The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) Citrus Summit took place in Gqeberha on 15 and 16 March 2023. Usually held every second year, this year’s event was the first Summit held since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The gathering, held in partnership with Standard Bank,
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According to EastFruit analysts, prices for fresh apples of the most common variety Golden Delicious in Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova remain stable, showing no signs of recovery. The lowest prices are in Poland, which had a good apple yield in 2022. The price situation is very similar
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Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries. This is thanks to the online and mobile platform of Sensonomic, developed in Norway and used in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. read more

Food retailers remain the most affected by supply bottlenecks. This is the result of the current ifo survey. In February, 85.7% of the companies surveyed reported this, compared to 95.6% in January. "Difficult negotiations between manufacturers and retailers about prices and
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It is more important than ever to improve shop floor efficiency. Companies are increasingly struggling to get enough staff; even more when heavy labor is involved. That is Van den Berge Handelsonderneming's experience too. This Dutch company is, thus, investing in time and labor-saving machines. read more

The Netherlands: Jumbo profit suffers from ailing Belgian expansionDutch retailer Jumbo has posted disappointing results, as it suffers from rising costs due to inflation and start-up losses in Belgium. Rising prices pushed down customer satisfaction, the company’s annual report shows. Jumbo
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Spain is the world's second-largest producer of artichokes, behind only Italy, and Murcia leads its production by concentrating approximately 40% of the total national harvest, according to the latest MAPA data. read more

The Turkish lira sank to a record low against the US dollar on Thursday, trading at over 19 lira amid local and global uncertainties. After surpassing the resistance level of 19, one dollar stood at 19.01 liras at 02:00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT). The currency has lost about 70 percent of its
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According to the information issued by Veritrade, a platform specialized in foreign trade, Camposol was the first Peruvian agro-industrial company to make a commercial shipment of pitahaya by sea to Europe (Rotterdam, Netherlands). This first shipment was made for a total of 15 tons. In addition
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Azerbaijan has been working on a state program for the development of citrus farming in recent years. In January 2023, Azerbaijan exported 9.9 times more citrus fruits than during the same period in 2022, and pomegranate exports increased by almost 5 times. read more

"This winter was a tough one for fruit and vegetable wholesalers," says Michel van den Berg of De Best AGF, a Dutch wholesaler. "For smooth sales, it's been too cold for too long. That discourages people from going to the market or eateries, and that's where all our business lies. People would
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"After a considerable price hike, mushroom prices have stabilized. That increase was also most welcome, given all the high costs. Something has to give at some point. Fortunately, the market's better balanced now," says Rick Verhoeckx of the Dutch mushroom and top fruit wholesaler of the same
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"All greenhouse crops suffered from the high temperatures in November and December 2022. Even now, they are still feeling the effects of that abnormal heat. The plants are stressed, especially tomato plants," said Massimo Pavan, a long-time entrepreneur who divides his time between Sicily and
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While winter has returned once again, the first fresh regionally cultivated rhubarb is already spreading a spring mood in the trade. At the end of February, the first production companies in the Lower Rhine region and near Cologne began harvesting the fruit vegetables from protected
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Italian fruit and vegetable exports recovered, closing 2022 in positive terms in value (+1.5%), for 5.3 billion euro, while volumes fell slightly compared to 2021 (-0.4%). This was announced by Fruitimprese on the basis of Istat data. Data on exports and imports of fruit and vegetables In
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At the beginning of March, the tangerine and clementine season traditionally comes to a close: the presence of the Spanish Nadorcott, Tango and Murcott and the Israeli Orri visibly diminished. The importance of Turkish Murcott and Moroccan Nadorcott also diminished noticeably. The quality of the
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Morocco is recording a sharp increase in its frozen raspberry exports to the European Union, rising from 3,600 tons in 2020 to 16,700 tons in 2022, a fourfold increase in just two years. Exports of ripe and fresh raspberries have also increased, reaching a volume of 56,200 tons in 2022, after a
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According to experts from Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers in Moldova, about 60 000-65 000 tonnes of apples from the harvest of 2022 remained in the refrigerated warehouses of farmers and traders at the beginning of March. Given the fact that a little less than 30 000 tonnes were
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The Gross Value of Grape Production in Pernambuco is estimated at R$1.9 billion (€340 mln) for 2023, 1.2% higher than last year. The result is the best achieved by the State since 2020. read more

Companies that market bell peppers have great difficulty minimizing losses, which affects their profitability. On the one hand, they must deal with rot issues at the source, which means they already experience high losses during the sorting process. read more