The exponential growth of Peru’s blueberry industry, is not only a boon for producers, but service providers had to scale up rapidly to meet the demand for millions of plants, substrates, containers and the like. Alvaro Ramirez, commercial director of Matritech, an input supplier, has
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The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) is making in-roads with consumer and retailer promotions of U.S. watermelons in Japan and Canada. They also aim to expand into the foodservice sector in Canada while hoping to reach potential new export markets. read more

People have gone back to using milling cutters over the past few months. Alessandro Calderoni specifies that "they are mainly specific tools for under the rows, so a lot of precision and an agile component that can move away from trunks without causing damage are needed." read more

A small family business made up of three dynamic women who grow and process mainly citrus fruit from the Coriglianeto and Colagnati valleys in Corigliano-Rossano, Calabria. The sun, air, water and a lot of passion have been the ingredients of the early clementines harvested in the fertile land
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The Egyptian sky turned orange as a heavy sandstorm hit the country in early June. Strong winds laden with dust and sand caused serious disruption to traffic in the country, prompting the government to close the Suez Canal and two ports and to advise Egyptians to stay at home and avoid walking
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Belgium: Jef Colruyt quits as CEO, Stefan Goethaert succeeds read more

The international fruit and vegetable fair Fruit Attraction - which this year celebrates its 15th anniversary - is still 4 months away, but 90% of the exhibition space has already been booked. For now, the fair's exhibition space is growing by about 10% compared to the previous edition. read more

The melon campaign started two to three weeks earlier in the Region of Murcia as a result of the high temperatures recorded in March and April. However, the abundant rains in May will cause a significant drop in the production during the first part of the season. read more

Royal Brinkman and Moleaer will continue their cooperation to improve irrigation water quality in horticultural greenhouses. Moleaer's patented nanobubble technology transfers oxygen into water, and the properties of nanobubbles provide additional benefits to growers. Royal Brinkman and Moleaer
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Bananas are rich in carbohydrates and potassium, contain vitamins A, C and B complex, in addition to calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc and sodium. A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) points out that bananas are the population's favorite, in addition to being one
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For many years, growers and propagators have been looking for an alternative to the proven Jonkheer currant from Tets. The Red Lake mutation MARLENA®, which has been propagated for five years at Kimmig Nursery, a shareholder of Artevos GmbH, not only has the potential to become the currant of
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On November 9, 2023, at the Les Dunes d’Or congress hall in Agadir, Morocco, will be the capital of berries. Agadir has witnessed a rapid development of berries. In less than 10 years, raspberries and blueberries have exceeded an area of 4,500 hectares under greenhouse and out-of-soil cultivation. read more

Früchte Eder GmbH of Kirchham began selling the first nectarines and peaches from Spain about a month ago. "The yields are higher than last year despite the weather conditions in Spain. End consumers are mainly asking for larger calibers, i.e. 18 pieces per 4 kg. Currently, the price is 2.75 to
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Lemon is one of the products whose price has plummeted the most in the market in the municipality of Peto, a city in the state of Yucatán, followed by avocado, which has also seen its price drop. Currently, it is one of the citrus fruits with the lowest value; a kilo is between 5 and 7 pesos,
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Every day, the Cologne wholesale market supplies about 3.6 million citizens of the city of Cologne and the Cologne-Bonn metropolitan region within a radius of about 100 km with (fresh) food from the region, Germany, Europe and overseas. The trading center is thus not only a sales market for
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Due to weather conditions, the supply of asparagus in March and April was lower than usual, so purchasing volumes were limited. In May and June, the market was sufficiently supplied. In pre-summer temperatures, asparagus fans again courageously grabbed local asparagus, which this year was
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Greenyard outperformed the market regarding fruit and vegetables, thus increasing its market share. That is what the company's annual report states. "Despite an overall reduction in consumption (-10%), volumes at Greenyard fell by only 0.8%, while prices increased by 8.5%," begins co-CEO Marc
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After a successful start of the 2023 Peruvian lime campaign, in recent weeks it's gone through a rough patch that has broken the good streak that this citrus was having. read more

"As producers in the Pachino area, we have a big responsibility, because we export products of excellent quality and keep up the good name of made in Italy products by means of the tomatoes we produce," says Sammy Lauretta, owner of the Lauretta Salvatore farm, in a testimony obtained directly
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The yellow Coeur d’Antan is the latest yellow tomato developed by Prince de Bretagne, completing a range of 60 varieties. This new tomato has a “longer and better shelf life than the yellow ribbed variety,” as well as “a yellow flesh flamed with red and a fleshy, melting, soft texture.” read more