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The new forced rhubarb season has started at De Rond Agro in the Netherlands, and the first harvesting began last week. "As soon as outdoor cultivation in Europe starts winding down, and there are slightly more quality problems, we enter the market," begins Rob de Rond. read more

Shortly, Abkhazian tangerines will appear on Russian shelves; however, this year, their availability will be limited due to an unproductive season, as reported by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Abkhazia. read more

Due to a comprehensive structural change, as well as the gradual concentration of trade, the banana market in Germany has changed fundamentally in recent years. Despite pandemics and inflation, per capita consumption of the crooked fruit in Germany has remained high in recent years (around 1.09
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The average weighted price for peaches (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €119 in week 40. That is up 5% over the past few months. It is also down €4 compared to week 39. read more

Seedless grapes continue to gain market share. “It is a new consumer trend that is becoming more and more pronounced in France, driving Banagrumes to further develop its range in this direction. After launching the exclusive Mr Phil brand last year, which embodies this transformation of the
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An appeal to large companies to return to investing in agriculture, especially in the South where there has been a progressive abandonment of the sector over the last 20/30 years, comes from the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigidwhich he spoke about during an event held in
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"The vertical farming industry has overly focused on the technical aspects of the business while overlooking the sales and marketing side. VAXA has built a strong brand presence in Iceland and conducted extensive market research to understand its customer's needs, which has influenced our
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Sweet potato production in Portugal has come a long way in the past nine years. According to Fernando Costa and Pat Fitzgerald from Nativaland the production is currently stable: “Sweet potato production in Portugal has stabilized as of late. This is partly due to the issues with water
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In the 2023-2024 campaign, the acreage devoted to potatoes for fresh consumption in Spain has again been reduced in all producing regions. This, together with the impact of adverse weather phenomena of various kinds, has kept the supply low during much of the campaign, and prices have shown a
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Carrefour is to purchase 47 SuperCor stores in Spain from El Corte Inglés in a deal worth €60 million. The transaction includes supermarkets and convenience stores located in strategic areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia. The group plans to convert the acquired stores to
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The Barcelona wholesale market Mercabarna has seen its exports of fruit and vegetables double since it set up the Mercabarna-Export Cluster in 2013. In 2014, companies house within the market sold 1.7m tonnes of produce, of which 25 per cent was exported, mainly to France and Italy and some
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Nolan Transport based, in Rosslare, Co. Wexford, is one of Wexford’s leading employers; more than 1,000 staff are working there, and it is operating over 2,000 trailers and 700 trucks. It has been able to grow massively due to Brexit. read more

Since 2011, Enza Zaden has conducted business in Central America as an export region managed by Enza Zaden Export B.V. in the Netherlands and supported by a dedicated regional sales team. This approach has fostered strong relationships with key dealers and driven substantial year-over-year sales
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This year, the Juliet variety continues to grow, with a 20% increase thanks to young orchards coming into production. While the production from the Rhône valley and the south of France is slightly below potential for the 2023 campaign, the harvests in other French regions are in line with the
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Prices rose by an average of 10%, purchases fell by 8%. This, in short, is the snapshot of the first half of 2023 on fresh fruit and vegetables taken by the Cso Italy Market Observatory on the basis of data from the GfK Italia panel. From January to June 2023, the following were purchased
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Despite the restrictive turn of the central banks' monetary policies and the moderate wage dynamics, inflation in Italy remains high (+5.3% on September 2022according to preliminary ISTAT estimates, slightly down on a monthly basis) and there are signs of difficulties in the
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"Consumer demand for mushrooms is slowly reaching normal levels again. The post-pandemic market has been somewhat disappointing. Organic mushrooms fared slightly worse, but there, too, demand is picking up," Warmolt Boer, member of LTO Netherlands' Mushroom group, begins, reflecting on the
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Farms are breathing, and from the Agea come simplifications of the procedures needed to speed up payments. From 16 October, the new system of advances in agriculture was activated, with the possibility of disbursing 2.4 billion until 30 November, which will involve 722 thousand
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"With just over 15 days to go until the start of the Anti-Inflation Quarterly, we can be satisfied for several reasons, which indicate that we are on the right track in the fight against high living costs,
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