Following good spring bloom weather, Minnesota saw a roller coaster of weather events this season and in turn, its apple crop is down. “It was a difficult growing season,” says Aaron Brand of Brand Farms in Farmington, Minnesota. “We were very dry all summer--once we got into the middle of
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The beginning of the week was characterised by new entries of fruit products, among them strawberries from Basilicata, which show an interesting aesthetic and organoleptic quality, matched by sustained quotations; read more

It is now a well-established opinion among insiders that freschissimi play a central role in Italians' purchasing choices and, even more so, in their choice of shop. But, as is well known, the variable weight sales method dominates in the freschissimo
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After several years of research and dedication, farmers have achieved, through selection and cultivation techniques in different areas of the world, a fruit that maintains its superior quality regardless of the time of year. This means that consumers can
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The European Commission's proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) mixes some positive guiding principles with an ideological criticism of popular consumption habits and lifestyles, and above all with an idea of sustainability that does not consider the
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Experts from the Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the import trends for citrus fruits (kiwi, mandarins, oranges), cashews, and dates in Uzbekistan from 2018 to 2022. read more

Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast at record levels, and Zespri SunGold varieties well up on last season. read more

Google DeepMind has introduced GraphCast. This AI model takes only a minute to generate precise 10-day weather forecasts. It is faster and more accurate than the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) traditional HRES system, says Google. GraphCast is trained on decades of
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F.lli Orseropresents i Pronti da Cuocere: a range of high quality vegetables, already washed and portioned, that simplify the preparation of vegetable dishes, a valuable source of vitamins and minerals. read more

Yannick Hoffmann, Co-Managing Director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH: read more

At the final stage of the harvesting campaign in Moldova, the Moldova Fruct Association (MFA) has significantly reduced its forecast for the 2023 apple production in the country. Which came as a major surprise for the market participants. EastFruit recently spoke to many influential market
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Onions are one of the most consumed vegetables in Switzerland. The annual per capita consumption of all onion varieties is more than 5 kilos. Unlike many vegetables, onions are available all year round from local cultivation. The yellow onion is the second most important outdoor crop after
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For the very first time, US-based Frutta Group will be sourcing blueberries in Morocco this winter. “We’ve made a collaboration agreement with Grupo Cheers Portugal who is experienced in growing and importing blueberries from Morocco,” says Juan Eduardo Sainz of Frutta Group. “Morocco
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Fruit producer Marcel Blum on marketing his redcurrants: read more

UK: New Aldi store in Chadderton to open on December 7 read more

On Friday, November 17, 2023, the construction of FruitMasters' new Masterplan building reached its highest point. The Dutch growers cooperative celebrated this by raising a flag at that point. It took very little time to complete th e new production facility's substructure. Work is now starting
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Transnet SOC Ltd. (Transnet) is implementing a number of urgent interventions to address the backlogs at the Port of Durban and to ease the congestion at Richards Bay in order to minimise the impact on the South African economy. read more

Strawberry farming has noticeably shifted from open to covered cultivation in recent years. Along with tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers, strawberries are now a fully-fledged greenhouse crop. There are notable expansion projects with high-tech glass greenhouses. For several reasons, that is,
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The lemon campaign in Spain has so far been affected by a lack of demand from the European markets that is causing prices to drop constantly. In week 45, average prices at origin ranged between 0.32 and 0.37 Euro per kilo. read more

Agropecuária Schio is one of the largest apple exporters in Brazil. The company has been part of Frutas do Brasil since the beginning, the internationalization program of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS). Currently, the company exports
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