According to EastFruit, in the 2022/23 season, small landlocked country Mongolia with 3.3 million inhabitants, located at more than 7 thousand km from Poland, has suddenly become quite an important market for the Polish fresh apples. read more

Five years ago, it became clear that the prospects for specialized growing apples for processing were doomed to loss. Many growers in developing countries have even stopped picking up apple carrion, which was previously quite successfully processed for production of apple juice concentrate
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After rising for two and a half years, retail food prices are now stable in Georgia. It has to be said that retail prices for some fruits and vegetables were way above last year’s levels in July. Analysts at EastFruit note that the latter were caused by short-term market fluctuations. read more

Morocco has been actively increasing its vegetable exports to Poland in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The revenues from the exports have grown almost 100 times and reached $2.7 mln in 2022! read more

Purslane, also known as Portulaca oleracea, is a plant that has gained popularity in recent years. With its rich nutritional content and versatility in cooking, it is considered by many as a superfood. However, purslane has also been labeled as a weed due to its invasive nature and ability to
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Facilitating the export of apples of Moldovan origin to the Indian market, including the approval of phytosanitary requirements to complete the import approval procedure for this product per Indian law, was one of the main topics discussed by the Director General of the National Food Safety
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EastFruit wrote earlier that the average wholesale prices for raspberries in the Georgian market this season had remained the same, despite higher prices at the beginning of the season. Now they are 9 lari per kg ($3.43). While some farmers fear potential marketing problems if supply increases
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In the first three months since the beginning of the melon export season from Uzbekistan, the volume of shipments of this product to foreign markets was 22% less than the record figure for the same period last year, EastFruit analysts say. read more

From July 31, 2023, Great Britain canceled all customs duties and tariff quotas for seven agricultural products from Moldova. These benefits will be valid for the next 12 months. This was reported to NewsMaker.md by the British Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. read more

Very low prices for blueberries, expected by Ukrainian berry growers this season, have been avoided. Prices remained close to the previous year’s level, and exports of Ukrainian blueberries have grown significantly. Taras Bashtannik, head of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association
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EastFruit reports that the Georgia’s active blueberry picking season has already been over for two weeks. Farmers and experts generally assess the 2023 season as positive compared to the previous year. The weather was more favorable for blueberry harvesting, production and export increased
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The raspberry season has almost finished its transition from summer to everbearing varieties in EastFruit countries. However, raspberry prices are still frustrating for farmers almost everywhere. read more

Since the beginning of this week, selling prices have resumed on the tomato market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. The main reason for the downward price trend was the massive entry of open-field tomatoes into the market. Although the field tomato season has just begun, growers
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On August 3, the key annual conference for the global apple business Prognosfruit 2023, was held in Trento, Italy, where production forecasts for the new season for all countries are traditionally announced. The event also presented a forecast from EastFruit for Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and
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Egypt, the key exporter of grapes in North Africa, has seriously intensified its diversification strategy in the past few years. Besides traditional markets in the EU, russia, and the Middle East, Egyptian exporters of table grapes have devoted greater attention to Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan
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The summer raspberry season has pleased Ukrainians with affordable prices, but it has become one of the most unprofitable in history for producers. Taras Bashtannik, head of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA), spoke about this with SEEDS. read more

The apple season 2022/23 in Ukraine was perhaps one of the most difficult in the past decade. “Problems with usage and rising costs of plant protection products, fertilizers, and other inputs, lack of labor force, relatively low prices of apples for processing, no growth in fresh apple prices
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This week, selling prices for new crop onions in Ukraine have already dropped below last year’s level, EastFruit project analysts report. Farmers are seriously concerned about the current situation because the harvesting of late varieties of onions has yet to begin, and demand in this
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The season for selling local plums on the Moldovan market in 2023 began in mid-July, about two weeks later than last year (which, in terms of weather conditions and fruit ripening, was close to the benchmark averages). The starting price level for these fruits was one of the highest in the five
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In the Moldovan fruit market, a local apple of summer varieties appeared in the middle of last month, and at once in a reasonably large quantity and a relatively wide variety assortment. The 2023 season of early apple sales in the country started about a week earlier than last year but at about
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