The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) announced the slate of new officers and directors for the 2024 IFPA Board of Directors. This group will begin its service at the 2023 Global Fresh Produce & Floral Show, October 19-21. read more

After starting off with some problems due to the weather, the apricot season of the Italian brand Albisole is now going very well, according to the Guidi growing company's management. "Up to mid-July, the season was marked by ups and downs, but from the beginning of August the weather was
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At the 15th session of the BRICS held in August in Johannesburg, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates - have been invited to join the BRICS, with full membership taking effect on January
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In Brittany, the Coco de Paimpol season is in full swing. “The season began in mid-July, with the first beans arriving in relatively limited volumes until mid-August, and then increasing at the end of August/beginning of September, which is the heart of the campaign. We are now at the height
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Moldova, with its rising plum exports, invites EU importers to discover its 2023 plum harvest. "A strong start to the season is evident as 6,500 tons of plums have been exported, with 4,000 tons reaching EU markets like Germany, Austria, and Croatia," says Iurie Fala, CEO of the Fruit Producers
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Camposol Holding PLC sales amounted to USD 154.1 million and registered a gross profit margin of 29.5%, during the first half of 2023. EBITDA from continuing operations amounted to USD 33.6 million, up 44.37% compared to the same period in 2022, and the corresponding EBITDA margin was 21.8%.
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In Malaga province, growers are delaying planting crops due to ongoing drought concerns and fears of water shortages. According to President of the provincial young farmers' association Asaja, Baldomero Bellido, this would impact particularly on tomatoes, onions and peppers. He claimed the
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Data shows that the European sweet potato production has been increasing every year for the last ten years. Currently, the total European production is around 100,000 tons, but 90% of this production is in Iberia (Portugal and Spain), which limits the competitive landscape to these two
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Could fresh-cut organic herbs and various lettuce varieties be priced the same as their conventional counterparts in stores? Impossible, or at least not sustainable, many will think. Yet, the Dutch company Fresh Organic Choice is already achieving this and has it as a long-term strategy. We
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Europlant Pflanzenzucht GmbH has established a subsidiary in Spain to expand its market presence in the Mediterranean region. From now on Europlant España Semillas S.L. will be responsible for the distribution of the modern and high-performance potato varieties in Spain. read more

The future of farming could involve robots– as farmers seek to address labor shortages and increase crop yields. read more

Claudia Soler, Executive Director of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex), predicts that the new season will see a 20% increase in the export of refrigerated cargo containing Chilean cherries. This projection is dependent on a variety of factors, including climatic and logistical
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The harvesting of Gala apples in Alto Adige started on August 10th, 2023. The initial prices were very good, though they subsequently dropped. Markus Tscholl, coordinator of Asta Frutta Alto Adige, explained that "quotations exceed those of 2022, though I was expecting something better. We
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The latest bout of heavy rain in Chile has areas that received 400 mm of rain causing an estimated $400 million in damages. While this is an initial estimate, according to producers and Fedefruta, Chile’s fruit representative organisation, there are still fields which cannot be reached, with
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“Life Is Better with vegetables, fruit and bananas” is the slogan of the European communication campaign aimed at millennials that was launched last year and will run again this year. read more

The new organic Belgian top fruit sector has started, too. Expectations are exceptionally high in conventional, and the organic market should also have a better season than last year. "When conventional fruit does well, there's always more demand for organic too. That follows each other. We'll
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On the Belgian chicory market, the new chicory root harvest is slightly delayed. Late sowing means it will still be a while, putting the market under quite some stress, "Everyone must be cautious with their stock to ensure enough supply," Charles Cattoir of Primalof begins. read more

Currently, the domestic plum is being harvested in Paizawat (Northwest China). On July 21, Zhongli, a local agricultural company, exported a unique variety of domestic plums in the county to Malaysia. This is the first batch of plums delivered abroad this year. read more

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A new digital forecasting tool to maximize planning and profitability for soft fruit growers has secured a £2.8 mln investment. FruitCast, which has been trialed on leading soft fruit farms in the UK over the last two years, will launch in 2024 thanks to the capital raised from private
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