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  • Ethylene in German banana industry prohibited since February 2012
  • Philippine firms stop sending bananas to China
  • Steady market growth for Damco in Q1
  • Eruption in Guatemala would not affect the market
  • EU: Total Cherry optimistic about new season

  • Italy: Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna, farms damaged

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• 23 May ' 09:34

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  Wednesday, May 23, 2012

  EU: Total Cherry optimistic about new season Jon Clark, Director at Total Cherry is quietly optimistic about the coming cherry season despite the slow start. At the moment its 10 days behind schedule due to continued drops in temperature in Spain and other producing countries. Spain, Italy and Bulgaria are now getting underway with small volumes of.....

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  US (NJ): Warm weather puts spinach ahead of schedule This season's New Jersey spinach crop was early due to warm spring weather. Volumes have been average, quality has been good and prices have recovered after a brief dip.“An early spring brought the crop out early,” said Scott Wulderk of The Fresh Wave. “Weather has been good since the start of the season,.....

  Philippine firms stop sending bananas to China Banana-exporting companies stopped sending their produce to China even as Malacañang said on Tuesday that China has allowed the entry of up to 40 container vans of Philippine bananas.Stephen Antig, head of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), said big firms were advised by their.....

  Gerhard Joermann (BVL): "Each in Germany ethylene ripened banana is illegal"Ethylene in German banana industry prohibited since February 2012 Earlier this month we published a report that in Germany it would no longer be allowed to produce ethylene in the potato and onion cultivation with effect from 14 February 2012. This applied to both organic and conventional companies. Dirk Garos has requested an explanation from ethylene producer Restrain.....

  US: Royal Star & Sun Crest papaya receives GFS Certification Tex Starr Distributing, LLC, growers and shippers of the super sweet papaya variety Royal Star and traditional variety, Sun Crest Maradol Papaya, announce that they have received the GFS Certification for their Farms and Packing Sheds in Mexico. They have completed all of the necessary requirements for the.....

  Thailand: Odourless durians to hit the market Uttaradit on Tuesday introduced two new varieties of odourless durians, which are expected to generate wealth for the province.Uttaradit Governor Yothin Samutkhiri said that the new durian varieties, the odourless, seedless 'Longlaplae' and 'Linlaplae' fruits, were developed in the province, which boasts the.....

  EU: Hillfresh markets innovative melon variety "Hill Fresh International is looking for, and have been since its inception, for new tasty melon varieties. The company is closely involved with all parties in the chain from seed breeders to end users. This intensive collaboration provides a lot of useful information. Information needed to be innovative......

  UK: Sirane's Sira-Flex Resolve shows significant shelf-life extension Huge levels of interest have been shown in Sirane’s innovative new method of wrapping which has shown significant shelf-life extension of two to five days.Retail trials using Sirane’s Sira-Flex™ Resolve have reported four additional days shelf-life with potatoes and equally significant results with other.....

  Poor weather causes worry for Belgian frozen veg sector The exceptional weather conditions this spring, with severe temperatures and excessive rain have greatly affected the outdoor cultivation of Belgian vegetables. Even if the longer term forecasts are better, the impact that the weather of the past one and a half months has had cannot be denied.After all, for.....

  Lérida, CataloniaSpain: Interpera 14th and 15th June The AREFLH, the Agriculture Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Delegation of Lérida and AFRUCAT present to you the new edition of the international congress of the pear, Interpera 2012, which will take place in Lérida, Spain, where it was first organized, in 2008.This year, Interpera will.....

  Growing USA Pavilion at Asia Fruit Logistica 2012 Asia Fruit Logistica 2012 and Asia Fruit Congress will take place September 5-7, 2012 in Hong Kong at a new, bigger venue, the AsiaWorld-Expo.The USDA-endorsed USA pavilion at Asia Fruit Logistica 2012 is also projected to increase in size and is again one of the largest country pavilions at Asia Fruit.....

  UK: M&S launches new potato variety Marks & Spencer is launching a brand new, loose skinned new potato variety this summer called Athlete. The first small volumes of the new variety will be harvested in May this year, and will then be exclusively available in M&S stores nationwide from June to late August, as a genuine loose skinned.....

  Steady market growth for Damco in Q1 Damco, the global logistics business unit of the A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, increased its net revenue by USD 53m to USD 738m compared to Q1 of 2011. Gross profit also rose 8% against the same period last year. This result shows that Damco’s commercial strategy of increased focus on large and medium sized.....

  New Zealand: Lowest export volume in 20 years for Braeburn The export volume of the Braeburn apple from New Zealand probably won't reach 3 million colli this year, reports fruchthandel.de. Viewing the record volume of 2005, when around 8 million colli of this apple variety was exported, the decrease of the export volume is huge."This year we'll probably export the.....

  EU: Hillfresh markets innovative melon variety "Hill Fresh International is looking for, and have been since its inception, for new tasty melon varieties. The company is closely involved with all parties in the chain from seed breeders to end users. This intensive collaboration provides a lot of useful information. Information needed to be innovative......

  US: Irrigation water quality discussed at CPS Produce Research Symposium Agricultural water is recognized as a critical and diminishing resource. In recent years any examination of Good Agricultural Practices has included an urgent focus on the microbial quality of irrigation water and the potential for pathogen transfer to fruit and vegetables. Metrics and practices have been.....

  US: New leaders take helm of FPAA The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) held its annual membership meeting on May 17 in Nogales, Arizona. This year’s meeting had several significant highlights:• Alejandro Canelos of Apache Produce Imports assumed the chairman position• Matt Mandel of SunFed was elected to fill the position of.....

  US (FL): Mangoes make early appearance May to October marks the months that mango lovers look forward to. It's when the many variations of this world-popular fruit begin to ripen, with the greatest production occurring in June and July.However, this year's mango season is about two weeks early — thanks to the early cold and warm spring."We had a.....

  Experts believe that there won´t be any shortage of fruit and vegetablesEruption in Guatemala would not affect the market The orange alert decreed by the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction(CONRED) in Guatemala, before an imminent eruption of Fuego Volcano will not put the fruit and vegetable crops in Guatemala at risk. Fuego Volcano on orange alertFor Felipe Trigueros, consultant of the House Agriculture and.....

  January- AprilCosta Rican exports increase 13 percent The U.S. remains the leading destination for Costa Rican products.Costa Rica exported a total of $3.9 billion in goods the first four months of this year, representing an increase of 12.9 percent over the same period in 2011, the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) announced Monday.According to the.....

  Chile: Blueberries a quiet season With a slight increase in volume and stable prices the 2011-2012 campaign closed. The major highlight was the increased shipments to Europe and the Far East, where the opening of the Chinese market had a positive impact. Blueberries had in 2011-2012 stable export season, closing the export cycle for this.....

  According to PROMANGOPeru: Mango crops will increase for next season "Every year the number of hectares for mango crops increases, and next season won't be an exception, it is expected for it to increase by 1,000 hectares," according to president of PROMANGO, Angel Gamarra Condori. Angel Gamarra said that at a national level 22,000 hectares are used for planting mango,.....

  Rio Grande do Sul is the third producer of the fruit.Drought affects the productivity of mandarin orchards in Brazil A producer has 10,000 mandarin trees on 22 hectares in the municipality of Sao Jose do Hortêncio, 70 km from Porto Alegre (Brazil) from which 20,000 fruit boxes are shipped. For each box, the producer receives between R$ 10 R$ 15 average, almost the same value that was obtained last year. The 3,500.....

  Brazil: Techniques prolong the lifespan of the Formosa papaya The Research Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) at USP, in Piracicaba (Brazil) made a series of trials using chemical treatments, edible coatings and irradiation on Formosa papaya, in order to improve the product when it reaches the consumer and increase their lifespan. The minimally processed.....

  Peruvian onion exports grow 22% in the first three months Peruvian onion and shallot exports, on fresh and frozen, added up to 5.6 million Dollars in the first three months of 2012, growing 22% regarding the 4.6 million Dollars reported in the same period of 2011, according to information provided yesterday by the Society of External Commerce of Peru (ComexPeru).He.....

  Chile produces fruit in Mexico for the US market Chilean companies are developing, in Mexico, grape, cherry and blackberry production projects to sell to the United States, reported Milenio.According to the interview with Leonardo Banda Maldonado, director of Prochile in the country, until now an investment superior to 1.300 million Dollars was made by six.....

  US: Authorizing the import of spinach and celery from Colombia After two years of management by the Colombian Farming and Livestock Institute (ICA) with its US counterpart, the Service of Inspection for Animal and Vegetable Sanity (APHIS) notified its decision on 18 of May of 2012 on the United States Federal Code.An obvious opportunity for vegetable producers and.....

  AU: Riverland avocados win grant money A Riverland avocado packing plant will modernise and expand its business to grow to meet a rise in domestic consumption, with the help of a State Government grant.Minister for Regional Development and Agriculture, Gail Gago, said Ramco-based CF Fechner and Co had been awarded $100,700 from the Riverland.....

  UCR scientist discovers cause of avocado-killing disease The source of a disease that has taken a massive toll on Israel and Southern California’s avocado industry has been identified by a plant pathologist at UC Riverside. Akif Eskalen recently discovered that the prevalence of the disease owed its success to a collaboration between beetles and a new species of.....

  Celtic Koeling BV capture new market in Kazakhstan The incredible increase indemand for its storage facilitiesfor fruit and vegetable products in Kazakhstan has given Celtic Koeling BV the opportunity to realise six different projects in Kazakhstan. The projects are cooled and ventilated storage of potatoes and onions, together with CA storage of apples. The.....

  Lower vegetable sales German farmers market After a record sales of vegetables in 2009, the German farmers markets in 2010 sold less vegetables, announced the German Agrarmarkt-Informations Gesellschaft (AMI). The amount of products sold decreased by 3%. If you look at the circumstances, it is not so bad. The harvest of vegetables from the open ground.....

  Germany: Sales of fruit decreased last ten years The German population has bought less fresh fruit over the last ten years. Since 2003 the quantity bought decreased by about 2% annually, according to research by theGermanAgrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI). There were, however, positive developments as well within the assortment of fruit. The.....

  VegetablesSicily: In the last 10 years demand-supply ratio has leveled out Sicilian trader Rosario Vasile, “at the moment, at the fruit and vegetable market in Vittoria (Italy) we are selling fruit and vegetables cultivated in greenhouses, such as courgettes, cherry tomatoes, vine tomatoes, melons, red, yellow and green peppers”.“The demand-supply ratio has flattened out over the.....

  For the first time in decadesItaly: Weaker demand of lemons in Europe Fabio Moschella, President of the Consortium for the Lemon of Siracusa PGI, gives an overview of 2011/12 season.The Sicilian province of Siracusa (Sicily-Italy) has an acreage of 5,200 hectares destined to lemon, for an annual average volume of about 120,000 tons. About 40% of produce is destined to the.....

  France: Study of trade and consumption of peaches and nectarines At the request of AOP peaches and nectarines theCtifl (Interprofessional Technical centre of fruit and vegetables)have researched the question of the demandfor peaches and nectarines on the French market. The stone fruit sector is involved inthe crisis and the clearly present foreign competition. As a result.....

  Celtic Koeling BV capture new market in Kazakhstan The incredible increase indemand for its storage facilitiesfor fruit and vegetable products in Kazakhstan has given Celtic Koeling BV the opportunity to realise six different projects in Kazakhstan. The projects are cooled and ventilated storage of potatoes and onions, together with CA storage of apples. The.....

  Growers fight against image problem of the Dutch tomato Dutch tomatoes are being made ridiculous and described as totally tasteless tomatoes. For decades growers have fought against the bad image of their red vegetable. Clever marketing strategists now present the Dutch tomato cultivation as a "wonderful world". There is actually no single negative description.....

  Germany: Cucumber prices on fixed course The cucumber supply in the middle of May in both the Benelux and Germany is not very extensive. Prices were at a fixed level in week 19 and the beginning of week 20, as announced by the GermanAgrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI). Since the middle of week 20 it appears, earlier than expected however,.....

  UK: Asparagus in time for Jubilee After keeping us guessing and waiting and praying throughout most of May, that most British of vegetables has finally arrived giving plenty of home grown asparagus in time for the long weekend and Jubilee celebrations.The majority of UK retailers are now stocking 100% British asparagus and customers are.....

  Spain: COAG Almeria asks consumers to not buy at DIA supermarkets The agricultural organization COAG-Almeria considers it to be "really cheeky" that supermarkets like DIA are selling melons "piel de sapo" coming from Senegal, as it shows on the tags. Because of it, COAG Almeria is calling up consumers "to not buy at DIA as they are betraying farmers in the province. Don't.....

  Food inspectors seize 6,000 kg of mangoes in May Since the beginning of May, food inspectors from Nagpur and Nashik have seized more than 6,000 kg of Alphonso mangoes, which had been artificially ripened using calcium carbide that releases acytelene gas. The substance is carcinogenic and can result in a host of health problems.“Using these agents for.....

  India: Weak Rupee weighs on cashew imports Cashew exporters' hope of making huge export gains with the depreciation of the rupee has come unstuck.Exporters import raw nuts for processing this time of the year and a weak rupee has made imports expensive while the export market is yet to pick up momentum. Exporters who process the raw nuts are.....

  Melon harvest begins in Gaza The Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip has launched the opening of the melon harvest season for 2012. At a ceremony conducted in the southern district of Rafah, it was confirmed that self-sufficiency targets set by the government have been attained. A number of senior officials from the ministry,.....

  Thailand: Pineapple farmers protest, block road More than 500 pineapple growers on Wednesday blocked Lampang-Phayao road and demanded the government buy their fruit at four baht a kilogramme.Reports said the farmers dumped truckloads of the fruit and set up tents on the middle of the road in Lampang's Muang district.The farmers in the northern province.....

  Pakistan: Fruit export increases by 28% The export of fresh fruit from the country registered an increase of 27.96 percent during the last ten months of current financial year. The fruit export from the country during the period from July-April 2011-12 was recorded at 654,205 metric tonnes worth $322.43 million as compared to the export of 584,725.....

  India: Metro Cash and Carry’s mango festival in Kolkata Metro Cash and Carry India has rolled out mango festival - ‘Metro Mango Hungama’ in Kolkata.Metro plans to offer a wide variety of mangoes like Alphonsos, Baneshan, Imampasand, Langra, Senduran and Totapuri to its customers at wholesale rates.These varieties have been sourced from local farmers in several.....

  Kommersant says:T. Rowe increased share in X5 Retail Group T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. increased its share in X5 Retail Group NV (FIVE), Russia’s largest food retailer by revenue, to 5.41 percent at the end March, Kommersant said, citing an unidentified T. Rowe Price representative.The international fund intends to conduct long-term investment in the retailer, the.....

  Mexico: March retail sales growth slows Mexico's retail sales increased at a notably slower rate in March, and the rate of growth missed economists' expectations, data released by statistical office INEGI showed Tuesday.Retail sales increased at a sharply slower rate of 4.3 percent year-on-year in March than February's 7.6 percent. Economists.....

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• 22 May ' 11:06

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  Tuesday, May 22, 2012

  US: Nationwide recall of bagged salads expands Various bagged salads, some sold nationwide, are being recalled because of possible contamination with listeria bacteria. The salads range from iceberg lettuce to slaw mix. They are sold under various brand names, including River Ranch, Farm Stand, Hy-Vee, Shurfresh, and The Farmer's Market.Although listeria.....

  China eases slightly on quarantine of Philippine banana exports After over a month since impounding Philippine banana exports, China allowed the entry of several containers of the fresh fruit."We received word today that 30 to 40 containers have been allowed to pass in China. So that’s a little bit of good news for us," Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said.....

  European assistance for African banana producers African banana producers are worried about the possible decrease in custom tariffs for exporters from Central America (Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica). In 2010 the customs tariff had already been decreased from 176 to 145 euro/ton and will be decreased to 75 euro/ton in September again.According to.....

  Empress Red lychees is no longer a race against time!Sulphur-free lychee preservation treatment Lychee deteriorates very fast after harvest. Pericarp browning is a majorpost-harvest problem, which renders the fruit unmarketable, as browning isassociated with fruit desiccation. One of the current techniques to reduce browningand maintain the red colour and prolonged storage life is sulphur treatment......

  AMHPAC sponsors third CEDETECH center in Mexico With the goal of providing increased opportunities for Mexican companies within the Protected Agriculture industry for advanced technology resources and integrated talent development services, AMHPAC (Mexican Protected Horticulture Association) in partnerships with the Mexican Department of Agriculture,.....

  Cygnet PB and PEPUK: Potato companies to join forces Britain’s biggest potato breeder and one of the country’s largest seed potato exporters have announced plans to join forces and create a new export focused company called Cygnet PEP Ltd.Tayside-based Cygnet PB (part of Alexander Harley Seeds Ltd) and Pan European Potatoes Ltd are coming together to meet.....

  Pepin Heights Orchard announces import HoneyCrunch apples from NZ Pepin Heights Orchard is excited to announce a partnership that will bring HoneyCrunch brand Honeycrisp apples from New Zealand to the United States.The partnership with Waipopo Orchards of Timaru, New Zealand, furthers Pepin Heights Orchard’s quest to bring premium apple varieties to the marketplace.Prior.....

  UK: New film can double shelf life Evap Environmental Packaging is a new patented product - a packaging film with unique properties that extends the shelf life of fresh produce. The film is also biodegradable and compostable and is suitable for a variety of different applications. The film is a special blend of food substrates which is.....

  Leon van den Hombergh: "Without change in the weather a difficult summer""These days Brazil produces melon all year round" The massive supply of Brazilian melons this spring caused a difficult melon sale. This as per Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning, the Netherlands. "In 2010 and 2011 the months of January to March were actuallyrather good, because Brazil was not present on the melon market. Now the weather in.....

  US (SC): Warm winter affects peaches Higher than average winter temperatures limited the number of chill hours for this year's South Carolina peach crop. That changed the timing of this year's harvest and may affect volumes of later varieties.Because chill hours were limited by warm weather, some peaches came in earlier than normal, said Lynne.....

  India: INI FARMS chooses Bioconservacion for pomegranate export INI Farms grows horticulture products in India with improved farming practices, international quality standards, high productivity and world class technology. Currently InI Farms is developing pomegranate plantations on over 1000 acres of leased land. The project involves increasing the productivity to.....

  Brazil: Grape growers certified to European standards Grape growers in São Francisco Valley, north of Bahia, Brazil, are improving foreign sales through a certification program run by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (SECTI) within the Program to Strengthen Business Activities. Producers from the Farmer's Cooperative from Juazeiro (CAJ) are.....

  SPAR International show increase of sales by 4.6% in 2011 "We are delighted to be able to confirm today that SPAR has achieved a third year of outstanding sales growth despite the global recession, with retail sales for the period January-December 2011 showing an increase of 4.6%." The retail sales grew by Euro 1.36 billion - leading to overall sales of Euro 31.1.....

  Spain: CASI defends planning to reach better price CASI's president, José María Andújar, participated in the First Congress about Intensive Agriculture and Justice, which took place last weekend in the Toyo Palace. In his intervention, José María Andújar stated that "one of the main problems for agriculture in Almería is the lack of production planning"......

  
  Leon van den Hombergh: "Without change in the weather a difficult summer"
  "These days Brazil produces melon all year round"
  The massive supply of Brazilian melons this spring caused a difficult melon sale. This as per Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning, the Netherlands. "In 2010 and 2011 the months of January to March were actuallyrather good, because Brazil was not present on the melon market. Now the weather in..... 0 comments

  US (CO): Potato market lags As growers in Colorado finish up this year's potato crop and prepare for next year's harvest, the market for potatoes has remained sluggish since April.“It's been a decent season,” said Matt Glowczewski of Cañon Potato Company. “Supplies were pretty good and quality has been decent.” But he admitted that the.....

  US (CT): Strawberry picking season gets an early start In the past nine months, Mother Nature proved again to Connecticut farmers that she calls the shots.Tropical Storm Irene, which hit the state at the end of August, finished the summer tomato and sweet corn season and the fall pumpkin crop. The freak October snowstorm decimated some orchards in the state,.....

  Week ending May 19US: Tulare county crop report Deciduous tree fruits, nuts and grapes: Cherries are ripening and some varieties are being picked, with exports going to the Far East. Early peaches, nectarines and apricots continue to be harvested. Apricots are primarily being exported to Mexico. Other stone fruit is being shipped to Mexico, Canada,.....

  New spring promotion generates more than 2,300 photo entriesOcean Mist Farms announces artichoke sweepstake winners Ocean Mist Farms’ spring promotion, the Take Your Pic sweepstakes, engaged shoppers nationwide and increased membership in Ocean Mist Farms’ Artichokes Aficionados club.The sweepstakes ran throughout the month of April. During that time, artichoke shoppers were invited to take pictures of fresh artichokes.....

  Dole highlights challenges, opportunities for sustainable agricultural practices Last week, Dole Food Company, Inc. participated in the second annual Forum on Sustainability and Happiness in Costa Rica. This year, former U.S. President Bill Clinton provided the closing keynote, delivering a message on environmental sustainability.Dole’s Sylvain Cuperlier, Vice President of Corporate.....

  Mexican citrus producers expect a good production Orange production during the 2012-2013 cycle could reach 500,000 tons, which could relax thousands of producers that were affected by the intense drought that affected the state, informed Luis Lauro Carrillo Soto.The president for the Agricultural Regional Union of Citrus Producers pointed out that according.....

  Canada: NDP calls on province to fight GMO apples New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberals to defend the B.C. fruit industry by working with the federal government to keep the province free of genetically modified fruit."The B.C. tree fruit industry produces healthy products that are world famous for flavour and purity. Growers are concerned that this.....

  US (MD): Perfect weather yields strawberry bonanza The strawberry picking is so good right now that Ellen Magee says customers can stand in one spot in her field and fill their containers.It's her 25th year growing strawberries at her Selbyville farm, where visitors can take a wagon ride to pick-your-own strawberry fields. She also has local honey,.....

  Brazil: CitrusBR doesn't expect to win appeal against dumping The president for the Brazilian Association of Citrus Exporters (CitrusBR), Christian Lohbauer, said that the chances for Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) to succeed in a possible appeal to the International Trade Court of the United States against the decision by the International Commerce Commission (ICC) to.....

  After his arrival to China, Chilean blueberry exporters estimate 70% increase in five years For the first time in history the Asian giant opened its borders to blueberries. Chile was the first country to put in its flag and so far this year 238 tons have been exported. The domestic season ended with only 70,000 tons exported. The first company to reach the Asian giant was VITALBERRY, which.....

  Chile: Fruit exports fall 3% Despite a slight fall in fruit exports the new president of Fedefruta estimates that shipments will increase to Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe. The new president of the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) reported that in the current fruit season, "exports for the first week of May,.....

  Argentina and Brazil advanced in citrus export Fecorr carried out an Argentinian trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil, which gathered hundreds of businessmen from both countries and where advances were implemented regarding citrus export. Representing LA FECORR CORRENTINA, was Fernando Mendez who made contact with the Argentinian consuls in the cities of.....

  Argentina: No access to Brazil for trucks with raisins At least two trucks transporting raisins from San Juan (Argentina) couldn't get into Brazil. When arriving at the border control, inspectors from Brazil didn't allow the cargo to pass. The reasons pointed to mention the fact that it is "raisin-grape" and that Brazil has a prohibition on the Argentinian.....

  Argentina expects to sell lemons to Angola The governors José Alperovich (Tucumán), Sergio Urribarri (Entre Ríos) and José Luis Gioja (San Juan), that propelled contacts between businessmen from their provinces with Angola's locals, highlighted the importance of the commercial and political mission from the Argentinian government in the African.....

  Charities benefit from one Tassie spud grower's surplus We've heard of the wine lake and also the butter mountain. Now the potato pile has led to one farmer at Gawler West just south of Ulverstone in Tasmania's north to give away his surplus potatoes.John McKenna has grown spuds for 25 years. He is offering the potatoes in two ways. John has a contract with.....

  AU: Sunraysia citrus pickers forced to slow down Citrus growers in Sunraysia are being urged to slow down picking, only four weeks into the new season.Growers say fruit is sweet and of good quality, but packers are already asking them to stop or slow picking because the market is oversupplied.Mary Cannard, from the Murray Valley Citrus Board, says it's the.....

  Ghana: MCC invested $203.5m in food security An amount of $203.5 million, part of the $547 million Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Ghana Compact was invested into food security, an MCC fact sheet dated May 15, 2012 and obtained by ghanabusinessnews.com has disclosed.Areas of food security the investments went into were irrigation, technical.....

  Namibia: Maersk remains leader in cargo shipping Maersk has established itself as the leader in shipping in Namibia over the past 15 years. Maersk started its operations in the country in 1997 with the maiden call of the container vessel, Cornelia Maersk, at the port of Walvis Bay.A few months later, Maersk Namibia was established and appointed as general.....

  Mozambique exports peanuts and green beans to UK Mozambique now exports peanuts and green beans to the European market, particularly to the United Kingdom, as part of the pilot-project to promote exports of organic and handicraft products, the Institute for Export Promotion (Ipex) said.This pilot project, which will initially also cover cashew nuts,.....

  SPAR International show increase of sales by 4.6% in 2011 "We are delighted to be able to confirm today that SPAR has achieved a third year of outstanding sales growth despite the global recession, with retail sales for the period January-December 2011 showing an increase of 4.6%." The retail sales grew by Euro 1.36 billion - leading to overall sales of Euro 31.1.....

  Catania (Sicily) November 12-16, 2012Italy: ISHS Brassica 2012 Symposium On behalf of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), the Department of Agricultural and Food Science of University of Catania is pleased to invite scientists, professionals and business representatives with an interest in Brassicas to attend the ISHS Brassica 2012.....

  FEPEX´ Onion CommitteeSpain:10-15% decrease in acreage in 2012 campaign FEPEX's Onion Committee met in Madrid to discuss the forecast for this current harvest and found that between 10% and 15% of the area planted had been reduced, on average in Spain, so a similar decline in production is expected. In the meeting, conducted by the chairman of the Onion Committee, Alfonso.....

  German retail slowly switches to new potatoes Changing to new potato assortment is going quite slowly at the moment in the German food trade. There is only one German discounter at which foreign products that came from storage have no longer been taken into the assortment since last week. Mainly supermarkets with a complete assortment still offer German.....

  18th May, 2012Italy: "The growing of quality kiwifruit in Calabria" On 18th May, 2012 the meeting "The growing of quality kiwifruit in Calabria" took place in Calabria (Italy).Kiwifruit plant in Calabria region.Dr. Mario Colapietra observed that in some areas of this region, in particular in 'Piana di Gioia Tauro', there are the best pedoclimatic features for kiwifruit.....

  Italy: Table grape season starts at Giuseppe Guastella On 18th May, 2012 the harvest of first volumes of table grapes - Victoria (white with seeds) and Black Magic (black with seeds) - started at the Sicilian company Giuseppe Guastella and in other companies on the Sicilian west coast.Victoria table grape boxes.Compared to 2010, this year a delay of 4 days is.....

  French tomato market suffers due to bad weather in April The tomato market in France experienced a hefty decrease in April after the dynamic period in February and March.In February at the start of the new selling season the tomato market was dominated by tomatoes from Morocco and Spain. This year the supply of tomatoes from these countries was limited, which is.....

  Resistance gene from wild apple discovered Wädenswil/Zürich - Specialists from Agroscope and the Swiss university ETH Zurich together achieved a new milestone: they have pin pointed the resistance gene of the wild apple Malus x robusta 5, announced website proplanta.de. Thanks to this knowledge, researchers can do their research for growing methods.....

  Stijn Weckx, Van Dijk Foods Belgium:'Large volumes Spanish cherries arriving next week" At the beginning of April, Van Dijk Foods Belgium received the first Spanish cherries. "The early varieties such as Burlat were mainly softer and now the firmer varieties are arriving. We are really at the top of the market as far as quality is concerned." Volumes are not very large as yet. "Nowwe are.....

  Spain: Strawberry campaign generates 6,000 tons of plastic residues The strawberry campaign in the province of Huelva generates around 6,000 tons of plastic waste which find its destination in the Asian markets.According to data made available to EFE by the consortium from Huelva for elimination of plastic waste and biomass, from the total of agricultural plastic waste.....

  Canary Island banana bus will travel around 13 Spanish cities The Canary Island banana bus started this week its travesl in the Peninsula, visiting 13 cities to let people know about the qualities the product and its importance in daily food, informed Asprocan in a statement. Bilbao was the chosen city to start and it's expected that until the 11th of June, the bus.....

  The burlat variety is cracked, harvest is two weeks lateSpain: Early cherry production drops 30% due to rain If the lack of rain during Winter caused some alarm in the fields as there was the chance of having to restrict irrigation, the abundance of rain in the few last weeks was not that beneficial for some fruits, like burlat cherry, the earliest in the area. According to the president of ASAJA-Bierzo, Roberto.....

  Asda’s new potatoesAmcor Flexibles and QV Foods bring an innovative solution to the UK fresh produce market Amcor Flexibles and QV Foods are passionate about providing the very best quality and taste to consumers. When Asda in the UK decided to develop two new delicious ready-to-cook potato products, QV Foods and Amcor Flexibles worked hand in hand to deliver an outstanding solution.QV Foods is synonymous with the.....

  UK: Scott Farms International wins prestigious national industry award Scott Farms International has been crowned Importer of the Year at the Re:fresh Awards 2012. The UK’s leading sweet potato grower and importer scooped the award at last night’s event after it was shortlisted among three other companies. The awards recognise the outstanding achievers of the last 12 months in.....

  Carrefour to enter West, South India French retailer Carrefour is adopting a cluster approach to grow its footprint in India. After marking its presence in four locations in North India, the world's second largest retailer is reportedly eyeing Pune and Bangalore to set up shop next.Carrefour plans to have over 3,00,000 sq feet of retail space.....

  Carrefour to enter West, South India French retailer Carrefour is adopting a cluster approach to grow its footprint in India. After marking its presence in four locations in North India, the world's second largest retailer is reportedly eyeing Pune and Bangalore to set up shop next.Carrefour plans to have over 3,00,000 sq feet of retail space..... 0 comments

  Retail slowdown points to weaker Russian economy Russian retail sales growth fell in April, providing further evidence that economic growth is now starting to flag. While investment growth picked up, the overall data suggests that Russia is struggling to maintain recent economic momentum. The data underscores the economic challenges facing the new..... 0 comments

  UK: Marks & Spencer braced for drop in profits
  Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland is set to come under increased pressure from investors tomorrow as the retail chain unveils its first fall in annual profits for three years.Despite efforts to pull in customers with celebrity-laden advertising campaigns, featuring the likes of actresses Joanna Lumley..... 0 comments

  Wal-Mart to take Asda practises to Canada and South Africa
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, plans to employ more own brands and an everyday low-price promise similar to that of its U.K. Asda chain at units in Canada and South Africa.Rob McWilliam, Asda’s acting chief financial officer, starts as Wal-Mart’s strategy chief for Europe, the Middle..... 0 comments

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• 21 May ' 23:25

  • Italy: Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna, farms damaged
  • POM Wonderful loses battle against Coca-Cola
  • Chimenti Globe, the new Chilean table grape variety
  • Honduras: Transporters block Chiquita banana export
  • Peru: Agricultural exports could increase 15% this year

  • Italy: Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna, farms damaged
  • UK: New Zealand "papple" hitting M & S stores

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  Monday, May 21, 2012

  Italy: Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna, farms damaged Earthquake in the North-East of Italy: on 20th May 2012 at 4:04 am a 6-magnitude tremor shook Emilia-Romagna. The strongest tremor was at 4:04 and it extended down to 5.1 km. In the same area, at 5:35 am another 3.3-magnitude tremor was recorded and at 5:44 there was another 2.9-magnitude tremor. During the.....

  A high demand is expected, specially in the Asian marketChimenti Globe, the new Chilean table grape variety Due to a spontaneous mutation, a new variety of table grape will be available in the national and international fruit industry. It's the Chimenti Globe and is expected to have a high demand, specially in the Asian market, due to its characteristics.Chimenti Globe was discovered some years ago in the vineyard.....

  Canada: BC Tree Fruits expecting large crop of cherries Local cherries are in full bloom across the Okanagan as BC Tree Fruits announces a large crop of cherries to the tune of 8 million pounds. In addition to an increase in the popular summer tree fruit, consumers can expect to see cherries in their local grocery stores earlier than anticipated. In comparison to.....

  Honduras: Transporters block Chiquita banana export Cargo transporters are stopping the containers leaving Chiquita facilities, in Corinto. Around 40 trucks prevent the banana containers from leaving for Puerto Cortez, Honduras, claiming a tariff readjustment by miles covered.The transporter Domingo Ramírez said that the shipping company Maersk Line came to a.....

  Cool Fresh reintroduces Freedom Fruit pineapples In an increasingly complex ethical trading environment, Cool Fresh International is proud to announce that its popular ‘Freedom Fruit’ Fresh produce brand has been reintroduced to the company’s imports of pineapples from Costa Rica. Hugo Vermeulen, managing director of Cool Fresh International: ‘Since.....

  Indonesia: Retailers ask for quick fix in new fruit import regulation Local retailers have asked the government to immediately revise a new Trade Minister regulation on horticulture imports, which they said would significantly hurt their fruit trade businesses.Under the new rule on horticulture imports, retailers can only source products from local distributors and are.....

  Canada: Greenhouse fruit vegetables sales reach $1.1 billion According to Statistics Canada sales of greenhouse, nursery and sod products in Canada rose 1.3 per cent to nearly $3.3 billion in 2011. The increase was mostly the result of a 5.5 per cent gain in sales of greenhouse vegetables and fruits, which reached $1.1 billion. Sales and re-sales of greenhouse flowers.....

  NZ reports no further Qld fruit flies New Zealand biosecurity officials say there's still no sign of any more Queensland fruit flies, more than a week after finding one in suburban Auckland.A male Queensland fruit fly - a species that could decimate New Zealand's $NZ6.5 billion ($A5.06 billion) horticulture industry - was found in a trap in the.....

  Total Produce continues to pursue attractive acquisitions Fresh food company Total Produce this morning reaffirmed its guidance for 2012, indicating that its earnings per share (EPS) estimate is still on target.In an announcement to the Irish Stock Exchange, ahead of its annual general meeting, the company said that its previously announced target adjusted EPS in.....

  EC present draft on management crisis measures and reform of entry prices The European Commission will present, in the Management Committee on Tuesday 22nd of May, the proposed regulationon the reform of the management crisis measures in fruit and vegetables and the reform of the entry price.The presentation of these drafts on regulation were announced by the Commissioner of.....

  with their brand "Dulce de Vega"Spain: Vegacañada starts melon and watermelon sales The trading of melon and watermelon has already started in Vegacañada. It started the Spring-Summer campaign, characterized, by the combination of the usual tomato trade and, now and during the coming months, of watermelon and melon.In this Spring-Summer 2012 campaign, Vegacañada will continue the campaign.....

  Italy: Harvest of Tyde watermelons starts in Marsala The harvest of Tyde watermelons in the area of Marsala (Sicily-Italy) has started some days earlier than last year.As Paolo Nunzio Raudino, supply manager at Colleroni explains: “Thanks to a hot, sunny spring and above all to our highly skilled local producers, we can be proud of high quality products, both.....

  US (MI): Asparagus growers recover from shaky start to season Volumes of asparagus out of Michigan have picked up after an unusual start to the season. After warm weather in March pushed the crop out early and freezes in May caused losses, supplies are up and prices are strong.Growers reported an early crop as a result of warm weather in March. The unusual timing made.....

  US (NY): Farmers affected by freeze apply for federal aid For many western New Yorkers, the stretch of 70-degree March days and the cold snap that followed were little more than a quirk, another postcard tidbit or internet meme of the ever-unpredictable weather patterns.But for area fruit farmers, the peculiar conditions were nothing short of disastrous."The worst.....

  US: Peaches struggle in South Georgia Peach growers in Brooks County are gearing up for the 25th Annual Morven Peach Festival that's Saturday.People there will celebrate Georgia's state fruit. Underneath the celebration, a stark reminder the peach crop is struggling. Georgia produces some of the best peaches in the world.Many south Georgians.....

  Canada (BC): Survey says fruit growers find the silver lining The BC Fruit Growers’ Association released the results of a grower survey which indicated a positive shift in the outlook of those involved in the industry.“We are very pleased to note that 48 per cent of growers agree that they would increase their overall amount of acreage replanted over the next five.....

  Cool Fresh reintroduces Freedom Fruit pineapples In an increasingly complex ethical trading environment, Cool Fresh International is proud to announce that its popular ‘Freedom Fruit’ Fresh produce brand has been reintroduced to the company’s imports of pineapples from Costa Rica. Hugo Vermeulen, managing director of Cool Fresh International: ‘Since.....

  Colombia: Cajamarca could export high quality Hass avocados At least 20,000 Hass avocado certified seeds will be delivered to farmers in Cajamarca, this is due to a project for more than 100 producer families in the region, who are also associated toAguacatec. The agricultural pantry, as this town is known in western Tolima (Colombia) seeks to diversify this.....

  Peru: Agricultural exports could increase 15% this year Peruvian grapes, bananas, citrus and asparagus export could see an increase of 15% during 2012, reported Agraria.pe. According to William Arteaga Donayre of (Promperu) in the first four months of the year, fresh exportshave grown considerably to international markets like Japan, China and the U.S. Also,.....

  Effect of storage temperature on fresh-cut avocado quality The avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a nutritious fruit, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and hydro-soluble vitamins, especially A and C, in addition it is poor in sugar content it is recommended for diabetic people. It can be consumed in salads or served as dessert. The largest world producer is.....

  Peruvian fruit and vegetables easier access to EU Peruvian fruit and vegetables can access the European Union more easily than any other markets due to legislation transparency for such products, according to the representative for the General Direction of Health and Consumers Protection (DG-Sanco) by the European Union, Sara Perucho.She explained that.....

  AU: Fruit growers eing denied post-cyclone funding Cyclone-devastated tropical exotic fruit growers in Queensland's far north have questioned the commitment to helping their industry rebuild.Despite successfully applying nine months ago under the $20 million Rural Resilience program set up after Cyclone Yasi, the industry has not received any of the $99,000.....

  Aussie and Kiwi farmers join international lobby group The National Farmers Federation and the Federated Farmers of New Zealand will sign up to a new international agricultural advocacy group.The World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) was formed last year, to create policy and advocate on behalf of farmers internationally, with the aim of improving their economic.....

  Raspberry grower blows them away at awards Raspberry grower Richard Clarke has been named Young Tasmanian Fruit Grower of the year at the annual awards.Richard Clarke has been the force behind the Westerway Raspberry farm since he started there as a teenager and has led the expansion of the business which now supplies berries to Dock Smith for his.....

  "Mediterranean oranges will always be the best" The mandarin, which originated in China, has over the years, under gone the necessary changes. The best known are the Clementine and Satsuma. According to Dick Pijpers there is little trace of the original mandarin. "By breeding and selection you always get another, better fruit than the original." Seasons for.....

  Jackfruit, Durian and Soursop: the same looks, but different For the experts there is no doubt that these fruits are not everyday products, they will see little difference between Jackfruit, Durian and Soursop. The exotic fruits are often oval in shape and have a spiny shell. In particular Jackfruit and Soursop are often known under the same umbrella. Yet we are.....

  Added value from the fruitsticker The famous fruit sticker has seen many developments the past years. The first fruit sticker contained only one code, but now almost anything is possible in the field of print and performance. Due to the lack of packaging was the arrival of the sticker inevitable, but now it has multiple functions."It all.....

  POM Wonderful loses battle against Coca-Cola POM Wonderful can (and does) take credit for introducing Americans to pomegranate as a beverage. But as competitors came into the segment and created their own pomegranate beverages, Pom Wonderful's grip began to slip — especially as the FTC started clamping down on POM's "super health powers!" advertising.....

  Effect of storage temperature on fresh-cut avocado quality The avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a nutritious fruit, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and hydro-soluble vitamins, especially A and C, in addition it is poor in sugar content it is recommended for diabetic people. It can be consumed in salads or served as dessert. The largest world producer is.....

  with their brand "Dulce de Vega"Spain: Vegacañada starts melon and watermelon sales The trading of melon and watermelon has already started in Vegacañada. It started the Spring-Summer campaign, characterized, by the combination of the usual tomato trade and, now and during the coming months, of watermelon and melon.In this Spring-Summer 2012 campaign, Vegacañada will continue the campaign.....

  Rob Kuijper:Netherlands: "We've had a dissapointing Costa Rican melon season" The Costa Rican melon season has now finished. Herman Kuijper Ltd from Amstelveen, Netherlands, recently received the last containers, but according to Rob Kuijper the season didn't all go according to plan. "The supply of melons was pretty big. Brazil continued for along time, until the beginning of.....

  Will Teeuwen (Teboza):Netherlands: "Price dip asparagus due to high temperatures in Eastern Europe" The asparagus market is in a technical price dip at the moment. "It happens about once a year. The enthusiasm for asparagus is there, but there's just more supply than demand," says Will Teeuwen of Teboza. The prices of double-A asparagus are between 3 and 3.50 Euro at the moment. Will still has faith that.....

  Italy: Harvest of Tyde watermelons starts in Marsala The harvest of Tyde watermelons in the area of Marsala (Sicily-Italy) has started some days earlier than last year.As Paolo Nunzio Raudino, supply manager at Colleroni explains: “Thanks to a hot, sunny spring and above all to our highly skilled local producers, we can be proud of high quality products, both.....

  The experience of Savino Del Bene group in South Africa Savino Del Bene SpA has been in South Africa since 1997, but it has been independent for only four years. The business increased in this area, as Ivano Angelotti, Area Manager in South Africa says: “Our income has increased in the last few years, from 319 million Rand (30 million Euro) to 710 million Rand.....

  Trucks on strike from 28th May to 1st JuneItaly: TrasportoUnito refuses to call off strike Strike warranty authority asked TrasportoUnito to put off the national truck strike, which has been called from 28th May to 1st June, because there are still negotiation margins.However, the authority is not suggesting but imposing its decision. If the association keeps the date of strike fixed on those.....

  Veiling Borgloon books positive result 2011"England's preference leans more towards domestic strawberries" The new strawberry season started a while ago, and the other soft fruit is starting to arrive. "We now have red berries, raspberries, brambles, and wild strawberries in our assortment", says Jos Craemers of Veiling Borgloon. The managing director looks toward the new season positively. "But strawberries will.....

  Food prices can go up if transgenic is refused Considerations by one of the most important supermarket chains in the United Kingdom.Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, one of the most important supermarket chains in the United Kingdom said that it's getting more difficult to find traditional food and point out the risk of food prices going up if GM is.....

  UK: Kikkoman teams up with Tenderstem broccoli Kikkoman, the European market leader in the manufacture of soy sauce has teamed up with fresh produce brand Tenderstem broccoli on a reciprocal on-pack promotion. The aim is to demonstrate the versatility of Kikkoman Soy Sauce as a seasoning and condiment, highlight the variety of cuisines that Tenderstem is.....

  UK: Growers ready to shake up trade with Avocado Manifesto South Africa’s avocado growers have issued a rallying cry to UK retailers this summer, with the launch of the trade’s first-ever Avocado Manifesto – a document designed to help drive growth in the category and stimulate sales.Subtitled Give UK Consumers What They Want and Sell More Avocados, the manifesto.....

  Spain: Mustang F1 and Daytona F1 are Nunhems peppers Seeds multinational Nunhems gave a movie feel to the promotion of its California pepper varieties "Mustang and Daytona", by organizing a contest open to growers.One of the participating farmers.Last week, Nunhems celebrated a meeting with producers from Almeria in the facilities of Agrinver in Tarambana......

  Germans eat very little potatoes German consumers eat, compared to inhabitants of other European countries, very little potatoes according to the website 'Die Welt'. Each German eats annually as recently. That includes potato products such as fries and crisps. That is very little for a European country. For example in Latvia, Poland and.....

  UK: Rapid tests support FSA initiative for safer food Hygiena International is supporting the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and local authorities by supplying simple, rapid test systems that provide instant information about surface cleanliness and its associated risks. The tests assist food law enforcement officers in inspections by identifying hotspots and.....

  Philippines: Farmers call for government to buy excess bananas The Filipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) may not meet its target growth in exports this year due to restrictions by China, an industry leader said.PBGEA executive director Stephen Antig said via text message that alternative markets to China would not come quickly, thus exporters would.....

  India confirms negotiations for trade agreement with Peru The Government of India confirmed the decision to start negotiations with Peru "soon" so as to sign a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru informed.The announcement was made by the Ambassador of India in Peru, Vohra Manpreet, to the Deputy Minister of Foreign.....

  China: Watermelons safe to eat, officials say Watermelons sold at the city are safe to eat, Shanghai's agricultural authorities said yesterday in response to online accusations that Chinese growers improperly injected the fruit with food additives.Authorities conducted an emergency inspection of local fruit markets yesterday and didn't find any.....

  Edeka Minden-Hannover turnover of almost 7 billion Euro in 2011 The German retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover made a turnover of 6.923 billion Euro last year. This means the turnover increased by 3.7% compared to 2010, the company recently reported.Mark Rosenkranz, spokesperson of the direction of Edeka Minden-Hannover, said he's satisfied with the figures. The sales area.....

  India: Retail inflation rises to 10.4% on higher prices of vegetables Pricier vegetables pushed up retail inflation into double digits in April, but core inflation remained steady, in line with the trend in wholesale inflation.Driven by higher prices of vegetable, edible oil and milk products, retail inflation rose to 10.4% in April, from 9.4% in March, data released on Friday.....

  Japan: Aeon supermarkets to open earlier Aeon Co. will open its more than 1,400 supermarkets throughout the country at 7 a.m., two hours earlier than usual, this summer for consumers who change their daily routine as the nation moves into a power-saving mode, according to sources.The nation's biggest retailer is counting on people who may want to.....

  Costcutter to expand operations to Pakistan Costcutter Overseas has announced its expansion plans into Pakistan through joint venture with Muller and Phipps of Pakistan.International retail chain Costcutter operates through 1,550 branded and franchised stores across the United Kingdom and many of its stores are owned by British Pakistani business.....

  US: Brockton supermarket wars to heat up Get ready to throw a couple extra burgers on the grill this summer, because food is about to get cheaper in the city starting this week.Market Basket, known for low prices, is opening an 81,000-square-foot store – with 24 check-out counters – at Westgate Mall on Tuesday.Experts predict Market Basket’s entry.....

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• 20 May ' 19:12

  • US: Fruit grown with logo embossed

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• 20 May ' 08:39

  • CanadaGAP and CPMA food safety programs to merge

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• 19 May ' 00:40

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  • CanadaGAP and CPMA food safety programs to merge
  • UK: New Zealand "papple" hitting M & S stores
  • Plantains provide diabetes treatment
  • Canada: British Columbian apple growers worry over GM

  • Technological development of greenhouses and quality of vegetable production
  • Italy: Orchidea Frutta new package for 2012 cherry campaign

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