EastFruit analysts highlight reduced inflation in Georgia. While we were used to seeing an annual difference of 10% or more in the general price level, or inflation, for quite some time now, the change in the overall price level in March 2023 amounted to only 5.3%. Alarmingly, a
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Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. read more

Despite inflation and cost increases, the company said it had a strong sales season overall for organic chicory. "In January as well as February, marketing was a bit slow, which is probably also partly due to inflation and consumer reluctance to buy. In line with the lower demand, we then pushed
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At JVI Imports, the import division of John Vena Inc. Specialty Produce in Philadelphia, the season is getting underway for two lesser-known counter-season commodities out of Peru. read more

Manual price adjustments are often not sufficient to be able to map strongly fluctuating prices promptly and accurately in the trade. Since this year, K-D Hermann contact-Auszeichnungssysteme has been offering a corresponding digital solution for this purpose, for which there is already lively
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The first year success of the Potato Partnership (TPP) was quite successful, says James Wrinch, director of East Suffolk Produce and a TPP founding partner. For the founding partners of the Potato Partnership it was the recognition that without trials, growers were unlikely to find the answers
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Due to the difficulties at the Cape Town port, farmers are delaying the planting of new orchards, which prevents the development of new jobs. Due to these difficulties, farmers are delaying the planting of new orchards, which prevents the development of new jobs. read more

The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today rush to sell stocks of old cabbage before the massive sales of early cabbage start, and market
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The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported. read more

Recently, the blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) has come to be known as a superfood, which has further increased the demand for the fruit. A recent paper published in the Foods Journal looks at the phytochemical components of this fruit, focusing on terpenoids and the more commonly characterized… read more

Weston Holdings, Inc. announced its fiscal third quarter 2023 results and updated its fiscal 2023 outlook. read more

The de-occupation of a part of the South of Ukraine will not have an immediately positive effect on the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable market this year. Ukrainian agrarians working in the de-occupied territories faced several problems with mines and land contamination with explosive residues.
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The temporary hospitality sector closure during the pandemic affected the bean sprout market too. Now, however, sales at Mulders Top Sprouts are up and running again. In fact, their bean sprouts are doing so well that expansion is necessary. Last year, this Dutch company's bean sprout sales rose
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The persistent cold from mid-January to early March, and the frosts when Granada's green asparagus season was starting in mid-March (with temperatures as low as -10ºC) affected the earliest crops and led to a slowdown in the harvest. In addition, the drought has contributed to a 20 to 25%
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The Portuguese Parliament has approved the proposal that provides for the application of zero VAT on essential food products. This measure will be in force between April 18 and October 31, 2023. read more

The latest video in Rijk Zwaan’s ‘The future is sky’ series features the Canadian grower, Foothill Greenhouses. In the video, the two companies discuss their partnership and Foothill’s experiences with its main cucumber variety for summer, Verdon RZ. read more

The Portuguese sweet potato season is currently coming on strong at East4Fresh. "Other Mediterranean countries have stopped delivering and we are pretty much the only ones left with good quality in both organic and conventional," Helien Verhagen says. read more

The domestic orange campaign started in 2022 with the prospect of a significant drop in the production, estimated at 20% nationally and at 24-25% in Andalusia, according to the first estimates from the regional government. However, in the final stretch of the season, the figures have been
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index The composite index remained relatively stable (decreased a marginal 0.4%) this week, and has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year. read more

An Essex-based fruit farm has defied the odds to grow strawberries in challenging conditions, thanks to innovative farming practices and consistent, free-draining coir-growing media. read more