Carrefour expects to sell more than 25,000 tonnes of melon and watermelon from Spain this summer, 10% more than last year's season. In this way, the company is reinforcing its commitment to more than 100 local, regional and national growers, ensuring that it will be able to offer its customers the best quality melon and watermelon from Spain.
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Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? This year, the team from meine-Möhren.de is creating a film for school lessons to convey this knowledge. read more

Ukrainian growers have started their sour cherry season last week. However, first large shipments of Ukrainian sour cherries appeared in the market only this week, as reported by EastFruit. The current sour cherry season kicked off in Ukraine several weeks later than last year, but with higher
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In MY 2022/23, European Union (EU) citrus production is projected to amount to 10.4 million metric tons (MMT), 10 percent down from the previous season, especially impacting oranges and lemons, and slightly lower than previous estimations. read more

Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions to drive innovation and develop sustainable solutions for farmers. The expansion of the research and
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The Netherlands is the world's second-largest avocado importer, reports the CBS. "Many of those are ripened into ready-to-eat fruits, but that process results in a small percentage of rejects," says Refruit's Jan Kraayeveld. In January, this Dutch company began processing these excess avocados
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According to EastFruit analysts, in May 2023, Tajikistan exported a record volume of fresh cherries to China for this month and even surpassed Uzbekistan. It should be noted that we are talking about relatively small volumes of products compared to these supplied by other exporters. However,
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“Monoprix and Amazon are supporting the purchasing power of French consumers by launching an unprecedented offer for all everyday purchases, online and in the stores. Amazon Prime members in France now benefit from a 10% discount at Monoprix for 6 months, in-store and online, for all their
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The last Rocca Imperiale lemons left the packing station on Monday. Although the season lasted 20 days longer than last year, it was nevertheless not devoid of difficulties. The weather was not always conducive in southern Italy and there were also challenges on the sales front. read more

The application of CRISPR gene editing has boomed in recent years, and now the humble tomato is no stranger to the CRISPR toolbox anymore either. In 2021, genome-edited tomatoes enriched in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were commercially launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. read more

Yesterday morning in the Senate, the 'Pachino Igp Award' was presented, an award instituted by the Consortium for the Protection of the PGI Pachino Tomato and which, starting this year, will be assigned to prominent figures from the worlds of institutions, agribusiness, journalism and entertainment who
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If there is a place where innovation and the excellence of tradition meet, it is the wholesale market. A channel that is too often underestimated but which represents the true expression of the much-loved 'made in Italy' throughout the world. For a company to grow in this
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Turkey has raised monthly minimum wage by another 34%, coming into effect on July 1. This will bring it to a net 11,402 lira ($483) for the second half of the year in an effort to address soaring inflation. Inflation is well above the official 5% target and touched a 24-year peak of 85.5% in
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After a Covid-enforced hiatus, South Africa’s favourite privately-organised avocado symposium returns to Tzaneen on 16 and 17 August, now bearing the name of the Allesbeste Symposium. read more

American multinational technology company Apple Inc. seems to want the rights to the image of apples - the fruit - in Switzerland. This is a concern for the Fruit Union Suisse, a 111 years old fruit farmer’s organization in Switzerland. For most of its history, it has had as its symbol a red
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China, a long-term leader in the world ranking of fresh apple exporters, has sharply reduced export volumes in the 2022/23 season. Thus, according to EastFruitanalysts, we will definitely have a new leader of the world apple export rating in the current season. read more

The cherry season has already started in Romania, where Cerasus Grup, with its Panere brand, has launched its new sorting equipment purchased in Spain, with which it expects to significantly multiply its export volumes this year and gain access to new markets. read more

According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, a new problem has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprise. This problem is rather serious and could lead to a decline in the production and exports of fruits and vegetables from the region. read more

Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop and seed protection research laboratory in EMEA, helping to drive innovation and deliver sustainable solutions to farmers. read more

The measures to combat seasonal price surges for onions in Kazakhstan were discussed in the Majilis (lower house of parliament). read more