On Tuesday, Egypt's Central Bank told commercial banks to restrict customers from using credit cards for transactions in foreign currencies both domestically and abroad. This is the second time in a week it has cracked down on plastic transactions. read more

In the 2023-2024 campaign, the acreage devoted to potatoes for fresh consumption in Spain has again been reduced in all producing regions. This, together with the impact of adverse weather phenomena of various kinds, has kept the supply low during much of the campaign, and prices have shown a
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The incoming Prime Minister is being urged to appoint a Minister of Horticulture to Cabinet to help pave the way for ensuring the essential supply of nutritious fruit and vegetables for New Zealand and the world while creating jobs and export success. read more

We are in the final stages for the Sicilian mangoes of Oranfrizer, a company that has been part of Unifrutti, the global fresh fruit giant, since 2020. The season, which began at the end of August, is scheduled to end in these days and for
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EFC, variety manager of brands including Kanzi, has announced the launch of the Sprizzle apple concept, which it says can redefine the taste experience in the category. read more

Moroccan berry producer iBerry says it will add blackberries to its portfolio of berries, as it embarks on its second decade in business. read more

New Covent Garden Market has won an award at the annual Green Apple Environment Awards, recognising and promoting environmental best practice around the world. read more

The 15th Anniversary of Fruit Attraction, which took place in Madrid earlier this month, drew the biggest number of visitors in its history, according to its organisers. read more

Westfalia Fruit has harnessed the power of virtual reality technology to allow visitors of this month’s Fruit Attraction and IFPA Global Show to take a virtual tour of its Orchard of the Future. read more

Tomra Food is to launch two new sorting and grading solutions: the Tomra Neon pre-grader for machine-harvested fresh blueberries and the new-generation Spectrim X series, which leverages Deep Learning for more precise sorting and grading. read more

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Climate warming has been cited as the main reason for a dramatic revision in this year’s European apple and pear forecasts. read more

After 2 challenging years due to drought and high shipping costs, there is finally some respite for Chile’s citrus exporters. Greater rainfall this year has helped increase productivity. At week 40, the season closed with shipments totalling 380,390 tons (24,076,863 boxes), which is 46% higher
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Carrefour is to purchase 47 SuperCor stores in Spain from El Corte Inglés in a deal worth €60 million. The transaction includes supermarkets and convenience stores located in strategic areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia. The group plans to convert the acquired stores to
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The Barcelona wholesale market Mercabarna has seen its exports of fruit and vegetables double since it set up the Mercabarna-Export Cluster in 2013. In 2014, companies house within the market sold 1.7m tonnes of produce, of which 25 per cent was exported, mainly to France and Italy and some
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Chilean fruit exporters are celebrating the news that China has opened its doors to their peaches and apricots after the signing of a protocol in Beijing on Tuesday (17 October). read more

Nolan Transport based, in Rosslare, Co. Wexford, is one of Wexford’s leading employers; more than 1,000 staff are working there, and it is operating over 2,000 trailers and 700 trucks. It has been able to grow massively due to Brexit. read more

Since 2011, Enza Zaden has conducted business in Central America as an export region managed by Enza Zaden Export B.V. in the Netherlands and supported by a dedicated regional sales team. This approach has fostered strong relationships with key dealers and driven substantial year-over-year sales
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This year, the Juliet variety continues to grow, with a 20% increase thanks to young orchards coming into production. While the production from the Rhône valley and the south of France is slightly below potential for the 2023 campaign, the harvests in other French regions are in line with the
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Summerfruit Australia are anticipating a good season. Flowering and fruit set has generally been very good and a warm to hot spring and summer is expected which is perfect for high quality summer fruit. read more