In the early hours of Thursday February 2, farms located to the south of Route 22 were hit by heavy hail. The storm moved south, later affecting farms on the coast of the Negro River. The damage affected 2,700 hectares of pear and apple crops. Experts indicated that an estimate of the damage
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to 2019 performance. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Since the beginning of 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor for the Moscow region has inspected over 270 vehicles and carried out quarantine phytosanitary control of about 5 thousand tons of fresh tomatoes that entered the territory of the Moscow region from Turkmenistan read more

Vivai Bacchetto from Chioggia (Venice) produces 600 million plants a year thanks to customized artificial lighting obtained in collaboration with C-Led. read more

A massive earthquake has hit both Turkey and Syria. Next to the tragic loss of human life, the earthquake will also have consequences for growers and traders that planned on traveling to Fruit Logistica. read more

"We are proud that we are one of the market leaders in Romania for microgreens and culinary decoration, supplying year-round. Delivery conditions and product quality is extremely important. That's why we are developing our coverage area nationwide through Green Hubs. Our proprietary vertical
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From Wednesday to Fritday, FreshPlaza.com will be exhibiting during Fruit Logistica in Berlin. You can pick up your physical copy of our FreshPlaza/Primeur magazine, which contains lots of great stories from all over the world. read more

There are plenty of opportunities on the carrot market this year. "There were already fewer carrots harvested, of course, and last autumn we also sold more carrots post harvest because demand was already good then due to the drought in Europe," says Kees Heegsma of the Lemmer-based vegetable
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Sant'Orsola presents its "Zero Residue Family", which includes the 200-gram blueberry and raspberry mix to be launched in Italy in the spring. The new packaging is made of heat-sealed recycled PET. Through this, the cooperative strengthens its position in the berry market. read more

Bananas are still among the most popular fruits worldwide. As Ursula Schockemöhle, product manager in the horticulture division of Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft stated, the banana in 2022 in Germany was even able to hold its own against the previous leader: "Basically, the boom in demand
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Wholesale prices for inshell walnuts in Moldova started decreasing at the beginning of February. Based upon data by the EastFruit monitoring, they fell in price by an average of 7% – up to 28 MDL/kg ($1.48/kg) by the beginning of the second week of the month. This is the level of the average
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The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has warned Malaysian traders to comply with the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (PCAPA). A spokesperson for the Profiteering Control Unit and Industry Compliance Division commented on a statement by the Consumers Association of Penang
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Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann has issued her opinions on the Brexit debate, blaming UK’s departure from the European Union for adding to inflation. Mann is a US economist who sits on the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee. She said there were signs that the cost-of-living
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Sealand Europe, a subsidiary of Maersk, is pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with Magrabi Agriculture to provide the fresh produce company with complex Cold Chain Management as part of an integrated end-to-end supply chain solution. Magrabi Agriculture is one of Egypt’s largest fruit
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Selling prices for onions in Ukraine set another record last week, breaking the mark of 30 UAH/kg ($0.82/kg), EastFruit project analysts report. Undoubtedly, the increase in the segment will continue, as there is a rush demand for onions, and many Ukrainian farms have almost run out of stocks. read more

The pace at which producers are requesting protection for berry varieties, and the number of entities applying for these rights, are an indicator of the interest in genetics as an engine of the sector and the volume of investment that is made in this area. read more

A shipment of a hybrid variety of sugar apples grown by Taitung farmers is to be shipped to Brunei today, as local growers eye new markets following a Chinese import suspension, the Taitung County Agriculture Department said yesterday. The shipment of the locally grown fruit would be delivered
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BDA/Dorot Farm, an exporter of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is launching a new line of product for the new season at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin on February 8, 2023. read more

The Philippines are the second largest papaya exporter in ASEAN after Malaysia, but it might lose its papaya exports market to Malaysia if the country fails to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which will abolish the 24 percent tariff on the exports of this tropical fruit. read more