The citrus fruit estimate drawn up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food gives a production forecast of 5.754 million tonnes for the 2023/2024 season, which began on 1 September. The figure, obtained from the information provided by the main citrus fruit companies, is
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The red fruit growers in the province of Huelva have already begun preparatory work for the new season, marked, as every year, by the use of plastic solutions, from mulch to greenhouse coverings. The strawberry sector is increasingly opting for more efficient techniques.
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Numbers are growing for the innovative Kissabel, the apple with coloured flesh, which is the result of an international partnership involving 14 major global production and marketing companies, including Melinda, Rivoira and Vip. Since mid-September, Kissabel apples have been back on the
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This forum, which will last 100 minutes, will feature four speakers who will give an X-ray of the current situation of the Mexican mango, providing a very rigorous analysis of this important production in the Mexican countryside. read more

With the increase in organic produce comes the risk that weeds and toxic weeds, such as datura and nightshade, are harvested with vegetables such as green beans and baby spinach and end up in the final product. Tomra Food offers advanced sorting technology that enables
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Over the past two weeks, the average wholesale price for smooth short cucumbers in Uzbekistan has decreased by 29%, the first drop in prices for these products in a growing trend formed since mid-July of this year. However, this price decline will be short-lived and cucumber prices will likely
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The first to start harvesting, with the pink-fleshed Kissabel® Jaune and Orange, were the growers of the British partner WorldwideFruit, the French Mesfruits, Gerfruits and Blue Whale, the Swiss Fenaco and the American Stemilt Growers. The United Kingdom and the United States of America
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The Corporación Bananera Nacional de Costa Rica (CORBANA) and, with it, the whole of the Costa Rican banana sector, repeats as an exhibitor at Fruit Attraction, the largest international event of the fruit and vegetable sector that celebrates its 15th edition from 3 to 5 October in Madrid organised by
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In August, vegetable prices soared in Greece after a prolonged European heat wave gave the country its hottest July for 50 years. According to a report from Iefimerida, salad prices started to rival those of meats. read more

Ukrainian company Ukr-Walnut (Khmelnytsky region), at the most significant international exhibition of organic products BIOFACH 2023, signed export contracts to supply nut-growing products for €700 thousand. read more

Last year, the EastFruit project organized B2B meetings for representatives of fruit and vegetable business in Uzbekistan with the support of FAO and EBRD. The event was attended by Ekaterina Vepkhvadze, co-founder of the Georgian company Agritouch. read more

A traditional Cherry Blossom ceremony attended by Chinese ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao and Chilean agriculture minister, Esteban Valenzuela and other dignitaries was held at Agrícola Ponderosa in Requínoa recently to mark the launch of the 2023/24 Chilean cherry campaign. read more

A traditional Cherry Blossom ceremony attended by Chinese ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao and Chilean agriculture minister, Esteban Valenzuela and other dignitaries was held at Agrícola Ponderosa in Requínoa recently to mark the launch of the 2023/24 Chilean cherry campaign. read more

The California Table Grape Commission (CTGC) has celebrated 100 years of scientific development that resulted in the creation of many new table and raisin grape varieties. read more

Dutch Greenhouse Delta – on behalf of the horticultural cluster ‘NLHortiRoad2India’ –has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian grower Lemon Chilli Farms. read more

Dutch Greenhouse Delta – on behalf of the horticultural cluster ‘NLHortiRoad2India’ –has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian grower Lemon Chilli Farms. read more

An apple harvesting robot developed by Monash University in Melbourne has received a top prize in a state engineering award. read more

Numbers are growing for Fruit Logistica, which will take place from 7 to 9 February 2024: stand bookings for next year (there is still time for registrations) have already surpassed the result of the last edition, say the organisers. Ad hoc spaces for Grenhouse and
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According to EastFruit analysts, in the first half of 2023 Ukrainian farmers managed export record volumes of fresh potatoes, despite Russian aggression against Ukraine. Yet, these records have bitter aftertaste and indicate serious problems for the sustainability of this industry. read more

The season of raspberry sales in horticultural farms of Ukraine is ending, analysts of theEastFruit project report. It is worth noting that this year the raspberry selling season ends earlier than usual. This situation is explained by the producers themselves, first of all, by the earlier sales
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