In the Netherlands, fresh Dutch sweetcorn harvesting got started at Hermans Suikermaïs last week. Some 55 laborers work at this every day. "It's extremely early; we didn't expect this after the late sowing and all those wet, cold weeks," begins Giel Hermans. read more

Piotr Janota, President of the Fruit Union Association said that when Polish apples were introduced for the first time in the Malaysian market, Poland exported around 200 tons of apples. Now, Janota claims the export of Polish apples to Malaysia is set to increase this year. read more

Northern Spain is increasingly emerging as an option for growing avocados. In fact, Asturias already ranks fourth within the regions with the largest area of avocados in Spain, only behind Andalusia, the Canary Islands, and the Valencian Community, and regions such as Cantabria or Galicia exceed
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The smallest orange crop in the last twenty years was especially significant in Spain as of December 2022. Simultaneously, there has been a large increase in imports from Egypt, part of which have been destined for re-export. In view of the trend, it is worth asking whether Spain is losing its
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After a complicated spring, the summer is looking much more clement for the French cucumber campaign. "We experienced great weather variations at the start of the season. In the spring of 2023, the volumes on the French market were in excess, due to the overlapping of regions, with the south of
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After years of growth driven by the health trend, demand for raspberries and strawberries is slowing down, while demand for blueberries, increasingly regarded as a superfood, is at a standstill. Growing cultivation areas in Italy (especially blueberries and blackberries in the North, raspberries in the South), now
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Following Carrefour's acquisition of Cora and Match in France, it is now E.Leclerc's turn to acquire its share of the Delhaize Group, this time in Luxembourg. read more

Kernser Edelpilze GmbH has expanded its product range with two new varieties of edible mushrooms. In addition to herb mushrooms, shiitake, oyster mushrooms, nameko and pom pom, the mushroom cultivation company based in Kerns (Central Switzerland) now also produces enoki and shimeji in organic
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The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for FY 2022-2023 at € 2,406.2 million, a change from the previous financial year of +9.2% based on reported figures and +5.0% on like for like basis*. Currency variations had a positive impact of +4.2% on the group growth, with the US dollar and Russian
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Facilitating the export of apples of Moldovan origin to the Indian market, including the approval of phytosanitary requirements to complete the import approval procedure for this product per Indian law, was one of the main topics discussed by the Director General of the National Food Safety
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Weather conditions in Spain have led to an early start of the tomato harvest in Extremadura, a key tomato-producing region responsible for up to 90% of Spain's processing tomato production. High temperatures and rains in May and June, followed by heatwaves in July, have meant an adjustment in
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From July 31, 2023, Great Britain canceled all customs duties and tariff quotas for seven agricultural products from Moldova. These benefits will be valid for the next 12 months. This was reported to NewsMaker.md by the British Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. read more

A delegation from South Australia, led by the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development and several staff members accompanied by representatives of the South Australian agricultural industry and the Australian ambassador to the Netherlands, visited the De Ruiter Experience Center.
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The Gemüsering Group is one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany, which also includes companies such as Kärcher and Andretta, which together with the Gemüsering itself are located at the Stuttgart wholesale market. Freshplaza.de spoke to sales manager Markus Keller on site.
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From July 31, 2023, Great Britain canceled all customs duties and tariff quotas for seven agricultural products from Moldova. These benefits will be valid for the next 12 months. This was reported to NewsMaker.md by the British Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. read more

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Very low prices for blueberries, expected by Ukrainian berry growers this season, have been avoided. Prices remained close to the previous year’s level, and exports of Ukrainian blueberries have grown significantly. Taras Bashtannik, head of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association
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Today we propose a stimulus on the classification of potatoes, commonly indserite among the 'poor products'. The cue, as often happens, came to us from one of our readers: in this case from Francesca Russo, product manager at Romagnoli F.lli Spa. We leave you with her
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At the Prognosfruitsconference held recently in Trento, indications emerged on the pereproduction forecast for 2023; read more

Since the beginning of this week, selling prices have resumed on the tomato market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. The main reason for the downward price trend was the massive entry of open-field tomatoes into the market. Although the field tomato season has just begun, growers
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