In February 2024, European apple stocks decreased overall by 5% compared to the same period last year. The biggest declines came from the United Kingdom with -35%, followed by Denmark with -30.2% and the Netherlands with -23.8%. Stocks increased in Spain (22.2%),
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Trustpack Services has specialised in the repackaging and packaging of fruit and vegetables for many years. "My father Yurdal has been in the business for forty years and we have been operating under the Trustpack name for seven. We started on the premises of VDH in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, but we have exhausted the
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Disqualified Russian skater Kamila Valieva attributed her positive doping test to a strawberry dessert contaminated with her grandfather's heart medication. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) specified in its report that Valieva, then 15 years old, claimed that the
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By means of diversified strategies, which also aim directly at the end consumer through the retail channel, one can remain competitive in the horticultural sector and, in particular, in the tomato sector. With a big project called 'Mr Datterino', Vegetables by Bayer from
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In Bulgaria, local mushrooms, such as white champignons, are reported to be worm-infested and of poor quality. Therefore, Bulgarian companies increasingly prefer imports from Romania. This is stated by Julian Kolev, president of the Association of Fruit Processors
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Since mid-February, a variety of mandarin that only a few companies produce and sell in Spain has been available on the market: the Gold Nugget variety, recognisable by its rough skin and very sweet flavour. "It is our customers who ask us for it," says Silvana Sorli,
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