A substantial quantity of cocaine, valued at almost $16 million, was uncovered in a banana shipment at the Port of Tauranga. Customs officers detected 35kg of cocaine concealed in the engine compartment of a refrigerated shipping container loaded with bananas. The vessel, arriving from Panama on
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The Italian Association for Plant Protection (AIPP), in collaboration with Giornate Fitopatologiche, the Regions and Autonomous Provinces, during the 4th edition of the phytosanitary balance 2022 and 2023 of pome fruit, focused on the main pome fruit phytopathologies and the
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This is the fifth year Swift International is selling and distributing its FrostFans mobile wind machines. "Sales have shown an upward trend over the past four years. We've already sold many machines for delivery in early 2024. They'll be used on renowned farms," Ernst Slabbekoorn says
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A seminar was held yesterday morning in Tokyo, attended by representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, as part of the Emilia-Romagna Region's mission to Japan on the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.
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This week, Kazakhstan's Justice Minister announced the official registration of the Almaty Aport as a national brand with a geographical indication. A geographical indication serves as a label, ensuring a product is exclusively produced in a specific region. read more

According to data from the Association of Greek fruit and vegetable export companies, imports in Greece saw a significant surge in October, recording a 35.56% increase compared to the same month in 2022. read more

Thomas le Bot of EARL Le Bot gives an update on the damage to farms in Plougastel after storm Ciaran hit Brittany on the night of November 2nd to 3rd. Last Wednesday, Plougastel producers met with their municipality to begin the process of taking stock of the damage and compiling compensation
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After successfully exporting fresh citrus to China, Zimbabwean blueberry producers are now eyeing the expansive Chinese market for their berries. read more

EastFruit analysts note that the most active fresh plum season is coming to an end in Moldova, and it is a good time to make some preliminary conclusions, which are extremely interesting. read more

"We share the need to concentrate the resources provided for in the Budget Law in measures that will help the less well-off in this particularly critical moment, resulting above all from the effects of inflation and rising interest rates. The
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Cold morning at the Bologna wholesale market, where the weather is driving demand for the more wintery items, such as persimmons and chestnuts. High prices are seen on every category of fruit, making customers hesitant to buy; read more

In Johannesburg's lively student hub of Braamfontein, the surging prices of potatoes are reshaping South Africa's communal eating habits. The beloved tradition of sharing snacks, particularly chips (fried potatoes), is under strain as rising costs lead people to opt for solo snacking to manage
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The growth in live plants is largely due to outdoor plants, with exports worth 173 million euros, 1% more than in the same period in 2022. Cuttings also contributed more value to Spanish exports, with 15 million euros, up 20%. read more

The southern resort island of Jeju is set to export its famous winter specialty, "Gyul" tangerines, to New Zealand for the first time. read more

Ahold Delhaize announces leadership transitions at Delhaize Serbia read more

With the harvest of the red-skinned and red-fleshed Rouge variety, the Kissabel® marketing season in Europe is now in full swing. In October in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, the harvest of the revolutionary range of apples with coloured flesh was completed in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. read more

Quality, seasonality and promotability. It is on these three drivers that Bennet (VéGé) develops its offer in fruit and vegetables, a department to which it dedicates ample space along the purchasing path. Strategically, the area is usually located in the fresh area, in a central position for the
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There is a lower availability of walnuts from Portugal. Tiago Mendes Pinto, commercial director of Portuguese walnut exporter Nogam, states that’s it’s not quite the season they had expected: “For the walnut season, we’re having a bad year in terms of the production. Volumes were
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In the past two weeks, South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) published two Government Gazettes outlining the procedure for exports from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Mozambique to the EU and the UK, respectively, to take advantage
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Italy is pushing phytosanitary agreements for fruit exports, especially to the Far East. A seminar was held in Tokyo, at the Italian Embassy, aimed at boosting the opening of the Japanese market to Italian kiwi fruit. Fruitimprese, Salvi-Unacoa took part,
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