Since the start of November, the Haap vegetable farm has been busy harvesting Brussels sprouts and kale. "Due to the drought, the yields of Brussels sprouts were lower. Overall, plants were significantly smaller, so that fewer florets per stalk have set," says Ronja Haap, managing director of
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For more than a year and a half, a silent diplomatic crisis has poisoned relations between France and Morocco and impacted Moroccan agricultural exports to Europe. In the midst of this crisis, the French government has used Schengen visas as a sanction tool against Morocco accepting only 50% of
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The Sando clementine campaign is ending this week in the main production areas of Spain with slightly larger volumes due to the entry into production of new plantations and with higher prices than last year. The protected variety from Nules, Castellón, continues to grow in popularity among
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and Moze Holding Limited, a Talc Investment company, have signed a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed
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Linton Growing, the containerised plant propagation business established by Clock House Farm in 2020, is celebrating joining the rank of elite growers (currently only five in the UK including Linton Growing) within the Driscoll’s Nursery network. read more

According to a report on agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, Spain has introduced a plastic tax to contribute to fight against climate change and to protect the environment. It includes an excise tax on non-reusable plastic packaging. The new tax will impact most industrial and consumer products
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Agility, safety and traceability of logistics operations are key for the fruit and vegetable sector, all of which are provided by the Port of Bilbao for shippers and logistics operators. The Port Authority will present these competitive advantages at Fruit Logistica Berlin, the world’s leading
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There are those who keep commercializing Comune clementines despite the fruits not having premium characteristics. This year, the weather affected the quality of the fruits, generating problems for the campaign. read more

Carrot prices in Ukraine increase each day, according to EastFruit analysts. Limited supply of carrots caused by destruction of the key production regions in the south of Ukraine by the Russian army, keeps pushes carrot prices up. Despite very high price levels trading activity in this segment
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Right now, supplies on both mandarins and oranges out of Florida are relatively steady. “We feel there is less supply on mandarins this year, but more demand. Then it slows down after Lunar New Year,” says J.B. Cutsinger of International Citrus and Produce. read more

Penny is accelerating its sustainability activities and the elimination of waste by switching to IFCO's Banana Lift Lock solution. "With the reusable packaging containers (RPCs), the international retailer benefits from lower CO2 emissions, perfectly ripened bananas and a more efficient banana
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For GO-fresh Ltd, 2022 was an exciting year overall: The first quarter was still characterized by the after-effects of the Corona crisis, after which the company was confronted with considerable additional costs in terms of packaging, logistics and manpower in the second half of the year. Thanks
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Onfleet, the last mile delivery management software company, made two announcements at Manifest: Cory Woolf has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, and Onfleet introduces a new partnership program. read more

MSC is offering a direct service dedicated to melons from Senegal, the Spain to/from Senegal service. This seasonal service will enable Senegalese melon producers to export melons in less than 6 days to their main consumers markets - Spain and Italy. read more

According to Consumer Price Indices and Inflation rates for January 2023 released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on Tuesday, the price of tomatoes jumped by 8.1 per cent over the past 30 days. KNBS indicated that the price of tomatoes surged to hit Ksh102.5 per kilogram. In
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The number of producer organisations - both national and transnational - has been dropping, from a high in 2017 (1,758) to 1,594 in 2021. read more

Turkish pomegranate growers are gaining more knowledge with every season that passes. As a result, Berkay Özküçük, marketing director for Turkish fresh produce exporter Mertpa, feels this has been a better pomegranate season than it was last year. “Every year, there are regional
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Maxima Estonia names Kristina Mustonen as new CEO read more

A significant share of the supply of fresh tomatoes to the Russian market comes from Turkmenistan. Every year the Republic is increasing exports in this direction. read more

"We have been in the fruit and vegetable sector since the 1960s, in a region where tradition and passion for work underpin success. The high-quality products we offer today, as in the past, are the result of ceaseless efforts to achieve our goal, namely the experience of good and authentic
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