In order to prevent water shortages connected to global warming, Turkey’s General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) is installing prepaid electronic meters, updating the piped systems in various agricultural enterprises. read more

The drought situation, high temperatures and the decrease in the local production of vegetables have made it necessary to increase the import of fresh foodstuffs from Morocco to Malaga by ship, East Fruit reports referring to Surinenglish.com. read more

Tianyun International Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, an important seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China, has announced that the Group entered a strategic co-operation agreement with Tuah Tacunan Sdn Bhd, a tropical fruit producer
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When fall arrives, the mushroom season usually gets going. "But we can't complain about the past few weeks. Sales went quite well, and the supply and demand of white and chestnut mushrooms were well-matched. It went as it should," says Arno van den Oord of the Dutch mushroom and bean sprout
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World Food Day was commemorated with a new sense of urgency in South Africa, spurred by research commissioned by the Shoprite retail group that suggests that 49% of South Africans will go hungry at night in two years' time. read more

According to initial forecasts, about 330 million strawberry plants will be planted throughout October, an average of about 9 million seedlings per day. These will be the plants yielding the fruit that will be supplied in the coming months in the European market. read more

A perfect storm has been gathering over UK road transport prices for the past few months. The returning HGV levy, clean air charges, rising fuel prices and higher business costs have all contributed. read more

"Consumer demand for mushrooms is slowly reaching normal levels again. The post-pandemic market has been somewhat disappointing. Organic mushrooms fared slightly worse, but there, too, demand is picking up," Warmolt Boer, member of LTO Netherlands' Mushroom group, begins, reflecting on the
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Green bell peppers are seeing a perfect storm in supply, and that's creating strong markets. read more

This season of honey pomelo started in early August, and exports to the European market are expected to end before the end of October. Exports to other markets are expected to continue until the end of January. This season's pomelos are larger in size, and there are fewer medium- and small-sized
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As Peru’s blueberry industry, with its significantly lower blueberry volumes due to the weather effects, will not recover lost production sufficiently, the higher prices will likely remain for the rest of the season. “A trend is also emerging of producers with newer proprietary varieties who
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"The first aquaponics unit for breeding ornamental fish with the capacity to produce 35 thousand pieces of fish was launched in Ravand region," shares the head of the livestock production improvement department of the Kashan Agricultural Jihad Administration in Iran. read more

Ukrainian blueberries increased their presence on European shelves and maintained a better price than last year in the domestic market of Ukraine. The President of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA) Taras Bashtannik, spoke about this in a SEEDS commentary. read more

The lower supply of Latin American pineapples in Europe is causing prices to remain higher than usual in the Spanish market, at a time, after the summer, when consumption usually drops a little. This year, the supply during the Christmas campaign is expected to be limited, and that's when
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Last Thursday, a new pilot store of the O’frais chain opened its door in Saint-Eulalie, near Bordeaux. Specialized in fresh and local produce, O’frais wants to join forces with the Anges bakery chain, which currently counts 450 sales outlets in France. read more

The summer is finally over and as the temperatures drop, the focus now turns to a new variety of vegetables, says Tania Silva, sales manager for Rush Farms Portugal: “The time has come to switch from summer vegetables to autumn and winter ones. Although the high temperatures that have been
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Rob van Geneijgen has been familiar with crate washing machines from an early age because his father has also been selling and servicing them In New Zealand for decades. Family ties are a common thread in the history of both Limex and MatMan Washing Solutions: Limex was founded by the father of
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With the trial period almost over, the Dutch cooperative Veiling Zaltbommel will switch its auction from analog to digital at the end of October for existing buyers. "Our growers and we consider the auction a wonderful pricing tool. Not nearly all sales are made via that, but it's a vital price
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In a few days, citrus grower Domenico Maraglino will be harvesting his limes from a plant that is now in its fourth year of production, located in the province of Taranto and managed according to organic standards. read more

Some sources claim that banana juice might offer a few medical advantages for men's wellbeing. Bananas have a moderate amount of calories -- a little more than 100 calories in a normal banana -- yet are nutritious and filling. They're also loaded with dietary fiber and safe starch, which might
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