New Zealand retailer The Warehouse has added fresh fruit and vegetables to its range as part of a new trial. read more

International Fruit Genetics (IFG), has celebrated the twentieth anniversary of breeding the table grape variety Cotton Candy in 2023. read more

New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running. read more

If Viveros Hernandorena is a reference in potted stone fruit trees, it is also a reference in bare root plants in species such as almond, kaki, kiwi, quince or pomegranate, crops where monovarieties predominate and reduced variety-pattern combinations, which allows for better management of the
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As was evident throughout the year, German imports of fresh fruit and vegetables fell sharply in 2022. Over the whole year, imports ended up at 8.2 million tonnes. That was 10% less than in both previous years. German imports were also smaller than in previous years. We need to go back to around
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Analysts at EastFruit note that wholesale prices for potatoes in Georgia are remaining stable. The price levels are record-breaking. The latest weekly survey revealed that the local suppliers hoped for even higher prices given the poor harvest and increased demand in Georgia. read more

WP Produce, a Miami-based and family-owned grower, packer and shipper of Desbry® brand tropical fruits and roots, joined the trade fair for the global fruit trade, Fruit Logistica, held annually in Berlin. read more

In 2022, 131,295,602 kg worth US$372,252,711 were exported. This is a decrease of 12.02 % in value and -8.19 % in volume compared to 2021, agraria.pe refers to data from the Agrodata Peru portal. Fresh asparagus accounted for 73.36% of total exports in the year under review.
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Mexico registered record-high agri-food exports and exceeded 50 billion dollars for the first time in 2022. Beer, tequila, and avocados were the most important agri-food export products.  read more

Across the UK supermarkets are facing shortages of some fruit and vegetables. read more

Ensuring traceability from seed to increase the value of fruit and vegetable produce. At the Chamber of Deputies, Assosementi presented the Road to Quality project, a collective brand characterising the productions of its member companies. "The Italian fruit and vegetable industry
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In 2022, the volume of citrus that Peru exported decreased by 2% over the previous year. It was a year in which over costs, especially shipping freight -which ranged between 9,000 and 12,000 dollars depending on the destination-, had a great impact on the industry. “In many cases, these
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The year-on-year drop in the volume exported was most notable in fruit, with a fall of 13%, totalling 6.6 million tonnes and affecting almost all products. In stone fruit, the main products fell, such as peach, with a 24% drop and 262,211 tonnes.
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Ecoculture Biosciences' technical solutions and efficient breeding programmes optimise the profitability and quality of spring crops, such as melon and watermelon, helping to achieve excellent results including increased yields and
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Chilean blueberries have performed well in the Chinese market in the 2022/23 season, especially during the run-up to the Spring Festival, since early January, and during the holiday itself. read more

Many fruit and vegetable departments in the UK are not loaded with produce. Shelves are empty in many English supermarkets and this is also happening in Ireland. The shortage of fruit and vegetables is dictated by the extreme weather conditions in Spain and North Africa,
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Supernova-Series V is the new highly automated and self-adjusting solution by REV, for the denesting (Supernova) and filling (Series V) of punnets of all kinds and sizes, from cardboard trays, with or without wings, and small crates to classic ones in plastic, including clamshells. read more

The Polish Potato Federation and Europatat have announced the opening of registrations for the annual Europatat Congress that will take place in the beautiful city of Gdansk (Poland) from 5 to 7 June 2023. Register today and don’t miss the opportunity to join the annual gathering of the
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Boosting its spicy offerings as of late, Oppy, adds garlic from Spain to its product mix amid organic ginger success. read more

The rector of the University of Cadiz (UCA), Francisco Piniella, presided over the presentation of the prototype of sustainable packaging made from algae by the AlgaEcopack Agricultural Operational Group (GOA) yesterday, Tuesday 21 February, in the Hospital Real building. He was accompanied by the researchers
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