Ecuador’s banana and other industries have done the homework with a free trade agreement (FTA) signed with China, but now they have a slightly longer waiting period before they can enjoy the benefits. The delay comes after Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly
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Retailer says new technology can cope with variations in product shelf-life and make far more accurate predictions read more

The Navel harvest will finally start for grower/exporter Sai World this weekend after they delayed the first picking to allow for better colour and brix levels. read more

The grape crisis, or rather crises, taking place in Italy, as repeatedly reported, was not overcame by all producers. Those who have been able to, have tried to come up with new ideas and new entrepreneurial solutions. One of them is Giovanni Mangiapane, a long-established grape grower in the
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The prices of apples are 23% and pears 18% higher than last year on South Africa's domestic market, notes fresh market analyst Dr Johnny van der Merwe. read more

Despite a difficult potato season in Egypt, due to weather disturbances that reduced yields in some areas, producers say they have managed to achieve good volumes. Sayed El Attar, an Egyptian potato producer, commented on the situation. read more

The rainfall has been very intense in a very short space of time, reaching 100 litres per square metre in some places. With everything ready at the beginning of the harvest, the situation is, for the moment, at a standstill. Most of the crop fields are flooded by the water that has fallen in the last few days.
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The 2022/23 season has been very difficult for freezers, which will have a lot of adverse consequences for the new season. EastFruit experts have described these problems in detail in such material as: “The market for frozen fruit and vegetables: why buyers are silent” or “Review of the EU
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The Ukrainian vegetable industry will not soon return to pre-war production levels. The total market decline is estimated at 25-30%, according to Ivo Kyumyurdzhiev, the director of Rijk Zwaan Ukraine. The company Rijk Zwaan has been active in Ukraine since 1998, providing vegetable seeds to
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In order to strengthen organic farming, practical research is to be intensified and the exchange with farmers expanded. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is launching the new platform "Organic Agriculture Meets Research" (ÖLAF). The
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According to Peaches and Apricots of France, “the very first harvest of French apricots will take place this week (week 20), and more significant volumes should arrive on the market from the end of next week (week 21) and in week 22. For the whole season, forecasts are based on a volume
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African countries, including Morocco, accounted for about 40% of the global production of dates in 2021, according to FAOStat. Nevertheless, as reported by EastFruit, Morocco has never been among the global leaders in exports of dates and even continues to increase their imports! read more

In Belgium, Coöperatie Hoogstraten's strawberry production is currently switching between different cultivation systems. "It's nice that we've started again; the cultivation systems are merging fairly smoothly with stable volumes. The ever-bearers and heated spring crops are heading toward
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How can the damage caused by the ToBRFV be immediately recognised and contained? What are the means of prevention against this viral disease of tomatoes, first observed in Israel in 2014, and since then spreading globally? This was discussed on Monday 15 May in
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In a technical notification published on 23 May 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) revoked parallel trade authorisations for the plant protection products Lambada and Pendulum. read more

From the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia (Sicily's Citrus Fruit Producers' District) comes the input for the island's entire citrus supply chain to take up the challenge of ecological transition. This is the objective of the C.L.I.M.A project, implemented by the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia, in partnership with the Alta
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The National Mango Board has engaged its growers, importers and retailers to initiate key marketing strategies to boost sales of the super-fruit ahead of National Mango Month in June and National Mango Day on 22 July. Traditionally, June and
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Are apples really just fruits? Not for VOG, the consortium of South Tyrolean fruit and vegetable cooperatives based in Terlano (Bolzano), which over the years has specialised in promoting the apple sector through a large number of communication channels and constant training for
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Although the potato is one of the basic ingredients in typical Catalan dishes, such as xuquet or trinxat, Catalonia has never been known for its potato production volumes within its territory. For all these reasons, the company CatOrigen has set out to ensure that the consumer
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After the appointment of Saro Tumino as the new general manager for Italy, international seed company Harmoniz - which was recently created from the merger of TomaTech and Nirit Seeds - continues to demonstrate the high strategic value of the Italian table tomato market. This time, the company
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