South Africa chooses a cautious approach to US tariffs
2025-04-04 13:00
The new South African season is expected to start at the end of April with shipping. Typically, this involves fruits in containers, followed by conventional refrigerated transport at the end of May. The main part of the season begins in July, when the coveted late mandarin harvest starts.
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South Africa is taking a cautious approach to tariffs.
2025-04-04 13:00
RPA została obłożona ogólną stawką 30 procent na wszystkie produkty eksportowane do USA.
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Fruit Attraction 2025 with new hall distribution and sectorization.
2025-04-04 12:00
By including halls 12 and 14 of the Madrid exhibition center, Fruit Attraction 2025 will not only expand its exhibition area to over 70,000 m2, but also improve the organization of the fair through a more efficient division by geographical regions.
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US tariffs “a blow to fair trade”, says Citrus Australia
2025-04-04 12:00
Citrus Australia has expressed its disappointment at the Trump administration’s decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on Australian citrus exports.
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Dutch organic importer Eosta has announced that their supply of organic rain-fed avocados from Tanzania is now available. This will be followed by shipments from Brazil in week 15-16 and from Kenya after week 17.
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Aldi has achieved its target for spending with British suppliers a year ahead of schedule.
2025-04-04 12:00
Aldi has fulfilled its pledge to increase spending with British suppliers, the discount retailer has announced.
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Grupo Hijuelas-UQ have partnered up to "transform" avocado production in Latin America.
2025-04-04 11:00
Chile’s Grupo Hijuelas hosted a visit from the University of Queensland’s Dr Chris O’Brien, marking the first step in a technology transfer for clonal avocado propagation for producers throughout Latin America.
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He then continued, "Rather, I believe that the solution for our products, I'm talking about fruits and vegetables, lies in lifting the countless bans on the use of active ingredients that no longer allow us to defend our production. We, the actors of the sector,
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New linerless packaging for Kanzi apples
2025-04-04 11:00
A new linerless packaging has been introduced for Adrian Scripps' Kanzi apples.
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Apeam welcomes the tariff decision on Mexican avocados.
2025-04-04 11:00
Apeam, the Association of Avocado Producers, Packers, and Exporters of Mexico, has reaffirmed its commitment to continue exporting avocados to the US despite President Trump’s recent statement on tariffs. Mexican avocados will maintain a 0 percent tariff as long as they comply with the regulations.
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The Dominican Republic has shipped its first batch of table grapes to the United States.
2025-04-04 11:00
The Dominican Republic has completed its first delivery of table grapes to the US, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture. The shipment consisted of 2,000 cartons, weighing approximately 16 tonnes, and was cultivated in Guayubín, located in the province of Montecristi.
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Netherlands: Energy map developed for horticulture
2025-04-04 10:00
Based on this map, those involved in surface processes can get an overview of the greenhouse area, available heating systems, current SDE projects, and network overload. The map is a tool for the surface development process and the...
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Philippe Binard: US tariffs will have "strong impacts" on global trade in fresh produce.
2025-04-04 10:00
This is the verdict of Philippe Binard, General Delegate of the industry association Freshfel Europe, who shared his thoughts on the announcement of the US President with Fruitnet.
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Radboud University/Netherlands: Grant for research in plant breeding
2025-04-04 10:00
The funding is part of the Open Technology Programme of the NWO Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences. In addition, the business sector and other organizations contribute an additional 720,000 euros.
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Asparagus harvest in Lower Saxony is starting.
2025-04-04 09:00
In the first fields, the premium vegetables are already being harvested. Initially, according to the LWK, it is expected that the harvest quantities will only grow slowly. Asparagus from heated facilities is increasingly being supplemented by harvest quantities from triple-covered areas, but the quantities remain.
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At the end of March, there were still around 4,461 tons of organic apples in storage. This is 2,923 tons more than in March of last year and 1,586 tons more than in March of the record year 2023. Only 39.4% of the quantity stored at the end of October has been marketed so far.
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In 2024, the highest amount of asparagus was harvested in Lower Saxony with 22,600 tons, followed by Brandenburg (20,200 tons), Bavaria (19,400 tons), and North Rhine-Westphalia (18,500 tons). Together, these four states accounted for three quarters (75%) of the total asparagus harvest in Germany.
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Lower Saxony: Fruit and vegetable farmers demand an exemption from the minimum wage.
2025-04-04 09:00
Background, as reported by the Landvolk Press Service, is the planned increase of the minimum wage to 15 euros by 2026, a demand from the coalition partner SPD. Claus Schliecker, Chairman of the State Group Fruit Growing Lower Saxony, and Thorsten Flick, Managing Director of the Network of...
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Austria: Large onions are scarce
2025-04-04 09:00
Especially large-caliber products of good quality are already quite scarce and in high demand. "On the demand side, a consistently satisfactory business performance in the retail sector is reported. There has also been an increase in export inquiries recently," informs the.
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New Zealand is celebrating its record cherry season.
2025-04-04 06:00
New Zealand achieved a new export record during the 2024-25 cherry season, exporting 5.07 million tonnes, surpassing the previous high of 4.2 million tonnes set in 2017-18.
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