HDC Lamotte has welcomed the Vitalis group as a shareholder, which represents a new lever of development for the French producer-shipper and leader on the delicacy potato market of the Drôme department. read more

Alico, Inc. today announces financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022, the highlights of which are as follows: Company reports net loss attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders of $3.2 million and EBITDA of $0.9 million for fiscal quarter. After adjusting for
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Optimistic. That’s the view right now of the California cherry season that will get underway at the end of April. read more

At the foot of Mount Etna, at the entry to the Plain of Catania, an area where citrus fruits are cultivated, we find the Terre Bianche plant nursery, which draws from the experience of four generations of nurserymen. This is where citrus and olive trees are produced for both Italy and abroad for
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This is Poorthuis Packaging's first time exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. And the timing could not be better, says this Dutch company's team. Poorthuis is showcasing a wide range of new vegetable and (convenience) fruit packaging, like the complete series of top seal buckets and rPET
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Unpredictable weather has affected the production of vegetables in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands, causing shortages and prices to double. Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong said the January to March period usually sees dry weather in the highlands. Instead,
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The onion crisis, which in recent weeks has reached a global, or at least continental scale, is now one of the most widely discussed topics in the horticulture business. Ukraine was no exception in this regard, and we have seen the interest of easy money lovers and players in the “vegetable
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In Kern County it's hard to know what a good outcome would even look like this year as the almond bloom approaches. Such an oversupply has piled up that almond prices actually declined last month. A slew of storms made clear that California's drought would at least ease, raising expectations for
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“I’d say fruit packers are actually in the service industry,” maintains Hein Punt, general manager of Sawmill Fruit Packers, a new packing facility for its stakeholders Boschendal and Lona Citrus, whose core commodities – stonefruit and citrus – dovetail perfectly. read more

South Africa’s 2022/2023 deciduous fruit season delivered something special to the market this January, a brand new very early red blush pear cultivar trademarked as Rosy-Lwazi. The variety has been bred locally by the Agricultural Research Counsel (ARC) and commercialised by Culdevco. read more

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) predicts that the UK is likely to avoid a recession this year. It expects the economy to grow marginally, despite high prices hitting household budgets. However, it warned while the UK may not fall into recession, it will feel like
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LimakPort Iskenderun, located in the Mediterranean coastal town of Iskenderun in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, was severely damaged by the recent earthquake, forcing the port authority to suspend the port's operations. read more

"There's a lot of uncertainty regarding the next spring campaign in the province, mainly because producers currently plan to decrease the surface of melon and especially watermelon by 15 to 20%." read more

Strikes in Finnish supermarkets to start on Thursday read more

The EastFruit team continues to monitor the global and regional onion markets where tensions are heightened due to a series of bans and shocks, which we described in detail in the article “Global fresh onion market review – are prices about to skyrocket?” read more

A Mexican private citizen has filed a complaint over alleged environmental damage from avocado production under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement. The unnamed complainant argues that Mexico does not properly apply its own environmental laws around protecting forestry
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According to EastFruit analysts, the exports of fruits and vegetables from Morocco to the Russian market dropped sharply in 2022. read more

One of Australia's major almond processors has completed a multi-million-dollar expansion to cater to the growing almond market and support its member-owned cooperative operation. The expansion is expected to create 25 new jobs and help the co-op process 50,000 tons of almonds by 2025. AlmondCo
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The company Agribio Terra Organica is able to produce 70,000 tons of citrus fruit annually. The fruit comes from Spain, South Africa and Chile, among other countries. Oliver Huesmann of Fruit Consulting tells us how the German offshoot of the Agribio Deutschland Ltd, for which Huesmann is
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The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) controls and certifies the production process of cherries in the towns of Gaiman and Sarmiento, in Chubut, and Los Antiguos, in Santa Cruz, verifying that they comply with the most demanding requirements agreed with the export markets of
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