The Rawat fruit and vegetable market in the garrison city is expected to have a positive impact on market dynamics by leading to a decrease in the prices of fruits and vegetables in the broader market. Kanwar Dilshad, the adviser to the Punjab chief minister on law and parliamentary affairs,
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Malawi mangoes, nearly identical in taste and texture to Maharashtra's acclaimed Alphonso mangoes, created a sensation at the Vashi APMC fruit market in Navi Mumbai, India. The initial batch of 598 Malawi mango boxes sold out within minutes, fetching prices ranging from ₹4,500 to ₹5,500 per
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"After the green light from the State-Regions Conference, MASAF is ready to allocate 12 million euros for the pear and kiwi fruit sectors, aimed at countering the economic consequences they are experiencing due to climatic and natural events, such as drought, hail and plant diseases. In total
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The United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) has revised its potato production forecast, reflecting changes in the processing sector. The latest estimates indicate a downward adjustment of approximately 800 cwt compared to the September forecast. While this represents a decrease, the overall
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Controlled Atmosphere (CA) cold storage facilities have become a game-changer for apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir, addressing the challenge of the short shelf-life of their produce. Fayaz Wani reports that these storage units, introduced in the region in 2008, now number about 45, with the
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Cia-Agricoltori Italiani is deeply concerned about the political agreement reached in Brussels on the nature restoration law. The proposal binds member states to establish and implement measures to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU's land and marine areas by
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The European Commission's green light for Italy's EUR 1.7 billion state aid scheme, partly financed through the recovery and resilience fund, to support the construction of agri-voltaic plants. read more

This season's prospects for Maribelle apples look good. "There might be slightly fewer, but they're sweet, and this truly Dutch apple tastes fantastic," says fruit grower René Wellner. Yet he also sounds the alarm in this interview. "If plant protection products disappear at this rate, few
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In addition to the direct and visible damage to agricultural structures such as greenhouses, sheds, warehouses, vehicles, equipment, inputs (fertilisers, seeds, etc.) and lost or damaged production, there is also the indirect damage caused by difficulties in responding to customer demands
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Fresh Direct has issued its crop report for 8th to 15th, November highlighting the effects of Storm Ciaran that caused chaos for many growers. read more

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, met Friday under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to review the financial statements for the third quarter of 2023. read more

With diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey breaking down in response to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements, major Israeli retail businesses, especially supermarket chains, have decided to stop importing from Turkey, and thus there are opportunities for Greece according to
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Woefully late, but finally, on Friday, confirmation officially arrived from Masaf of the allocation of ten million euros for compensation to pear trees affected by the effects of climate change in the last campaign (for more information click here). Despite some
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New soilless strawberry crops that can be adjusted up to three levels have been completed in Basilicata, Calabria, and Puglia by Combimetal Carrera, the company that designs and manufactures such innovative systems that help workers during operations, FreshPlaza informs. read more

EastFruit analysts draw attention to a clear warming in relations between Iran and Tajikistan. During the recent visit of the Iranian President to Tajikistan, memorandums of understanding were signed in the field of transport, free economic zones, cooperation in the fight against drugs, and even
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Egypt will export a record volume of garlic to the EU countries in 2023, according to EastFruit. However, the pace of export growth in this direction may slow down slightly this year, although the volume of exports for the first eight months of the year already exceeds its indicator for the
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EastFruit experts draw attention to a number of sequential events that have a negative impact on Armenia’s ability to export its fruits and vegetables, as well as other types of goods. Moreover, these events surprisingly coincide with the cooling of relations between Armenia and Russia, which
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A new survey by British Berry Growers, the industry body representing 95 per cent of British berries sold in the UK, has found that 80 per cent of British berry growers feel they no longer have partnership relationships with UK supermarkets. read more

Autonomous grocery retail has been a feature of the northern European landscape for some time, but now it seems ready to change the way shoppers buy food in southern Europe too. read more