The Tomato Brown Rugose Virus (ToBRFV) is one of the main challenges that the tomato-producing sector has been facing in recent years. Since its appearance in 2015, Semillas Fitó has been working to offer tomato varieties resistant to the virus to the sector. Currently, the company already has
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After a successful pilot in January, Roamler will launch their newest monitor, the Monday Morning Price Tracker (MMPT), in March 2023. Subscribing to this monitor provides you with weekly price and origin information of fresh produce products, giving insight into pricing levels communicated by
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According to a new study by LendingTree, several organic items have gone up in price far more than their conventional counterparts. LendingTree analyzed pricing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture; the report noted that while inflation has resulted in price increases in many
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Colombia’s Sugar Mango™ Association is preparing for the first entry into the United States market, with arrivals beginning the second week of March. Preparations for entry to the U.S. have been underway for several years. U.S. consumers will get their first taste of this sweet, pocket-sized
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In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported into the country annually. Each year the consumption of apples is on the rise and there’s the need
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While Brazil mourns the loss of 65 people, following a deadly mud slides amidst a record downpour of 682 mm of rain, export fruit has not been affected. According to According to Jorge de Souza, technical and project manager at the Brazilian Fruit Growers and Exporters Association (ABRAFRUTAS)
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The current negotiations between the government and Brussels, the government and Conservative backbenchers, and the government and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), are quite complicated. One element has been all but done for a while, and, we expect, to be sorted today - the
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Production from Caxias do Sul will be celebrated from this Friday at the Festa das Colheitas. The main fruit, featured in this festival continues to have the largest cultivated area in the municipality. The table grape is grown on 448 hectares and adds up to around 7,000 tons. The volume
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Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed Produce. “We’ve been two to three weeks behind our expected real production peak. We’ve been
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This year's asparagus season is also slowly getting underway in Munich's wholesale market hall. The first batches are now arriving from Greece as well as Italy. "We are holding back on Greece and are now focusing exclusively on Italy in the early sector," says Stefan Bednarek of Früchtewelt
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The special added value of wholesale markets is demonstrated, among other things, by the wide variety of products on offer. GSM Import-Export Ltd, for example, offers Agretto, an Italian herb also known as "monk's beard". read more

As container shipping demand slumps a growing number of vessels are either being or sent to drydock for repair work. In its weekly report Alphaliner noted that as of 13 February the number of idle boxships over 500 teu in capacity had increased over two weeks earlier and now totals 366 ships
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In many countries, the costs of blueberry production have recently increased drastically. This is due to the inflation in all components related to fruit production: fuel, energy, human labor, fertilizers, protection products. These factors make blueberry production costs very high. For example,
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After tasting success with his dragon fruit cultivation initiative, Basvanthpur farmer Ramesh Reddy is once again drawing attention to his farm by installing hundreds of LED bulbs on the 3 hectares of dragon fruit farm at Ranzole village of Zaheerabad Mandal. The objective of the LED lighting is
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Nhimbe Fresh Produce, one of Zimbabwe's biggest horticultural companies, is finalizing a funding structure to boost its out-grower base as it targets more export volumes. The company has already established its distribution hub in Dubai where it will move its products to various parts of Europe,
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Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers 8,182 m2 and will provide local agri producers with infrastructure and conditions to store, sort, pack
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Vita Verde is warning colleagues in the fresh produce sector not to do business with the following company: read more

The President of Uzbekistan signed a document on the ratification of the Preferential Trade Agreement between Uzbekistan and Turkey on February 22, 2023. The Agreement was signed on March 29, 2022, in Tashkent, during the second meeting of the Uzbek-Turkish High-Level Strategic Cooperation
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Garlic volumes in Egypt are down by 30%, according to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of the grower Green Point. "This is due to an excessive acreage last season which caused prices to drop. The majority of producers have lowered acreages this season in order to keep prices adequate," said Gomaa. read more