The Ministry for Primary Industries’ Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries shows a strong future for New Zealand horticulture with forecast export revenue rising to $8.19 billion by 2025. read more

The new season of Sanya papaya is now on the market, and the production season lasts from early December to the end of May next year. It is understood that due to abundant rain this year, papayas have sufficient moisture and are slow to accumulate sugar. The initial quality did not meet the
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After a delay, the ginger season in India is about to get started. Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Kay Bee Exports, states that the ginger prices in India are mostly tied to the domestic consumption: “While India is the world’s largest producer, but also consumer of
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The 2023 harvest of the pink-hearted apple is now complete in Italian, French and Spanish orchards. Despite a particularly warm start to the autumn and some heavy rainfall, the Pink Lady® apples harvested showed optimum quality: beautiful colouring, high content of
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Conad, an Italian supermarket chain, introduces its latest 'innovative line of salads: Vertical Farm Sapori&Idee partnering with Italian vertical farming company ZERO. The alliance will bring three varieties to the shelves. read more

Although the presence of early ware potatoes expanded, the offerings were only able to generate limited interest due to their high prices. Meanwhile, domestic offerings dominated the market and were consistently convincing in terms of quality. According to the BLE, imports from France, the
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On November 29, the General Administration of Customs of China announced that the Asian country had approved the entry of fresh lemons from Uruguay. With this announcement, China lifted the restriction there has been on these imports since 2017 when it allowed access to the Chinese market for
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Continuing to ramp up its volume of the red kiwifruit since bringing it to North America a decade ago, Oppy looks toward further expansion of this colorful and flavorful fruit. read more

After a very wet and delayed harvest in Northern Europe, an increasing supply has begun to enter the market as growers look to move late harvested potatoes which were left in saturated ground for extended periods. read more

Despar, il Natale che ti aspetta' ('Despar, Christmas is waiting for you'), Despar's new integrated campaign dedicated to the most magical time of the year, which will be on air in December, on the main national radio stations and online platforms, as well as on social networks and in stores in the
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India: Vegrow raises $46mln in Series C funding round led by GIC read more

Arsial, as part of the 'ECODIF Project - Eco-sustainable systems for the phytosanitary defence of vegetable crops', organised a conference on 1 December 2023, at the Consorzio Agrario di Latina, entitled 'Perspectives for the protection of horticultural crops from adversity: use
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Vancouver-based grower, marketer and distributor Oppy has said is further growing its volumes of red kiwifruit by importing the fruit from Greece and Italy. read more

Aldi has created a new national real-estate team as it looks to deliver its plan to open 500 new UK stores. read more

Spanish seed company Tozer Ibérica has posted a 20 per cent increase in sales this year. The company said much of the growth was down to its good performance in the celery segment, which accounts for 40 per cent of its total sales. read more

Children’s diets, taste buds and sensory development have been “hijacked” by ultra-processed foods, the Prime Minister has been warned by a group of renowned chefs, restauranteurs, doctors, and campaigners. read more

The Valencian agricultural association Ava-Asaja warns of the negative consequences that the heat and drought will have on agricultural production in the Region of Valencia, both for those who are in the middle of the harvest season and for those who are in the middle of the new season.
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Alvaro, this past year has beena record year for avocado sales for Avocados From Mexico (AFM). What do you put this continued growth down to? read more

Last winter many greenhouse tomato growers in Europe elected not to plant due to the exorbitant energy costs at the time. While those costs have come down somewhat, the list of challenges appears no less daunting, especially the threat of the ToBRFV virus. read more

But they also urge caution: "Changing consumer behaviour is only one piece of the puzzle and perhaps not the starting point." People tend to quickly associate biodiversity with "organic", but that is not the same thing. read more