Strawberries produced in the 7.500 square meter strawberry greenhouse established in Mertoglu, a village in Sinop by the investor Yasin Gungor, are admired around the world. Strawberries, which are also sent to many provinces of Turkey, are generally exported to Middle Eastern countries. read more

Organic sweet potatoes are now nearing the end of the season. "High-quality sweet potatoes from Portugal are still being loaded, so we will not finish this year's marketing season until the end of the month. After that, we will seamlessly continue with goods from Israel, which we expect to offer
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The months of April and May 2023, characterised by high humidity and heavy rain, triggered a resurgence of downy mildew, as we have already highlighted in IFN (read the full article). Both in the open field and under glass, the risk to plants is increasing. In
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For several years, Munich-based company Herbafrucht Ltd, which specializes in herbs, has been working with a wild garlic producer from Hungary and another from Romania. "The season usually starts earlier for both origins than German production," says managing director of Herbafrucht, Phillippe Kahn. read more

The entry of Alì (Selex) into Freshfel Europe, one of the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations, was made official at a meeting in Brussels. Freshfel, which is responsible for maintaining and binding relations between institutions and companies in the supply chain
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The damage left by the flood is not only concentrated on horticultural and fruit crops in the plains but also on the Apennines, which have been heavily damaged. As happened to the chestnut trees of the farm Il Regno del Marronedi Castel del Rio (Bologna), spread over an area
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Eximcrop operates the first Kenyan avocado logistics center in Georgia, which was opened in Gori and based in Tiriphoni Fruits facilities, reports EastFruit. Eximcrop representative Vakhtang Gogaladze told Business Insider Georgia that the first batch of Kenyan avocados has already been shipped
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Cesena Fiera closes with yet another positive balance sheet, which in recent days unanimously approved the 2022 financial year. Revenues exceeded 6 million euro, with numbers once again above pre-Covid levels (5.3 million), confirming
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The consequences of the flood in Emilia Romagna and the swift temperature changes are causing a lack in the supply of fruit and vegetables, affecting prices and consumption habits.  read more

The Dutch onion season is nearing its proper finale. "The last onions are being distributed. Many graders are stopping, and only those with commitments are still at it. But we're really at the end of the road now, and growers have very few free yellow onions," begins Wouter van der Beek of Bruin
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Clementine di Calabria Igp, with 13 thousand tonnes marketed, is the largest citrus chain in Calabria, as well as the most important in Italy. To date, it represents about 5% of the region's total production. Giorgio Salimbeni, president of
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In 2022 Saudi Arabia became the biggest importer of grapes from Egypt, leaving behind the Netherlands, the previous year’s leader, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia showed the most active growth rates of imports from Egypt, with trade to have grown manyfold over the past years. read more

EastFruit experts have repeatedly written about the incredibly rapid expansion of Turkmenistan in the production and exports of greenhouse vegetables, primarily greenhouse tomatoes. In particular, Turkmenistan has been successfully competing with Uzbekistan in its traditional markets for several
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In January 2023, EastFruit analysts warned that wholesale prices for this product would reach at least $1 per kg, and considered scenarios in which prices could even be significantly higher. read more

Freshfel Europe held its Annual Event 2023 in Brussels yesterday (25 May), bringing together over 100 participants from the business under the theme ‘A fresh face for fruit and vegetables’. read more

Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, announced yesterday (25 May) that it has strengthened its Simply Veg expert panel with the addition of ‘The Batch Lady’ – otherwise known as Suzanne Mulholland. read more

For the past decade, Panama Disease TR4 has cast a long shadow over the global banana business and Gert Kema of Wageningen University and Research, a leading authority on Panama Disease had a stark warning for delegates at the 2023 International Banana Congress: It is impossible to stop it from
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Post-harvest specialist Citrosol has joined the Agro-Rural Innovation Hub (ARI Hub), an initiative backed by food and drink company Vicky Foods to promote innovation and rural development in the agri-food sector. read more

The UK’s annual watercress festival attracted a record 20,000 visitors to the country’s ‘watercress capital’ of Alresford, Hampshire, last Sunday (21 May). read more

Manufacturing PLU fruit stickers with a compostable construction – adhesive, face stock and inks – to meet food safety standards, certification requirements and performance requirements has been quite the undertaking, according to Duncan Jones of Sinclair. read more