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"Favorable weather conditions for cherries in Turkey"

The Turkish cherry season is about to kick off. One exporter has invested heavily for this new season, upgrading and adding machinery to increase their packing capacity. While…

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Campania focuses on organic golden kiwifruit

It is a known fact that many in the Campania region are looking for an alternative to peaches. Coop Sole has identified small fruits and kiwifruits as a valid replacement. The…

Marco Bergman, Harvest House:

Dutch sweet pepper season really takes off"

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The opinion of a biologist nutritionist

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Demand for exotic mushrooms a lot better than in 2020

"Steadier demand from our customers than this time last year."

The exotic mushrooms are selling rather well. One exporter has tripled its volumes compared to the same period last year. However, the current year is still filled with…

Jordi Valle, of Melón de Autor

"Only specialists and brand-oriented firms are supplying melons and watermelons at the moment"

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Unseasonal weather delays harvest of Jersey Royals, yields are lower, and sizing is smaller

"If we get a spell of rain the later crops will catch up"

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"We are striving to start the British season earlier, without using gas fuelled greenhouses"

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Transporting less air, more vegetables

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Table grape season to start early in Sicily

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Free AgriPlace Chain webinar, Thursday, 13 May

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Freshfel Europe Annual Event 2021 registrations open to entire fresh produce sector

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DSV Panalpina acquires Agility's Global Integrated Logistics business

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France: Compagnie Fruitière is relocating

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Post-Suez box port troubles in Europe not as bad as expected

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A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S – Trading update for Q1 2021 and 2021 full year guidance adjustment

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Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

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CO2 emissions are minimized when the herbs are only transported up from the cellar

Herbs in the basement below the restaurants

Danish Refarmed, led by Camilla Enge, will take a stand against long and CO2-emitting supply chains. Their vertical farm will send fresh herbs directly up from…

France exported 11% fewer potatoes in February

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Photos by Paul van Groningen, Greenfood Iberica

Video Bolivia's Cochabamba wholesale market in pictures

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AH and Aldi will stop using plastic bags for fruit and vegetables

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Spain achieved a new aubergine export record in 2020

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Puts the farmer in a very difficult situation

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Coop intends to combine the packaging and storage of potatoes in one large warehouse near Gardermoen. The farmers' team is afraid that means the nail in the…

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Svegro started a pilot project for AI-controlled cultivation in the greenhouse on Färingsö outside Stockholm

"The pilot project was very successful"

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Greenhouse strawberry season Ukraine started two weeks later than last year

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7 out of 10 are willing to pay more for Swedish products

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Dutch cucumbers possibly involved in UK E. coli outbreak

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Perthshire produce farm obtains six-figure HSBC UK funding

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Table grape grower remaining upbeat with strong demand during COVID-19 affected season

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Australians get a taste for New Zealand's feijoa

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Oregon asparagus farm TikTok video goes viral

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Update on low temperatures in the Midwest

Weather fluctuations' affect on apple growers still to be determined

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Apple brand partners with media outlet for virtual brunch event

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Chilean mandarins could see smaller sizing this season

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Michoacán avocado company responding to demand with direct-sourced, bagged options

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