In Murcia, the main table grape producing area in Spain, the table grape harvest started at the end of June with the extra-early varieties, which started arriving from the areas closest to the coast. For the time being, and unlike last season, higher volumes are expected, with a production
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Russian retail chain Magnit recorded an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes
2023-07-07 00:00
The retail chain "Magnit" has seen an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes. Consumer preferences are shifting towards small, sweet fruits.
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Price for organic plums from Spain 13 percent higher
2023-07-07 00:00
"We received the first plums from Spain in mid-June. Usually, the first batches come to us from the regions of Murcia and Valencia, followed by plums from the region of Extremadura, which is the main source for our plums," Christian Kaufmann (right), managing director of Naturkost Schramm
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French cherry farmers protest insecticide ban
2023-07-07 00:00
Upset French cherry farmers have dumped a ton of rotting fruit in front of a government building in southern France yesterday. They were protesting against an insecticide ban they claim has left their produce vulnerable to fruit flies.
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Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables is expected to fall by 12-13.5% in 2022.
2023-07-07 00:00
In vegetables, the group of fruits and flowers, which includes the most popular ones, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbages, fell by 14%. In fruit, the most consumed are citrus fruits, with a fall of 8%.
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Following another year of harsher rainy weather across Serbia that negatively impacted blueberry, raspberry and other soft fruit production, Sanja Larsson, CEO and owner of Serbian berry producer Pureberry, has a stark warning for the berry growing industry in Serbia, but certainly further
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The Western Australian avocado season will get underway in mid-August and packing company The Avocado Collective is looking forward to a good season.
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Austria: Food trade rejects accusation of price gouging
2023-07-07 00:00
The Austrian food trade is defending itself against accusations of price gouging and possible price fixing among discounters. This was prompted by statements made by SPÖ economic spokesman Dr. Christoph Matznetter, who had accused the retail trade, among other things, of using price promotions ultimately to
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Wild blueberries: why are prices declining while yields are low?
2023-07-07 00:00
According to EastFruit, rapid decline is observed on the European market of frozen wild blueberries (bilberries). Piece decline came as a surprise for many freezers, as earlier there were many reports about the expectation of a low harvest in Ukraine, Poland, and other countries of the region in
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Competition in the horticultural industry in Ukraine is intensifying
2023-07-07 00:00
Experts on the market in Ukrainian believe that the horticultural industry will gradually transfer from one crop to another type of agriculture.
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Malta: Aquaponic farming without significant operating costs
2023-07-07 00:00
“We first started by growing anything that would easily allow us to enter the market and are now replacing these crops with others that are in higher demand. These are all accessible in vegetable boxes sent directly to clients,” explains Pierre Axiaq, Farmer and owner of Tal-Kampanjol
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"The doubling of organic carrot prices saved our season"
2023-07-07 00:00
Overall, the organic sector in northern Germany can look back on an eventful marketing season. "Due to the drought, we have had to accept hard losses of up to 50 percent, especially for organic carrots. There were also yield losses of 20 percent in red beets. However, the harvest losses, as well
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Getir is leaving Spain and France
2023-07-07 00:00
71% of UK mums buying less fruit and vegetables due to financial strain
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‘Labor rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector’
2023-07-07 00:00
Independent East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has stated that labor rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland. Ms Sugden explained that fruit, vegetable, mushroom and meat producers are struggling to fill vacancies since post-Brexit immigration rules
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Czech Republic: Lowest fruit harvest in years expected
2023-07-07 00:00
The Czech fruit harvest is expected to fall by 24% this year compared to last year to a below-average 125,157 tonnes. This is the lowest harvest in six years. Compared to the average harvest of the last five years, this year's crop will be around
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"Limited blueberry volumes in switch from early to mid varieties"
2023-07-07 00:00
In Belgium, the erratic spring will probably cause limited blueberry volumes between the early and mid varieties. That is according to Coöperatie Hoogstraten's Hannah Docus. "The early varieties managed to catch up due to the recent warm weather, not so the middle varieties," she says.
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It’s Bio stresses importance of organic
2023-07-06 17:00
It’s Bio, the European project funded by the EU and Italian association Aop Gruppo Vi.Va to promote organic, says recent disasters like the floods in Italy are helping to raise awareness of the issue of climate change and ultimately find solutions.
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Netherlands/Belgium: Growing concern about the apple blossom weevil
2023-07-06 00:00
According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom weevil or apple blossom borer.
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"This artwork lets us translate our identity to the packaging"
2023-07-06 00:00
Some collaborations are not obvious. Such is the case in Haspengouw, Belgium, where the Hellingenfort cherry farm joined forces with Dutch writer and singer Rick de Leeuw and his partner Maartje Elants, a painter. "Cherries truly represent the region's fruit cultivation, and this partnership
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A total of 780,000 tonnes of German carrots were harvested last year
2023-07-06 00:00
The carrot is finally in season again in Germany. And this was celebrated on 1 July 2023 with a big season opening at the Abenhardt farm in Datteln. The carrot is the most harvested vegetable in Germany and is the second most frequently bought vegetable by consumers after tomatoes. Last year
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