The reality is that growers do not currently need to sell large quantities at low prices.
2025-05-15 00:00
Colina Fruits supplies blueberries year-round and collaborates with major producing countries. "Huelva, Spain, is our main source, but this year has been challenging," says Will Hill, Director at Colina Fruits. "There have been none of the usual peaks in
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Italy wins on the markets with the districts of taste: Romagna and Alto Adige leading the way
2025-05-15 00:00
In 2024, Italian agri-food districts' exports reached a new record, with over 28 billion euros in sales on foreign markets and a growth of 7.1% compared to 2023 (1.9 billion more). This is what emerges from the Monitor of Italian agri-food districts as of December 31st.
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Glomerella Emergency: the threat is real, but so is the solution
2025-05-15 00:00
Since 2019, Glomerella has rapidly spread in the main apple-growing areas of Northern Italy, starting from Emilia-Romagna up to Trentino-Alto Adige, Piedmont, and Veneto. Concern among producers is growing due to a series of factors related to the dangerousness of the pathogen:
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Blueberry Eldorado? This year it's more like blueberry roulette.
2025-05-15 00:00
In recent years, highbush blueberry cultivation in Poland has been one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the berry business. In terms of cultivation area (13,000 hectares), we are the largest plantation in Europe. However, the 2025 season proved to be exceptionally difficult and unpredictable.
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Denmark: How MENY's concept increases organic sales.
2025-05-14 16:00
With the concept Danske Madskatte (Danish Food Treasures) and a comprehensive marketing strategy, the company was able to achieve an organic growth of over five percent in 2024.
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has announced the opening of a new US$9 million state-of-the-art Seed Health Lab in Enkhuizen, Netherlands.
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According to its own statements, the company has invested nearly 30 million US dollars since 2022 in establishing a global network of quality control laboratories for vegetable seed in the USA and India, underscoring Syngenta's commitment to providing farmers with the highest quality seeds.
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Eurostat: record low of pesticide sales in Italy and Europe
2025-05-14 00:00
"The data released by Eurostat showing the historical low in pesticide sales in Italy and Europe are the result of the great work of our farmers and all the technical support structures, starting from those of our cooperatives. However, it should be evaluated"
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The average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America and the Caribbean exhibited significant fluctuations between week 17 (ending April 27, 2025) and week 18 (ending May 4, 2025) in different European countries. In Greece (EL), prices slightly decreased from €121 per kilogram in week 17 to €123.
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The main agri-food markets in Northern Italy closed 2024 with solid balances, expanding projects, and a common re-launch strategy based on sustainability, innovation, and connection with the territory. Padua, Verona, and Udine, reference entities in the Italmercati network, are
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A new wave of bad weather is about to hit Italy and this time it will spare no area of the country. Starting from Thursday, May 15th, two disturbed systems – one moving up from North Africa, the other descending from Scandinavia – will respectively affect the South and the Northeast.
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In blueberries after frosts (plantation monitoring, 14.05.2025)
2025-05-14 00:00
It's still cold outside, but let's hope that these frosts are finally over, because enough is enough. There are places in Poland where the plantations are very heavily damaged, and sometimes the season is already over and there will be nothing to harvest.
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) has expanded its partnership with Gilfresh Produce, located in County Armagh, to provide Irish parsnips to M&S stores across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This expansion showcases M&S's ongoing commitment to supporting local farming practices. Gilfresh.
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BCT has completed Phase 1 of the Helskie Quay upgrade.
2025-05-14 00:00
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has announced the completion of Phase 1 of the Helskie Quay upgrade at its Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland. This project, carried out in coordination with the Port of Gdynia Authority, is part of a two-phase initiative.
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Yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida visited the Eleuteri farm in Monte Urano (Fermo), in the heart of the Marche fruit district. Welcoming the minister was Marco Eleuteri, the owner of the company that has transformed the flat peach Saturnia into a
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The zbiorów moreli rozpoczęła się w południowych Włoszech, w regionach Basilicata, konkretnie w okolicach Pisticci i Metapont w prowincji Matera, oraz w prowincji Foggia w Apulii, które wyłaniają się jako kluczowe strefy produkcji. W miarę nadejścia wczesnego lata, lokalne sady zaczynają dostarczać swoich pierwszych moreli.
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"We are harvesting high-quality potatoes, but the yield is lower due to the rains."
2025-05-14 00:00
The new potato season in Spain is currently halfway through and has been characterized by abundant rainfall, in contrast to the drought experienced in 2024. There are six weeks left for harvesting, with crops from Murcia, Valencia, and Seville being harvested.
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Holy Greens is now using tomatoes grown in Sweden.
2025-05-14 00:00
The Swedish restaurant chain Holy Greens has furthered its dedication to using locally sourced ingredients by entering into a new partnership with Odlarlaget, a prominent Swedish producer organization specializing in greenhouse-grown vegetables. This partnership ensures a steady supply of Swedish-grown tomatoes from Elleholms.
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KÖLLA Italy: Apricot harvest has started in Basilicata and Foggia.
2025-05-13 17:00
With the arrival of early summer, the harvesting season for one of Europe's most popular stone fruits begins in Southern Italy: the apricot. The Basilicata region - especially the cultivation areas around Pisticci and Metaponto (Province of Matera) - is among the most important production locations.
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