The president of the Fruit and Vegetable Sectoral Council of Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, Juan Antonio González, held a meeting yesterday, Tuesday, with the Director of Agricultural Markets of the European Commission's DG AGRI. The meeting was also attended by his counterparts from the European Commission's
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International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape.  read more

Water Ways Technologies Inc., a global provider of Israeli-based agriculture technology providing water irrigation solutions to agricultural producers, announces that the company’s Chinese subsidiary, IRRI-AL TAL Agriculture Technology Company Ltd., is in the final stages of installing a
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The cultivation of edible flowers is a relatively recent industry in the Arab world, and it arouses consumer curiosity and growth potential, according to Mr. Yasser Samir, farm manager of the grower Azahir. read more

The agricultural sector often takes a critical view of the shift in dietary habits towards more plant-based and less animal-based products. Yet an increasingly plant-based diet could well increase agricultural incomes in Europe - and that even
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Pricing on cabbage looks to be higher than normal--even the new normal, which is stronger pricing that takes into account higher production costs. “As a grower, I hope that floor continues to stay up. It would be difficult to continue if prices go back to those floor levels from, say,
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Iran has seen a fall 10.24% in the tonnage of agricultural and food exports and 7.22% in value in the first 10months of the current year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20). read more

It’s interesting how different the 2021 grape season has been compared to 2022, remarks Dandré Gerber, commercial director of AMFRESH in South Africa. The company currently exports 2.4 million 4.5kg cartons of South African grapes. read more

According to forecasts by the Danish AP Moller-Maersk specializing in sea freight and port terminal services, the volume of global container traffic may decrease in 2023 by 2.5% compared to last year. The reason for this is the expected “restrained” economic growth this year,
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With the gradual liberalization of the market after the pandemic, the global fruit and vegetable import and export trade is rapidly recovering. Traders are also increasingly looking for solutions that guarantee the freshness of the fruit during transportation while managing the ripeness of the
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The first half of the citrus season in Egypt has been a mixed success. According to Eslam Gelila of the Egyptian exporter Gelila, volumes have increased significantly, and demand has been very strong, but the problem of an abundance of small sizes has had an impact on exporters.  read more

Ethylene for fruit ripening has been used for quite some time. The standard application up until the early 1970s was a ‘lecture bottle’ or ‘tube’, both dangerous and not always effective in initiating the ripening process. It was 1973 and Jerry McDonnell, owner of a banana distribution
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60,000t in-shell at 3.5% moisture and 64,400t in-shell at 10% moisture could be harvested in 2023, according to a climate-based forecast based on scientific modelling by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. read more

Things seem to continue to be steady with the California kiwi season. “California still has ample supplies of kiwi and it’s being orderly shipped as it has in the last few years--things are on track,” says John Fagundes of Cal Harvest Marketing Inc. This is even with recent rains in the
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the United Kingdom, after a levy payers vote, are winding up the Horticulture Sector and transferring £1 million to a newly formed company called Horticulture Crops Ltd. A group of levy payers are not happy with this decision and have
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While the World Health Organization recommends consumption of at least five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables per day, just 13.9% of EU citizens achieve that target, according to Eurostat. read more

The Committee highlights the impact on production activity of the Royal Decrees on sustainable nutrition; on the sustainable use of phytosanitary products; and on the regional register of agricultural holdings and the digital agricultural notebook, known as the SIEX Royal Decree. Also of concern
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P&O FERRIES is joining forces with Finnlines to increase trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge -Teesport route. read more

The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers turn to them in Israel, they are not able to meet the supply due to more expensive production in this
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For apples, WAPA expects volumes to increase by 5.58 % to a total of 5,130,168 t (2022: 4,859,026 t). Argentina, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa expect a larger harvest, only Australia is expected to see a minus of 8 % to 290,000 t. The Argentine
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