The Potato Union at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to limit the import of potatoes to Russia. Russian potato growers are faced with a marketing problem; warehouses have accumulated record stocks of products for this time. The main reason for this seems to be the successful
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Exports of Banginapalli mangoes started at Asia's biggest mango market, located at Nunna near Vijayawada. This market is one of biggest mango export centers in the country. On Sunday morning, about five tons of mangoes were exported to Delhi. Traders from Delhi came to Nunna mango market and
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As Britain entered a third week of vegetable shortages, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with farmers. On Monday, Lidl GB followed market leader Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi in imposing customer purchase limits on tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers,
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Every month the fresh produce industry uses millions of data loggers, a tiny bit of electronic equipment which stores vital information for growers, exporters, importers and packers. These small devices are mostly single use and thrown in the bin as soon as the data has been downloaded. A typica
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California’s weekend saw a number of weather events make their way through Southern California--from snow to rain to ice. How did things affect the ag industry throughout the weekend? read more

Morocco introduced new quotas on tomato exports on February 19th, in an effort to boost local supply and lower prices before the fasting month of Ramadan. The high investment costs in the tomato sector, the increase in input prices, pest attacks, cold snaps, and persistent drought have combined
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UK: John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks leaves after less than three years in job read more

Industrial Auctions is organizing an interesting auction in Nordelph (UK) on behalf of Fountain Group Ltd. The offer consists, for example, of mixers, vegetable slicers, depositors, denesters, traysealers, labelling equipment, weighing scales, tenderisers, carton closing machines, inkjet
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Costa Rican banana growers have formally requested the Central Bank (BCCR) to intervene in the face of the volatility that the dollar exchange rate is experiencing because, according to them, it could cause an imminent closure of farms and the loss of jobs. read more

A good volume of strawberries is available right now. “Most of the volume we’d been expecting and waiting for came right before Valentine’s with the bulk of the product coming on now. So we’re in the midst of the peak of fruit down in Florida. The quality is good as well,” says Gus
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Superfresh Growers® says its second Washington State EverCrisp® apple crop is off to a great start. A rising star born in the Midwest, EverCrisp is now also enjoying a solid retail focus across the coastal and mountain west, south-central and beyond. read more

According to a price monitoring by Portugal’s DECO Proteste, the prices of fruit and vegetables have increased by more than 30% in the space of a year, with buying exactly the same products now costing €7.21 more than in 2022. read more

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called on communities to heed the warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and disaster management teams across the country regarding tropical cyclone Freddy. read more

A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. read more

Judging from the data released by the origin of Peru, from January to October 2022, the export volume of Peruvian blueberries exceeded the total export volume of 207,000 tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 36.4%. The current production season is drawing to a close. Li Donglai, Manager of
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In January, Ñuble's fresh fruit exports totaled 29.8 million dollars and experienced a 72.9% year-on-year increase. Blueberry exports stood out as they increased by 3% in volume and 26% in value, totaling 15.6 million dollars. Organic blueberry exports increased by 68% in volume and 133% in
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After a long winter period during which Coöperatie Hoogstraten worked with 10 percent of volume compared to other years, the first larger volumes of Hoogstraten strawberries are slowly but surely coming back into sight. "We have one grower harvesting now, but at the beginning of March, the
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The potato harvest has got underway in Sa Pobla; the first Mallorcan potatoes of the year are smaller in size and production has also been reduced due to the wind in January and the frosts. All in all, agricultural organisation S’Esplet SAT has begun harvesting the earliest potato varieties,
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In the northern German growing region of Dithmarschen, the marketing of stored carrots is currently proceeding slowly. "The raw material is relatively expensive with mostly stable prices. In general, sales are a bit down, which may be partly due to the abundant supply situation. Domestic carrots
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Shay Zeltzer has been in the business of preserving freshness and reducing food waste for almost 30 years now, yet spending two days at the Fruit Logistica trade show in Berlin recently has left him in shock. "Overnight, the packaging industry has turned into a paper-based industry, simply
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