The Egyptian pound has fallen by over 17% against the US dollar since the beginning of 2023, reaching about 30 pounds to the dollar, and has stabilized around this value throughout January 2023. In theory, this could be an opportunity for agricultural exports, but how will prices settle, given
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In the Netherlands, Van Vugt Kruiden bought two nearby greenhouse companies, adding five hectares to its greenhouse acreage. "Expanding our Dutch cultivation is an important focus for us. Everyone claims they grow their own herbs, but we really do," Piet van Vugt proudly states. read more

Even though 2022 turned out to be as challenging as previous pandemic years, Salix Fruit, a company in the import and export of fresh fruits, ended with a successful year. read more

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and StePac Ltd. (Tefen, Israel) have joined forces to create the next generation of sustainable packaging specifically for the fresh produce sector. Supplying StePac with its Ultramid® CcycledTM, a chemically recycled polyamide 6, BASF will provide its partner
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UK: Asda faces prospect of strikes over plans that risk thousands of job losses read more

Queensland pineapples will be left to rot in fields as farmers struggle to keep up with a prematurely ripened crop. Unseasonal winter rain caused a mass natural flowering event on farms across the state, resulting in fruit coming online all at once rather than in staggered intervals. read more

In the first week of January, Herbert Widmann Ltd moved into its new premises at the freeway junction in Taufkirchen and is now located in the direct vicinity of the Feldbrach company and the Schmidt and MTG forwarding companies. read more

During its press conference at SIVAL, the organization of kiwi producers of France addressed its desire to increase production and establish common specifications. A first assessment of the 2022 campaign was made and the actions for 2023 were also discussed. read more

The future of British apples and pears is hanging in the balance as soaring costs forced orchards to scrap plans to plant a million trees. The saplings were due to be planted by growers this year, but research has shown almost two-thirds have been shelved after a 23 percent rise in production costs. read more

According to the statistics department Stats NZ, New Zealand's total exports saw a growth of 14 percent to 72.2 billion NZ dollars (US$46.92 billion) in the year ended December 2022 compared with 2021. This growth was mainly driven by price inflation. Annual imports also rose sharply to 86.7
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The excessive rainfall and atmospheric rivers seem to have stopped in California, at least for the moment. They started early December 2022 and continued until January 27, 2023. According to the Santa Maria CIMIS weather station, the Santa Maria area received a total of 12.39 inches (314.7 mm)
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The slowdown of economies worldwide is resulting in consumers being more cautious in their spending. Within the fresh produce segment, demand for high-value produce is slowing down. Does this slowdown have an impact on demand for packaging? “We are still seeing strong demand for our
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“There is a significant demand from international markets for quality late mandarins,” according to Jean Contreras, manager of Arco Fruits. The company started the campaign of late citrus fruit in January. After the clemenules, the time has now come to market the late mandarins, with the
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David Hoffmann is a Youtuber who runs his David’s Been Here channel. He recently journeyed across Dominica in what he called ‘a fruit journey’, touring Free Up Farms, some 30 minutes south of Portsmouth. In a video posted on his channel @Davidsbeenhere, he showed off the food production
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Persistent drought and adverse weather conditions have impacted the avocado season in Morocco, but volumes remain steady with the entry of new growers in the industry. Mr. Abdellah Elyamlahi, president of the Moroccan Avocado Association (MAVA, producers representative), talks to us about the
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Sealand has issued the following statement regarding its transition into a unified brand with the Maersk Company: read more

As of February 22, 2023, the limits of the Emamectin molecule will be strongly reduced, in some cases reaching 0.002 milligrams per Kg. Emamectin is an insecticide active principle (active against many lepidoptera species) widely used in agriculture and allowed by specifications practically for
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"It is a pretty good year for Sicilian cucumber, with grower prices holding up in the midst of a less stable environment for other references," says Fabrizio Adamo. This grower from Vittoria expresses contentment but is certainly not crowing victory yet. "The cucumber market is traditionally
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According to EastFruit analysts, the wholesale price of onions in Tajikistan continues to grow rapidly, renewing previous records. Literally in one day, wholesale prices for onions increased by 1 TJS, which is equivalent to 8 US cents or an increase of 13% during 24 hrs. Prices have already
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Fueled by produce shipments traveling via trucks and rail, the Laredo customs district was the top U.S.-Mexico border port of entry (POE) for agricultural trade from January through October 2022. The Laredo customs district handled 49% of U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico and 52% of imports
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