McCormack Family Farms will supply Irish wasabi at a commercial scale for the first time in Ireland. The distinctive Japanese plant, which is notoriously difficult to grow, will now be available in large quantities for use in Irish restaurants and by food processors. read more

High consumer prices remain an issue in Georgia. Earlier, some local stakeholders expected a reduction in the annual growth of consumer basket prices or inflation, but this has yet to happen. EastFruit analysts note that, as before, food prices in Georgia remain exceptionally high. read more

The devaluation of the Egyptian pound has impacted Lebanese grape exporters, as Egypt is among the top five destinations for Lebanese table grapes, according to Mr. Moussa Zgheib, general manager of the Lebanese grape grower Bamo Zgheib. read more

Only a few suppliers call the shots on the world's papaya market. While India is by far the leading producer, it exports little. Mexico is the main exporter, with Brazil in second place. Guatemala also exports quite a lot. Malaysia, the United States (most re-exports), Sri Lanka, China, Spain
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There seems to be some good news for mango growers and lovers this season in many parts of Andhra Pradesh; after two off years, this year there might be an above average yield. read more

Spanish sweet peppers had a firm grip on the market but were unable to meet the demand to the full extent. Turkish imports followed in importance, but they were completely absent in Cologne. Italian lots were available exclusively in Frankfurt, where they were briskly sold -red and yellow- at
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"Fruit Logistica is proof that the worst is behind us and that we are definitely in a relaunch phase after some complicated years. We have noticed curiosity and the hope for a better future. Speaking for ourselves, we find that buyers are increasingly interested in the peculiarities of aromatic
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Ethiopian Airlines Cargo has launched a new freighter service connecting China and Brazil as it targets e-commerce demand. The new B777 freighter service between Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and Sao Paulo will initially operate every Friday but in March a Monday flight will be added. read more

In late January, when the Venezuelan government announced that it had detected the banana-killing fungus known as Fusarium wilt on farms in some areas, it was the latest outbreak of a disease that has been slowly spreading around the world. Last year, Peru declared a state of emergency when it
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Fruit and vegetable prices have taken off in Morocco, prompting the Moroccan government to ban exports of potatoes, onions, and tomatoes to West Africa. read more

A farmers’ group has stated that it projects prices of local onions to further decrease next month, as supply is seen to be enough until September. Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) Chairman Rosendo So: “We see a lesser price this coming March for the white onion and the red onion
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Peru's agricultural exports reached a record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022, a 13.6% growth compared to the sales recorded in 2021. Between January and December last year, traditional agricultural exports amounted to US$/1.340 billion, up 58.9% from 2021. read more

After plateauing for two years, onion exports have accelerated thanks to the demand from West Asia. In the 2022-23 fiscal, India has so far exported 1.52 mln tons of the bulb, as compared to the 1.54 mln tons it had exported during the whole 2021-22 fiscal. read more

The Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAPEA) says that avocados produced in Myanmar were being exported only to Malaysia under an MOU. In this avocado season, 50 tons of avocados were exported to Malaysia by air freight in two batches and the last batch will be exported in the
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GEGE Machinebouw introduced waterjet cutting lines for products, including leeks, about a decade ago. This innovation means using a moving waterjet blade to process leeks has become a common practice among leek growers. Still, there was always a bottleneck when positioning the leeks because they
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Tomato farmers around Jos, the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State, are in trouble due to the current situation of the price of tomatoes in the market, occasioned by the non-availability of the naira notes in the country. Growers are already counting losses as the price of
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In January, the Met Office announced that 2022 had been the sixth warmest year on record, and it looks as if 2023 will be another record-breaker. But though many crops are affected by the summer’s intense heat and drought, apple trees are struggling because they need a period of cold over the
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2022 was not the best year for fruit growers in Serbia due to the war in Ukraine and increased input costs, primarily transportation. Zoran Keserovic, Professor at the Agriculture Faculty in Novi Sad, said that the selling prices of raspberries were unrealistically high, regardless of the
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The British potato supplier Cockerill has recently expanded their dolly- and crate loading capacity to 240 bags per minute. The commissioning of the third Lan Handling dolly and crate loader, their handling capacity increases to this new total by using these three production lines. read more

According to a monthly survey from US Apple, the total number of apples in storage on February 1, 2023 was 103.1 million bushels, 7.3 percent less than last February’s total of 111.1 million bushels and 10.8 percent less the five-year average for that date. read more