In the countryside with the arrival of summer there is a need for at least one hundred thousand to fill the labour shortage that hit agriculture hard last year with the significant loss of national harvests. This is what Coldiretti says in commenting on the statements of the
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Once again this year fruit and vegetable growers, particularly those in Emilia Romagna, are licking their wounds after the late frosts that mowed down the future harvests of entire farms. The umpteenth low blow that threatens to knock out thousands of fruit farms that in recent
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The nursery Viveros Grajera has been authorized for the multiplication and sale of the Jusant I variety of blueberries. read more

The stone fruit campaign has started in Sicily, in the area between Ragusa and Catania. The fruit in greenhouses is practically ready to be harvested, and operations started on week 15 with nectarines.  read more

The apricot orchards of Alanar are still young, but the Turkish fresh produce exporter does expect to harvest more than a thousand tons annually, says Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar. read more

Dominican onion producers have informed the Government about the problems they are having to market their products. Representatives of the National Union of Onion Growers, which brings together the production of 41,000 tasks - approximately 835,000 quintals in total -, met with a Commission of
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022, Kazakhstan exported more than 100 000 tonnes of onions for the first time. Meanwhile, the country remains a major net importer of onions with an average annual negative trade balance of 84 000 tonnes on average over the past 5 years. read more

In 2022, Chile exported 2.67 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetables, nearly as much as the previous two years. In the past decade, those exports ranged from 2.36 to 2.95 million tons. In recent years, however, there has been a clear shift regarding customers. read more

By week 14, exports stood at 8,873 t, 55% more than at the same point in the previous season, simfruit refers to the Kiwi Committee. read more

As winter weather in North America and the constant rains in California come to an end, the effects are still being felt around the produce markets. read more

Mexico is the world’s largest avocado producer and exporter. Its avocado production accounts for 30% of the world’s total avocado production and is growing at an average annual rate of 3%, as global avocado demand continues to rise. As reported on agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, the European
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Medjool date brand Natural Delights® returns to CPMA this year with award-winning products and a successful Canadian marketing program in tow. read more

About five years ago, Davie Brooks and Jon Nickerson with Greengo Seed started working on the development of iceberg lettuce that could be harvested mechanically, suitable for both processing as well as fresh markets. Their second goal was to breed for iceberg lettuce with a high Fusarium tolerance. read more

“I think passionfruit has long been a neglected product – few farmers grow it as a top priority crop and almost no-one goes to the store to buy passionfruit. We want to change that,” says Alex de Sousa of Aril Farms, a name he’d like to be associated with high-quality passionfruit. read more

Supplies of strawberries from Central Mexico are coming to the end of the season. “The industry has pushed central Mexico certainly later than what would normally be the case because of the storms in California and the California crops coming on late. Central Mexico has done really really well
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NatureSweet® has filed a third lawsuit against Mastronardi Produce LTD and Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that Mastronardi is mimicking NatureSweet's licensed packaging. The company is defending the intellectual property of CHERUBS® and specifically refers to Mastronardi's
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The Patatas Hijolusa company has been implementing state-of-the-art technology in its industrial plant in Leon for more than 7 years to achieve the maximum optimization of its production process. read more

Federal officials have confirmed that the strain of hepatitis A virus found in frozen organic strawberries involved in a multi-state outbreak this year is the same strain that caused an outbreak in 2022. read more

Crowley, a global transportation and logistics provider, has announced a venture investment in REPOWR, a logistics-technology start-up, bringing a technology platform for equipment and asset usage and sharing to the supply chain industry. The platform enables companies to seamlessly share
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The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA or the alliance) is one of the top maritime ports in North America. Cargo operations through our terminals have a significant impact on international trade and the local economy and provide jobs and revenue to Washington state — a state where 40% of jobs
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