Kiwifruit
The French green kiwi campaign is almost identical to that of 2023.
2024-03-05 00:00
The profile of our season is very similar to last year's," says Pascale Begoulle, sales manager at Sikig, "There are only a few differences this time: a predominance of large sizes and slightly higher volumes. And if the campaign is similar to the previous one, it is mainly due to
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Bfruit is an organisation of soft fruit and kiwi growers based in Portugal with production throughout the country. Filipa Bragança, director of Bfruit, says that their aim is to increase production and add unique varieties to Portugal's offer: "Our production of kiwifruit and kiwifruit in Portugal has been growing for the past two years.
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French green kiwi campaign almost identical to 2023
2024-03-04 00:00
Pascale Begoulle, sales director of SIKIG, provides an update on the current French kiwi campaign. "Our season profile is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger sizes and the slightly higher volumes. The campaign is similar to the previous one, but this is mainly due
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Zespri has launched an innovative packaging, Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pillbox, features seven compartments, one for each day of the week, containing a Zespri SunGold kiwifruit. The initiative aims to
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'Due to rising costs, many growers are switching to kiwis'
2024-03-04 00:00
On 26 February, the first Greek asparagus of the 2024 season was marketed at the wholesale market in Munich, Germany. Despite a slight delay compared to previous years, there is more availability than usual, according to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and
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Citrus fruits are not pulling: demand is sluggish
2024-03-04 00:00
The rainy week that has just passed certainly did not help sales in general, as it restricted the operations of the hawkers. There is little demand for citrus fruit, and only the large-calibre varieties are fetching attractive prices because supply is limited, as opposed to the
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"Successfully rescheduled kiwi shipment"
2024-03-01 00:00
The Georgian company Nergeta started growing kiwis near the Black Sea coast in 2011. Within two years, it created a 20-hectare orchard and built a refrigerated warehouse and packaging plant. The first trial shipments were marketed in a chain
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The first Greek asparagus of this year's season was marketed at the Munich wholesale market on 26 February. According to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and managing director of Hans Kuffer GmbH, based at the Munich wholesale market, despite the slight delay with
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Zespri has launched a novel packaging solution, the Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pill box, features seven compartments for each day of the week, each containing a Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit. The initiative aims to
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There is no doubting Roger Boons' enthusiasm for the Polish market. After joining the fruit and vegetable industry in 1985, he soon started working in the Eastern European market, at that time for the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri) after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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On February 26th, the Munich Wholesale Market saw the first Greek asparagus of this year's season being marketed. Despite a slight delay compared to previous years, there is more produce available at the start of the season than usual, according to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and
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"The raspberry market is very volatile and diverse every year"
2024-03-01 00:00
Bfruit is a grower´s organization of berries and kiwi, located in Portugal with some production all over the country. Filipa Bragança, Manager of Bfruit, states their aim is to increase production and add unique varieties to the offer of Portugal: "Our blueberry production is concentrated in
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Kiwiberry and kiwifruit volumes much more positive after long spells of fine weather
2024-03-01 00:00
The kiwiberry and kiwifruit harvests are looking positive this season, New Zealand growers have had to contend with a couple of wet winters and some are still feeling the effects of cyclone Gabrielle which struck right before harvest last year.
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"With our platform we offer global manufacturers access to the Polish retail sector."
2024-03-01 00:00
Roger Boons enthusiasm for the Polish market is undeniable. He entered the fruit and vegetable sector in 1985 and quickly became active in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall for the then New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri). For the past six years,
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"The Japanese market now accounts for 100% of our kiwi exports".
2024-03-01 00:00
The Georgian company Nergeta started growing kiwifruit near the country's Black Sea coast in 2011. Within two years, it established a 20-hectare orchard and also built its own cold store and packing plant. His first trial shipments were sold in a chain
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Georgian company Nergeta started to grow kiwifruit near the country's Black Sea coast in 2011. Over two years Nergeta established a 20ha orchard and also built their own cold-store and packhouse. Its first trial export shipments were sold in a German retail chain but the company soon found its
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Kiwifruit Symposium brings worldwide network together
2024-02-29 00:00
The Eleventh International Symposium on Kiwifruit was held in Mt Maunganui recently with the theme of "Diversifying for Future Uncertainty".
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From Italy to New Zealand for the Symposium on kiwifruit
2024-02-28 00:00
A Jingold technical team attended the 11th edition International kiwifruit symposium, a global summit organized by ISHS (International Society for Horticultural Science) over the past few days (February 20-24) in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. It was an important occasion to assess the current
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Kiwi: final estimates for the 2023/24 season
2024-02-28 00:00
Zespri published its final estimates for the 2023/24 season with forecasts of record yields per tray of Kiwi Green, Organic Green, SunGold and RubyRed.
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Greek innovation leads to new yellow kiwi varieties
2024-02-27 00:00
In a significant leap towards agro-innovation, Greek experts have spearheaded the development of new yellow kiwi varieties, demonstrating a combination of scientific prowess and environmental awareness. The Arta-based Phytotechniki company, a pioneer in the propagation of
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