Since the beginning of the week, potato prices in Ukraine have decreased significantly. As analysts of the EastFruit project note, the main reason for negative trends in the potato market was the beginning of harvesting in the key production regions and, as a result, an increase in the potato
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As the 2022-2023 almond season is over and the new one is underway, EastFruit analysts note that Georgia exported about 10% of the production in the last season. Given the fast growth of local production, this result should be a warning. Georgia needs to establish almond exports soon. read more

The final stretch of the Egyptian grape season is coming up, and for Bulgarian fresh produce trader Triland it means the sourcing of the grapes is almost over, FreshPlaza informs. read more

In late August – early September, almond harvesting begins in Georgia. To put it mildly, this is a new export crop for Georgia. Today in Georgia, there are about 6 thousand hectares of intensive almond orchards, and the expected harvest is from 2.5 to 3 thousand tons. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, negative trends in the Ukrainian raspberry market continued last week, which led to the refusal of several medium-sized farms to continue harvesting berries from their orchards. read more

Peru’s blueberry exports to China during the ongoing campaign have fallen significantly compared to the same period last year, informs Fructidor. read more

Sapodilla, also known as La-Moot in Thailand, wood potato, chiku, acha, or sapote, is an exotic fruit that tastes like a combination of ice cream, caramel, fudge, and condensed milk. In Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, this fruit is considered exotic and primarily grown by small
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Recently, organic adjika produced by the Ukrainian craft company “Stodola” appeared on the shelves of American retail for the first time. The founder of the “Stodola” brand, Yan Ostrovsky, shared in an interview with SEEDS the information about the challenging journey
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Moroccan exporters have recently raised their raspberry exports to the UK market sharply, reports EastFruit. The exports of fresh raspberries from Morocco to the UK have grown 40 times over just three past years and reached 15,800 tonnes in the MY 2022/23 (July-June). Those volumes have brought
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According toEastFruit analysts, in 2023 Uzbekistan could collect a record onion crop. Estimates of a possible increase in onion production volumes vary greatly, but the most pessimistic scenario, voiced by market participants in Uzbekistan and local experts shows a yield increase of at least
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Egypt has again set a record in exports of fresh strawberries to the Southeast Asian countries in the current MY 2022/23, reportsEastFruit. The Egyptian exports to this region have grown by a third year-over-year and tripled over the past four seasons! As a result, Egypt has remained the fifth
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Onion prices in Ukraine have reached shocking heights in the first half of 2023, reaching US $1.3-1.4 at the wholesale level, which was an all-time record. This has motivated farmers to invest into production, despite continued occupation of the traditional growing regions of Ukraine by Russian
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According to EastFruit experts, pooling of folding reusable plastic containers is one of the most profitable and completely free niches both in grocery retail in general and in the fresh produce business of Georgia in particular. It allows, on the one hand, to drastically reduce both losses and
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine tripled exports of frozen raspberries to the US during the first half of 2023. This allowed Ukraine to enter the top ten largest suppliers of frozen raspberries in the USA, for the first time. Ukraine actually ranked 8th among largest exporters of frozen
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Wholesale prices for watermelon have been declining quite rapidly on the Moldovan market. Judging by the weekly wholesale price monitoring of EastFruit, the average price for watermelons during the past decreased by 20% – to 4 lei /kg ($0.23/kg) from 5-6 lei / kg ($ 0.28-0.34 / kg) in the
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Global frozen raspberry market remains under the shock of ultra-low prices. EastFruit described this situation very well and provided very accurate forecast for its further development on the verge of the season in this article. read more

Along with other destinations, Morocco has been actively increasing its avocado exports to Germany, reports EastFruit. The exports to the German market have more than quadrupled since the MY 2016/17 (Jul-Jun) and reached 5,000 tonnes valued at $17 mln. read more

Wholesale prices for fresh pears in Uzbekistan have decreased by 13% during the past week. However, despite the decline, current wholesale prices are 25% higher than in 2022 at the same time. Moreover, since the beginning of July 2023, wholesale prices for these products have remained above
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EastFruit systematically monitors wholesale prices for coriander, dill, and parsley. You may have noticed strong jumps in the prices in recent weeks in Georgia. The reasons behind these jumps are quite simple, and the market expects the prices to go down in the near future. read more