The cost of out-of-season fruits and veggies, like bell peppers, broccoli, and lettuce, is rising for Dutch consumers, with some supermarkets charging an average of €3.50 for a cauliflower. Gerard van den Akker of produce auction Bilthoven said that a combination of high gas prices, which have
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The demand for pineapples in Europe is waning, causing the Costa Rican pineapple producer Fertinyc to turn to Israel and the Middle East. According to Hellen Madrigal, sales manager at Fertinyc the lingering effects of a slow post-Covid-19 recovery compounded by the Russian war in Ukraine is
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Solar energy generation is on top, and the crops are under it – agrivoltaics, namely, growing crops under solar panels, is developing worldwide. read more

The cherimoya is a tropical fruit with a soft, sweet pulp inside a hard, green or brown shell. It is native to South America and is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries, including Central and South America, Africa and Asia.
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According to the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists, fruit salads in Switzerland have been discovered to be contaminated with Listeria and coagulase-positive Staphylococci (ACCS). read more

After arriving in Italy in 2009 from Krujë, a city in the north of Albania, Armand Kurti worked 10 years as an agricultural operator. Now that he is 30, he has become an entrepreneur thanks to his self-will and spirit of sacrifice. read more

ALDI today opened two new shops in the Canary Islands and the Principality of Asturias, in the city of Arrecife and Siero, respectively. The company is thus continuing its sustained growth in Spain and has announced that in March it will continue its plans to expand its stores in the Canary Islands and the Principality of Asturias.
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The European continent is dealing with extremely tight vegetable supplies due to cold weather in Spain and Italy. Broccoli and iceberg lettuce supplies are about 70 percent less than usual this time of year, and spinach supplies are even lower. In the Netherlands, greenhouse production under
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Since the beginning of the import of fruits and vegetables from China through the international checkpoint "Kani-Kurgan" (RF) - "Heihe" (PRC), 40 shipments of vegetables, fruits, and greens with a total weight of over 700 tons have arrived in the Amur Region. This became possible due to the fact
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Due to the low water levels, vegetation has overtaken the shores of the Lac des Graoussettes in southwest France. Only 25% of the 32-hectare reservoir, which is used by nearby farmers and fishers, is filled. read more

Coming from Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, as well as Ecuador and Panama, pineapples are currently sold in France at 8 to 13 € [8.5 to 13.8 USD] per package for the big brands, and 8 to 10 € [8.5 to 10.6 USD] for the others. With low temperatures in the northern and southern hemispheres that have
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“There are no normal markets anymore,” explains Theo Kampschoer about cauliflowers. “Today, the market is very good because there is a lot of supply, but there could be just half the amount tomorrow or the day after. We cannot plan anything.” This 2023 season has been highly irregular,
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In Germany, too, the supply of lettuce is currently scarce. The currently milder weather conditions in Spain cannot make up for the missing quantities of the past weeks. In the second half of the past week of week 7, the wholesale market sales prices increased.
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Not only FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023 as a whole - with a significant increase in visitor numbers and exhibitor space - left the previous year's smaller 'April intermezzo' due to the pandemic far behind. Hall 20, the tradition-steeped 'Germany Hall', was also
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Although Rien Paans of Verfru Europe has been living and working in Spain for about 20 years, the weather conditions can also be called exceptional for him. "At Christmas, we walked around here in short sleeves at temperatures around 20ºC. But from the second week of January, temperatures here
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The supply of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has decreased again this week, EastFruit project analysts inform. Most Ukrainian representatives of greenhouse complexes reported their plans to start mass sales of a new turnover of tomatoes at the end of March. At the same time, tomato
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From the very beginning of January of this year, fresh strawberries are sold in supermarkets and fresh boutiques in Chisinau. There are both imported (Greek), and local (grown with the hydroponic method by several small Moldovan farms) strawberries. The retail price is surprising – 130-140
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Buying broccoli in greengrocers now has a prize. The +Broccoli Association has launched a campaign in greengrocers' shops throughout Spain to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables, especially broccoli, and to boost small businesses. read more

The pumpkin campaign is underway and going well, with Spain for another year as the leading exporter in Europe. In 2021, in fact, according to the most recent figures, it led this segment at a great distance from the second largest competitor, the Netherlands, having marketed more than half a
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