According to the latest Enhanced Monitoring of Citrus Imports into the EU report published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, between September 2022 and June 2023, the EU market imported a total of 816,370 tons from third countries. This is 39.9% more than in the same period of
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Dobrivoje Radovic, The president of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, stated on behalf of berry producers, he would ask the raspberries buyers and traders (mostly cold storage owners) to announce the final purchase price and payment conditions, otherwise he would ask farmers to
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Freshuelva has reported that the 2022-2023 campaign ended with a total production of 243,310 tons of strawberries, i.e., a 10% decrease over the previous campaign. read more

"Dear customers and business partners, as part of its new market positioning, the Genossenschaft Gemüseerzeuger Seeland is becoming Gemüseerzeuger Seeland AG. With this milestone, GES wants to further develop its business model with more proximity of the producer to the customer and strengthen
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Early this year, Control C and MTSL Surveys officially merged under the name Quality Studio. With this, the Belgian company is eager to establish a name in the world of quality inspections. "We want to be considered the reference in quality control of temperature-controlled goods," begins Jeroen
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The FAO has published its Banana Market Review. This is issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Bananas of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). read more

The storms recorded a few days ago caused considerable damages in a large area along the Ebro valley, with damages reported in 7 provinces of 5 different autonomous communities, including La Rioja, where hail hit the pear farms of Rincón de Soto. read more

The biggest-ever Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) conference has begun in Brisbane with the launch on Monday, as the industry looks to discuss ways to capitalize on global growth. read more

Paper packaging for fresh produce no longer surprises European consumers. Paper-packed potatoes have been widely used in France for almost a year and are the norm for shoppers there. This is also to be the case in other countries, although they are not yet legally obliged to such changes,
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The proposals from the UK government for its new post-Brexit border strategy - beginning this autumn - will require all goods arriving from the EU that are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls – including fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and plant – to pass through ports or
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According to the State Customs Committee, during the first half of 2023, Azerbaijan exported 71,028 tons of potatoes worth $30,983 thousand. read more

In Latvia, the reduced 5% rate for fresh fruits, berries and vegetables should be maintained next year as well, and according to the report from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Value Added Tax Law should be expanded with this as a separate regulation. read more

Lately, the weather has been showing its most extreme side in Spain. The heavy rainfall recorded last week in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula was followed by a heat wave that has pushed the temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of Spain, and on Tuesday, the Murcian town
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It currently seems a little quieter in the field of mergers, acquisitions, and financial transactions in greenhouse horticulture, but appearances can be deceptive. Behind the scenes, people are still busy talking, negotiating, and thinking about new steps. read more

In early June, EastFruit wrote that this year the season for exporting Uzbek watermelon of the new crop started very successfully. In May of this year Uzbekistan exported record volumes of watermelon – about 30 thousand tons at the beginning of the season. read more

A dock worker from Portsmouth, who was involved in a plot to smuggle millions of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK in pallets of bananas was caught after police switched out the drugs for dummy packages. The suspect was on shift at Portsmouth docks in April last year when 372 pallets of
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Above-average claims but also above-average premium growth characterised the 2022 financial year of Gartenbau-Versicherung. At this year's meeting of member representatives in Kamp-Lintfort, the Board of Management again presented the most important developments on both sides of the balance
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Plum cultivation in Uzbekistan is demonstrating promising growth in exports, as evidenced by the latest statistical data. read more

Fruit will inevitably cost more or less, depending on the variety and where you are in the world. Still, there are of course the very exclusive fruits, that are a category on their own. You have the premium Yubari King Melon, harvested in the hills of Japan’s. Or there is the Ruby Roman Grape,
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