The high humidity and the continuous rains since the end of February in Tumbes and Piura, in the north of the country, have increased the presence of Mildiu on table grape crops in this area, stated Jose Luis Juarez, a phytosanitary advisor on this product. read more

“Sales growth has been really strong over the last few years,” says Philip Symons, Sales Director Europe at North Bay Europe about the growing business from the Dutch North Bay subsidiary in Rotterdam. “We had very good, strong ongoing business already but having established North Bay
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A Kent-headquartered fresh fruit supplier is set for further international growth with a $300m facility secured from a trio of banks, led by HSBC UK. Westfalia Fruit Group will utilize a multimillion-dollar revolving credit facility (RCF) from HSBC UK, the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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As the World Avocado Congress wrapped up in Auckland, New Zealand, South Africa was announced as the host of the 11th event to be held in 2027. read more

A new company dedicated to the production and export of avocado has just been born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico's main avocado production area and the world's leading exporter of this fruit. Its general manager spoke about the current state of exports to the United States, the natural market
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Pineapples are seeing strong demand this week leading up to Easter. “It’s quite a big pineapple holiday with many retailers doing promotions,” says Bobby Van Ligten with Pura Vida Farms in California. About 95 percent of the company’s pineapples are imported from Costa Rica and the
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The Gariguette, the famous Plougastel strawberry of the Savéol producers, is now available. “The Gariguette is a well-balanced variety with a very unique taste, a pleasant texture, and a very nice fragrance.” read more

Just about every sector uses pallets, which, over the years, have also survived every kind of innovation. Whether wood or plastic, a warehouse is incomplete without these goods carriers. At Kloek Pallets in the Netherlands, they know the importance of pallets, which is why founder Wout Kloek
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According to a report on Spanish zucchini imports prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistics service, in 2022, Spain imported 20.51 million kilos of zucchini, i.e. 36% more than in the previous year, for a total value of 19.63 million euro and an average price of € 0.96/kg. read more

Going into Easter week, there are limited supplies of limes. “Holy Week in Mexico shuts everything down for the week to let their staff celebrate and spend time with their families,” says Tony Campos of International Citrus & Produce. He notes that lime supplies are about the
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In the first month of 2023, Spain exported 938,451 tons of fruit and vegetables, i.e. 82% of what it exported that month, to other European countries for € 1,319 million. Shipments of Spanish fruit and vegetable products outside the EU totaled 210,349 tons worth € 326.6 million. read more

The world leader in banana exports, Ecuador, is not resting on its laurels as it seeks to enhance the trading conditions in the key growth markets of Asia. While they have access to South Korea, import tariffs of 30% are hobbling sales growth. Ecuador has also reportedly done all the
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In the table grape segment, South Africa, as usual, provided by far the bulk of the volumes, followed by seedless light varieties from Peru and Thompson Seedless from India and Chile. Other seedless red varieties from Peru as well as blue with seed from South Africa complemented the scene
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In September last year, Yeliz Kaya founded Green Ova in the Netherlands. It focuses on importing Turkish fruit and vegetables for the Dutch and European markets. "Many Turkish companies struggle to export goods. I have the advantage of being of Turkish descent and can speak the language. By
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Magali Daubinet-Salen appointed CEO Of Casino's French banners read more

Berry Blue LLC., an MBG Marketing company, has announced its partnership with the University of Florida Blueberry Breeding Program to research and develop new and proprietary late-season southern highbush blueberry varieties. This collaboration will bring together the expertise of both
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A few months after its official presentation at Fruit Logistica 2023, Harmoniz LTD, the new Israeli seed company born in 2022 from the merger of TomaTech and Nirit Seeds, welcomes Saro Tumino as the General Manager of its Italian team. read more

Vilmorin-Mikado Italia launches Giubilo F1 from Hazera into the market. This variety has a ToBRFV intermediate resistance. Result of 7 years of research and development, Giubilo F1 is a solution for growers facing severe disease pressure in Italy from this highly infectious virus. read more

Negative economic indicators and uncertainty over resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme pushed the Pakistani rupee towards a new historic low against the US dollar, as the currency settled over the 287 level for the first time in the inter-bank market on Tuesday. read more

Similar to many colleagues, specialized catering supplier Ercan Duruöz of Elele GmbH had to absorb tough sales losses during the pandemic. However, the Essen-based fruit wholesaler made a virtue out of necessity and, together with his nephew, set up a stand sales business called Elele Express,
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