Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt, Egyptian exporters met urgently to address the situation. read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called agricultural police numbers 87,000 officers. They check that growers in China cultivate only government-approved crops. These often unprofitable crops like rice, soy, or corn are meant to boost self-sufficiency. It is strictly forbidden to plant products
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Más Brócoli, the association for the promotion of broccoli consumption, held its XIV Assembly on Friday, May 19. The event was attended by partners and customers and involved the participation of experts, institutional personalities, and personalities from the Region of Murcia's agri-food sector. read more

With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we thought and there are signs of positivity that retail will have supplies of cherries for the 4th of
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The export season for Pakistani mangoes commenced on Saturday after the country dispatched the first air shipment to Europe. “The mango export season started today with the first air shipment to Europe,” said Waheed Ahmed, patron-in-chief of the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters
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Heavy late spring rain across Hungary last week caused significant cracking damage to early season cherry orchards. “The damage is reportedly widespread, even some sweet cherries under plastic cover suffered losses,” according to Peter Kelemen, from the Medifruct cooperative in Hungary, who
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"The tomato and cherry tomato supply continues to increase in the European markets, not only from Spain but from many countries, so competition is greater, and prices are falling because there is more supply than demand," says Miguel Angel Perez Segura, owner of Quality Fresh, regarding the
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Grape packaging and farming company Achill Island Investments Pty Ltd has received the title ‘Namibia’s fastest-growing company of 2023’. The company achieved a compound annual growth rate of 89% between 2018 and 2021, and it was also announced as such by global statistics company Statista
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It's an exceptional year for Sicilian bell peppers - the season started in March, and quotations have been high. FreshPlaza talked to OP Albani, located in Vittoria, to better understand the 2023 trend.  read more

Rocco Zuccarella, president of Zuccarella Società Cooperativa Agricola from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) reports that there are still less than 20 days to go until the end of the 2022/23 strawberry campaign. read more

Most of South Africa’s tomatoes are coming from Limpopo, followed by the Onderberg in Mpumalanga. read more

The Bonduelle Group announces the appointment of Xavier Unkovic as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. This appointment will take effect on June 1, 2023. Until that date, Christophe Bonduelle, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will be responsible for the Group's general management. read more

It has been four and a half years since Van der Windt acquired the pallet and container business Wipal. These are both Dutch companies. Van der Windt's various branches have been active in potato and fodder trading and transport for many years. "A great combination," says sales manager Huub van
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ClemenGold® International has just announced a partnership with SA Harvest, to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus to South Africans during the 2023 citrus season. read more

Carrots are the most popular vegetable in Switzerland. The Swiss ate almost 7 kilos of them per person per year last year. Tomatoes are in second place. If cherry tomatoes were included, they would even displace carrots from the top position. read more

Cupar-headquartered East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD) have joined forces to create Pease Bay Farms. This means that two of Scotland’s longest-established fresh produce organizations have completed a merger, creating an additional growing business. read more

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The Port of Los Angeles processed 688,110 TEUs in April, a 22% decrease compared to last April, which was the second busiest on record. read more

In 2022, the fenaco cooperative achieved the highest net sales since its foundation with CHF 8.06 billion. At CHF 138.4 million and with a return on sales of 1.7 percent, the operating result (EBIT) is also convincing and, as expected, back at the level achieved before the extraordinary pandemic
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On the 6th of September 2023, Barcelona, Spain, there will be business face to face meetings between fresh fruit and vegetables buyers of international large-scale retailers and production companies. read more