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Man unhappy to receive only three oranges from employer
2024-02-26 00:00
A man expressed dissatisfaction after receiving only three mandarin oranges from his employer for Chinese New Year, feeling it was insufficient recognition for his work. In a widely viewed video, he lamented the small quantity, noting his child could consume half a box alone, and criticized his
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"First commercial citrus plantation after careful testing period"
2024-02-26 00:00
With strategic sourcing offices in South Africa, Peru, Chile and Egypt and a purchasing office in China, Jaguar the Fresh Company serves customers on five continents. "This strategy is paying off. In recent years, for example, we have invested in a company
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Focus on the world pear market
2024-02-26 00:00
The pear producers in the southern hemisphere are the first to start with the supply of produce to world markets. In South Africa, the harvest started unusually early this year, and the harvest of Packham pears is already over, whereas this is usually the peak period
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"We can offer our Murcian table grape varieties throughout the year"
2024-02-26 00:00
In 2002, the Murcian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA) and the Murcian Society of Table Grape Research and Technology (ITUM) initiated an improvement program to develop new high-quality table grape varieties for consumers that were economically
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From Italy to New Zealand for the Kiwi Symposium
2024-02-26 00:00
A technical team from Jingold participated in the past few days (20-24 February) in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, at the International Kiwi Symposium, the global summit organised by the ISHS (International Society for Horticultural Science) now in its eleventh year. An occasion
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A year of contrasts for the transport and logistics industry
2024-02-26 00:00
During its meeting, the Board of Directors approved the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Top ten Chilean cherry exporters this season
2024-02-26 00:00
According to data collected by Frutas de Chile, up to the sixth week of 2024, a total of 82,452,392 5 kg cases of cherries were exported in the 2023/24 season. This is a slightly lower figure than the 83,220,842 cases exported in the 2022/23 season, but it is
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Ukraine continues to increase onion exports – now also to Greece, Bulgaria and North Macedonia
2024-02-26 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine continues to increase onion exports against the backdrop of a growing shortage of onions in the European Union and falling prices in Ukraine. In particular, Ukrainian onion exporters managed to increase the volume of shipments to the markets of Romania
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"The first shipments of Navel blond pulp oranges opened our citrus fruit campaign in mid-November 2023. From the beginning, the season was complex, due to the high number of small fruits. In general, on the Mineo/Palagonia plain in the province of
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Poland imports huge volumes of onions from Russia
2024-02-26 00:00
Against the backdrop of mass protests by Polish farmers against imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, EastFruit analysts draw attention to the very glaring facts of double standards of the Polish authorities and the agricultural community.
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Plantations are increasingly subject to scheduling, and the number of unregulated plantations continues to decline
2024-02-26 00:00
The demand for brassicas and leafy vegetables, among other open ground products, has generally been good so far, and with reasonable prices. While cauliflower prices were exorbitant at the beginning of the season, they have been stabilizing, although there could be a shortage again. Meanwhile,
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We cannot lower prices if we want to maintain high quality
2024-02-26 00:00
"From the fields to the processing laboratories, each link of the chain is based on the assumption that authentic quality can only be achieved directly, without delegating others. Processing produce means valuing it and placing it on the market at an honest price that is also profitable,"
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"The supply of speciality tomatoes is beginning to stabilise".
2024-02-26 00:00
"In the last period, large quantities of tomatoes of all types have been available," says Ellen van Kester from the Motril-based company Hortícola Guadalfeo. "Now, little by little, the supply of the different types is stabilising again, and of the Mar Azul specialities,
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"Water savings of 40% have been achieved compared to last season".
2024-02-26 00:00
Optimising production resources, improving the yield of industrial tomato plants while respecting the environment and the people who work there: this is the aim of the sustainability project Agriculture 4.0, carried out by La Doria, one of the main producers of tomatoes in the region.
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Peruvian pitaya export increased in 2023
2024-02-26 00:00
In 2023, Peruvian pitaya exports grew significantly, according to preliminary data from Sunat. The value of exports was $212,676, or 1,071% more than the previous year, according to Rafael Zacnich, head of studies
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"British retail refuses to tackle plum problems".
2024-02-26 00:00
Following the unseasonal rains that temporarily halted the Western Cape plum harvest a fortnight ago, the industry is harvesting as quickly as possible.
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France has halted the importation of fresh fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid. This decision, announced by the French agriculture ministry, puts a temporary one-year ban on such imports, pending broader protective measures from the European Union. The ban targets produce treated with
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Enthusiasm for overseas melons is high at the moment. "So far, we have had a very mild winter, which plays in favour of consumption," explains Martijn van Gaal, of C. Gottmann. "The supply from Brazil is proceeding slowly and this opens the way for melons from Central America.
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Avocados remain a growing product in the global market, according to Elena Rogojnikova of The Greenery. "So far, the 2023/24 season has been full of challenges for avocado importers in order to meet the ever-increasing demand for this superfood and to
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Air cargo climbs in February
2024-02-26 00:00
In February 2024, air freight showed robust growth, especially in connections between Asia and Europe via sea-to-air hubs. This phenomenon was triggered by shippers' search for alternative solutions due to the
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