The EastFruit team continues to monitor the global and regional onion markets where tensions are heightened due to a series of bans and shocks, which we described in detail in the article “Global fresh onion market review – are prices about to skyrocket?”. read more

Yesterday, Cepifruit and the Fruit Growers Action Group took to the streets in Belgium. They were protesting against the too-low prices supermarkets pay fruit growers for their products. The demonstrators formed a tractor column from the village of Glons to the Comeos office in Auderghem, near
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The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions were banned by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. read more

The Rocca Imperiale lemon campaign is in full swing, but the trend is not looking very good. "Sales have slowed down over the past 10 days. While last year we used to ship 9 pallets every day, we now ship 5 on average. There is no substantial difference when it comes to orders between the
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The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of the country around the Chillan city in the Bío Bío region and Nuble province, where apples, blueberry, cherries and
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NN-Pack from Mannheim will present its woven plastic nets with a width of 40 cm at Fruit Logistica, among other things. As Managing Director Yanik Simon Pfeifer told us, they will also be presenting two new packaging machines: "One of the two machines will be available at the end of the year
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The South African pear season started early at OV Fruit. "We've received the first container of Williams Bon Chrétien pears last friday. From now on, we'll get larger weekly volumes," Oscar and Victor van Turenhout say. This season, this Dutch import company will receive a total pear assortment
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Cassava is the second most important crop for Liberia. However, the production of the crop is still faced with numerous challenges, something the World Bank funded project is working to address. The suboptimal capacity of sectoral organizations still remains a serious challenge for Liberia's
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When the industry meets at LogiMAT in Stuttgart in April to present innovations and new solutions for intralogistics, RAJA will show how sustainable packaging concepts ensure safe product protection and benefit the environment at the same time. The packaging expert
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Patatas Meléndez, a company from Valladolid headed by Javier Meléndez, is going through a key moment in the company's history: the inauguration of its new automated plant will position it as a reference in the sector in Europe. Precisely for this reason, and with the firm commitment of
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Durian prices have tripled to VND150,000-VND190,000 ($6.40-$8.10) per kilogram at southern farms as demand from China has increased. One durian trader in the southern city of Can Tho said that he has not been able to buy enough quantity to sell to domestic buyers, as farmers are only willing to
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Alibaba-backed Pakistani e-commerce platform Daraz cuts workforce by 11% read more

According to Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Akhtar, director Agriculture Information Punjab, it is time to work on the energetic propagation of seedless citrus varieties to sizably expand area under its cultivation for exportable surplus that can attract dollars to Pakistan via exports. read more

"The figures for the first three quarters confirm Germany as the most important country for the export of Italian products", states Marco Salvi. In an interview with Fruchthandel magazine, the Fruitimprese president reveals where he sees the cornerstones of the Italian O+G industry in 2023.
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The Ministry of Health in France published a press release concerning listeriosis cases, stating: The health authorities have been informed of the occurrence in France of 5 serious cases of listeriosis, including 4 in pregnant women who have presented premature deliveries. These 5 people,
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Demand is on the quieter side for storage Wisconsin russet potatoes. However, this is consistent with historical potato movement at this time of year. read more

Mercabarna will promote the creation of a public-private company to manage its photovoltaic energy plant, which in 2025 will become the largest rooftop photovoltaic plant on the Iberian Peninsula. This company, which will be set up in the coming months,
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While supplies of grapes had been wavering in the past month, overall volumes are now starting to maintain a sense of normalcy. read more

This week, in the Netherlands, Frank Hessing received his company's Superkey. That signals the completion of this business' production site in Greenport Venlo. And so, with this sustainable Fresh Vegetable Plant, Hessing takes an important step toward making the company even more environmentally
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Zimbabwe’s government is trying to increase sector performance with the launch of the US$30 million Horticulture Export Revolving Fund (HERF). This should enhance horticulture's contribution to the growth of the country's export earnings and economic growth. The fund is supported through the
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