China is the world’s largest durian market with expected value of $20 billion by 2025. There are four major rivals in the market and Vietnam is one. Members of Phu Quy Cooperative in Cai Lay district of Tien Giang province are busy these days harvesting durian to sell at the prices of
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On Wednesday, during the 24th edition of the Fruits & Vegetables Special event entitled 'Telling the fruit and vegetable story - From television to social media, via the point of sale' held at Fico, we had the pleasure of having as our guest the host himself, Oscar Farinetti,
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According to EastFruit analysts, on the sidelines of the Global Berry Congress held in the Netherlands on November 28, 2023, the prospects for blueberry pricing were actively discussed, given the unprecedentedly high level of prices in the current season. Let us recall that the main reason for
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Drewry’s World Container Index remained stable at $1,382 per 40ft container this week. read more

Azienda Agricola Dario Gallo, located in Montesano sulla Marcellana (Salerno, Italy), has undertaken a project focused on soilless strawberry cultivation within micro-polytunnels using coir and perlite supports. read more

Israel’s avocado harvest is progressing well as it is now in the main part of the season with good demand from markets. According to Yonatan Meron, Export Manager of Granot Fresh, “We're now almost in full swing.” read more

The meeting, which will be held at the Casa de las Alhajas from 10:30 to 18:30, will give a voice to different experts from the agri-food sector who are leading relevant competencies such as the application of the CAP, eco-regimes and sustainable irrigation management. Attendance is
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These are complex seasons for potato farming, but the figures from Selenella - Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità - speak of growth, sustainability and an increasingly technological future for potatoes; read more

In just a few weeks, the passion fruit harvest will begin on the Costa Tropical of Granada, after a mango campaign that, in the case of Finca El Edén, has been quite good. "We are specialized in the production and marketing of organic tropical fruit, and when it comes to mangoes, we grow the
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The governance of the European Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives COGECA was renewed yesterday in Brussels for the next three years, with the election of the new President, Swede Lennart Nilsson, who succeeds Spaniard Ramon Armengol. Italian agri-food cooperation will continue
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University of Maryland scientists have developed red and yellow varieties of apples that are heat resistant, which will become increasingly important as the planet continues to warm. Professor Emeritus Chris Walsh, who helped to develop the apples: “These apples were bred for
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Back in 2001, when Salih Hodzov made the move to the UK and began working as a fruit picker at WB Chambers, the minimum wage stood at a modest £3.70 per hour—a significant leap from the meager monthly wage of approximately €35 in his home country, Bulgaria. "Next year, the UK minimum wage
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There is a shortage of mango in the Netherlands and supply will also remain low for the time being. In Germany the mango supply remains tight, leading to high prices, especially with challenges at the origin, including serious harvest losses in Peru due to El Niño affecting blossom development.
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Since 2001, the record for the world's largest bunch of bananas has remained unchallenged, making it an incredible feat in the world of oversized fruits and vegetables. Located at Finca Experimental de las Calmas in El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, the record-breaking bunch was grown by Kabana
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The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía, Spain, published a report on the phenological status of greenhouse crops in the region during the past week. read more

The second Californian Diamond in-shell walnuts shipment has arrived at Tovano in the Netherlands. "The demand for these boxes grows annually and only increases towards Christmas," says Dillen Langenberg. read more

According to preliminary estimates, in November 2023, the national consumer price index for the entire community (NIC), before tobacco, decreased by 0.4 % on a monthly basis and increased by 0.8 % on an annual basis, from +1.7 % in the previous month. read more

World Soil Day was established by the FAO in 2013 and is celebrated every 5 December, with the aim of raising awareness of the fundamental importance of soil in our lives and promoting its sustainable management. The European Union also wanted to make
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Citrus volumes in Egypt this season are "very abundant, in sufficient quantities to privilege the export of high-quality fruit" says Muhammad Shaker, marketing manager of the grower and exporter Almansi. read more

The seed company HM.CLAUSE has presented a great novelty in its pepper portfolio, its first variety of lamuyo. It is called Gardel F1, and with it they are inaugurating a new line in their offer that also represents a differential point. Gardel F1 provides resistance to powdery mildew and is included in the range,
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