Leading Australian wholesaler and national retail supplier of passionfruit, Jetbest Group, has committed to a long-term partnership to invest in the development of improved passionfruit varieties. read more

Sydney Markets has announced it has partnered Jamie Oliver, chef, author and child health campaigner, to teach children across New South Wales through Oliver’s Learn Your Fruit and Veg Program. read more

The EU's share of the Spanish flower and plant import market has remained stable over the last five years, ranging from 61% of total imports in 2018 to 70% of total imports in 2021 and 65% in the first half of this year. read more

Storm Daniel reached Libya at the beginning of the week, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving tens of thousands missing. The worst-hit city is Derna, where the storm has caused dam failures. The city is located in the Al Jabal Al Akhdar, one of the country's main agricultural regions. read more

Grupo Clasol and Cooperativa San Alfonso are joining forces to create a leading fruit and vegetable group, combining the best of the cooperative and private models. The new alliance's innovative business model will focus on citrus and stone fruit production. This new entity has four packing
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While niche crops such as tropical fruits, garlic or sweet potatoes have gained a lot of importance in recent years, table grapes from German production are still a rarity. In the greenhouses of the Kremers farm in Heinsberg, directly on the German-Dutch border, dark, red as well as light grapes
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The first half of the year is stingy with satisfaction for the Italian trade balance, which is increasingly in the red in volume, where we lose another 20 percentage points from one year to the next, while in value the balance is still positive (+ 86 million) but has shrunk by almost 30% compared to 2022. read more

Supplies of imported asparagus are lower currently. “We are about 15 to 20 percent below last year’s volumes. Some weeks show an even greater disparity,” says Carlos Solf, director of procurement for Southern Specialties. read more

The PCN forum has been set up recently to tackle the potato cyst nematode, that causes major problems for potato growers and affects almost half of the land used for growing ware potatoes across Great Britain. read more

Two years ago, carrot yields in Lebanon reached 5,400 tons, a drop in the bucket compared to the Netherlands' 643,000 tons or even its neighbor, Israel's 186,000 tons. We spoke to Ahmad Mostafa Khodr of Fresh Products, one of the few carrot growers in Lebanon. read more

After smooth summer sales, Dutch leek prices dipped recently. "That's unfortunate. Exports were good all summer. There's not a huge supply, yet prices show a downward trend. Earlier this week, it was at around €0.50; with that, we're genuinely short. We need no less than €0.60 to cover the
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The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) has launched the 'This is Greenhouse Goodness' campaign, which has converted the baggage claim area to resemble a greenhouse farm at Windsor International Airport. The campaign is designed to showcase the high concentration of greenhouses,
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In the first half of 2023, exports were up 1.3% in volume and +7.1% in value, but imports were up 3.5% and +8.6% respectively. The trade balance worsened (-24.9%) as did the trade balance in volume from -291,127 tonnes in the first six months of 2022
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Working at the cell level to develop a disease- resistant citrus tree holds great promise and potential for the Florida citrus industry. Nian Wang, professor of microbiology and cell science, is one of the world’s most accomplished researchers working in this area to develop a tree that is
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Seatrade, an international shipping company with a global footprint and active in specialized refrigerated shipping and logistics is adding two new vessels to their fleet. read more

After two years strongly affected by spring frosts, this year the European stone fruit harvest should have increased, driven by the recovery of the Spanish production, especially that of nectarines and Paraguayo peaches, and of the French, which would have grown for the second consecutive year.
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Logistics firm Kuehne+Nagel (Kenya) Limited is set to acquire rival Morgan Air and Sea Freight Logistics Kenya Limited for an estimated Sh8 billion, marking one of the largest transactions in the industry. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has approved the deal on the basis that it will
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The California table grape scene is devastating. “While some growers are impacted more than others by losses due to Hurricane Hilary, there is not a single grower in the San Joaquin Valley that wasn’t impacted,” says Ira Greenstein with Direct Source Marketing. “Perhaps a very small
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Expanding its operations in international markets, mainly with FarmFresh conservers to export Brazilian fruits, Termotécnica introduces the Recycle EPS portal. read more

Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) - a global intellectual property and commercialisation company for new fruit varieties - announced that it has been granted a licence to manage the Celina cv pear in the US, in partnership with Fruithandel Wouters and ABCz
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