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Globally, the avocado market is valued at $18 billion, with annual production growth of 7% over the decade 2012-2022. In 2022, 8.4 million tonnes of the so-called 'green gold' will be produced, according to FAO, USDA and Rabobank figures.
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Grocery price inflation has dropped marginally, but less than many people would have hoped. read more

Dutch top fruit exporter Oskam recently concluded its first Alessia pear season with a pack out of over 90% Class I, FreshPlaza informs. That was shortly before the start of the 2024 overseas pear season. “Less than two percent rot and just under five percent good, sellable class II. Those
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CETM denounces that the French government is demanding from Spanish hauliers who have been attacked a payment associated with the cleaning services carried out on the motorways. The blockades cause 12 million euros in daily losses for the transport sector, and that

CETM is claiming that the French government is demanding that Spanish hauliers who have been attacked pay for the cleaning services they provide on the motorways.
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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has accused neighbouring countries such as Spain and Italy of "unfair competition". Speaking to television cameras on Sunday, Attal said: "We will continue to make progress in the fight against unfair competition. To our
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For agricultural professionals, insects increasingly represent an insidious threat and, at the same time, a challenge to be overcome. In addition, the phenomenon of global warming and ongoing climate change, with increasingly torrid summers and milder winters, favours
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Dutch top fruit exporter Oskam recently concluded its first Alessia pear season with a pack out of over 90% Class I. That was shortly before the start of the 2024 overseas pear season. "Less than two percent rot and just under five percent good, sellable class II. Those are report figures you
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Inflation will not turn negative until at least 2028, with food and drink inflation set to hover between 0.3 and 2.3 per cent by the end of this year. read more

Cambodian longan exports are up almost 500 per cent since market access to China was announced in October 2022.   read more

Canadian potato producers convened virtually at the 2024 Canadian Potato Summit last week. Victoria Stamper, General Manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada, presented Stats Can figures indicating 951 potato farms nationwide as of 2022, with total sales surpassing 1.5 billion dollars. read more

The first South African pears destined for Origin Fruit Direct are on their way to the Netherlands. "Over the years, the South African top fruit import volume has significantly decreased. We're a relatively small player and try to specialize mainly in blushed pears," says Randolf Aaldijk. "The
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Agriculture asserts itself as the most multi-ethnic sector in our country; in fact, in the last five years, there has been a 28% leap in the number of foreign agricultural entrepreneurs running farms. read more

Lower European and pear stocks and a good quality crop augur well for the start of the new Argentine topfruit campaign. The South American country will be looking to recover some of it lost market share after seeing a significant drop in exports to key European markets last year. read more

Lower European and pear stocks and a good quality crop augur well for the start of the new Argentine topfruit campaign. The South American country will be looking to recover some of it lost market share after seeing a significant drop in exports to key European markets last year. read more

As the pomelo season concludes, a Chinese New Year atmosphere surrounds Pinghe county, the main source of pomelo from China. The locals now have a moment to themselves after the intense harvest season. read more

Mexico’s papaya production has almost doubled in the past decade. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, production grew 48.3 per cent, from 765,000 tonnes in 2013 to 1.135m tonnes in 2023 as a result of increased acreage and higher productivity. read more

Spain’s Agroponiente Group’s sales grew 4 per cent in volume and value in the first half of the 2023/24 campaign, despite what it described as a difficult start to the season. The figures build on 2023’s record results, in which sales hit €340m. read more

In Italy, the dried fruit market closed a very important 2023, with a turnover of 63,600 tonnes, up 4.9% on 2022, for more than EUR 813 million, up 8.5%. The figure refers to the Iper + Super + LSP channels (from 100 to 399m²)*; if these,
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In the 2022/23 season, in a context of productive deficit, the orange production in Spain was 785,000 tons lower than in the previous season; a decrease of 20.9%, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Agriculture. Spanish orange imports between January and October 2023 doubled
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Nielsen IQ data for the month of Decemberconfirms the important role of Modern Distribution companies in supporting the 'Anti-Inflation Quarterly', to the benefit of household purchasing power. In December, the average price trend figure
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