Rijk Zwaan reaches settlement with Italian seed company
Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan and an Italian seed company have settled in respect of a long-running litigation before the Court of Modena, Italy. This Italian company had been accused of

Apulian clementines compromised in the last part of the campaign
"The crises of recent years has also affected the citrus sector. More and more frequently we are seeing that very good fruits do not find a market, due to foreign competition, to the point that

"These prices aren't normal, but neither is selling peppers at 50 cents/kg in December"
"In general, the production of bell peppers, not only of the Lamuyo, but also of other kinds, is much more limited at the moment due to the weather conditions. Although this is not the only

Peruvian scientists study the potential of micro-tomatoes
According to Diego Aliaga, head of the Agroforestry Innovation Center at the Universidad Científica del Sur (UCS), research on micro-tomatoes is progressing positively. "Trials were carried out

What hinders the expansion of irrigated agricultural land in Moldova?
According to the Moldova Sustainable Development Fund, in the area of centralized irrigation systems in the Dniester and Prut river basins managed by Water Users Associations about 7 000 ha were

"Mauritanian watermelons have interesting potential for the future, especially in the early sector"

Strong showing for Kanzi
Kanzi has maintained its position as Europe’s second best-selling apple variety and continues to win over consumers in the US, new market research data shows. Danelle Huber, senior marketing

Załamanie cen cebuli w Tadżykistanie trwa - czy zakaz eksportu zostanie zniesiony?
Zespół EastFruit z Tadżykistanu informuje, że ceny cebuli nadal gwałtownie spadają. W niedzielę, 5 marca 2023 roku, hurtowe ceny cebuli spadły do 0,63 USD/kg, co oznacza spadek

Georgian hazelnut exports in February were the highest in the last seven years
As EastFruit has reported multiple times, global demand for hazelnut had been suffering from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. EastFruit analysts highlight that

Chile prepares to host 4th Global Cherry Summit
Cherries have great potential, but the sector will face important challenges in the coming years, both at a production, logistical and commercial level according to Claudia Soler, executive

Plaizir, the new smooth late-summer melon from Hm.Clause #vocidellortofrutta
It is called Plaizir the new smooth melon launched last year by Hm.Clause, ready for a season of consolidation in the large-scale retail trade. A late variety that manages to extend the calendar

Almost 3000 tons less open ground vegetables harvested
According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, Thuringia's farms growing vegetables harvested a total of 13,590 tons of open ground vegetables from 683 hectares last year. Compared to

International Hazelnut Congress: registrations are open
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is organising a congress on hazelnut cultivation in Germany on 10 and 11 May. The aim of this conference is to collect and pool the knowledge

Sweet Palermo introduced to India
IG International and Rijk Zwaan have partnered to bring Sweet Palermo, the multi bring multi-coloured sweet pointed peppers, to the Indian market. IG International’s Tarun Arora said Sweet

The price for walnut kernels has risen in Moldova due to internal reasons
Wholesale prices for walnut kernels in the Moldovan market increased in the last week of February for the first time in 2023. The level of the average and maximum prices increased slightly by

BASF: Data-supported cucumber cultivation in the moving image
In the first episode of the video series on data-driven cucumber cultivation, Marcel Huibers (agronomist) and cucumber specialist Kees van Vliet invite you to the BASF Vegetable Seeds greenhouse

Mercabarna-flor presents the new trends for spring and Mother's Day
Flower, fruit and vegetable compositions competition-Flower professionals, interior designers, decorators and floristry students will compete to win the prize for the best composition for Mother's

HM.CLAUSE promotes its late pepper Hilarion F1
This is a red california pepper for late cycle (planting from 20 July to 10 August). It is very similar to Katión F1 but, unlike the latter, it provides high resistance to powdery mildew and

Uzbekistan: onions have fallen in price by 12.5% over three weeks
Over the past three weeks, the dynamics of wholesale onion prices in Uzbekistan have shown a downward trend, which was facilitated by the active import of onions and a significant increase in air

Cesurca's canned asparagus is Flavour of the Year 2023
The Centro Sur cooperative (Cesurca) never stops innovating. Because, although this cooperative is the small story of the passion of a group of people from a village, Huétor Tájar, for the most

SIA 2023: "Our stand is always full!"
This 2023 edition is off to a great start for Juliet organic apples, which have been present at the Agricultural Show for about fifteen years now: "We had a very large attendance this weekend as

The collapse of onion prices in Tajikistan continues – will the export ban be lifted?
The EastFruit team from Tajikistan reports that onion prices continue to plummet. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, wholesale onion prices dropped to $0.63/kg, down by almost a third in just 9-10 days. At