The new electronic shelf labels ensure digital price labeling and are intended to provide customers with a modern and convenient shopping experience by using multiple colors. According to a statement from Spar Austria, 200 stores, including... will be equipped with these labels by the end of the year. read more

The strong growth in peppers with 52,346 tonnes (+47%) and the high quantities of tomatoes with 42,880 tonnes (-2%) are striking despite the existing national supply. Significant increases are also recorded in cucumbers with 9,986 tonnes (+40%), garlic with 11,491 tonnes (+153%), and other vegetable products with 27,984 tonnes. read more

Precocity, consistent quality, and productivity are the strengths of the Marimbella® strawberry, the cultivar from the Italian breeding program of Nova Siri Genetics, which has established itself among producers in Southern Italy because they aim to enter the market as early as November with a product. read more

This week, analysts from the EastFruit project report that the Ukrainian market is facing a shortage of new-crop white cabbage. Farmers attribute this situation to a decreased supply of white cabbage on the market, as the hot weather has caused a slight delay in the maturation of these crops. read more

Sardinia is on the podium for fruit and vegetable consumption in Italy. An article by Repubblica reports data from the Passi surveillance managed by the Higher Institute of Health: on the island, the consumption of the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day is widespread. read more

After years of research in the main production areas, the GIANNOLE batavia was launched last year with tremendous success. Suitable for intermediate autumn transplants in northern Italy, and for winter transplants in central-southern Italy, it is resistant to Fusarium 4 and Bremia BL:29-41EU. read more

In a context marked by inflation and global geopolitical instability, rural estates have emerged as an oasis of stability and opportunity in the current economic landscape. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics,

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For this season as well, a decrease in the cultivated area of garlic has been recorded in Spain, with a 14% decline compared to 2023. The drop was more pronounced for purple garlic, which for the first time fell below 40% of the total area. These are the findings of the analysis. read more

According to the Blackcurrant Foundation, representing 36 growers throughout the United Kingdom, the country's blackcurrant harvest is thriving with an expected yield of over 11,600 tons this year. However, British blackcurrant farmers also faced challenges in 2024. read more

The Thünen Institute and the Bavarian Association for Nature Conservation (BN) have once again this year jointly called on people nationwide to report bumblebees using the free identification app ObsIdentify. read more

The growers of these popular green vegetables will not consider this year's season a success. Bacteria and diseases that developed during the hot and humid summer days have devastated a significant portion of the crop nationwide. Farmers emphasize that the weather conditions this summer are to blame. read more

Yuksel Seeds continues to expand its commercial catalog in Spain with the launch of two new varieties of long Almería-type cucumbers: Reymon and Saymon. These varieties stand out for their ... read more

The company Luka Koper has taken an important step forward to increase the capacity in handling containers at the Slovenian port of Koper (Capodistria), by initiating a tender procedure to award the works, which involve an investment of 100 million euros, as reported. read more

The summer of 2024 continues to break negative records with heatwaves and drought, which have devastated many agricultural areas in Italy, especially in the South. However, there is a South that is bucking the trend, thanks to forward-thinking investments in optimization. read more

The result was negatively impacted by 2% due to exchange rate effects in the first half of 2024 and one-time restructuring costs of CHF 17 million in the second quarter of 2024, as announced by the logistics service provider based in Switzerland. read more

This is communicated by the online supermarket, which also refers to figures from the Federal Statistical Office highlighting the increasing importance of online food shopping in Germany. According to the data, in 2023, 23% of 16- to 74-year-olds stated that they had purchased food online in the past three months. read more

"In three weeks, there will be no more water available for agriculture in the Southern Central region," was the statement. In the hottest year on record, the scorching climate and lack of rain are causing agriculture in Central and Southern Italy to suffer. read more

The melon is particularly popular in summer, as it serves as a thirst quencher on hot days due to its high water content of over 90%. In 2023, 27,360 tons of sugar melons were sold in Switzerland, but only 17 tons were harvested in Switzerland itself. read more

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and its Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants, the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), are monitoring the situation and cooperating with the responsible authorities for plant health in the federal states as well as partner countries in the EU and Switzerland. For the control and the read more

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Milan, in collaboration with the Institute for Research in Biomedicine at the University of Bellinzona (Switzerland), investigated the extraordinary properties of ellagic acid, a natural polyphenol found in fruits. read more