"From March, the marketing and thus the stock reduction has accelerated"
With now two locations in the Alte Land and over 30 years of experience in the industry, Rolker Ökofrucht GmbH is currently one of the largest marketers of organically produced pome and stone

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Israel’s 2022-2023 avocado season ended with lower volumes
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'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
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GP Graders relationship with Milbor PMC proves fruitful for European growers
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"The export market is increasingly coming into the picture for our strawberries"
At BelOrta, outdoor strawberries are now slowly coming in at the cooperative. "We have already had quite good volumes since the start of May, but with the open-field cultivation, we expect to be

'1.5 billion lost in agricultural production due to flooding'
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Urgent measures for submerged camps
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Frutura announces major consolidation in avocados
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Broccoli consumption in Spain in 2023 already exceeds 2 kg per capita
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"Maintaining the same quality standards is a challenge in cherry tomatoes"
"The tomato and cherry tomato supply continues to increase in the European markets, not only from Spain but from many countries, so competition is greater, and prices are falling because there is

NWCG releases round one estimate
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Solutions to improve the preparation of blueberries for sale
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Grape farming firms among Namibia’s fastest-growing companies in 2023
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"We are still shipping 65 pallets a day of strawberries to Italian markets and big retail chains"
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Economy under so much strain “you can almost touch it”
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"A load of potatoes there, and back with pallets"
It has been four and a half years since Van der Windt acquired the pallet and container business Wipal. These are both Dutch companies. Van der Windt's various branches have been active in potato

Conditioning soil tired from years of raspberry cultivation
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A novelty broccoli-themed truck rolled into a nursery in Luton to encourage children to eat fruit and veg
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"Shortage of skilled workers in Swiss catering industry boosts demand for convenience items"
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GroenLeven has started constructing Europe’s largest softfruit covering agri-PV project. When this unique project is complete, Dutch grower Maarten van Hoof, who cultivates raspberries,