As the world's 5th largest apple producer, India, and the Himalayan states in particular, are keen to renew their apple orchards. And they hope to achieve this with the Dalival nursery, specialist in the creation of apples and pears. The creation of FILAVAL NURSERIES Pvt. Ltd is the outcome of
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Is there a potato shortage as some headlines indicate? “I don’t see it,” says Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. “There’s no shortage in the overall category of potatoes. What there is a shortage of specific varieties and colors of potatoes.” read more

Dutch shipping operator WEC Lines is entering the refrigerated container market by adding the first batch of 50 brand new 45ft High-Cube Pallet-Wide refrigerated container (reefer) units to its extensive container fleet. read more

The Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Food Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan has recently secured a significant contract to export 10,000 tons of walnuts to China. read more

At the outset of 2024, tomato prices experienced a downturn that is still being felt right now. "This year's tomato campaign kicked off in a somewhat atypical manner. At CASI, where we handle between 60 and 70% of some of the tomato varieties produced in the province of Almería, we decided to
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“Many farmers are interested due to the significant shortage in apricots in the market, especially after Christmas and demand from everywhere in the world is amazing. South Africa is the only supplier of apricots to the main markets from January until March,” explains Michael Oosthuizen,
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It’s one of the examples of the exquisite Japanese fruit and vegetable culture: the Crown Melon, a soft and sweet special melon which can be found in luxury stores and sold for prices up to 200 USD dollar each. The team of La Palma, revealed at Fruit Logistica, that they hope to bring the
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The Italian Research Center for Viticulture and Enology (CREA-VE) will soon begin conducting field tests at its Turi facility to determine how thermal conditions during the grape growing cycle can affect parameters such as berry firmness and dehydration, which can reduce the quality and shelf
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"The product started to be sold a few months ago, and feedback is very positive. Now there is nothing left to do but improve," reported Eraldo Fogliati as he talked about NaMa, Nato Maturo, the beefsteak tomato boasting an exclusive agronomic management, flavor, color, and texture. read more

Fruit Logistica usually marks the transition to the final months of the Belgian top fruit season. It is the time to check inventories, and so far, that can only be described as 'good news'. That is according to Tony Derwael of Bel'Export. "We're working with good prices for all varieties. That's
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In anticipation of Kenya's avocado export season, Kakuzi PLC, a prominent agribusiness entity, has announced its initiative to offer complimentary maturity testing services to smallholder farmers. This move aligns with the Agriculture and Food Authority's (AFA) recent directive, which mandates
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Qatar's local farms are grappling with significant barriers to exporting their surplus vegetable production, primarily due to insufficient export infrastructure. Despite the Ministry Municipality's green light last year for exporting surplus local vegetables, the associated costs - encompassing
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The pear season in the southern hemisphere is set to kick off shortly with the first shipments from South Africa. "Due to the weather this season, vegetation has significantly advanced, allowing for harvesting to begin seven to ten days earlier," reports Malte Wegener from the family business of
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The upcoming Ramadan usually boosts demand for the date assortment at Tovano in the Netherlands. After all, each day of fasting is traditionally broken by splitting open a date. "But I don't bring in extra containers just for Ramadan," says Richard Strijbis read more

Last November, the SICA Saint Pol de Léon opened a new endive production site. This new production facility in Kerlouan includes refrigerated rooms for root storage, growing rooms and a packaging site, which will enable the cooperative to expand its production. read more

Recent data shows UK wages are on the rise, potentially lifting living standards, yet the Bank of England harbors concerns. Despite steady inflation rates, there's speculation on the UK's economic recession status at last year's end. The Office for National Statistics reports a consistent 4%
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Following a slow start to the Florida strawberry season with a shorter supply, production is about to increase. “It has been cool and cloudy here which has affected the yield. We didn’t get as many berries as we should have but it’s warming now and it has been increasing,” says Justin
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Not all Turkish regions are currently in season when it comes to the strawberry export. The area of Izmit is currently preparing for the new upcoming season in April, says Amir Faltas, General Manager of Turkish strawberry exporter N.E. Farm: “We grow our strawberries in Turkey, in an area
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Potato stocks in Idaho on February 1, 2024 totaled 82.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 63.0 million cwt. February 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled 15.0 million cwt. Disappearance to date was 12.5 million cwt. In Washington, February 1 potato stocks totaled 44.5 million
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In a significant development, Ecuador has seen the lifting of a Russian import ban on its bananas, a move that had initially stemmed from a contentious weapons transaction with the United States favoring Ukraine. Russian authorities had attributed the ban to pest detection, impacting not only
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