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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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In the Eastern District of Tongatapu, a planned multi-purpose packhouse facility for root crops will serve as a processing and packing facility for both frozen and fresh produce. The packhouse will be built under a partnership agreement between a Tongan export business Lotopoha Export
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Dealz owner Pepco opens 100th store in Italy read more

Chilean freight rates to the Middle East have dropped to a level roughly equivalent to South Africa’s freight rates to that region, while on the route to India, last year’s extreme difference between freight rates for Chile and for South Africa has flattened out. read more

The 10th World Avocado Congress wrapped up in Auckland today, and one of the highlights of the event was the exhibition, featuring nearly 30 exhibitors showcasing a broad range of products and services to the industry. read more

"In a campaign very much marked by the high levels of alternaria, a variety that is resistant to this disease has reached the market, bringing a qualitative leap for the trade, and becoming also a serious option for the producers wanting to avoid this disease," said José López Pérez,
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Bangladesh exported 20,000 tons of potatoes to Russia for the last time in 2015. However, next year Bangladesh is expected to export around 200,000 tons of potatoes to the Federation. read more

The new watermelon season in Greece is coming up, and Nasos Zafirakis, director of Zafirakis Fruits, hopes it’ll be a less difficult season than the last one: “The previous watermelon season was very complicated. During the entire season the production was very good, both in terms of quality
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Egyptian producers and exporters of garlic are about to kick off the 2023/2024 season with high spirits, amidst favorable conditions for Egyptian production, says Mohamed Shaaban, CEO of Garlico. read more

The only avocado orchard in Georgia established as an experiment by the Georgian agricultural company Geonuts Company in 2021 failed. The conclusion was made by the company’s specialists that assessed the seedlings after the second winter they endured. read more

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 139 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including February 2023. As the report itself is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this
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Plant & Food Research - Rangahau Ahumāra Kai in New Zealand announced that Mark Piper has been appointed as CEO from 1 May 2023. Mark takes over from David Hughes who has been CEO since 2018 and announced his retirement in late 2022.  read more

AgroFair has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark, becoming the first multinational head-quartered in the Netherlands to secure accreditation to the gold standard of responsible tax conduct. read more

On the 6th of April, Desmettre Bio will officially launch the new brand Mochébio on the Rungis market. The wholesaler’s initiative comes from a double observation. “First, we realized that more and more clients were turning away from organic products for financial reasons. But we refuse to
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As Easter approaches, the European potato market is still on the hunt for a good-quality product with which to reach the end of the season. "I've called it a puzzle before, and it remains so," begins Jurgen Duthoo of Warnez Potatoes in Belgium. "It seems the new crop will arrive a little later
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