tomatoes weighing 6,608 tons from Uzbekistan. This discovery occurred during the phytosanitary
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Arena Packaging to introduce Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for bananas. The invention aims to transform industry standards for fruit while significantly reducing food waste, carbon emissions, operational costs
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