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South African avocado growers are set to start the new year with a range of new market options, which is just in time, as the country is expecting an increase in yield in 2024. Last year saw 18,5 million 4-kg cartons exported. Since much of the crop sold on local markets is done so informally,
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ToBRFV "is an extremely dangerous virus. It can wipe out the tomato industry". It is currently estimated that around 20% of the cultivated area is affected, but the figures could be higher, as some growers tend to hide it. read more

Morocco has been expanding its fresh berry exports to the Middle East, one of its key markets, at a remarkable pace. EastFruitreports that Moroccan exporters have boosted their shipments of fresh berries to the Persian Gulf countries by eightfold since the MY 2018/19 (July-June), and they have
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Successful participation and positive balance after the end of the promotional tour 'It's Greenhouse. Sustainable Fruits and Vegetables from Europe' at the IES María Moliner Secondary School in Seville. More than 40 days after its successful start in Almeria on the 8th of November, the figures of
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Practically all Danes, 99.7 per cent of them to be precise, buy organic on a daily basis. That’s according to Carsten Ahrenfeldt, head of market at Organic Denmark, the leading association of organic farms, growers and consumers. read more

Amidst the ongoing war, Ukraine has invested a substantial half-billion dollars in imported vegetables. From March 2022 to August 2023, Ukrainian consumers supported foreign vegetable producers with $556 million. It is precisely mirroring the total expenditure on vegetable imports during this
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The year 2023 is coming to a close and it’s been a season of ups and downs. Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Turkish fresh produce exporter Alanar states they were especially happy with their cherry season this year: “2023 was challenging for Alanar for some fruits due to the
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The Scorpion crate filler by REV Packaging Solutions is automated and, consequently, widely customisable and configurable according to specific needs. It has been designed for filling plastic or cardboard crates of various types, such as IFCO, CPR, EPS, CHEP, etc., including with side edges, by
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A potential solution to global food shortages could come from a research project by students from Qatar, carried out in collaboration with theCarnegie Mellon University in Doha: 3D-printed carrots; read more

Conad is for the fifth year in a row the number one player in the Italian large-scale retail sector, according to the presentation of preliminary results for 2023, with the brand recording a total turnover of around EUR 20.2 billion, up 9.1% on 2022; read more

Oranges are the citrus category where Egypt is becoming a pharaonic power. This year it will be around 3.7 million tonnes, which is 5% more than last year. However, Egypt is also making its mark in the soft citrus category. This year's figure will be
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Original colour schemes and stylised figures: Christmas colours and dresses the packaging of Melinda apples with specific graphics, with their vivid and natural colours, from yellow to deep red, to convey the festive atmosphere to the public. With Melinda apples at Christmas not only panettone and
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The real Christmas rush at Grappe de Raisins still seems to have to get going. However, CEO Jan Hannon says that even though the pandemic is over, people have remained loyal to this Belgian greengrocer. "The pandemic madness passed, but in the years that followed, the figures remained higher
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"Although volumes are still limited, we are processing around 7 thousand punnets a day, most of which with the distributor brand. We supply around twenty supermarkets in general but while, up until last year, only one or two chains preferred branded products, the figure has doubled over the past
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Macfrut runs and drives the balance sheet of Cesena Fiera for the 40th consecutive year in the black. The numbers were presented last week at the Shareholders' Meeting, which saw the approval of the preliminary 2023 balance sheet and the presentation of the company's 2024 budget. Presenting
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In just one week, both Conad and Coop put their cards on the table about the verticalper bagged salads phenomenon. At the same time, our Fruit and Vegetable Monitor released the November figures (click here to read more), from which emerges the meagre consolation of a weak growth
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On Tuesday, 12 December, the customary meeting of the Assomela Marketing Committee took place to review the latest data on the production situation and market trends. Italian apple production, which does not yet include the final data of the most
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The decrease in the volumes of fresh fruit and vegetables exported continues according to data released by Fruitimprese: minus 2.2% in quantity in the first nine months of the year even if a +5.4% increase was recorded in value. The trade balance is even worse, with a surplus of 141 million Euros (-51.6% compared to
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