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The market for processed products is growing steadily.
2024-02-23 00:00
"The market for artisan preserves has grown a lot in recent years in Italy, influenced by tourism, festivities and increased purchasing power. It is difficult to make a prediction for the coming years, but the trend is upwards, also because of the increase in sales.
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Chilean exporter delights China with sweet sugar plum 'candy'
2024-02-23 00:00
Following a challenging cherry season, Olivar Export, a Chilean exporter, is thrilled to ship delightful 'candy' to China in the form of sugar plums. Matias Fernandez, Commercial Manager at Olivar Export, expresses satisfaction, noting, "While the Chinese market's fervor for sugar plums may not
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In January 2024, Uzbekistan reaped over $75 million from the export of fruit and vegetable products
2024-02-23 00:00
According to the Uzbekistan Statistical Agency, in January 2024, the volume of fruit and vegetable exports reached 146,300 tons.
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Consumer prices, 0.8 % year-on-year increase in January
2024-02-23 00:00
In January 2024, the national consumer price index for the whole collectivity (NIC), before tobacco, is estimated to increase by 0.3% on a monthly basis and by 0.8% on an annual basis (confirming the preliminary estimate), from +0.6% in the previous month.
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"First commercial citrus planting after thorough testing at our Egyptian test farm"
2024-02-23 00:00
With strategic sourcing offices in South Africa, Peru, Chile, and Egypt and a purchasing office in China, Jaguar the Fresh Company serves customers across five continents. "This strategy is paying off. In recent years, we've, for example, invested in a test farm in Egypt. There, we test numerous
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Fruit and vegetable growing cannot do without probe checks
2024-02-23 00:00
In the ever-changing agricultural landscape, the adoption of the latest technological innovations is crucial to ensure not only the survival but also the success of crops.
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'The crownless pineapple is a great solution for air transport'
2024-02-23 00:00
The pineapple market is currently characterised by a fairly satisfactory trade. "There is not too much supply and demand is reasonable. In Costa Rica we are on the second harvest and this is always a bit more limited. This puts a bit more pressure on the small gauges.
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"Meeting the growing demand for avocados is not easy for importers".
2024-02-23 00:00
Avocados are still on the rise on the world market, according to Elena Rogojnikova of the Dutch company The Greenery. "The 2023/2024 season has so far been fraught with obstacles for avocado importers. It is proving difficult to meet the ever-increasing demand for avocados.
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Exports are increasing
2024-02-23 00:00
Expanding abroad is always good news for a developer of orchard management technologies. "We are pleased with the fact that our orchard management equipment is sought after not only in Italy, but abroad as well. Over the past few months, we have been doing business in Eastern Europe, countries
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In line with its philosophy and absolute conviction about the need to progress day by day and relentlessly both in the modernisation of all the structures and processes of the fruit and vegetable sector and also in the commitment to environmental sustainability,
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Salix Fruit reflects on its participation in Fruit Logistica 2024
2024-02-23 00:00
Fruit Logistica, the leading trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, took place from 7th to 9th February and Salix Fruits reflects on its participation in it.
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The container freight storm subsides
2024-02-23 00:00
The container shipping market is metabolising the Red Sea crisis and also 22 February 2024 shows a decline in spot freight rates on almost all routes, with the exception of the route between Rotterdam and New York. This is shown by the Drewry Container Index, which in the
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The latest beauty craze on social media is creating fake freckles using broccoli, a method that is gaining popularity due to its novelty and effectiveness. This trend reflects a broader fascination with freckles, amplified by beauty filters that give users a sun-kissed look, mirroring
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Los Discovery Field Days Winter Edition 2024 concluyen con éxito
2024-02-23 00:00
The Discovery Field Days Winter Edition 2024 held by Enza Zaden at its facilities in El Albujón (Murcia) came to a successful conclusion on 16 February.
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"Due to overwhelming demand, organic pears from Chile and Argentina are back in the spotlight"
2024-02-23 00:00
This year, both organic and conventional pears are experiencing a high demand market. Generally, the supply is somewhat disappointing, and demand is skyrocketing. Gunther De Vadder of BelOrta explains, "I've got whiplash from shaking 'no' in Berlin. We're almost out of organic pears as well.
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"Exports of fruit orchard machinery are on the rise".
2024-02-23 00:00
For a manufacturer of orchard management technology, expanding horizons with sales abroad is always good news. "We are pleased that our orchard management machinery is sought after not only in Italy, but also abroad. In the
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Syngenta's Myrador instils confidence in Italian producers
2024-02-23 00:00
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) has been disrupting production plans for Italian tomatoes for a few seasons now. Above all, the bunch, considered to be one of the most susceptible types, has seen areas significantly decrease in all national areas. A scenario that has
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Global pear market overview
2024-02-23 00:00
Southern hemisphere pear growers are already taking over the supply of world markets. In South Africa, the pear harvest has started unusually early this year and, in fact, the Packham harvest is already over, when it is normally at its peak at this time.
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"We can offer our Murcian table grape varieties all year round".
2024-02-23 00:00
In 2002, the Murcian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA) and the Murcian company for Table Grape Research and Technology (ITUM) started a breeding programme with the main objective of developing new table grape varieties that would be of high quality.
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