India is the most populous country in the world. Its population is estimated at 1.428 billion, about 3 million more than China. There are obviously different types of consumers, including a few hundred million with remarkable purchasing power who prefer a specific level of quality in fruits and
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The Turkish heatwave caused quite some issues in certain apple growing regions, but Alper Kerim, owner of Turkish fruit exporter Demir Fresh Fruits, states their orchards are at higher altitudes and were spared many of the issues: “For the new season, the growing period for Turkish apples was
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EastFruit experts have repeatedly drawn attention to Uzbekistan’s rapid increase fresh watermelon exports in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, the country exported 81.8 thousand tons of watermelons, which became a historical record, beating the previous one by 67%. In 2023 Uzbekistan has already
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Not a single tomato could be found at the British Tomato Conference, which took place yesterday in Warwickshire. There was no decorative British tomato flag, no new varieties shown by breeders, and even the lunch was completely tomato-free. This is exemplary of how the fear of the Rugose virus
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At Fruit South Africa’s recent Asia Fruit Logistica stand, the high levels of interest in South African fruit were again evident. Fhumulani Ratshitanga, CEO of the umbrella body representing South Africa’s export fruit industries, remarks that despite some of their colleagues getting caught
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Kenyan exports to the Netherlands have more than doubled over the past 10 years to stand at Sh70 billion in 2022. Dutch Ambassador to Kenya, Maarten Brouwer, indicates that his country is now the second-largest destination of Kenyan exports in the world and the largest in Europe with over €300
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While the autumn/winter tomato campaign begins to take shape in many of Almeria's greenhouses with the harvest of this year's earliest plantations in which there is a generalized delay, Granada still maintains the supply that has served the market throughout summer. read more

With summer drawing to a close and the weather turning, Dutch wholesale markets' offerings are changing, too. "Many items like stone fruit and cherries are falling away, and soft fruit sales are noticeably declining. People have been eating those fruits all summer, so they're ready for something
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In most regions of Moldova, harvesting of walnuts of early varieties has begun (mainly local selection – “Peschansky”, “Kazaku”, etc.). Specialists from the Union of Associations of Nut Crops Producers of Moldova claim that in a number of regions of the country, early nut fruits
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The Dwarf Cavendish is the most widely grown commercial banana variety in the Canary Islands, but it is not the only variety grown there. The archipelago also produces other varieties, such as the red banana, apple banana, macho banana, etc., which enrich the varietal range of the largest
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The American mushroom market is undergoing a transformation, with consumers increasingly choosing a variety of exotic mushrooms alongside traditional favorites like button and brown mushrooms. Shandong Imperial Garden Biotechnology, a large producer of fresh shiitake and shiitake substrate logs
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Dutch seed company Totam Seeds is introducing its new rootstock named TopGun. "Through multiple years of trials conducted under high-tech greenhouse conditions, we are thrilled to officially introduce TopGun to our valued customers worldwide," states Pieter Vermeulen, Product Development Manager
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According to senior agronomist Dale Cowan with AGRIS Co-operative Ltd., crops in Chatham-Kent have not only seen too much rainfall, but there has been too little sunshine as well. “I have seen seasons this wet before. What is a bit unusual is the intensity of the rainfall events,” Cowan
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The three-day "Food2China Expo and 2023 Guangzhou (Jiangnan) International Fruit and Vegetable Industry Expo" kicked off today (September 21) at the Guangzhou Poly World Trade Expo. The exhibition hall brings together various brands and companies in the Chinese fruit industry, regional fruit
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Zespri’s last charter vessel of the 2023 kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga. Around 782 tonnes of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit and 3,621 tonnes of Zespri Green Kiwifruit are onboard the Discovery Bay, which is expected to reach Tokyo in early October before sailing on to Kobe,
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More than eight tons of Hass avocados from Australia’s South West region have now been airfreighted to Bangkok, ready to be distributed to retailers, hotels and restaurants. The first shipment of WA avocados to Thailand was given the green light earlier this week. read more

In Ukrainian supermarkets, there is a significant decrease in prices currently. According to official information available as of September 17, the pricing strategy in supermarkets is as follows: read more

Until very recently, Egyptian onion exports have been thriving globally, especially in Europe, in a context of declining supply worldwide. read more

The rains recorded in recent days in the Spanish Region of Murcia have coincided with the planting of various crops, including several varieties of fresh aromatic herbs produced by Aromatic Factory and marketed by Freshpania, which handle about 2 million kilos annually. read more

UK: Ocado price cuts entice customers back to online grocery shopping as Q3 sales grow, says GlobalData read more