Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous years. Given the sharp warming and the associated rapid degradation of the quality of apples for
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Mass sales of tomatoes from local greenhouses have started on the Polish wholesale market this week. At the same time, the season of local greenhouse tomatoes this year began with a delay of a month, EastFruit project analysts report with reference to the Fresh-market website. read more

In recent years, Uzbekistan has been actively developing the production of raw materials from a medicinal plant – ferula, the plantation areas of which are intensively expanding, and processing and export of finished products are being organized, EastFruit experts note. read more

In March, EastFruit analysts conduct a traditional audit of the fruit and vegetable departments of supermarkets in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Let’s see in the photos below extraordinary things our experts noted this time: unusual vegetables and fruits, original
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On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the situation in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The recording of the conference is available at this link (in Russian). read more

EastFruit team offers lots of instruments for market linkages, which many might not be aware of. They will help you find buyers for your products or suppliers if you are looking for fresh, frozen, or dried fruits, vegetables, or nuts. read more

According to Moldovan statistics, in 2021, the country supplied apples to 18 countries of the world, and the list expanded to 30 last year. The heads of ministries, departments, international donor programs, and local non-governmental organizations of agricultural producers believe this is a
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The EastFruit analysts team discovered while preparing for the first online conference on the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables, that an important event happened in 2021 – raspberries overtook strawberries in terms of international trade volume. read more

On March 18, 2023, the abolition of a temporary ban on the exports of onion from Uzbekistan was reported. Just a few hours after the corresponding announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture requests for trucks to ship Uzbek onions to foreign markets started appearing in the logistics groups in
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From September, which marks the start of the apple season in Georgia, to the end of February, Georgia has exported 6 300 tonnes of apples – 17% more than in the same period but a year before. Export prices were practically unchanged from the previous season, so the revenues from exports in USD
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The organic industry appeared in Ukraine not so long ago and it can be called a niche. So far, it is not very popular in Ukraine and many other countries, but it can help producers become exclusive and significantly expand their capabilities, writes SEEDS. read more

The largest exporter of onions in Central Asia has lifted the restriction on onion exports – Uzbekistan has become the second country in the region to announce the early lifting of the ban, EastFruit experts report. read more

In 2023-2028, Uzbekistan will implement a project to create a value chain in the horticulture industry with the participation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the total cost of which is $323 million, EastFruit experts report. read more

The largest exporter of onions in Central Asia has lifted the restriction on onion exports – Uzbekistan has become the second country in the region to announce the early lifting of the ban, EastFruit experts report. read more

On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the situation in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The video of the conference is available at this link (in Russian). read more

Participants in the horticulture business of Ukraine found Polish frozen raspberries on the shelves of Ukrainian supermarkets. Before the start of a full-scale war of Russian aggressors against Ukraine, this did not cause much surprise, but in the context of the devaluation of the hryvnia and
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Over the previous two decades of the 21st century, there were droughts in Moldova every two years out of five on average, but since 2020 every second year in the country is dry. Moreover, according to the estimates of the local hydrometeorological service, the shortage of precipitation in most
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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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Fruit trees are massively blooming in Uzbekistan and the outlines of future ripe and juicy fruits are already visible. In the southern regions of the country, green apricot fruits have already appeared on the trees. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, who finished an audit of the fruit and vegetable departments of supermarkets in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, today, the average retail price for onions in supermarket retail has currently reached an absolute record – 55.3 UAH/kg. This is about $1.51/kg at
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