According to EastFruit analysts, the situation on the strawberry market in Eastern Europe is non-standard in 2023. Cold and mostly cloudy weather in Ukraine leads to a delay in the ripening of berries, which affects prices. read more

Characterized by a bright red flesh and a dark green - almost black -rind, Dolce Passione watermelons are now part of a consortium. Consorzio Dolce Passione was in fact presented at Macfrut - a fully Italian project that is the result of over 7 years of research that have brought to the
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Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates. read more

The wind gusts of more than 70 km/h caused by Cold Front #52 at the end of April toppled a considerable part of the Manila mango production, scheduled for 2023, in the municipalities of Actopan and Puente Nacional, stated Guillermo Palmeros Marin, the president of Veracruz's Mango Producers
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After two well-attended days, the organisers of the Southern French trade fair for fruit and vegetables concluded this year's presence event with satisfaction at the end of April. Compared to the previous year, a lot has changed: With 3,397 visitors, there were 7 % more, 16 % of whom came from the
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Setting up the fruit and vegetable department at the entrance to the shop as the first department of the sales route is a common choice for many retailers. SuperPan, a brand of the Superemme group (Selex) also opts for this solution. "The fruit and vegetable department is positioned at the entrance of all
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ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of this produce by around 9% compared to last year, when the figure was 6,512 tonnes. The
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On 16 May the first cold storage in the Matola Cargo Terminal, an investment by The TLG Group, will be opened, coming right on time for the new citrus season, as planned. read more

After a long forced break due to the pandemic, the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) will open its doors to the public at its site in Braunschweig-Riddagshausen on 3 June from 10 am to 5 pm. On the open day, visitors can look forward to a wide range of activities on the extensive premises.
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It's official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will take place in Rimini; read more

The Prognosfruit Conference is Europe’s annual event for the apple and pear sector, gathering growers from across Europe and beyond. Following last year’s successful return as an in-person event, Prognosfruit 2023 will take place in Trentino, Italy, from the 2nd to the 4th of August 2023. read more

India, one of the top five fresh apple importers in the world, on Monday, May 8, 2023, introduced new changes to the import procedures for apples. The move is viewed as an effort to limit access to its market for suppliers of cheap apples. Now it will be impossible to ship apples to India at a
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On Monday, the Indian federal government imposed a ban on the import of apples where the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) import price is less than or equal to Rs 50 per kilogram. This move that may hit shipments of the fruit from Iran, UAE, Afghanistan. read more

In the latest World Avocado Trade Map, Rabobank states that the avocado trade will continue to grow in the coming years, but that the market will become more competitive, forcing market participants to trade not only more efficiently but also increasingly sustainably, reports
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Transparency and convenience are the strengths of the new packaging designed by New Factor for its dried fruit references, including shelled walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, goji berries, cashews, grains and other references. read more

While it’s a slower start for watermelons in Mexico due to the cool weather, supplies are increasing steadily. “We’re about 10 days behind but it’s steady and there’s great size and great quality,” says Dennis Peterson of Riverbend Fresh LLC. “On the earlier melons with the cooler
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#gemeinsam: This is the annual motto of the Bundesverband der Systemgastronomie e.V. (BdS) and also of this year's BdS general meeting in Bonn. Together with around 200 guests, the community of values celebrated, looked back on achievements and drew a positive balance for the year. For the first time
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Hardly any time to take a breather: this is the current situation for the gardeners at Reichenau Gemüse. After the harvest of the greenhouse lettuces has been completed, the next steps are already waiting in the greenhouses. Planting, harvesting and cultivation of the fruit vegetable crops cucumbers,
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The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has talked about it with director Salvatore Lotta. read more

In two to three weeks, the season for Peruvian air-shipped mangoes of the Kent variety should be coming to an end, says Yannick Hoffmann, managing director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH at the wholesale market in Hanover. He started selling them in November. "There were slight problems in the
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