In a recently surfaced video, UFC bantamweight star Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia shows his versatility not only inside the cage but also in an Italian orange tree. The athlete, currently ranked No. 1 in the 135 lbs division following his victory over former champion Petr Yan, deftly and
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Unapa (National Union of Potato Growers Associations) presented eight new sustainable potato varieties. The association is the promoter for Italy of the European Union's Potatoes Forever! project, which aims to inform consumers about good practices
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The heavy rainfall in West Flanders keeps causing issues. Flanders' Minister-President, Jan Jambon, has announced that the flooding will 'most probably' be declared a disaster. Those who have suffered damage will be helped as quickly as possible. Indeed, between 20 and 30% of potatoes have yet
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More than 800 Top Managers from all over Italy with the presence of institutions such as Federdistribuzione, NielsenIQ, Circana, Confindustria Intellect and Mediobanca gathered in the splendid setting of Milan's Teatro Manzoni for the presentation of the new Sales and Marketing plans for the
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Numbeo, a widely recognized database for global cost-of-living comparisons, recently released a ranking of countries based on the cost of apples. According to data analysed by Energyprom, a Kazakhstan-based agency, as of November 13th of the current year, Ukraine emerged as the country where
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According to materials from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the head of the organization, Sergey Dankvert, visited Azerbaijan on a working visit from November 15 to 17. As of October 29, 2023, Azerbaijan's agricultural exports to
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On Saturday 11th November, Lázaro went a step further with its Calixta brand and reached the 670 establishments of the German supermarket chain, Lidl. In this way, the brand of potatoes and sweet potatoes for microwaves can be found in the cold area of the establishments located in the following shops
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MSP Onions is a Dutch onion packer that reaches a global market with its exports of fresh onions. In 2018, MSP Onions embarked on a construction and development trajectory to create the factory of the future. This project has now been completed, and the company sets itself apart with a
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Focus on aromatic and medicinal plants at meetings held in Tirana and Shkodra on 15 and 16 November respectively. Albania is the world's fifth largest producer of medicinal and aromatic plants, so it could not be missing among the stages of promotion abroad
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The European Commission's proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) mixes some positive guiding principles with an ideological criticism of popular consumption habits and lifestyles, and above all with an idea of sustainability that does not consider the
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At the final stage of the harvesting campaign in Moldova, the Moldova Fruct Association (MFA) has significantly reduced its forecast for the 2023 apple production in the country. Which came as a major surprise for the market participants. EastFruit recently spoke to many influential market
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Onions are one of the most consumed vegetables in Switzerland. The annual per capita consumption of all onion varieties is more than 5 kilos. Unlike many vegetables, onions are available all year round from local cultivation. The yellow onion is the second most important outdoor crop after
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For the very first time, US-based Frutta Group will be sourcing blueberries in Morocco this winter. “We’ve made a collaboration agreement with Grupo Cheers Portugal who is experienced in growing and importing blueberries from Morocco,” says Juan Eduardo Sainz of Frutta Group. “Morocco
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The lemon campaign in Spain has so far been affected by a lack of demand from the European markets that is causing prices to drop constantly. In week 45, average prices at origin ranged between 0.32 and 0.37 Euro per kilo. read more

Agropecuária Schio is one of the largest apple exporters in Brazil. The company has been part of Frutas do Brasil since the beginning, the internationalization program of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS). Currently, the company exports
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There is much excitement in the current European chicory root market. "Productions are low, and chicory prices have skyrocketed," says Sjan van Gorsel of Reijnpack in the Netherlands. "Belgian auction prices were around €3 for a while; now they're at €2.50-€2.70, which is still quite high." read more

Italy’s fruit exporters are increasingly looking towards Asian markets, particularly for pears, apples and kiwifruit, according to CSO Italy. The organisation recently organised four inspection visits in the region to facilitate the export of certain Italian fruits. Those inspections took
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A unique logistical system designed to transport pallets of fruit using cable cars in Italy’s Dolomites has been given the green light. read more

Floods in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais have wreaked extensive damage to vegetable crops, including artichokes, cauliflowers, carrots, beetroot and celery. In Audomarois, near Saint-Omer, all the crops were apparently underwater, with damages due to be assessed once the water
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As QS reports with reference to the BVL, only one plant protection product containing the active ingredient clofentezine, Apollo 50 SC, is currently authorised in Germany. Apollo 50 SC is currently used for the control of fruit tree spider mites (Panonychus ulmi) on pears and apples, among other things.
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