“Almeria’s weather and cultivation conditions are currently more than pleasant,” says Stephan van Marrewijk, a member of the Spanish cooperative Vicasol’s commercial department. “We’ve just had the warmest January on record. Coupled with the full moon, all the
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According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices in the European Union continue to rise. At the same time, a number of reasons have recently emerged for maintaining high prices longer than previously expected. Therefore, we decided to list these reasons in this brief onion market review. read more

According to EastFruit, Morocco’s greenhouse vegetable exports have suffered a severe setback due to climate change and extreme weather events. The country, which had been expanding its exports at a rapid pace, has seen a sharp decline in its tomato shipments, while its cucumber exports remain
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Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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Unexpectedly development in the regional onion market of Central Asia has been brought to our attention recently. EastFruit analysts were trying to find out why onions are so cheap in Tajikistan, despite the fact that in neighboring Uzbekistan the market has revived, and export shipments are
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According to EastFruit, citing a number of Serbian media and participants in the fruit and vegetable market, the Association “Our Fruits Serbia”, uniting raspberry producers and processors, organized a meeting in Arilje, Serbia on February 6, 2024 to discuss the situation on the market for
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Unexpectedly development in the regional onion market of Central Asia has been brought to our attention recently. EastFruit analysts were trying to find out why onions are so cheap in Tajikistan, despite the fact that in neighboring Uzbekistan the market has revived, and export shipments are
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As new green varietals continue to expand the grape market year over year, black grapes have become a rarer sight on retail shelves due to their decreasing demand from buyers. As breeders aim to maximize returns and predict demands, black grape focus has been on a downward trajectory, Dirk
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According to EastFruitanalysts, in 2023, exports of frozen raspberries from Serbia fell to the lowest level in the recent four years. Serbian frozen raspberries export revenues dropped down to US $300-310 million, which indicates the loss of a third of the export earnings on a year. If we
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EastFruit experts draw attention to the forecast of weather forecast for Central Asian countries, which are presently the largest onion exporters in the region: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Expected sharp drop in temperatures threatens the early onion harvest, which begins harvesting
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According to EastFruit analysts, in the 2023/24 season a new trend emerged at the European market – exports of fresh apples to companies-producers of apple juice concentrate. This is due to unprecedentedly high global prices for apple juice concentrate, the reasons for which we described
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The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season in Berlin. According to the forecast, which consolidates the data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, apple production is set
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Some of Moldova’s canning factories have resumed to accept last year’s apples at the prices they were in autumn 2024. The deliveries in January and February are not very large, only a few dozen tons per day, according to AgroExpert . However, the activity is expected to increase from March
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The Ukrainian carrot market in Ukraine is facing a slump in prices, according to EastFruit analysts. read more

According to EastFruit , Egypt broke its own record of table grape exports to the Saudi Arabian market in 2023, as it shipped more than the entire previous year in just the first 10 months. Saudi Arabia had become the top importer of grapes from Egypt in 2022 , and it further consolidated its
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From 7 to 9 February, Berlin (Germany) is hosting Fruit Logistica – a major event for the global agro-industry. This international exhibition, which has been held in Berlin since 1993, showcases the entire spectrum of the chain: from the production of fresh products to the final consumer. read more

Moldova’s apple exports have surged in January 2024, reaching over 14 thousand tons and $7.9 million in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA). This is a remarkable improvement from the previous month, when the country exported only
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According to the EastFruit, the Ukrainian potato market has seen a sharp drop in trade activity. An increase in the supply of potatoes has driven down the prices in this sector. Farmers who had been raising potato prices almost every week since mid-October 2023 are now forced to lower them. As
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Morocco restored its banana imports in 2023 after a significant slump in the previous year, reports EastFruit. By August 2023, Morocco has already imported more bananas than in the whole of 2022, when the global trade of this product faced a severe crisis due to natural disasters, adverse
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