Agriculture plays a key role in meeting the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. An example of this commitment to environmental sustainability is that made by The Natural Fruit Company, the last company to join EsAgua, a network of companies committed to the sustainable use of water and the measurement of
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The Ariston Holdings Limited group is focused on improving product quality, while also increasing volumes in the export market and boosting foreign currency earnings. According to the group, early indications on macadamia production volumes and quality are showing an improvement. read more

As EastFruit price monitoring shows, prices for carrots have been rising on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market for two weeks in a row now. After a slight and short decline caused by a reduction in consumer demand for all vegetables of the so called “borscht set” (potatoes,
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The Lesotho Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project, working together with the Lesotho National Farmers’ Association (LENAFU) will teach farmers the necessary skills to increase fruit production. read more

Alexander Burkov, governor of the city of Omsk at a press conference, which took place on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, announced the launch of a logistics center for fruit and vegetable products from Uzbekistan, the market is to be called "Fruit City". read more

From rice to oil via cereals, Spanish agri-food production is plummeting and threatens a sharp rise in prices in the coming months. Fruit and vegetables are not spared from this situation. read more

The Secretary of Agriculture of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA), Antonio Moreno, estimated that the repeated frosts of the last days in large cultivation areas of the Region of Murcia, where the thermometers have fallen to negative values, had affected more than 40% of the flowering of the
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Representatives of the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Sciences (Ukraine) developed and officially registered seven new blackcurrant varieties. Breeders have been working on their varieties for almost 20 years, according to EastFruit. read more

The value development of fruit/vegetables/potatoes lags behind the development of FMCG overall both in December 2022 (-2.2% vs. December 2021) and in 2022 as a whole (-3.6% vs. year 2021). This negative sales development of minus 3.6% is contrasted by a volume development of minus
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The French National Assembly has just passed a bill aimed at giving more weight to the industry in negotiations with retailers. read more

The fields of the largest artichoke production area in Spain have been covered with a layer of ice for several days, which will have a considerable impact on production. “There have been frosts recorded from Alicante to Lorca, and in the Guadalentín Valley almost all the fields are
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Village Farms, the produce grower that also grows cannabis under the Pure Sunfarms banner, has raised $25 million. read more

Upp, a Shropshire, UK-based tech start-up, is using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. Its specialist, AI-driven harvester will make it more efficient to pick a familiar crop but also that the process will reduce waste -- by being able to extract more
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian producers were able to increase exports of frozen raspberries in 2022 beating the previous record! This is especially amazing considering extremely difficult conditions due to the Russian war and occupation of some territories of Ukraine, labor
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Arizona citrus growers are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps are hovering around the freezing mark. Fortunately, the plants at Agritopia in Gilbert are doing well because the farmers plan in advance, and know how to handle the temps. read more

Fruit Logistica will soon be here, and Sorma Group is ready to take part in the fruit and vegetable sector’s biggest international show with a new product for cluster tomatoes and all its latest innovations for after-harvest processing and packaging. read more

The consumption of exotic fruit has drastically dropped. No product is doing better than the others, as buyers prefer purchasing basic food rather than niche products due to inflation. read more

The UK government will eliminate tariffs on more than 3,000 products it imports from Nigeria. Nigerian exporters of plantain, fertilizers, tomatoes and more are among those that will benefit from the new tariff regime outlined in the UK’s new developing economies trading scheme, which targets
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A leading North Queensland papaya grower says it is important to increase consumer awareness of the fruit, and in turn consumption, to help grow the category and help meet rising production costs. read more

Spain has thus become the only European country to impose a tax on non-recycled plastic, and the companies concerned do not know with certainty exactly what documentation will be required of them. read more