In order to continue strengthening the traceability of citrus that can host fruit flies, the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) established that the Quarantine Treatment Centers (CTC) must label the containers that contain fresh citrus fruit that has been subjected to a
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By now, Dutch red currant growers have just about finished harvesting for storage. "Kilos were generally slightly lower than last year, but the addition of young plots could make up for that," says Marcel van Lith of The Greenery. read more

A new apple season is starting with the first harvests, which will be underway throughout Europe in the coming weeks. Poland is one of the main apple exporters on the continent. read more

XACT has launched two new packaging solutions designed to help retailers reduce the amount of plastic packaging they use for fresh produce. The Rev Elephant has been designed specifically for cartonboard punnets with wings, while the Rev Condor has been developed for taping bunches of loose produce. read more

This Wednesday, at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for the BRICS nations to create a common currency for trade and investment between each other. Officials and economists have pointed out the difficulties involved in such a project, given
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Avocado producer and packer Granot International Company has officially started its operations in Kenya. The farm is located in Ndabibi, Naivasha, in Nakuru County. Granot operates the largest avocado packing house in Israel and produces one-third of Israel’s total avocado yield. read more

The heat in Southern Europe is affecting the grape market, including Italian grapes. "There are many burnt grapes and inferior qualities on the market. The supply of good quality grapes is 30-40% down from last year. There are quite a lot of grapes coming on the market that are unsuitable for
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“In Europe, avocado demand exceeds its supply," Abdelkader Benchagra, owner of the Dutch company Maroc Avocado, sums up the favorable avocado market. He notes that is especially true for quality avocados. "Consumers are aware of quality, and demand reflects that." read more

Sources say a fifth delay on the introduction of post-Brexit import checks on food and fresh produce arriving in Britain will be announced officially soon. The decision to once again push back plans to enforce the controls – which have been in place for exports from the UK to the EU – is
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These days, creative planting methods are sometimes increasingly important. A video is circulating on the social media platform, TikTok, showing growers have found a very ingenious way of planting. read more

According to the will of the traffic light coalition, the truck toll is to almost double on December 1. By doubling the toll for internal combustion vehicles and exempting zero-emission trucks from the toll, the German government wants to steer the transport sector toward lower CO2 emissions.
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For two weeks now, the pumpkin harvest has been in full swing in the Bielefeld area. "The current outlook is particularly good with reasonable yields and good qualities. Although demand is still somewhat restrained, autumnal weather is forecast from week 34-35, so we expect demand to increase
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The main cherry harvest at McIntyre’s Fruit in Blairgowrie, Perthshire started right on time on 18th August. The timing is good, but clashes slightly with the end of the English season which started late this year. read more

British Berry Growers has announced the start of the blueberry season. Although the wettest July in more than a decade was a major concern for the growers, pollination plans have helped to create a robust crop this year, thanks in no small part to some industrious bumblebees. read more

The heatwave in Turkey seems to have come to an end, says Mert Mustafa Özçelik, Sales and Marketing Representative of Turkish fresh produce exporters Ana Fruit: “The temperature in Turkey is back to normal for the time of the year. From the second week of August to the third week of August,
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As climate change continues to pose severe challenges to ensuring sustainable food supplies around the world, scientists from McGill University are looking for ways to improve the resilience and nutritional quality of potatoes. Professor Martina Strömvik and her team have created a potato super
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Moroccan exporters have recently raised their raspberry exports to the UK market sharply, reports EastFruit. The exports of fresh raspberries from Morocco to the UK have grown 40 times over just three past years and reached 15,800 tonnes in the MY 2022/23 (July-June). Those volumes have brought
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The pomegranate campaign is already underway in Elche, in the province of Alicante, one of the main producing areas in Spain. The demand is good, despite the fact that the sizes are a little smaller than usual. read more

Kakuzi PLC has announced a Kshs 171.1 (€1.1 mln) million half-year pretax profit on the back of a difficult trading period due to the prevailing macadamia global glut. read more

Although the 2023 campaign for French grapes has already begun, the official start of the famous Muscat AOC has just been announced. The season promises "high quality with good volumes", as Eric Godard Durand of Agence Laparra explains. "There may be some variations due to small sizes, yet it's
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