In Italy, some farms have been decorating their premises with a typical autumn fruit, the pumpkin, in October for several years now, turning into 'Pumpkin Villages'. The format was borrowed from the United States, where it is called
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EastFruitanalysts would like to draw attention to the sharp increase in prices for fresh apples in Ukraine over the previous week. Prices for Gala and Golden Delicious apples jumped by 50% in single week! What are the reasons for such an unprecedented price rise? read more

Tesco's UK boss Jason Tarry to step down in March read more

Due to overbuilding and abandonment, Italy has lost almost 1/3 (30%) of its agricultural land in the last half century, with the usable agricultural area in Italy reduced to just 12.8 million hectares and effects on the hydrogeological seal of the land and the
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Rwandan producer SOUK Farms exported its first container to Europe this week, a milestone celebrated at an event in Kigali with the participation of the Kingdom of Netherlands Ambassador to Rwanda as guest of honor. read more

A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation. One of these is Daniel Peter, who has been growing potatoes in Rickenbach in canton Zurich for 20 years. He knows it is normal that the harvest varies year on year, but it has not been as bad
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After a short delay the Polish apple season in in full swing. According to Jan Nowakoski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh, Golden Delicious apples will be more of a green color than last year: “This year, the Polish apple season started with two weeks of delay, due to the
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Spanish exports of fresh fruits and vegetables outside Europe fell by 35% in volume from January to July 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, dropping to 169,735 tons. In value, the decline was 17%, standing at €246.9 million. These are the latest data published by the Department of
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In October 2023, Bulgaria is witnessing a decline in vegetable prices, according to the weekly bulletin of the Commission monitoring prices for most vegetables. The Market Price Index (MPI), reflecting wholesale food prices in the country, decreased by 0.87% this week to 2208 points. read more

Varietal improvement is one of the most important advances in agricultural activity and innovation in this area is fundamental for the development of a sector as important in Spain as the citrus sector. But the new varieties must guarantee that they are better than the ones that have been developed in the past.
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The XIII International Mango Symposium, recently held in Malaga (Spain), has made this city the world capital of mangos. For five days, the capital of the Costa de Sol brought together more than 200 people from more than 28 countries, such as, for example

Mango and mango

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Spain.
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On 20th October the HortiDemoCentre at the department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agrisciences, Stellenbosch University opened it doors to welcome Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and Mr Piet Adema the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. Prof Hester Klopper, Stellenbosch
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Lidl Italia, a leading retailer with more than 730 shops in Italy, presented its new ESG strategy. During the event 'On the road to tomorrow: driving change towards sustainable consumption' held yesterday in Milan, the company released the results of its third Report on
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Sicilian grapes from Mazzarrone enters the processed fruit sector with Uvella, the raisins produced with seedless grapes, the first of their kind produced entirely in Italy. This was possible after four years of research and experimentations conducted in collaboration with the University of
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There are many service companies working in the fresh produce sector, but how many can boast such know-how to be able to replace a procurement manager? Or a quality assurance manager? How many times do Italian or foreign companies operating in Sicily, or even in the rest of southern Italy, have
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Data from the statistical service Euroestacom (Icex-Eurostat) analyzed by Hortoinfo reveal that Germany's imports of Turkish peppers have registered a sharp reduction over the last three campaigns. read more

Produced mainly in the Centre Val de Loire, Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions, seedling shallots still represent a minor part of the French production, to the benefit of traditional shallots (mainly produced in Brittany and Pays de la Loire). In 2004, seedling shallots accounted for just 1%
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The EU production forecast for bananas produced in the Union and marketed in their region of production (Jan-Dec 2023) comes in at 53,931 tons for Spain, 6,613 tons for France and 1,035 tons for Greece. Total production for 2023 is forecast at 661,487 tons. read more

The partner Quality & Adviser, S.L. with the Polytechnic University of Valencia, presented the Biodiversity Grow programme (Transition of the fruit and vegetable sector towards a production model based on Sustainability). The aim is to achieve a continuous improvement of sustainability in the whole of the fruit and vegetable

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The European logistics landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with recent data highlighting a remarkable 205% increase in freight volumes between Ireland, France and Spain. read more