Australia is looking forward to delivering more high-quality grapes to the Philippines and introducing more varieties of the fruit in the coming years. Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) senior trade and investment commissioner Christopher Lim commented. “We think that the
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A Norfolk fruit farm is making the earliest-ever start to its strawberry harvest - after investing £1.5m in a sustainable heating system. Place UK, based at Tunstead, near North Walsham, is heating a 2.2-hectare growing structure with a new ground source heat pump, which uses underground water
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Africa is a fruit powerhouse and Europe is loving it. Over the past few years, the African continent has been providing a significant portion of Europe's fresh fruit consumption, and it's not slowing down any time soon. These delicious and nutritious fruits have made their way into European
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As winter weather in North America and the constant rains in California come to an end, the effects are still being felt around the produce markets. read more

Mexico is the world’s largest avocado producer and exporter. Its avocado production accounts for 30% of the world’s total avocado production and is growing at an average annual rate of 3%, as global avocado demand continues to rise. As reported on agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, the European
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The release of the March Food Price Index for New Zealand shows yet another month of disruption to the country’s fresh produce industry off the back of a challenging summer. Fruit and vegetable prices in March were up 22.2% on March 2022. read more

In February, 827 t of organic carrots were sold in the Swiss retail trade. After exceeding 900 t in each of the last three years, February sales thus fell to a level similar to February 2018 (830 t). At the same time, organic carrots had a low price of CHF 2.80/kg on average in traditional
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Will the first Moldovan strawberries ripen by the Easter holidays? There were doubts about this due to two cold waves in late March – early April. However, according to the Pomușoarele Moldovei Association of Berry Producers, some producers of early greenhouse strawberries have decided to
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The harvest and sale of Ninfa brand lettuce, grown on 10 hectares of floating rafts in the Italian province of Ravenna, started last week. Gianluca Rossi, owner of Valle Standiana, looks with satisfaction at the lettuce, which, harvested by a small number of employees, is transported by conveyor
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The Belgian company, Tino's Fruit, has had a few, exceptionally hectic, weeks. "I think we had one of the busiest Easters ever," says business manager Geert Baecke. "The weather was beautiful, everyone came out, and there was an exceptional asparagus demand. It's always a much sought-after item
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Israeli pomegranate exporter and year round distributor, Edom Fruits, had a challenging season in the US due to California that finished late says Yinon Osem, CEO of the company. They are also currently seeing up to 40% lower Wonderful pomegranate volumes from South Africa for this season. read more

At 1.8 million tons, the gross greenhouse vegetable yields in the Netherlands were 7.9% lower in 2022 than a year before. read more

Elite Apple Company will join forces with Honeybear Brands® to market its apple varieties. The Elite Apple Company is a privately-held, grower-owned production facility located in Sparta, Michigan, the heart of Michigan’s apple country. For more than 40 years, the family of growers which make
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Hispatec Agrointeligencia, a leading company in technological solutions for global agriculture, will be present at two key events for the Chilean agricultural industry: the Global Cherry Summit and the South American Blueberry Convention. read more

Following March’s unsettled weather in California, what does this mean for the state’s cherry season? “The outlook is good--we’re optimistic the crop will be above average,” says Nick Lucich of Delta Packing Co, noting that the 10-year average is 6.2 million boxes of cherries. read more

A new strategic Spanish-Chinese phytosanitary agreement promoted by the president of the PSOE-Unidas Podemos coalition government, Pedro Sánchez, has made quite an impression. The meeting in Beijing of Presidents Sánchez and Xi Jinping, has so captured a lot of interest. read more

The Dutch onion market's earlier frenzy has subsided. So says Mike de Koster of WDK Onions, an onion grading and packing facility. "Prices fell and then stabilized, and far lower volumes are leaving. Fortunately, as a small family business, we're flexible and can scale up and down quickly.
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Turkish fruit and vegetable exports from the Western Mediterranean region increased by 26 percent between January 1 and April 11 from a year ago, coming in at $229 million. Shipments of fresh vegetables and fruits generated $248 million and $41 million in revenues, respectively, according to
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Dutch pears are fetching good prices. "Things are running very smoothly. The large sizes are selling for between €1.25 and 1.35. Those higher prices slow down sales somewhat, but I don't see prices dropping suddenly. The slightly shrunken Belgian supply benefits us," says Paul Peters of
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Aldi Nord is voluntarily foregoing margin and massively reducing the prices of fruit and vegetables. A clear sign that customers can rely on Aldi Nord in economically difficult times. After the drastic price cuts for coffee, butter, and cooking oil, the inventor of the discount store is thus
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