Category associations UnaPera and OI Pera are pushing to obtain resources and reassurances from politicians on the future of pear cultivation in the country. read more

The decrease in volume was particularly marked for fruits (-11.5%), according to Fepex data. The drop in the vegetable category was smaller (-2.7%) to 3.4 million tons. read more

Indian ag-tech start-up Superplum has announced the launch of its new fresh produce traceability system to connect consumers with farmers. read more

Global Pac Technologies, a New Zealand-based company, started marketing the Aporo produce packing robot in 2018 on behalf of New Zealand inventor and manufacturer Robotics Plus and have just hit a major milestone, having packed one billion pieces of fruit. read more

New Zealand: Wonky Box eyes South Island expansion read more

Yesterday, orange juice prices rose to the highest since future contracts started trading in New York in 1966. The reason for this rise was the limited production outlook in the United States, Brazil and Mexico, which boosted investors' interest in the product. read more

As a crop, pumpkins are ubiquitous year-round, growing on every continent except for Antarctica. But the fleshy orange fruit is actually native to North America, originally growing in Mexico. Once small and bitter, they were selectively bred to achieve their sweeter taste and larger size. Their
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As Brexit has caused a fall in imports from and exports to the European Union by the UK, since 2022 the UK has become the third-largest importer of turmeric in Europe. The number one spot has gone to the Netherlands. read more

The European production of tomatoes is decreasing due to high production costs. This creates opportunities for non-European suppliers. Opportunities for suppliers from developing country can be found in large markets such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, especially during winter in
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"We get Fuji apples from a farmer around the corner from us. The demand is very high; everyone is waiting for the Fuji apple. In terms of ripeness, it is one of the last apples in the season and starts between the end of October and the beginning of November. The apples are primarily convincing
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A team of European researchers has looked into the role of blackcurrant extracts in reducing blood sugar or glycemic levels after meals and investigated whether fruit fiber can enhance this effect. Their results indicate that while blackcurrant reduces glycemic levels immediately after meals,
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Top fruit harvesting has begun at Van Kessel Fruit in the Netherlands. According to Jack van Kessel, apple and pear demand is, thus, starting to pick up, too. So, he is optimistic about the season but also warns: "The lots' quality differs considerably; we must be really alert to that. We must
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The Panama Canal Authority said late on Monday that the it will further reduce daily ship crossings in the coming months. This is due to a severe drought. Booking slots will be cut to 25 per day starting November 3 from an already reduced 31 per day, the Panama Canal Authority said in a client
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Mexican producers and exporters are seeing good stable pricing of avocados in the US market says Itzi Peña, from Alejandrina Avocados, who are a group of producers and exporters from Mexico. read more

Indonesia and the UK have agreed on the country's concession schedule for the Tarif Rate Quota (TRQ) with country-specific Indonesia for cassava products. This means that Indonesia could export up to 660,000 tons of cassava per year, with a 6 percent tariff. read more

This year's cabbage harvest on the island of Fehmarn is now in the starting blocks. "We start the season in about two weeks and the yields here will probably be average to slightly below average. Because in summer it was drier than ever here, too. At the beginning of May we still had about 10 mm
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Despite the start of the peak season, there was no strong recovery in cargo movement. The supply-demand balance softened due to an increase of newly built vessels, and short-term freight rate levels did not sustain their upward trend. The profit after tax for FY2023 Q2 was US$187 million,
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The transport sector has been dealt a few blows over the last years. According to Jakub Ostrowski, CEO for Polish logistics provider FreshQ, their experience has made them stronger in the current market: “FreshQ Transport is a private company, run by 3 co-owners. Our journey with Benelux
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With demand increasing for perishables across the world, shipping them by air not only saves precious time for cargo that has a short shelf life. It also ensures it reaches the final destination as fresh as plucked from the ground. The challenges for airlines and forwarders involved in moving
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In mid-October, EastFruit reported on the resumption of the growing trend in the dynamics of wholesale prices for tomatoes in Uzbekistan and, as predicted by analysts of the international platform, prices for this product continued to rise. After a week-long pause, wholesale prices for tomatoes
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