Coming soon: Fresh Focus Italy 2025
2025-03-19 17:00
Fresh Focus Italy jest Twoim niezbędnym przewodnikiem po włoskim rynku świeżych warzyw i owoców, pełnym ekskluzywnych wywiadów, wiadomości i analiz, które poszerzą Twoją wiedzę na temat tego kluczowego dostawcy produktów rolniczych.
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Tornadoes have struck berry farms in southern Spain.
2025-03-19 16:00
Ponad 300 ha produkcji jagód zostało dotkniętych przez tornado, który przeszedł przez miasta Huelva: Palos, Moguer, Lucena, Lepe i Cartaya w nocy z wtorku na środę.
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Hummel-Challenge 2025: Reporting Bumblebees via App
2025-03-19 16:00
Citizen Science makes a valuable contribution to biodiversity research. This was demonstrated by the Bumblebee Challenge from last year, where a new species for Germany, the Tonerdhummel, was discovered (Ogan et al. 2024). The challenge for this year will begin on March 20th.
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Tornadoes have struck berry farms in southern Spain.
2025-03-19 16:00
Ponad 300 ha produkcji jagód zostało dotkniętych przez tornado, który przeszedł przez miasta Huelva: Palos, Moguer, Lucena, Lepe i Cartaya w nocy we wtorek.
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Setback for food sovereignty? Interfel criticizes lack of support
2025-03-19 14:00
While the initial phases were characterized by a strong mobilization of producers, particularly through the support programs of France 2030, the momentum of the 2024 and 2025 plan has noticeably slowed down, according to the industry association Interfel. Lack of funding, reduced...
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"We want to build trust, for all parties involved, including consumers," explains Fabio Brescacin, President and Founder of NaturaSì, to AskaNews. The goal is to stimulate a discussion about a "fair price" in agriculture. "We observe,
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"We anticipate a 15-20% increase in the new onion crop in Thiva."
2025-03-19 00:00
The Greek onion market varies by type. Red onions are still stored in cooling chambers, but packers in Thiva, the main onion-growing region in Greece, are facing challenges in making sales. "There is still a significant amount of red onions in storage, and they are in..."
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Blueberry farmers from Ukraine are joining forces.
2025-03-19 00:00
Companies responsible for approximately 20% of Ukrainian blueberry production have formed a new association aimed at developing the entire industry in the country and expanding trade contacts with foreign partners.
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2025-03-19 00:00
It is currently asparagus season, and there are still a few available in the market. This spring crop has a very limited harvesting window but consistently yields good results for the companies that grow and sell it. Claudio D'Alba, the CEO of Plantis Group, an Apulian company that exports fruits, is one of the beneficiaries of this successful crop.
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Syngenta introduces Lambda ND: the new frontier in the fight against New Delhi of zucchini.
2025-03-19 00:00
The Italian horticultural sector, particularly the cultivation of zucchinis, is facing a growing threat: the New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), which is causing difficulties in productions especially in Central-Southern Italy. In response to this challenge, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds will introduce Lambda.
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The import of exotic fruits to Kuban increased by nearly 6% in 2024.
2025-03-19 00:00
The volume of exotic fruit imports to the Krasnodar region, Russia reached 36.7 thousand tons in 2024, marking an almost 6% increase compared to 2023, according to the Rosselkhoznadzor press service. Since the beginning of 2025, the region has already received 247 tons of exotic fruits, including…
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The Portuguese apple export season has come to an end, with United Growers shifting their focus to supplying the Middle East for the remaining part of the season, according to Joao Juma, the export manager for the Portuguese apple exporter. "Our predictions of high prices have proven to be accurate since the beginning of the season.
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Mercadona: increasing turnover and more savings for customers
2025-03-19 00:00
Mercadona continues to grow and in 2024 reaches a turnover of 38.8 billion euros, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year, as reported by revistamercados.com. A turnover that is based on 37 billion euros from its business in Spain, while the remaining 1.8 billion euros...
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Switzerland: Trees indicate water stress online
2025-03-18 13:00
A dendrometer is a device that is placed around the trunk of a tree to measure changes in trunk diameter. When it sends its data over the internet or via radio to the irrigation system in the field, a decrease in trunk diameter triggers the irrigation.
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"Dole Nordic supports Push Report."
2025-03-18 10:00
Dole Nordic has announced its participation in the inaugural Push Report, a Swedish initiative supported by Vinnova, the innovation agency of Sweden.
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France votes for new Nutri-Score, but "the dispute is not yet over."
2025-03-18 09:00
On radiofrance.fr, the topic is being explored: As part of the Farm-to-Fork strategy, the European Commission had considered implementing a mandatory logo in 2020, which was supposed to be implemented by the end of 2022 - however, nothing happened. "There was a very intense...
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Low fiber intake in Europe underscores the importance of California prunes as a healthy choice.
2025-03-18 00:00
The data shows that fiber intake is still low in the UK and Europe. According to the British Dietetic Association (BDA), adults in the UK consume about two-thirds of the recommended daily intake of 30g. Even in Germany and Norway, the highest consumers in Europe, people are not meeting the recommended fiber intake.
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High levels of pesticides were discovered in cucumbers from Turkey.
2025-03-18 00:00
The Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) of Latvia has detected excessive levels of the pesticide etoxazole in cucumbers imported from Turkey, according to an official report. Laboratory tests revealed 0.13 µg of etoxazole per kilogram of cucumbers, with a potential margin of error of 0.07 µg per.
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Gruppo Selex, "Tutti in Campo" confirms its success and returns with the third edition.
2025-03-18 00:00
Gruppo Selex, the leading player in the retail sector in Italy, celebrates the success of the second edition of Tutti in Campo, the initiative dedicated to supporting Amateur Sports Associations (ASD) and Amateur Sports Clubs (SSD) across the country.
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Pierwsza dostawa bananów Banarica, uprawianych w Gwatemali, dotarła do obiektów Grupy CMR. Te banany są uprawiane w regionie Pacyfiku, który charakteryzuje się ciepłym i wilgotnym klimatem tropikalnym, sprzyjającym warunkom do wzrostu. Banany Banarica są znane z...
The first shipment of Banarica bananas, grown in Guatemala, has arrived at the facilities of CMR Group. These bananas are cultivated in the Pacific region, an area characterized by a warm and humid tropical climate that supports favorable growing conditions. Banarica bananas are known for their... read more
The first shipment of Banarica bananas, grown in Guatemala, has arrived at the facilities of CMR Group. These bananas are cultivated in the Pacific region, an area characterized by a warm and humid tropical climate that supports favorable growing conditions. Banarica bananas are known for their... read more