Tropical fruit cultivation has been growing in Spain for years, spearheaded by avocados, which in 2022 accounted for more than 19,500 hectares in the country. In recent years, in fact, official data reveal an interesting development of the acreage. Since the year 2000, when the avocado acreage
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It’s almost time for the harvest of Portuguese blueberries to commence. According to Lourenço de Botton of Portuguese fresh produce exporter Logofruits, demand is increasing every season: “Our blueberry harvest is planned to start in week 3. As a company, we’re looking at a harvest of
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Drewry’s World Container Index increased by 15% to $3,072 per 40ft container this week. read more

The Egyptian carrot season has just begun, and this year the crop continues to gain in importance in terms of production and export volumes. So says Mohamed Ahmed, sales representative of the growing company Al Jabali. read more

In the region where Spain's most famous and widely planted clementine, the Clemenules, was born, there's a cooperative which is primarily focused on this variety. Cooperatives in Castellon are currently having some difficult times, with aging producers struggling to find successors in the
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The Turkish experienced a record low against the US dollar, trading above 30 liras per dollar. Yesterday, at 10:25 a.m. local time, 1 dollar was equivalent to 30.01 liras. The lira's value has plummeted over 37 percent since last year, depreciating by 1.6 percent in the first 10 days of 2024. read more

The Red Sea crisis is clearly not over yet, and the carriers’ networks are presently extremely volatile and prone to quick changes. From a shipper perspective, the transit times will clearly increase with the round of Africa routing. It will be a bit more than a week longer from Asia to North
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The first new Spanish Calinda strawberries recently arrived at Special Fruit. This Belgian company's Polina Valkanova says the market eagerly anticipated this new harvest. "After a difficult December with lower quality import strawberries, mainly from Egypt and Morocco, we received plenty of
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The first week of 2024 at the VBT auctions was characterized by rising cucumber prices and slightly declining tomato prices. Most lettuce prices also experienced a slight dip. read more

Entrepreneurs Kate O’Neill and Michael O’Malley have seen their fashion venture, Kalo, flourish. Launched in November 2022, Kalo produces vegan handbags made from apple skin leather. In less than a year, the innovative range found its place in Arnotts department store. read more

In December 2023, Belarus witnessed a significant spike in food prices, as reported by the National Statistical Committee. Fresh cucumbers led the pack with a staggering 28.90% increase compared to the previous month. Other notable hikes included white cabbage (+22.58%), grapes (+18.32%), sweet
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Egypt is expanding its share of the Chinese market for imported frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The Egyptian exports to China from January to November 2023 have already surpassed the total amount of the previous year, making Egypt the top supplier of frozen strawberries to China for the
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The district of Nashik has initiated its grape export season to Europe with a shipment of over 1,000 tons. The district's Agriculture Department reports that this initial consignment, consisting of approximately 76 containers of grapes, has been dispatched to the Netherlands and Romania. read more

Despite the challenging conditions and rising costs in mushroom cultivation, Ramazan Gülnar, a mushroom wholesaler from Paris Direkt Ltd, reflects on a successful year 2023. Not only was a sales growth of 27 percent achieved, but the product range was also further expanded. "We can now deliver
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The Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of Menglian, located in Pu'er City of southwest China's Yunnan Province, is making a name for itself as a hotspot for avocado cultivation. This year, the county is set to harvest over 10,000 tonnes of avocado fresh fruits, resulting in estimated earnings
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Ecuador’s banana industry continues with harvesting, production and transport as well as exports despite a state of emergency declared earlier this week following the prison break of a gang leader leading to violence flaring up in different areas during the week. read more

Demand is high and supply is low on strawberries right now. “It’s that time of the year. Supply is about 1/4 of what it is when berries are being shipped in the peak summer season,” says Alfredo Ruiz of Naturalar Fresh Inc. “It’s also been a challenge for the farms to produce
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Abdul Gani Vakil, Senior Vice President of J&K Peoples Conference and a former minister, has expressed serious concerns about the influx of substandard pesticides and manure in the market. This unchecked issue could potentially undermine the strength of Kashmir's fruit industry, including
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The Department of Agriculture has announced the lifting of the ban on South African Hass avocado exports to Japan. The ban was lifted at the end of November last year, with both nations agreeing on a work plan to ensure the correct implementation of export protocols. read more

The 2024 Orri mandarin export season from Israel is influenced by the general situation in the agricultural environment in Israel, regarding the war, mainly the lack of workers, logistics limitations and some inactive plantations. Betsalel Ohana, export manager for Planet Israel, states that
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