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New temporary requirement for Moroccan soft fruit exports in Spain
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The strawberry, whose scientific name is Fragaria vesca, F. viridis or F. moschata, is a triangular red fruit, characterised by small dots, which we all know well for its intense and delicious taste.
In fact, the strawberry has an ill-defined fruit, since the actual fruits are the small dots on the strawberry, incorrectly called seeds.Its origin is not well defined: some sources say that the strawberry originated in Europe, particularly in the Alpine region, while others believe that the strawberry originated in Chile, from where a French officer imported mother plants in Europe in the early 18th century, where they were used to create the hybrid Fragaria x ananassa, to which all currently available strawberry varieties belong. It seems, however, that strawberries were already present on the tables of ancient Rome: the fruit was eaten during celebrations in honour of Adonis. Legend has it that after the death of Adonis, Venus shed abundant tears which, on arriving on Earth, turned into little red hearts: fragrant strawberries. According to other popular legends, more recent but still lost in the mists of time, the strawberry would be able to protect against the bites of vipers and snakes: in order to avoid the dangerous poison of these animals, it is said that the leaves of this little plant should be picked on St John's Day. Therefore, people who collected the leaves on 24 June, created them and then made a braided belt would be protected from the possible bite, often fatal, of vipers and snakes. These are, of course, popular beliefs of the Italian peasant tradition, but these legends contribute to making strawberries even more unusual among all the fruits on our table. Until the 17th century, the native wild species Fragaria vesca, F. viridis, or F. moschata, and other varieties of strawberry imported from North America (F. virginiano) were cultivated in Europe: with the introduction of American species in particular, the strawberry plant produced much larger fruit.
New temporary requirement for Moroccan soft fruit exports in Spain
Sanitary alert under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) was initiated in Spain on 4 March 2024, following a notification issued by the authorities reporting the detection of the virus
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Contaminated strawberries from Morocco - GIS warns
GIS informed through the Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Food and Feed in a communication dated 15 March reports the detection of the virus causing hepatitis A (Hepatitis A) in one batch
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Dangerous virus in fresh strawberries from Morocco. Don't eat them!
The largest collection of strawberry varieties in the world is being created in Poland
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Metapontino strawberries find an ally in CHV's Croptimum
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"We decided to work with organic strawberries because these were missing from the shelves"
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New temporary requirement for exporting Moroccan soft fruit
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Strawberries, still a slight decrease in areas for 2024 (-1%)
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Export across thousands of nautical miles: Morocco and Egypt’s competition in Australia’s frozen strawberry market
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Louvre's triumph: Chardin's strawberries enrich collection
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"The temperatures in Almeria allow us to grow strawberries from October to June/July"
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Strawberry supply strong despite 2024’s weather challenges
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Strawberries from Basilicata await the production peak
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UPA distributes strawberries from Huelva in Madrid
Freshfel Europe warns of impact of reclassification for EU fresh produce imports on EU-GB trade
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 11 March
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India: Strawberry and flower cultivation solving water problems
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