This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. The current average week prices of bananas were at
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Asia's largest Tulip garden, situated in the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range, will be thrown open on March 23. Confirming to Greater Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary Floriculture Sheikh Fayaz said that the garden is all set to open on March 23. He said the arrangement required for this
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Arancha Yáñez, a product designer with a deep passion for diving, noticed the increasing ocean plastic pollution. This concern led her to research for seven years sustainable alternatives that could mitigate this problem. She discovered plant waste could be used as an ideal raw material for
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Ginger supply in North America is shipping largely out of China right now. "Peruvian ginger is coming to the end of the season. There was some supply from Central American countries," says Frederico Stuhr of Pommer Fresh Foods. "With all of that though, there is still some room for Brazilian
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The banana industry presents challenges beyond the ordinary. Global issues such as climate change, inflation, and a market predominantly controlled by a handful of major players bring significant adversities to farmers and workers on a global scale. "With spiking production costs combined with
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The lemon market is experiencing a global downturn, with demand and consumption from major retailers at an all-time low. Not even promotional initiatives at bargain prices are able to relieve the producers. Paradoxically, in such a context, the only outlet currently seems to be the sale of
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Moleaer has announced that it will debut its new Trinity Nanobubble Generator at GreenTech Americas this week. read more

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The state-of-the-art cold storage facility is located directly on Harry Gwala Road in Chesterville, less than 10 kilometres from the port. The facility offers space for 10,000 pallets to meet the growing demands of the refrigerated logistics market, the preservation
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Peru exported 203,848 tonnes of mangoes worth USD 264 million in 2023, a decrease of 21% in volume and 14% in value compared to the previous year. The decline was due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, which also affected production in other parts of the world.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the NZ$6.24 million investment in the Vietnamese horticulture sector, known as VietFruit (Viet Nam Climate-Smart Fruit Value Chain project)  read more

The German Fruit Prize has been one of the most important industry awards for more than 27 years. This year, we want to do more to promote young talent: We are looking for the YOUNGSTAR for the first time. read more

South African citrus sources have hailed the opening of MSC’s new coldstore facility near the port of Durban, saying it will help the industry to reach its target of shipping 260m cartons by 2032. read more

The platform is currently being developed by the Ministry of Agriculture together with the national agricultural research organisation Embrapa and the federal data processing service Serpro, the government explained. The platform is based on the Prodes and Terraclas systems, which have been used for some time for
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Since 2016, the ALDI SOUTH Group has been supporting the social enterprise Acker, which aims to promote the appreciation of natural foods in society. Acker achieves this goal with the GemüseAckerdemie programme, of which ALDI SOUTH has been the main partner since the beginning of the year. In the
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Strong international mango prices have helped offset some of the losses caused by the sharp drop in Peruvian production this season but have not been enough to salvage the campaign, according to consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru. read more

German discount chain Penny says it has become the first retailer in the world to eliminate single-use packaging from its organic banana supply chain. read more

The Rockit apple brand is introducing a new campaign linked to Ramadan, following what it called ”strong success” across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the past three years. read more

Italian Breeders’ Consortium CIV says its new strawberry variety Shayda CIVL519pbr is attracting a high level of interest from growers and exporters in Spain and Portugal. read more

Lytone Enterprise has collaborated with Thai distributor partner, Super Fresh to showcase LytoFresh fruit and vegetable preservation technology at the Fruit Innovation Fair (FiF 2024) in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. read more