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Aichi Prefecture, Japan, releases two new heat-tolerant grape varieties, Amethyst and Ruby, with market launch expected in 2031
The Aichi Prefectural Agricultural Research Center in Japan has released two new heat-tolerant grape varieties, Amethyst and Ruby. They are early-ripening with large berries, can be eaten with the skin, and can be grown seedless. Supply of nursery plants is scheduled to begin in December 2027, with market launch expected around 2031.
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Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition Uses 400 Boxes of Staples to Reconstruct Our Understanding of Flower Arrangement
In the public's conventional perception, the world of flower arranging seems to be dominated solely by vividly colorful fresh flowers and lush green foliage. However, a recent spring Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition arrived like a bombshell, overturning everyone's fixed impression of the art of flower arranging. When 400 boxes of staples transformed into
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Phalaenopsis Exhibition in Nanhai: 3000 New Varieties Gather, 130 Million Yuan in Orders Sets Record
On February 26, the 2025 Guangdong Phalaenopsis New Variety Exhibition held in Nanhai came to a perfect close. This exhibition was the highest-level Phalaenopsis new variety exhibition in China, attracting more than 100 well-known industry enterprises to gather in Nanhai, displaying over 3000 new Phalaenopsis varieties, and inviting consuls from countries related to the "Belt and Road
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Over 3,000 new Phalaenopsis varieties debut at the Guangdong Phalaenopsis Exhibition
Recently, the 2025 Guangdong Phalaenopsis New Variety Exhibition opened at Guangdong Wanqing Horticulture World. It is understood that the exhibition area is nearly 10,000 sq m, with more than 100 leading Phalaenopsis seed enterprises and related industry enterprises from around the world participating, among which the number of Phalaenopsis varieties on display reached more than 3,000. From images exposed online
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Rare Wild Single-Leaf Clematis Appears in Zhoushan Town, Yongkang, with More Than 200 Flowers on a Single Plant
Single-leaf clematis is a provincially key protected plant that blooms only in winter and is also called "snow bloom." Recently, a provincial forestry local expert discovered a rare wild single-leaf clematis in Zhoushan Town, Yongkang City, and it produced more than 200 flowers, which is truly rare. Single-leaf clematis is a perennial herbaceous vine of the class Dicotyledoneae, family Ranunculaceae.
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Premium fruit isn't selling! Pagoda expects a loss of nearly 400 million yuan
Recently, Pagoda issued a profit warning announcement, expecting the company's owner loss for last year to reach 350 million yuan to 400 million yuan, turning from profit to loss. Regarding the loss, the company officially stated it was mainly due to weak consumption and high store rents. At the same time, last year the company completed the implementation of the "High-Quality Fruit Expert and Leader" new strategy set at the beginning of the year
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Vietnamese and Thai durians flood the market, and imported durian prices plunge 30-40% in one month
According to Vietnamese media reports, at the end of April the orchard purchase price of Ri 6 (Vietnamese Chin Hoa) fell 30-40% compared with early April, to 50,000-55,000 Vietnamese dong/kg, equivalent to 14.7-15.2 yuan/kg. Surveys show that purchase prices in Tien Giang Province, Ben Tre Province and Can Tho City were only 50,000
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Shanghai Rushes to Plant 80,000 Mu of Leafy Green Vegetables to Solve Local Vegetable Supply Difficulties
Nongxun Network reports that at the Shanghai municipal COVID-19 prevention and control work press conference held this morning (the 17th), Lu Zhengrong, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission, explained the measures for increasing the local vegetable supply. First is to strengthen the rush planting of vegetables. Shanghai's municipal and district levels have introduced some supportive policies, encouraging
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Only 20% of imported Japanese strawberries pass pesticide residue testing
The Consumers' Foundation sampled local and imported strawberries in January this year. Of the twelve strawberry samples tested, only the Korean strawberries had no pesticide residues detected; the remaining eleven strawberry samples were found to contain one to seventeen types of pesticide residues, and six of them did not meet the allowable agricultural residue limits, giving an overall failure rate of 50%. Broken down by place of origin, Japan's failure rate was even higher
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South African grapes to reach 334,000 tonnes, 70 million boxes, freight rates pose a challenge
On October 27, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released its first estimate for the 2021/22 season, forecasting production of 70.6 million to 77.7 million boxes (4.5 kg/box). Based on the midpoint of 74.2 million boxes, production is expected to reach 334,000 tonnes, roughly flat compared with the previous season
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