"Weather has been perfect for Turkish cherries in recent months"

OVERVIEW GLOBAL PEAR MARKET

Albstadt wholesaler Lino Manduca (Italia Natur):

"I'm thinking of shutting down my business for a short while"

South African topfruit season looking very positive

“Weather has been perfect for Turkish cherries in recent months”

Unseasonal rains in India cause huge losses to grape farmers

Ogulcan Sariboga (RWG Leverkusen) on solidarity during the pandemic

"Our market is a reliable distribution channel and increases sales security for producers"

“Sales for Greek kiwis are rather fast this season”

Zardetto Trading

The banana logistics sector has improved

Ismael Segura, CEO of Ecoinver:

"The greatest competitive advantage lies in varietal aspects"

Mark Vernooij, Urfruit, the Netherlands:

"Nice slot for Comice pears, but Conference market's not great"

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René Bouman, FMI, the Netherlands

"Quiet lime market; increasing pressure on sales"

TR Turoni produces and sells gauges for fruit and vegetables

The right gauge determines the accuracy of the measurement

Béatrice Chauffaille, Jessica Roussel

The Perlim Meylim Alliance fights against food waste

Massimo Scozzoli

Suggestions to the European Commission for new commercialization rules

BLE market report week 6:

'Italian and French cauliflower dominated the market'

Freshfel Europe kick-starts collective pan-European environmental footprint initiative

Falk Schlusnus new TFC Holland CEO

New generation takes over at tropical fruit specialist

Mango farming is if great economic importance in Burkina Faso

The Netherlands is a vital export market for mangoes from Burkina Faso

Automated hygiene lists facilitate production during the pandemic

Pooling service provider Euro Pool System recommends HERMA self-adhesive material

9th International Highbush Blueberry Conference will focus on fertilization

Blueberry fertilization is quite specific, as are the requirements of this plant

Almost one in every three lemons consumed in the world in 2020 came from European fields

Europe is the world's leading lemon producer

AHDB: "We are making potatoes trendy again!"

Price and trade impact of Brexit on EU and UK commodity markets

German court ruling:

Amazon must divulge origin of fruit & produce

Almost two thirds of growers opposed to statutory levy on horticulture

Growers are reacting to AHDB horticulture ballot results

Designed to be used in walnut plantations, it can be adapted to other orchards. Video below.

The Speedy Cut pruner features fast and environmentally friendly technology

Spain hopes to negotiate with the United States to eliminate its tariffs before August

Russian growers raise carrot prices due to good demand

UPA-UCE Extremadura denounced Conesa continued to refuse to raise prices to producers

"The attitude of the region's largest tomato industry is unacceptable"

The EU's production of fresh fruits and vegetables fell by 2.5% in 2019

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Riverford Organic Farmers

'Fruit and veg packaging is now home compostable - saving 21 tonnes of plastic yearly'

"The fact that they promote highly-processed products ahead of fresh produce is something that we cannot understand"

Peak fruit industry bodies encourage their growers not to use Health Star Ratings after "baffling" changes to juice calculator

Gonzalo Guerra of BlueDrop México

"Precision agriculture lets us have a better control of our crops"

FD Berries says blueberry grow bags make the difference

"Our goal is to reach more than 400 hectares in the next 3 years"

72% increase in production expected

ZZ2 Karas date farm passes virtual GlobalG.A.P audit ahead of exceptional harvest

Lyndsay Roux - FabFresh

Summer fruit eclipsed by the shine of citrus

Five to seven days ahead of historical bloom dates

California cherry trees have reached full bloom

Innovative harvesting system developed for the blueberry industry

Davis Instruments Corporation

EnviroMonitor is now compatible with Pessl Instruments Field Climate Software

Bedford Industries

Bedford Industries introduces new plant-based bag closure

NT Partners with University of Florida on Agriculture R&D projects

Tomatoes sent via Azerbaijan banned for import into Russia

Ecuadorian banana producers are being paid a spot price of nearly 11 dollars per box

Netherlandsandyou.nl

Capacity building project for potato growers launched in four districts of Punjab

The investments are mainly aimed at growing avocados

Five Peruvian agroindustrial companies are purchasing land in Colombia

Vietnamese produce exports to Netherlands up

Forbes

Ten ways AI has the potential to improve agriculture In 2021

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