Westfalia Fruit India has announced the launch of its first Avocado ripening facility in Mumbai, India. This will allow the company to supply avocados that are ready to eat to consumers in Mumbai and neighbouring areas. read more

Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season. Expectations are running high among growers and receivers across various markets as the company gets ready to deliver a fresh crop of apples. read more

EastFruit systematically monitors wholesale prices for coriander, dill, and parsley. You may have noticed strong jumps in the prices in recent weeks in Georgia. The reasons behind these jumps are quite simple, and the market expects the prices to go down in the near future. read more

At this point in time, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not produce enough food for its own needs. This year, due to unfavorable weather conditions, yields of fruits and vegetables were drastically reduced. read more

Thanks to the strong connection with the market in which the UNITEC Group has been operating for 100 years, the Research and Development team has planned and designed a new innovative solution to meet the requirements of the customer Sun Valley Packing, a leading American company.
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There will be a strong Tasmanian contingent at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong this year. Fruit Growers Tasmania which represents the interests of pome fruit, stone fruit, and berry growers in Tasmania is hosting a stand within the Australian pavilion at Asia Fruit Logistica in three weeks’
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A new line of salads, called Frescaah, derived from vertical farming. This is the content of the campaign just launched by Planet Farms, a technology company specialising in the sector, between innovation and sustainability read more

Belgian grape cultivation has a long history. Though in 2023, the number of growers can be counted on two hands, this tradition will never disappear. Philip Dewit of Dewit Druiven is sure of that. For many, succession is not assured, which is why Flemish growers are increasingly quitting, but at
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Larger size avocados are short at the moment from all supplying regions. Volumes from Peru are declining as the latter part of the avocado season approaches. “It was a condensed season and Peru is wrapping up much earlier than initially anticipated,” says David Fausset with Westfalia Fruit
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It’s a comeback crop. That’s how one Florida grower-shipper is looking at this fall’s Pummelo crop. read more

Hilling is a widespread technique, but it must be carried out with suitable equipment. "We remove weeds mechanically by shifting the soil towards the plants. This is possible thanks to equipment that removes weeds and piles up the soil in a single passage in both orchards and vineyards, and also
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The Sicilian municipality of Mazzarrone (CT) played host to an important visit by a Chinese delegation interested in the area's varietal diversity. Not so much in the already well-known varieties, such as the Italia grape, which is appreciated in China and used to be grown in large quantities in
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"We have been working on this project for 18 months now. We're doing this project to take back responsibility and control of our supply. We could easily import from 'organically certified' farms across the globe, but we know that this is truly organically made and in an ethical manner," says
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The apricot season will come to an early end in Spain this year. "The season is practically over," says Fabián Nicolás, of Albice Fruits. "At Albice, we are currently harvesting the last batches of the last of our varieties: the Farlís. Other years, the harvest could be extended until the
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A young entrepreneur, Manuel Canales (27) with his own export company Peru Mc Fruits has, for the past three years, sent blueberries, grown 300 meter above sea level from the city of Huaral (known as the "Capital of agriculture" in Peru) to world markets. China is his main market with Europe and
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Prolonged drought and constant heat shocks in Malaga and Granada will cause the Spanish mango harvest, which is about to begin, to be reduced by more than 80% this year compared to its productive potential. Many European chains have therefore decided not to reduce the volumes of their overseas
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The field days dedicated to the Eden pear variety are back after last year's great success. They are organized by Cairo and Doutcher (the exclusive distributor in Italy of Eden plants) and will take place in Copertino-Leverano (Lecce) on August 24th and 25th, 2023. read more

Along with other destinations, Morocco has been actively increasing its avocado exports to Germany, reports EastFruit. The exports to the German market have more than quadrupled since the MY 2016/17 (Jul-Jun) and reached 5,000 tonnes valued at $17 mln. read more

Several citrus exporters to China have told FreshPlaza they have found it difficult to procure South African citrus for Asian markets. In a season of large fruit and lower than expected yields, citrus producers were under pressure to service their European programmes, given high black spot
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Vertical Future was appointed as the lead organization on a DEFRA-funded research project through Innovate UK, aiming to optimize the propagation environment of strawberry plants in indoor vertical farms while maximizing yield potential to reduce the UK's reliance on imported produce. read more