"Efficient packaging capacity with up to 13 cycles allows high demand to be met economically"
2023-04-18 00:00
Küsten Bete Ltd in Elpersbüttel has been preparing beets for domestic food retailers for several months. At a site in the heart of the Dithmarschen vegetable-growing region, the regional vegetables are washed, sorted, peeled, weighed and labeled with MHD labels. The beet is then cooked in the
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No authorization needed to set up water tanks for agriculture
2023-04-18 00:00
Climate change often leads to prolonged drought and persistent heat, which means agriculture needs to be ready with emergency irrigation. However, companies need to equip themselves with water tanks, even for less urgent situations, if they do not have the option to use water courses or
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"We must understand that we cannot only seek macro-yields of varieties that do not work in the domestic market"
2023-04-18 00:00
The Murcia-based cooperative Frutas y Cítricos de Mula, Frucimu, expects the organic apricot campaign to start in a couple of weeks. "The harvest will start with a delay of about 10 days compared to last year, around week 17/18, because this year has been warmer and the cold has been more
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European Commission closes investigation into allegations of collusion between Casino and Intermarché
2023-04-18 00:00
Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April
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Oslo: Again cocaine found in banana shipment
2023-04-18 00:00
For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated from Ecuador. The police think it was all meant for another market.
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Gloucestershire farmer in desperate need of pickers for the season
2023-04-18 00:00
Martin Haines said that post-Brexit, he lost more than half of his permanent staff at Castle Gardens in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Also, according to him, the six-month temporary visas do not go far enough. He is calling on the government to extend the amount of time seasonal staff are
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Ecuador sent a shipment of almost 16,000 kilos of red pitahaya to Russia on the same day that it sent its first shipment of yellow pitahaya to China last week.
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Canadians are running to buy Avo-cat-o statues
2023-04-18 00:00
Apparently, it’s time for another shopping trend: Avo-cat-o. Last summer, Canadians wouldn’t stop quaking up about the Duckana figures sold at London Drugs locations.
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Bernadine Strik remembered as a 'true legend and friend of the global blueberry industry'
2023-04-18 00:00
The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) sadly notes the recent passing of Bernadine Strik, who did so much to develop the growing of blueberries into the truly international industry that it is today.
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Chopped Salad Kit line introduces five new flavors
2023-04-18 00:00
Dole Fresh Vegetables introduces five new flavor varieties to its DOLE® Chopped Salad Kit product line.
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Organic fruit acreage enrolled in the Federal Crop Insurance Program grew between 2011 and 2021
2023-04-18 00:00
The acreage of organic fruits protected by Federal crop insurance has increased notably from 2011 to 2021. For instance, the acreage of insured organic apples more than doubled from about 12,000 acres to more than 27,000 acres in that period, and organic grapes went from 9,500 acres to more than
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Japanese grapefruit market: no fireworks, despite shortage
2023-04-18 00:00
The first vessel carrying South African grapefruit to Japan was loaded at the port of Durban this past weekend, a week or two earlier than the norm.
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"Red 'eggs' still popular after Easter"
2023-04-18 00:00
Want to order Red egg and Red egg mini? Even after Easter, these red-colored 'eggs' are still popular. With the start of the Dutch season, both tomato varieties are now widely available via The Greenery, both via day trade and the webshop.
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"Mango market switches smoothly from Peru to West Africa"
2023-04-18 00:00
Last year, there were plenty of mangoes from Peru and West Africa. Prices dropped, and the transition from the Peruvian to the West African season, thus, did not go smoothly. This year, however, that switch looks better. "This week, the volumes from Peru will decline sharply, and starting next
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Expensive imported potatoes of the 2023 harvest became available on the Moldovan market
2023-04-18 00:00
The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly Morocco. In the domestic market of the country, the wholesale price for potatoes from North Africa was about $1-1.2/kg, they are bought and sold at
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For now, the orange juice market is staying tight for at least another season, unless there is a significant supply-side surprise for the 2023/24 harvest in Brazil or a much sharper contraction in global demand in 2H 2023.
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What are the most produced fruits in Brazil?
2023-04-18 00:00
Guilherme Coelho, re-elected in March for another three-year period (2023-2025) as president of the Brazilian Association of Exporters of Fruit and derivatives (Abrafrutas), uses the benefits of fruits to human health – already known from popular wisdom and academic research – to praise
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'"Great prices for overseas melons"
2023-04-18 00:00
Even though the warm weather has not yet fully taken hold in Northwestern Europe, the melon market is remarkably good. "In fact, for overseas melons, it's the best year in a very long time. These are running out and in short supply everywhere. The boats arrive to an empty market, and for now,
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Tomato prices in Uzbekistan have fallen by a third in a week
2023-04-18 00:00
Wholesale prices for fresh tomatoes have fallen sharply over the past week in Uzbekistan – the average wholesale price for rose tomatoes has fallen by 32%, and red round tomato prices have fallen by a third. Given that wholesale prices for round red tomatoes have been declining for the second
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A good hazelnut harvest is expected in Georgia in 2023
2023-04-18 00:00
The head of the Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association (GHGA) forecasts a much better hazelnut harvest in 2023 compared to last year, provided that hazelnut growers are active, EastFruit reports.
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