After its debut in 2023, the 'Dolce Passione' Consortium presented the 'Dolce Passione' watermelon to international buyers at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The presentation took place yesterday afternoon in the Sala Eventi Italy by Consortium President Roberto Castello (Ortofrutta
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Moldova’s apple exports have surged in January 2024, reaching over 14 thousand tons and $7.9 million in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA). This is a remarkable improvement from the previous month, when the country exported only
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Every year, on 10 February, we celebrate World Legume Day. For this occasion, established by the FAO in 2016, Bonduellehas drawn up a framework to analyse the habits, preferences and motivations that lead Italians to increasingly consume legumes. read more

The agricultural sector in Almeria in unity and coordination announced the launch of a calendar of demonstrations. Throughout Spain, more than 20 demonstrations have been called and, despite the fact that we are in the middle of the horticultural campaign, we will be demonstrating this February. read more

According to the EastFruit, the Ukrainian potato market has seen a sharp drop in trade activity. An increase in the supply of potatoes has driven down the prices in this sector. Farmers who had been raising potato prices almost every week since mid-October 2023 are now forced to lower them. As
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Dole Italia, a leading company in the production and distribution of high-quality fresh fruit, announces the acquisition of new spaces within the Centro Agroalimentare di Roma, the largest food market in Central Italy, to implement the company's strategic lines
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Morocco restored its banana imports in 2023 after a significant slump in the previous year, reports EastFruit. By August 2023, Morocco has already imported more bananas than in the whole of 2022, when the global trade of this product faced a severe crisis due to natural disasters, adverse
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SanLucara Fruit Logistica 2024 presented some novelties. "We are launching heart-shaped packages with different products, the blueberry, strawberry, cherry tomato, grape, which will be available all year round and especially during festivities," Erminio Colombini reports,
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Potager City is a new greengrocer concept developed by French retail giant Carrefour, which in 2020 teamed up with a Lyon-based start-up of the same name to create a new brand for city-dwellers who want to eat healthier. read more

Speaking after an association meeting, IFA president Francie Gorman said Irish farmers were just as frustrated with what was happening as farmers in other countries. "They feel that they are being treated unfairly by Brussels bureaucrats and officials in the
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The newly appointed Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Minister of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, has been alerted about the "extreme financial pressure" the agricultural sector is currently experiencing. This warning comes from David Brown, the president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union
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Despite recent flooding in Larnaca and the free Famagusta province, the potato supply in Cyprus seems unaffected, according to the Potato Producers and the Agricultural Association. Andreas Karyos, a representative of the Potato Producers, noted that while there will be a decrease in potato
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In France, disgruntled farmers have dumped Moroccan tomatoes in supermarket car parks over the past week, protesting alleged 'unfair competition.' Moroccan exporters, however, are refusing to be scapegoated for Paris' political issues. read more

On Tuesday, hundreds of farmers from Valencia, Spain took to the streets with their tractors, causing significant traffic delays and calling for improved conditions for their sector. Their demands include limitations on the import of inexpensive fruits and vegetables into the European Union,
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Colombian exports of Hass avocados witnessed a substantial growth of 26.4% in 2023, with the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States being the primary markets. The Colombian Corporation of Hass Avocado Producers and Exporters - Corpohass, reports a historic year for the industry in 2023,
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After a typical January with scarcity in the radish market, the demand tends to quiet down during the trade week in Berlin and during Carnival. "After Carnival, I expect the demand to pick up," says Erik de Jong from Jongfresh in Monster, the Netherlands. "The start in January was a bit
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Everything is ready at Cso Italy's headquarters for the new edition of Fruit Logistica, Europe's largest trade fair in the sector, scheduled to take place in Berlin from today until 9 February 2024. read more

Yet another prestigious collaboration between the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Igp Consortium and an outstanding Made in Italy company with more than 145 years of history; read more

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has disbursed over 16,353,680 BAM in incentives, marking a record single-day payout. The funds, which arrive in time for spring sowing preparations, include premiums
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"The EU Commission accepts Italy's proposals. We should only further restrict pesticides when we are able to protect production with alternative methods. We have opposed, from day one, an ideological approach on the issue that would have had a devastating effect
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