According to a statement from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, consumer prices in Israel in September surprised to the downside. This is increasing the odds that the Bank of Israel will start to lower interest rates later this month as the war with the Hamas terror group intensifies. read more

At Pahoia orchards in New Zealand the season is running roughly four to six weeks behind what is considered normal, this true for most growers. read more

The Greek kiwi season started three weeks ago at the Dutch company GrecFresh with the early varieties. As of October 15, the Hayward variety can also be officially harvested in Greece. "Demand was unexpectedly high in the first few weeks and exploded even before the season began. I didn't
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Sunkist Growers is primed for the return of the California citrus season with category insights, new sales strategies and shopper-marketing and merchandising programs to help drive the category. Farmer-owned and grown by generations, the cooperative has a steady supply across 40 conventional and
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In recent years, Onizzo, a company associated with Chileprunes, has established itself as one of Chile's main exporters of dried fruits and nuts. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

The drought situation, high temperatres and the decrease in the local production of vegetables have made it necessary to increase the import of fresh foodstuffs from Morocco to Malaga by ship, East Fruit reports referring to Surinenglish.com. read more

The sour banana cultivation project and the TEJC mango project, started in Jaffna under the Agriculture Sector Innovation Project, have become very successful. Sour banana is grown on 200 acres, and TEJC mango is planted on 500 acres in Jaffna at present. Along with the Rajangana sour banana
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The event was attended by numerous officials from the Valencian government, as well as the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón Guixot. read more

Turkish mango grower Mustafa Ezici believes his nation may become an important player in the global market, mainly because the harvest season for Turkish mango is between August and December, a time when mangoes are least abundant in the world. Ezici started production mangoes eight years ago in
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"Until a few years ago, the consumption of fennel was mainly in the winter season, which was also the time of year for production. Today this is no longer the case and consumers ask for it almost 12 months a year," says Marco Babbi, commercial manager of the Finò brand. read more

First of its kind in Australia, these new range of air fryer veggie kits are the fast, fresh and delicious way to add extra veg into your mealtimes, in a flash! read more

As legislation to rewrite the Murray Darling Basin Plan is debated in the House of Representatives this week, farmers are calling on members of the crossbench to reject the Bill. read more

The Midwest Apple Improvement Association (MAIA) and the International Pome Fruit Alliance (IPA) have announced the global launch of EverCrisp™, a new apple with branding set to captivate taste buds around the world with its unparalleled sweetness. read more

Alexandre Picault, managing director of Kultive, reviews the 2023 eggplant campaign and discusses future development and diversification projects. read more

The South African midseason orange variety Midknight fits the celebrated American fall season perfectly with its bright dark orange colours, says Reinier Meyer of Kardouw Farms, an importer of South African citrus based in Philadelphia. read more

Strawberry supplies from Santa Maria-Oxnard, California are just getting into peak harvest. “These are planted in late May and the volume is not that heavy for the crop but it is peaking. It’ll continue through the first of the year, barring any rains that come in. Our rainy season usually
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Plums are still being harvested in what has been a complex stone fruit campaign at the agronomic level. read more

28 and 29 October sees the return of Slow Beans in Capannori (Lu), the event that every year brings together the legume producers of the Slow Food network of the same name in moments of meeting and tasting around the customary market exhibition, which for this edition presents more than 30 producers from all over the world.
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Highline Mushrooms continues its commitment to sustainability with the rollout of clear PET tills. The movement showcases the grower-shipper’s commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. The PET tills are 100 percent recyclable, resulting in a circular economy of closed-loop
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