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Cesena: wholesale prices recorded on 29 February
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Lower demand for Egyptian citrus in Europe, Asian markets not absorbing high price levels
2024-02-29 00:00
Sourcing citrus fruits from Egypt and shipping them to Asia has been quite the challenge this year, says CEO Mariya Dermendzhieva of Bulgarian fresh produce trader Triland: "I would call this Egyptian citrus season 'the season of the long-term partnership and flexibility'. With bigger volumes of
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Poland may extend embargo to include more Ukrainian products
2024-02-29 00:00
Poland is currently enforcing an embargo on Ukrainian grain imports and is considering expanding this embargo to encompass additional Ukrainian products, including vegetables, sugar, rapeseed, and oil. This potential expansion was disclosed by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk following
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"We introduced a range of preservative products tailored for fresh pears at the Berlin Fruit Logistica.”
2024-02-29 00:00
The quality and yield of Chinese fresh pears have significantly improved this season with a high marketable fruit rate. However, the recent surge in sea freight has impacted export prices, with rates to European ports increasing by up to fourfold. Moreover, unpredictable shipping schedules pose
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Midi plum is the most popular tomato segment with the chain
2024-02-29 00:00
It is midi-plum season for greenhouse intensive crops in south-east Sicily. As confirmed by Giuseppe Busacca from Harmoniz Italia, producers are very excited as the segment is receiving good feedback along the entire tomato chain thanks to the favorable consumption levels.
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'The greenhouse vegetable market continues to be dominated by a large supply from the south'
2024-02-29 00:00
The transition to Western European products in the greenhouse vegetable market is currently in full swing, but for the time being, the market is dominated by vegetables from the south. Benny Cuypers from BelOrta reports: "We have to keep up with the prices from Spain and Morocco, where,
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Kenyan avocado sector receives a Ksh 302 million boost
2024-02-29 00:00
In a significant advancement for Kenya's agriculture, a Ksh 302 million (€1.9 mln) investment has been announced, aimed at enhancing the avocado value chain. This investment, a collaborative effort involving the British High Commission and the Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED)
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An experienced consortium will take control
2024-02-29 00:00
Costa Group has reached another important milestone in its more than 120-year history: ownership of the company officially changes hands after it was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in early February 2024. Costa's shareholders accepted the offer of 3.20
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3F Exotics has been exporting Thai exotic fruits and vegetables to markets all over the world for years. Some of the main vegetable exports are lemongrass, durian and Nam Dok Mai mango, the main markets for which are in Europe.
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France: oranges withdrawn from supermarkets due to pesticide levels exceeding limits
2024-02-29 00:00
In France, a mass recall of oranges for sale in E.Leclerc supermarkets is underway, where levels of pesticides were found to exceed EU limits. The alert was issued by the government's official warning site, RappelConso, late last week.
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'Very strong full year results achieved following a year of good momentum for the Group'
2024-02-29 00:00
Dole plc today released its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023.
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'So far the quality of our Belgian endive has been really good'
2024-02-29 00:00
Fabien Etter of Gamper & Co. Gemüsekulturen, a leading producer and marketer of Belgian endive, spoke of a very difficult first part of the season due to below-average root yields in Switzerland.
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"Only in Brussels could it be conceivable that the world's leading citrus exporter would come to the aid of the second largest".
2024-02-29 00:00
The operation now being finalised in favour of South Africa was confirmed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) itself recently and will be for a significant amount, probably in the hundreds of millions of euros. "The beneficiary will be the state itself, which is the owner of the company.
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Morocco's successes in fruit and vegetable exports are no secret to industry experts. However, it is interesting to observe which markets are showing the most impressive dynamics, to understand where the greatest new opportunities lie.
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Are Moroccan growers interested in strawberries again?
2024-02-29 00:00
The first cycle of the Moroccan strawberry season has ended successfully, giving way to the second cycle, in which a significant part of the production is destined for freezing. This is what Zouhir Daissoria, a Moroccan grower and exporter based in
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'For spring onion harvesting, human hands are indispensable'
2024-02-29 00:00
Last week saw the harvest of the first, smaller quantities of Palatinate spring onions. Full volumes are expected from week 10, and about two weeks later, market-relevant quantities of radishes are also anticipated, estimates Jochen Fehmel of the vegetable cultivation and trading company FeSa
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New papaya variety for greenhouses
2024-02-29 00:00
Almeria-based seed breeder CapGen Seeds is at the forefront of research and development of new papaya varieties. In this line, they present Colima F1, a low-growing hybrid papaya that represents a significant milestone in greenhouse agriculture. This new
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"The market for greenhouse vegetables is still dominated by the large supply from the south".
2024-02-29 00:00
In the greenhouse vegetable market, the transition to Western European products is already in full swing, but for the time being, the market is still dominated by production from the South. Benny Cuypers of BelOrta explains. "We have to take into account the prices
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Which country garners the most value from its cucumber production: Spain, the Netherlands, Morocco, or Turkey?
2024-02-29 00:00
According to a comparison carried out by Hortoinfo using FAOSTAT data, the total value generated by the cucumbers produced in Spain significantly surpasses that of other countries. Compared to the Netherlands, the value is 83.96% higher. It is also 1.3% greater than that of Turkey, and an
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To sell more we need to train the staff of supermarkets and shops
2024-02-29 00:00
There is always a lot of talk about projects that are more or less innovative, more or less differentiating, more or less revised or revisited, ambitious or simply utopian, and probably this one of the Fruit Academy, recently implemented in Cedi Gros and some
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