The Portuguese stone fruit season starts early and lasts until November, as the production area is spread from north to south, says Tomás Ferreira Head of Commercial, Logistics and Marketing for Portuguese fruit exporter Granfer: "Our stone fruit season runs from May until November. We have a
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The Panama Canal is currently facing a severe drought, with Gatún Lake, its primary water source, recording historically low levels. This situation is expected to persist until May, as stated by Joshua Tewksbury, director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, describing it
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We continue our periodic interviews with the major large-scale retail chains to analyse their roles and strategies in the fruit and vegetable department. For the March appointment we involvedConad Nord Ovest, giving voice to Paolo Mondini, Head of the Fruit & Vegetable Department / Piante&Fiori and Category
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A unique agricultural knowledge-sharing program was conducted by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to enrich the lives of senior citizens. The event at Darul Insyirah Senior Citizens Care and Education Centre in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, was titled "Cakna Warga Emas: From Putra to Bonda." It
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In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more); read more

In the absence of Peruvian mangoes, South African mangoes arrived in Europe and Dubai with no competitors. If it weren't for shipping delays and heatwaves in October and November last year, it would've been a perfect opportunity for South African mangoes this year.In the event, remarks an
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Early reports in California indicate that this year's stone fruit crop may start harvesting slightly earlier this season. "Last year was the latest crop we've ever seen so we're in advance of that by maybe seven to 10 days. Our company will start in early May," says Jon McClarty of HMC Farms.
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Waitrose: 500 jobs at risk over Enfield warehouse closure planWaitrose has revealed plans to shut a delivery warehouse in north London later this year, putting more than 500 jobs at risk. The supermarket chain has launched a consultation process over potentially shutting the site in Enfield,
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The end of winter is proving negative for three important horticultural products for Almeria and Granada: long aubergines, striped aubergines, and green zucchini. The changing weather conditions are causing quality problems in the fruits and occasional oversupply issues. Starting Thursday,
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Longyearbyen, Norway, celebrated the return of the sun on March 8th after over four months of darkness with its annual Solfestuka Fruktfest at Svalbardbutikken, showcasing exotic fruits such as mangosteens, rambutans, and guavas. This unique event, highlighting the town's diversity with
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The Panama Canal is currently facing a severe drought, with Gatún Lake, its primary water source, recording historically low levels. This situation is expected to persist until May, as stated by Joshua Tewksbury, director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, describing it
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With increasing competition on the global stage, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and meat produced in Africa can have an advantage by strengthening its supply chain ecosystem. The global demand for flowers and perishables is increasing. With its wealth of flowers, vegetables and fruits produced,
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As the asparagus season gets underway, Astrid Etèvenaux, director of the Asperges de France association, takes stock of the harvest forecasts for the 2024 campaign, and of the trends in French production and consumption. Decrease in cultivated surface areas"Overall, our association is
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Michael Row at Windmill Nurseries south of Franklinton, Louisiana, USA, was considering ways to avoid dedicating a team of eight people to erecting and taking down his hoophouses ahead of the cold and rainy season from October. If only they could be left in place. The solution was a special
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Kakuzi, an agro-food processor based in Muranga, is poised to export its inaugural shipment of avocados to India by the end of this month. The consignment will include twenty tons of the Hass avocado variant, destined for Nhava Sheva port. Chris Flowers, the managing director, emphasized the
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Too hard, too green, or overripe: finding the perfect avocado in the supermarket is sometimes a struggle. Supermarket chain Jumbo, however, has found a handy solution. From now on, their Ranst and Veurne stores in Belgium will boast an X-ray device that tells you exactly what your avocado looks
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"The spring sunshine is boosting the demand for sweet corn. We had a strong start to the Senegalese season, then had a slight sales dip, which caused turnover to lag behind expectations," says Con Storm of Hermans Suikermais, a Dutch company. "But now, with the spring weather, sales are picking
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The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomed Gerrit van der Merwe as the new Chairman of its Board for a two-year term. He is the Managing Director of ALG Estates (ALG) for the last six years. The CGA welcomed Gerrit van der Merwe as their new Chairman. ALG is situated in
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California is internationally renowned as an appellation of origin for high-quality, distinctive-tasting prunes, thanks in part to its innovative farming practices and state-of-the-art food safety standards. Just a few weeks after the orchards have blossomed,
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