Ukrainian farmers are concerned about the situation in the carrot market: prices have dropped to an all-time low, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. read more

According to EastFruit, Egypt has set a new record for mango exports to Saudi Arabia in 2022, reclaiming its status as the largest supplier in this market that it had lost the previous year. Furthermore, mango exports in this direction have also remained at record levels in the first half of
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Last week, harvesting of table grapes of the main late variety “Moldova” began in some southern and central regions of the Republic of Moldova. At the moment, the table grapes are harvested mainly from rain-fed plantations. Harvesting the highest quality Moldova grapes from the most
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Since last week, the level of wholesale prices for potatoes began to decline on the Moldovan market; the product fell in price by an average of 14% to 6 lei/kg ($0.33/kg). As a result, the average price for new-crop local potatoes for the first time this season has dropped, although not much,
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has recently taken a huge step towards becoming the world leader in exports of frozen raspberries, which is amazing as it is happening despite the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Over the past five seasons, the volume of frozen raspberry exports from
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According to EastFruit, Morocco, one of the world’s primary suppliers of fresh tomatoes, is continuing to increase its vegetable exports. The country has achieved new record figures this season as the shipments of this product to foreign markets increased compared to the previous year. read more

Over the past two weeks, the average wholesale price for smooth short cucumbers in Uzbekistan has decreased by 29%, the first drop in prices for these products in a growing trend formed since mid-July of this year. However, this price decline will be short-lived and cucumber prices will likely
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In August, vegetable prices soared in Greece after a prolonged European heat wave gave the country its hottest July for 50 years. According to a report from Iefimerida, salad prices started to rival those of meats. read more

Ukrainian company Ukr-Walnut (Khmelnytsky region), at the most significant international exhibition of organic products BIOFACH 2023, signed export contracts to supply nut-growing products for €700 thousand. read more

Last year, the EastFruit project organized B2B meetings for representatives of fruit and vegetable business in Uzbekistan with the support of FAO and EBRD. The event was attended by Ekaterina Vepkhvadze, co-founder of the Georgian company Agritouch. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in the first half of 2023 Ukrainian farmers managed export record volumes of fresh potatoes, despite Russian aggression against Ukraine. Yet, these records have bitter aftertaste and indicate serious problems for the sustainability of this industry. read more

The season of raspberry sales in horticultural farms of Ukraine is ending, analysts of theEastFruit project report. It is worth noting that this year the raspberry selling season ends earlier than usual. This situation is explained by the producers themselves, first of all, by the earlier sales
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The season of raspberry sales in horticultural farms of Ukraine is ending, analysts of theEastFruit project report. It is worth noting that this year the raspberry selling season ends earlier than usual. This situation is explained by the producers themselves, first of all, by the earlier sales
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Imereti Agro Zone LLC (IAZ) is pleased to announce the official launch of the Request for Proposals (RfP) for the Greenhouse Cluster Development project, involving a substantial 220-hectare land plot – 61 ha land plot in Baghdati municipality and 159 ha land plot in Tskaltubo municipality.
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Egypt has been increasing its exports of frozen strawberries to the US market this year,EastFruit reports. Egypt became the fourth largest exporter of this product to the US last year, and in the first seven months of this year, the volume of exports in this direction increased by 17%. read more

NCP has cautioned UK supermarkets about the “potential risks” associated with sales of Tango mandarins, which it claims are “unauthorised”. read more

EastFruit experts in Moldova spoke to farmers and representatives of fruit growers’ organizations in Moldova regarding the updated apple harvest outlook for 2023. It seems that due to the very hot second half of summer the outlook for fresh apple harvest in Moldova needs to be revised
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A violent earthquake struck Morocco shortly before midnight on Friday, September 8. “The most violent the region has seen in a century,” says the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics. The quake was felt throughout the country, and even in neighboring Algeria, Mauritania, Spain,
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According to EastFruit, Ukrainian growers of fresh fruits and berries continue to expand to the most demanding world markets in extremely difficult conditions of the Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Everyone in the fresh produce business understands how difficult it is to get
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Incredible prices for vegetables in Ukraine began to decline rapidly. Some farmers managed to make good money from this, while others decided to make vegetable growing almost the main direction of the economy. read more