According to EastFruit, rapid decline is observed on the European market of frozen wild blueberries (bilberries). Piece decline came as a surprise for many freezers, as earlier there were many reports about the expectation of a low harvest in Ukraine, Poland, and other countries of the region in
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Experts on the market in Ukrainian believe that the horticultural industry will gradually transfer from one crop to another type of agriculture. read more

“We first started by growing anything that would easily allow us to enter the market and are now replacing these crops with others that are in higher demand. These are all accessible in vegetable boxes sent directly to clients,” explains Pierre Axiaq, Farmer and owner of Tal-Kampanjol
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Overall, the organic sector in northern Germany can look back on an eventful marketing season. "Due to the drought, we have had to accept hard losses of up to 50 percent, especially for organic carrots. There were also yield losses of 20 percent in red beets. However, the harvest losses, as well
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Independent East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has stated that labor rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland. Ms Sugden explained that fruit, vegetable, mushroom and meat producers are struggling to fill vacancies since post-Brexit immigration rules
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The Czech fruit harvest is expected to fall by 24% this year compared to last year to a below-average 125,157 tonnes. This is the lowest harvest in six years. Compared to the average harvest of the last five years, this year's crop will be around
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In Belgium, the erratic spring will probably cause limited blueberry volumes between the early and mid varieties. That is according to Coöperatie Hoogstraten's Hannah Docus. "The early varieties managed to catch up due to the recent warm weather, not so the middle varieties," she says. read more

It’s Bio, the European project funded by the EU and Italian association Aop Gruppo Vi.Va to promote organic, says recent disasters like the floods in Italy are helping to raise awareness of the issue of climate change and ultimately find solutions. read more

According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom weevil or apple blossom borer. read more

Some collaborations are not obvious. Such is the case in Haspengouw, Belgium, where the Hellingenfort cherry farm joined forces with Dutch writer and singer Rick de Leeuw and his partner Maartje Elants, a painter. "Cherries truly represent the region's fruit cultivation, and this partnership
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The carrot is finally in season again in Germany. And this was celebrated on 1 July 2023 with a big season opening at the Abenhardt farm in Datteln. The carrot is the most harvested vegetable in Germany and is the second most frequently bought vegetable by consumers after tomatoes. Last year
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Grapa Varieties, successfully uncovered and halted the illegal shipment from Egypt to Italy, of their proprietary white seedless grape variety, Early Sweet™, hailing it as “a major victory for intellectual property rights protection.” read more

Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and Op Primo Sole extracts are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of the calibre of Mika, Placebo, Lazza and Morandi, to name but a few.
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A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal to target the members of this highly professional criminal syndicate. In May, coordinated raids were carried out in Spain and Portugal. Twenty house searches were executed in Spain (provinces of Málaga,
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Orchard protection has become a fundamental pre-requisite. Many club varieties need to be protected against hail, scalding, water or wind. Artes Politecnica is among the leading companies in Italy with a global market. read more

Retail demand and consumption remain stable and unchanged on recent weeks. Yields of Queens continue to be reported average at best with a lot of regional variability and demand remains strong for early material. Recent rainfall has helped main season crops; however, they are still very much
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All raspberry production basins in France are now active at the beginning of July. “With average temperatures in May, this year’s harvest was not early, unlike in 2022. The last high-altitude basins started picking last week. The campaign has also begun in the north of France and it is in
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Belgian and Dutch offers formed the basis of the tomato assortment. Their availability was limited overall. Local products, on the other hand, gained in importance. Italy contributed only cherry tomatoes to the range. French panicles had a complementary character in Frankfurt, but were at the
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The Spanish watermelon and melon campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of recent months: first the drought then the storms. And the consequences are directly visible at the sales counters, where only fruit with prices well above average can be found. There
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