In the last nine years, Iran's banana import from India increased from a mere Rs 30 mln in FY2014 to Rs 4.07 bln in FY2022. Around 34 percent of bananas exported by India go to Iran. Iran overtook this position from UAE in FY2020. Until FY2020, the UAE was the largest importer of Indian bananas. read more

This year's lemon supply is lower than normal due to unfavorable weather conditions during the flowering and fruit development period. Despite this, Spanish lemon sales have been stagnating since the beginning of 2023. read more

Yesterday, news broke that Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics – one of Australia’s biggest trucking firms, which supplies all major super­markets, including Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi – had been plunged into receivership. This leaves 1500 jobs in the lurch and the delivery of food
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Within the framework of its general assembly on 23 March in Lérida, Catalonia, AREFLH is organising a public conference on the new CAP and the future European regulation on packaging. read more

The Florida Valencia orange season is getting an early start this year largely due to the fall’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “The packing houses have been running for a couple of weeks now on Valencias and normally we’d be just starting now,” says Adam Roe of Noble Citrus. “We had
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Inflation is on everyone's lips and, as a result, cucumber consumption currently has a bitter taste for some consumers. Consumers are venting their frustration on social media in particular, as unit prices have shot up significantly: Keyword increased
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In Goa, mankurad mangoes are currently sold at Rs 6,000 per dozen. In view of this, it can be said that the Mankurad variety is currently beyond the reach of common people. Last week, a dozen yellow juicy mangoes of the Mankurad variety were sold at Rs 6,000 in the Panaji market. This comes down
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The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) on Feb. 22 reduced processed orange maturity standards for the remainder of this season due to the negative effects of 2022’s Hurricane Ian. read more

The Ministry of Agriculture in Grenada has announced that a new and exciting opportunity is being presented for Grenadian farmers to export agricultural commodities to Trinidad and Tobago. This is being made possible through discussion and collaboration with Salisha’s Traders BV, an
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In 2022, around 6,100 farms in Germany harvested a total of 3.8 million tons of vegetables. This was 12% less than in 2021 and 2% less than the average for the years 2016 to 2021. In addition to a lower cultivation area, the reasons for this included the heat and drought in the summer of 2022.
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In general, the organic citrus campaign has been marked by a drop in the volumes available, especially in the second part of the campaign, which started in January. This has been more noticeable with mandarins than with oranges. "In April last year, during the flowering period, we had 75% of
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The rising temperatures have prompted mostly positive reactions from Jordanian farmers, who expect increased agricultural production, though the uptick in water use poses a concern. According to Adnan Khaddam, head of the Jordan Valley Farmers Union, there is no agricultural loss due to high
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Group sales increased by 8.7% to €50.739bn in 2022 adjusted for currency and portfolio effects (Fx & portfolio adj.). EBITDA pre exceptionals rose by 20.9% to €13.513bn. This included positive currency effects of €429 million (previous year: minus €507 million). The EBITDA margin before
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Onions worth USD 523.8 million were exported during April-December 2022, a 16.3 per cent increase on a yearly basis, and there is no ban on its export from India, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry said. read more

Prices are rising for Tarocco oranges as they head towards the end of the campaign. The Candonga strawberry from Basilicata entered with good quantities and high quality, joining the Sicilian and Campania production. Still production problems for artichokes; no growth in volumes of
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In the Netherlands, celeriac sales are slightly behind schedule. Yet Pierre Sweep of A&P Sweep is not concerned. read more

Bulawayo company Green Afrique Technologies, which produces passion fruit, is now looking at producing the kiwano horned melon (amagaki/magaka) and dragon fruit. According to chief executive officer Anglistone Sibanda, the company had developed a network of over 100 farmers across the country,
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Fruit SA warns that if Stage 6 load shedding persists and is not resolved, many growers will go out of business, putting thousands of jobs at risk, while emerging growers will be hit the most. The fruit sector employs just under 300 000 people directly on farms. The CSIR last week said the year
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Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production, because we have an open market that is expanding and looking pretty good. Actually, we are focused
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Supply of eggplant out of Honduras has been steady but is also about to be slightly lower in volume. “It has good volume right now and production year-round. The volume is more or less the same as last year. However next week it will go down,” said Lina Turizo, of R&R Fresh Produce.  read more