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Argentina’s fresh lemon crop is expected to recover in 2018/19 and reach 1.6 million tons, up from 1.5 million, due to good weather conditions during the season. Genova and Eureka […]
Wed 20/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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California expects its lowest avocado harvest in a decade due to last year’s intense heat wave across the state. According to California Avocado Committee estimates, this year’s crop will be […]
Tue 19/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced that greenhouse vegetable production is set to hit 1.3 million tons this year, vastly outstripping last year’s record crop (1.1 million tons). And this […]
Mon 11/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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At the Horti China trade show in Shanghai, Italian kiwifruit brand Jingold officially joins the management of the Jintao variety in China. The new Goodwei brand, under which Jingold will […]
Wed 19/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Organic fruit production is expanding rapidly across Europe. In 2016, around 6% of EU apple production (30,000 ha) was organic, with a further 3% (15,000 ha) undergoing conversion. The largest […]
Wed 12/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The European Union registered a 6.2% increase in the value of its agricultural production in 2017 compared with the previous year. According to Eurostat, the total value in 2017 was […]
Mon 03/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Bulgaria recorded a 20% increase in its stone fruit production in 2017-18. Good growing conditions and increased production area led to sweet cherry output climbing 18%, tart cherry volumes rising […]
Thu 22/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU grape production is expected to be up 7.1%, mainly due to larger harvests in the continent’s largest producer Italy (+13.3%), despite humid conditions during flowering and summer rains. There […]
Wed 14/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chinese table grape production is expected to fall by 10% to 945,000 tons in 2018-19 due to spring frost damage, according to USDA data. The two worst affected production areas […]
Wed 14/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
EU pear production is estimated to rise 4% in 2018/19. Variations have been reported in the different growing regions, with increased volumes in the northern countries and a smaller crop […]
Mon 12/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The world’s largest potato producer, China, is seeing its farmers shift to corn as a result of low potato prices. Accounting for around 25% of global fresh potato production, China’s […]
Mon 12/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture has published figures estimating the best vegetable harvest for ten years, including one million tons of greenhouse vegetables, up 12.3%. The increase in yields is due […]
Mon 29/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
