Based on data provided by the Moldova Fruct Association, Moldova’s apple exports in March 2024 reached nearly 22,000 tons, valued at $13.6 million. This marks a significant increase from February’s 16,300 tons at $10.1 million, and January’s 14,100 tons at $7.9 million. read more

The current week has seen a swift downturn in greenhouse cucumber prices in Ukraine, as reported by EastFruitproject analysts. The onset of warm weather across the country since mid-last week has significantly hastened the ripening of local greenhouse vegetables. Consequently, the sudden influx
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EastFruitanalysts report that in 2023, Ukraine’s fresh blueberry exports generated a record-breaking $16.5 million USD, surpassing apples in export profitability for the first time. Apple exports yielded $14.1 million USD in the same timeframe. Currently, blueberries rank third in annual
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Citrus l’Orto Italiano is born from the expertise in the fruit and vegetable sector of Paola Pappalardo and the creativity of Marianna Palella, mother and daughter, united by a single and ambitious goal: to enhance the world of fruits and vegetables in Italy. A successful bet that is growing and expanding. read more

EastFruitanalysts report that in 2023, Ukraine’s fresh blueberry exports generated a record-breaking $16.5 million USD, surpassing apples in export profitability for the first time. Apple exports yielded $14.1 million USD in the same timeframe. Currently, blueberries rank third in annual
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Morrisons has opened a new on-site innovation centre at its Greenside fresh food manufacturing operation. read more

Where is Syngenta’s current focus when it comes to the tomato category? read more

This season, on account of the warm weather conditions, flowering in Turkish stonefruit orchards occurred early, according to Mustafa Arslan, owner of Turkish exporter MDA Agro. read more

The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness of white asparagus and encourage consumers to eat asparagus (more often). The foundation is targeting younger consumers between the ages of 25 and 45. This is because the group of consumers who mainly eat asparagus is being
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The successful and efficient bunkering is a new milestone in the endeavours of the port of Antwerp-Bruges to make various fuels available. The call at the port of Antwerp is part of the maiden voyage of the "Ane Maersk" from South Korea to China, during which the ship will be fuelled with
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The share of open field vegetables in the Dutch cultivation area is now 70%, and that of covered cultivation is as high as 73%. The stable development is partly due to the demand from supermarkets, which have also become certified in larger numbers. SMK, the foundation that organises the
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Biobest Group welcomed David Clarinval, Belgium’s deputy prime-minister and Jo Brouns, Flemish minister of economy, innovation, work, social economy and agriculture to officially open its new predatory mite production facility. read more

The fruit and vegetable industry is faced with a conglomeration of issues that demand everything from producers in particular. While Ulrich Theileis, President of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative Association (BWGV), believes that challenging weather conditions are now
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The 2023 California cherry season was one the industry would probably just as soon forget. In a normal year, the first fruit of the season should ripen in late-April with shipments winding down by mid-June – in time to get out of the way of the mammoth production from the Pacific Northwest.
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EastFruitreports a notable advancement for Egypt in the UK’s mango and guava market, securing the ninth rank among the top suppliers – a first in its history. In 2023, Egypt’s mango and guava exports to the UK surged to 2.8 thousand tons, marking a 55% increase from the prior year and
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At this meeting of the ANPCA general assembly, the crop data for the last few seasons were presented. In particular, the data on the area cultivated with garlic in Spain showed a drop of more than 30% over the last two seasons compared to the previous year.
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Agrintesaapproaches the Mezzogiorno: formalised by the shareholders' meetings the merger by incorporation with Osas, a historic Calabrian cooperative specialising in fruit production. The operation, effective from 1 June, takes Agrintesa's fruit-growing land register beyond 9,300 hectares, of which
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MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organised by AIMPLAS and AINIA, is finalising preparations for its sixth edition to be held on 10 and 11 April at the Palacio de Congresos in Valencia.

MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organised by AIMPLAS and AINIA, is finalising preparations for its sixth edition to be held on 10 and 11 April at the Valencia Conference Centre. read more

Yesterday, Thursday, Europlátano organised an event to present the sowing of a farm affected by the Tajogaite volcano, which was presided over by Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, as well as a visit to the recovery works of several farms covered by the volcano. read more

In week 12, there was a sharp increase in sales of Lcc products, while the sales of weighted fruits and vegetables showed timid growth, even though they have performed better than Lcc since the beginning of the year. Inflation is almost stagnant. Among the distribution channels, discount stores continue to lead, followed by supermarkets. read more