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Hortilife to open Mexican branch on March 11
2024-03-04 00:00
For a couple of months now, the Hortilife logo has been visible on a building at Terra Park Centenario in Querétaro, Mexico. The official inauguration of Hortilife will take place on 11 March, one day before GreenTech Americas. "The first containers are expected before the fair.
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Raspberry price forecast for the upcoming season in Ukraine – is optimism justified?
2024-03-04 00:00
Frozen raspberries are currently the main export product of the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable business in terms of foreign exchange generation. What makes this segment of agribusiness unique is that it involves tens of thousands of producers of all forms and sizes. Both large farmers, who have
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Asparagus movement from Mexico expected to increase due to optimal weather conditions
2024-03-04 00:00
A cluster of wildfires that started on Monday, February 26 and continues to move through the panhandle of Texas, made it difficult for truckers to travel. Authorities asked truckers to avoid Interstate 40 near Amarillo due to excessive smoke and limited visibility and to allow emergency vehicle
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In order to meet agricultural electricity demands, State Grid Changle County Power Supply in Weifang, Shandong province, organized an innovation workshop, headed by Zhang Aiguo and Ge Yuting to develop an intelligent temperature control system for greenhouse usage. Working together with the
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"Galia, Cantaloupe, and mini watermelon prices should be stable in the coming weeks"
2024-03-04 00:00
Costa Rican company Pafru. S.A. started shipping Galia, Cantaloupe, watermelons, mini-watermelons, and yellow honeydew melons in early January. "Due to the rainy season in Brazil, we expected Brazilian melons' volumes and quality to decline rapidly," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers,
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South Mill Champs and Grupo APAL form strategic joint venture to expand mushroom production in Mexico
2024-03-04 00:00
South Mill Champs, a leading North American producer and supplier of fresh mushrooms and mushroom-based functional foods, has announced its cross-border alliance with Grupo APAL to form a 50/50 Mexican joint venture, Royal Champs S. de R.L. de C.V. Royal Champs will build and operate...
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Real-time, in-line nutrient testing available in North America
2024-03-04 00:00
The Dramm Corporation is partnering with CE-Line to provide in-line nutrient testing of irrigation water in North America. CE-Line is a nutrient analysis system that automatically samples water throughout the day. This in-line testing solution provides data within an hour, eliminating the wait
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Boom of small fruit exports to Morocco in 2023
2024-03-04 00:00
In 2023, Morocco demonstrated a robust increase in export earnings of fresh small fruits, overcoming adverse weather conditions and a drop in volumes. Data from EastFruit reveal that Moroccan small fruit producers exported almost
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South Mill Champs and Grupo APAL form strategic joint venture to expand mushroom production in Mexico
2024-03-04 00:00
South Mill Champs, a leading North American producer and supplier of fresh mushrooms and mushroom-based functional foods, has announced its cross-border alliance with Grupo APAL to form a 50/50 Mexican joint venture, Royal Champs S. de R.L. de C.V. Royal Champs will build and operate...
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Hortilife to open Mexican branch on March 11
2024-03-04 00:00
For a couple of months now, the Hortilife logo has been visible on a building at Terra Park Centenario in Querétaro, Mexico. The official inauguration of Hortilife will take place on 11 March, one day before GreenTech Americas. "The first containers are expected before the fair.
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Greater raspberry supply could soften pricing somewhat
2024-03-04 00:00
The supply of raspberries out of Mexico is starting to change. "The supply has been short for the past few months. Only last week did we start to see a bit more volume coming in with some other regions activating," says Gerardo López of Produce Lovers. While winter tends to often be a lower
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In the framework of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), representatives of Chile and Mexico signed the terms of reference for the modernisation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in force since 1999. Claudia Sanhueza, from the Undersecretariat of
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In the framework of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), representatives of Chile and Mexico signed the terms of reference for the modernisation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in force since 1999. Claudia Sanhueza, from the Undersecretariat of
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In order to meet agricultural electricity demands, State Grid Changle County Power Supply in Weifang, Shandong province, organized an innovation workshop, headed by Zhang Aiguo and Ge Yuting to develop an intelligent temperature control system for greenhouse usage. Working together with the
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Salinas F1 pre-commercial broccoli arrives
2024-03-01 00:00
In the brassica family, broccoli is an important crop, spread globally, with significant areas especially in the United States, Mexico and Spain.
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European demand for Brazilian sweet potatoes grows
2024-03-01 00:00
Demand for sweet potatoes (or yams) from Brazil has increased in Europe. Cassiano Berol, of Brazilian export company Agricola Plantar explains: 'Due to the challenges resulting from the drought in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, both potato producers
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Lime prices see a surprising drop on the eve of March
2024-03-01 00:00
The supply of limes from Mexico is steady in the United States. "It seems to be about average for this time of year," says Steven Leal of S&J Distributing. What's different is that prices generally increase from mid to late February to the end of February," he says.
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"Especially at the beginning of the season, our blueberries attracted a lot more attention."
2024-03-01 00:00
This year the Dutch sales office of North Bay Produce enters its fourth year of operation. "We have six people working in the Netherlands and England, where we would like to expand further in the coming years," says Wilco Arts. North Bay is a North American cooperative of
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Spain: Drought forces tropical fruit to broaden its horizons
2024-03-01 00:00
The tropical fruit sector is exploring new growing areas to ensure the category's growth in the coming years, in the face of the severe and prolonged drought in several Spanish provinces. Two major specialist companies have set their sights on the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. A third is
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Panama seizes five tonnes of cocaine hidden in Ecuadorian bananas destined for Spain
2024-03-01 00:00
In an operation in the port of Colon, Panama, authorities seized five tonnes of cocaine hidden on a ship carrying bananas from Ecuador to Spain. Panama's security minister, Juan Pino, reported that the discovery was made in "two containers".
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