The Dutch potato market is currently not enjoying much demand. "Spain is showing some interest in Agrias, but beyond that, the market's dead quiet. Potatoes are quite expensive, so we now face competition with local offerings," says Kristian Verhagen of Verhagen Holland in the Netherlands.
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The South African grape campaign, currently at its peak of availability, should last another 3 weeks, before giving way to Chile. Timothée Levesque, product manager at Dole France, looks at the southern hemisphere campaign, the market and the events that have shaped the season. Tight market
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By 2024 there will be a total of 151,000 entry quotas in Italy for non-EU workers: 61,250 for non-seasonal employment, 700 for self-employment and 89,050 for seasonal employment; read more

Tradewinds Intl brought their largest floral show yet to the Austin Convention Center in downtown Austin, TX, with over 70 farms and breeders exhibiting from Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, The Netherlands, Australia, and the USA exclusively for their floral buying members. With a jam-packed,
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Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world’s heaviest blueberry, according to the official Guinness World Records. read more

According to the Primorsky Interregional Department of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), from March 4th to 10th, a total of 6,089.1 tons of fresh vegetables, fruits, and berries from various countries were brought into the region. During this
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At a time when the attention of the conscious consumer is maximised towards a correct and healthy diet and when the trend towards the consumption of vegetable-based proteins is growing, Valfrutta is launching a new recipe doubling the protein content: Valfrutta the smoothie
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Among the main tasks and at the same time advantages of this new organisational structure, the initiators of its creation include: read more

The new Italian garlic campaign will start in June and volumes are not expected to increase on the agricultural front. Francesco Delfanti, sales director of the company of the same name, which specialises in the production of garlic, onions and shallots, explains why.
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Last week, HortiContact was the center of horticulture in the Netherlands. It is the place where the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector comes together, network and gain inspiration. The fair has become gradually more international, both in terms of exhibitors and visitors, and after three
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EastFruit analysts report a general decline in onion prices across the region last week, a trend that defies expectations given the commencement of the new onion harvest in Central Asia's southern territories and the persistent shortage of onions in Western EU nations. Last week, wholesale
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Poland, a top-10 global exporter of fresh blueberries, has emerged as one of the most rapidly expanding markets for the fruit, sourcing increasingly from abroad, EastFruit reports. Notably, as of the close of 2023, Poland has ascended to the ranks of the top 8 largest importers of fresh
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Trains that are forever delayed, residential areas that flood, endless traffic jams, computer systems that crash... and Britons save their turn in the queue. read more

"We are excited to see that seedless lemons are slowly but surely cannibalising shelf space from seeded lemons," remarks Nico van Schalkwyk, CEO of Fruitalyst, marketing division of ClemenGold International which has been at the forefront of promoting seedless lemons in South Africa through its
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The Inspectorate for Trade Quality of Agricultural and Food Articles in Lublin has issued a decision to ban the marketing of honey from Ukraine to Poland. read more

Last Friday, the Staay Food Group hosted another annual growers' day for existing business partners and interested growers in the Netherlands. Plenty of experiences were exchanged, and attendees were updated on developments at Staay. New this year were presentations by a Staay supplier (Koppert
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Last week, HortiContact was the center of horticulture in the Netherlands. It is the place where the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector comes together, network and gain inspiration. The fair has become gradually more international, both in terms of exhibitors and visitors, and after three
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Vegetation has slowed down a little over the last few cold days, but this could soon change. - Weather forecasts indicate that in a few days the temperature will rise to several degrees, so it is to be expected that vegetation will take off," says Huber in an interview with the editorial team.
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Conad Adriatico opens new logistics center in Italy, expands in AlbaniaItalian cooperative Conad Adriatico has inaugurated a new distribution center in Grottaglie, Taranto, poised to become one of the largest logistics facilities in Southern Italy. Conad Adriatico continues to expand across the
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A year ago, Jan Vorstermans bid farewell to an auction site in the Netherlands. After working at Coop ZON Grubbenvorst, ZON Fresh Park, and Hines Fresh Park Venlo for over 22 years, it was time to slow down. However, his passion for the work could not be denied, and Jan has now been appointed
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