Ecuador’s banana sector started the year well, with a 7.89% increase, to export 2.59 million more boxes in January 2023 (35.01 million boxes) compared to the January 2022 (32.42 million boxes). However, the dollar value and sales in key markets decreased at the same time. At the international
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"Cima di Rapa is a classic autumn and winter product. We import the cabbage mainly from Puglia," Raffaele Scirillo of Irpinia Frucht GmbH tells us. The company has been located at Fruchthof Berlin since 1993 and is focused on importing Italian food products. "Apart from that, we also offer the
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At the beginning of February, the largest exhibition of the fruit and vegetable industryFruit Logistica was held in Berlin. Experts from all over the world have gathered there to see numerous innovations: new varieties of fruits and vegetables, eco-friendly packaging, and production monitoring,
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The president of AECOC, Ignacio González, has assured, before the celebration of the AECOC Journalism Awards, that no actor in the food chain is taking advantage of the current rise in costs. read more

Three districts along Maharashtra’s Konkan coast are known for the Alphonso mango; the Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigad districts. Unfortunately, they have already started reporting fruit drop. Mangoes are a four-month-duration crop, from the time of flowering to harvesting of the mature
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In week 5, the three-week average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €115/100 kgs. read more

In the wake of the tomatoes and cauliflower, the soft fruit supply is now also lagging far behind. "Supply is very low, and demand is very high," observes Maxim De Roeck of Fruitful- Berries from Venlo. "The Chilean blueberry season is mostly over. We will receive the last blueberries from Chile
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Above all, the prolonged summer drought, but also various problems with sales, influenced vegetable cultivation in 2022. According to the Baden-Württemberg Statistical Office, around 266,500 t of vegetables were harvested in 2022 on an outdoor area of 11,300 ha. While the
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Fruit growers are allowed to use the plant protection product Surround (active ingredient: aluminium silicate) to control the pear leaf sucker on pears with immediate effect. This is provided for in an emergency authorisation issued by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). read more

The Hexkoel cold storage facility for table grapes, in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, is continuing with business as usual with new record intakes for the season, despite national rolling electrical blackouts lasting up to eight hours per day. read more

The drought alarm is now a critical issue throughout Europe, so much so that in France restrictions on water use could be triggered from March. In Italy last year it caused a loss of at least EUR 6 billion in harvests and the situation this year does not seem
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Due to a series of difficulties in cultivation and organization, the Spanish fruit and vegetable season is far from being stable at the moment. Similarly, no consistent line can be drawn for the iceberg lettuce under the Ilfres brand and the citrus under the Juicì brand in Italy. However,
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Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque has stated that Bangladesh will export mangoes to Japan soon: “Japan is interested to import mangoes from Bangladesh. The work is in progress to fulfill Japan’s prerequisites. The both countries are working jointly in this regard.” read more

Israeli box carrier ZIM and Hai An Transport and Stevedoring Joint-stock Company (HATS) have launched Lotus Link, a new joint venture to operate domestic and regional shipping services in Vietnam. read more

Persiskin makes use of the surplus persimmon harvest, which is not destined for agri-food channels, to generate a vegetable skin. Spain is the largest producer of this fruit in Europe and the second largest in the world, with an annual production of around 500,000 tonnes of persimmon.
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There have been almost no exports of fresh persimmons from Uzbekistan over the past week, apart from single shipments of several tonnes. This means the end of the season for exports of last year’s Uzbek persimmons, EastFruit analysts report. read more

Greenhouses need to reduce their freshwater demand and carbon footprint. By growing microalgae in the runoff water of greenhouses, the total fresh water consumption can be reduced and the water becomes cleaner. In addition, the microalgae become valuable products
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British men don’t eat as many vegetables as women; this is quite well-known. A new survey now claims vegetables are snubbed by them because they feel they don’t fill them up. Nearly half of men questioned about why they don’t eat enough vegetables said it was because vegetables aren’t
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Kenya is at the start of its avocado peak season. The peak season for Hass fruits is about to commence in the first week of March, with big volumes infiltrating the market from mid-March. read more

The demand for onions from the European market is significantly increasing, and it is mainly directed to Egypt, says Fatimah Elzhraa of the Egyptian producer Al Solimania. read more