South Korea is grappling with a pressing issue: a scarcity of apples leading to skyrocketing prices, dubbed the "appflation" crisis. Wholesale apple prices have surged to 5,414 won ($4.11) per kilogram, marking a staggering 97.33% increase from the previous year. This sharp rise in apple prices
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Somani Seedz has introduced Ajuba 117, a new variety of red carrot, poised to revolutionize the market and enhance farmer incomes. This innovation, heralded for its superior quality and yield potential, is expected to set a new benchmark in carrot cultivation. Ajuba 117 has been meticulously
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In 2023, companies in Almeria imported a record 18.83 million euros worth of tomatoes from Morocco using code 0702 for fresh or refrigerated tomatoes of the Integrated Tariff of the European Communities – TARIC, according to calculations by Hortoinfo based on data from Estacom. The report
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A well-known grower/shipper of Rio Grande Valley onions and a major player in the Mexican onion deal changed hands recently when Don Ed Holmes sold The Onion House in Weslaco to Lance Neuhaus. Lance, a lifelong farmer and longtime John Deere equipment dealer in the RGV, told Onion Business on
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In an important significant development for the agricultural sector of Botswana, domestic citrus farmers are expressing their enthusiasm over the newfound opportunities to export their produce. This optimism follows the successful dispatch of the first consignment of oranges to the Middle East,
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The good news is that the second half of the lemon season will be much better than the start which is, Hannes de Waal, chairperson of the Citrus Growers' Association and CEO of the Sundays River Citrus Company confirms, definitely going to be challenging. The bad news is that two years from now
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The Arizona State Senate is the latest in a line of defenders fighting to protect Arizona businesses and American consumers of fresh tomatoes. On February 15, 2024, Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas "T.J." Shope read a proclamation on the Senate Floor calling on the Department of Commerce to
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Following a rainy autumn and winter, there's a glimmer of hope in the fields: the first asparagus spears have been discovered. However, this year's asparagus season is off to a slow start. Significant quantities of asparagus are expected to hit the direct market by Easter. Asparagus prices are… read more

The apple harvest has started for organic grower Bayleaf Organics. Timing is around a week later than normal, with the Royal Gala harvest starting in the 3rd week of February. "We had a worrying start to the season with a fair amount of rain over early blossom, which affected pollination, then
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Russian vegetables often make their way into Latvia through Poland, negatively impacting local farmers, which has raised concerns to Roland Feldmanis, CEO of the Latvian Association of Agricultural Cooperatives (LLKA). This trend, he notes, has led to decreased sales and prices for domestic
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) announce that a new bilateral protocol has been established, opening the Vietnamese market to South African oranges. This is good news for the South African
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As is well-known, Italy and Spain are the countries of reference when it comes to European fresh produce, and, as a consequence, they are the leading procurement territories in the old continent. Harmonniz is a seed company among the protagonists in Almeria for the development of flavorful
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Zespri's first charter shipment of the 2024 New Zealand kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga bound for Shanghai. The vessel Kowhai – which was named by Zespri in 2020 – is carrying 700,000 trays, or around 2,500 tonnes of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit, as well as 15 containers of
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The Egyptian citrus industry is set for a complicated end to the season. Growers and exporters are merely waiting to clear their volumes and put an end to a season marked by low prices and a shrinking market. Amged Nessem, Export Manager of El Teriak Farms, explains the factors influencing
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Since the beginning of 2024, Kuzbass has imported 1100 tons of pre-quarantined products from abroad. Import of fruit and vegetable products in the Kemerovo region decreased by half compared to the same period in 2023 (2100 tons, according to Rosselkhoznadzor). This trend has been ongoing since
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Peru's ginger supplies remains limited despite good demand in their key markets of Europe, the USA and Canada. Leandro Manuel Llacctarimay Figueroa, Sales and Operations Manager from Agroexportaciones Llacta: "The supply in Peru is limited at this time because sowing in 2022 was 60% less
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On March 12, the Avocado Producers Association ASOPROA officially introduced the Aguacates CV quality brand at the Sinyent facilities in the municipality of Polinyà del Xúquer. According to the association's president, Celestino Recatalá, "this quality brand aims to differentiate the quality
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The white zucchini campaign is underway at a good pace in the Spanish province of Cadiz. White zucchini is a variety of zucchini with a lighter skin, traditionally consumed in western Andalusia as an alternative to the more popular green variety and which is increasingly gaining ground in the
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The garlic planting season has already come to a close in Spain, and the acreage devoted to this crop is expected to decrease by around 15% compared to the previous campaign, when a significant decline had already been recorded. Thus, according to the National Association of Garlic Producers and… read more

The Kenyan avocado export avocado season opened on 1st March 2024 and will run until November 2024. There has recently been an uptick in demand for clean-quality seedlings and the government intervention of supplying quality seedlings to farmers was well received by farmers. This improved the
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