The Dutch company Altena Potatoes received its first full truckloads of Santé potatoes yesterday. "We started carefully last week already, but that wasn't significant. We can now truly get going," says Kees Schouten. read more

Banana cultivation in India has come a long way in the past few decades, says Ajay Chopra, founder of Indian fresh produce brand Wonderberry: “The Indian banana cultivation has seen a fair bit of evolution over the past two decades. For example, the change from flat irrigation technology to
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The UK lime season is staring to look much better after a tough few months of oversupply. read more

Demand from Gulf countries for Iranian produce has increased significantly in recent weeks, but not in the way Iranian exporters would like. "There is a strong demand for certain fruits and vegetables, but the way of doing business leaves much to be desired," said Hadi Mirzaei, CEO of Iranian
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The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today rush to sell stocks of old cabbage before the massive sales of early cabbage start, and market
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The Dutch O+G umbrella organisation GroentenFruit Huis welcomes in principle the plans of the food association CBL to achieve a uniform sustainability standard with a sound economic model together with Dutch farmers and gardeners. "The actors
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A satisfying end to the season for Jingoldas harvesting has begun in the Southern Hemisphere. Production development plans allowed for a 40 per cent increase in quantities in 2022-23 to cope with demand exceeding supply. "We have achieved the target
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Also at wholesale level, Easter is approaching and wholesalers are hoping to increase sales by changing the tone from the unsatisfactory winter months. But so far the festive air has not had any desired effect and sales are languishing. Even products such as:
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According to a statement from British Apples & Pears Limited, UK growers need better returns from the supermarkets buying their produce. It claims that the UK's apple-growing industry is under severe threat, with many growers unable to afford replanting this year. read more

Ten days in selected points of sale of the Poli Group, the historic Trentino retail group, to promote the Val Venosta Pinova, the apple with the perfect mix of sweetness and acidity. This is the latest activity organised and conducted byVIP, the Association of
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ABCD de l’exotique offers limes all year round. At the moment, most of their merchandise comes from Brazil. “We have a clientele more focused on limes from Brazil, because this origin tends to have large volumes. And when there is a shortage of supply from Brazil, we offer limes from
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Container shipping companies' profit margins hit a two-year low in the fourth quarter of 2022, as rates and demand plunged. According to Alphaliner's latest report, margins fell from nearly 52% in the third quarter to 33% in the fourth. read more

Before the Easter holidays, Ukrainian greenhouse plants once again increase selling prices for cucumbers, EastFruit project analysts report. In addition to the pre-holiday rush, prices in this segment are kept up by the slowing down of cucumber ripening in most greenhouses due to cloudy weather
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"One aspect we are currently experiencing on the market is the promotion of domestic produce rather than the imported one due to the increase in costs in all producer countries worldwide. We are talking about bell peppers, strawberries, lemons, oranges and pears," reports Giuseppe Galluccio
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Goods imported into the UK from the EU will be subject to changes from October, after the U.K. government today released its 'Target Operating Model'. read more

In March 2022, EastFruit published an article calling on all companies to stop doing business with Russia. Many organizations, experts, and business representatives from many countries of the world made similar calls then. This had a significant effect because numerous multinational
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Traditionally, the country has supplied vegetables to Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. In January 2023, potato exports increased by 28.4 times and amounted to 19.8 thousand tons compared to the same period in 2022. Uzbekistan became the largest buyer, with 18.9
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The Federation of German Food and Drink Industries (BDI) is relying on continuity in its board of directors. As the industry umbrella organisation announced, Dr. Christian von Boetticher was re-elected chairman of the board at the general meeting. Also the deputy chairman
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Brazilian consumers most likely have noticed that the presence of European apples on supermarket shelves has been enormous. In fact, fruit imports grew in the second half of 2022 and early 2023. In addition to Chile and Argentina, traditional fruit suppliers to Brazil, imports from Italy and
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