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Ukraine is dependent on imports of fruits and nuts from abroad. Turkey remains the primary supplier of these products, from where 220,000 tons of fruits were imported last year. Citrus fruits and bananas are the most popular fruits in Ukraine, accounting for 60% of the import value in 2022. read more

The restrictive EU Green Deal policies impacting on plant protection products and packaging risk penalising Italian companies already burdened by the drought problem and the shortage of skilled labour. This was the summary of Marco Salvi's report to the 74th assembly of
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Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far this year, including tomatoes, which was also partly put down to poor weather in Spain and Morocco. read more

Bananas, mandarin orange, peanuts, South American potatoes and other exotic vegetables and fruits have been found more and more often on farms throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years. read more

We are a cooperative production and marketing facility for fruit and vegetables with a regional and nationwide orientation. Our customers are well-known trading groups in Germany and neighbouring countries, specialist fruit and vegetable retailers and the processing industry.
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Regular European trade show visitors will undoubtedly have noticed The Potato Chef. The Belgian company De Aardappelhoeve is raising awareness of its processed potato products brand, and by now, these products are on shelves throughout Belgium. "It's a way to upgrade our byproducts and is being
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Prices have resumed this week on the onion market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. Key market players say this is due to the seasonal depletion of stocks in local farms and the increased purchasing activity of wholesale companies. read more

As cauliflower in Poland is in the process of being planted, farmers are hoping the weather will play nice this year, says Kornelia Lewikowska, purchasing manager for Polish vegetable exporter Green Best: “Farmers have already planted early varieties of cauliflower, and it went without any
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The Netherlands has 85% less apple acreage than in 1950. For pears, acreage fell by one-third from 1950 to 2022. Apple acreage exceeded that of pears for a long time, but that changed in 2012. In 2022, apple yields were six percent lower than in 1950, while pear yields more than tripled over the
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Over the past 20 years, the Pachino PGI Consortium has focused on promoting and enhancing the product mainly on the domestic market, with great efforts putting its tomato on the map for all Italians. For some time now, the association's board has been aiming at increasing the brand name on an
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On 25 April, the agriculture ministers of the EU Member States will meet in Luxembourg for their monthly Council meeting. The Agriculture Council will focus on the impact of the Russian attack on Ukraine on agricultural markets, especially in the countries bordering the
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The producers of the Community of Irrigators of Orellana, which received support irrigation last week, will have three more days of irrigation, from April 24 to 27, to water their tomato plantations, mainly fruit trees and permanent crops. read more

Florette (of the Agrial group) has launched a new range of salads certified “without pesticide residue” and packaged in kraft paper. read more

Although overall inflation in Europe has declined recently - driven mainly by the decline in energy inflation - food prices in Europe remain high. Food, alcohol and tobacco inflation in Europe even increased by 1.5 % year-on-year.
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Fgs grown in the countries of the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Chile) became available in some supermarket chains and boutique retailers in Chisinau (Moldova) in April. The price in chains exceeds 470 MDL/kg ($26.57/kg), or 23-25 ​​MDL per piece in fruit and vegetable boutiques. The quality
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The first ever national television campaign in Europe for Cosmic Crisp apples has taken place in Italy, a move that heralds the start of a new commercial chapter for the promising variety. read more

Osio Sotto has been awarded the new sales outlet of Banco Fresco, the food retail chain specialising in fresh food, present in Italy with nine sales outlets, seven of which are in Lombardy. The supermarket in Corso Europa, inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Mayor Corrado Quarti, signals the entrance of
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According to the results of the 2022 financial year, Japan increased fruit imports from Russia by 646.1%, as announced by the Ministry of Finance of Japan on their official website. During the same reporting period, vegetable imports decreased by 8.3% and soybean imports decreased by 31.8%. read more

In Europe, local sweet potato production in Spain and Portugal is nearly over. Currently, the available products come almost exclusively from the United States. "Certainly, in Southern Europe, there's more demand for the US product. This season, that crop is excellent, size-wise, and we're
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