Since the beginning of this year, 180 tons of apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums have arrived in the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation from abroad, according to the regional office of the Department of Agricultural Supervision. read more

"The bell pepper season has gotten off to a great start in terms of quality and price," says Marco Bergman of Harvest House. "The demand has generally been good since the first day of harvesting, partly due to shortages in Spain caused by the weather conditions and also because we ourselves came
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After several years of consolidation in its traditional markets, Camposol is dedicated to opening new markets, mainly in Latin America, with a view to strategic diversification. read more

Earlier this season, Jan van der Lans announced that this would be his last onion campaign. "It has become a memorable season. I had never seen prices increasing so fast in the long run. We sold the last onions from Chile and Argentina this week. Another small batch from New Zealand is
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Experts claim that changing weather patterns are hurting potato growth in Northern Ireland. Long periods of dry weather at present could affect crop yields later in the summer. A dry February allowed farmers to plant their early crops and rainfall that arrived later in the year has enabled
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The first harvest of Georgian sweet cherries arrived on the market in mid-May accompanied by higher prices compared to the previous season. EastFruit price monitoring data from the week of May 12 revealed an opening price of 20 GEL/kg ($7.68) for large caliber (>26mm) fruits,
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"We're currently seeing some issues regarding the sustainability of existing growing media. For starters, the disposal of the growing medium after usage, contamination of the product from the growing medium, supply chain issues due to the shortage of growing medium, legislative concerns, and the
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The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor has prevented the import of tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers from the EAEU. Rosselkhoznadzor officials at the "Pogranichny" phytosanitary control post selected samples of vegetables for research. According to the test protocols of the
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Under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests, the Regional Office for Agricultural Development of GHARB, the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Red Fruits and KA Province of Kenitra, the 4th Red Fruit Festival will be held in the town of
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Regulator Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) says several outbreaks of foodborne illness across the three sectors in the past decade highlighted the need for the new regulations, which it describes as a positive for the industry. However, small-scale growers across Australia are
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Egypt is gearing up to boost exports of dates and to take the crown of the largest global exporter away from the current leader Israel. read more

Fruit and vegetable exports to overseas markets like the Middle East, Singapore, and Hong Kong are picking up nicely. That is according to Ruud Krul of the Dutch company Freshclusive. "It's more attractive to ship trade again due to the tariff drop. That works in our favor," he begins. read more

In grocery stores brimming with brightly colored fruits and vegetables, it may not occur to many shoppers the complexity farmers navigate to consistently deliver high-quality produce each week. read more

While Peakopia brings many different fruit and vegetable varieties to market, green beans are the company’s main product. “We offer two types, light and dark, and they are grown year-round in three different regions of Mexico. We’ve been working with the same grower for years,” says
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Border posts are being built at northern ports to facilitate checks, agreed as part of the EU-UK's latest post-Brexit trade deal. After the signing of the Windsor Framework, the construction of the inspection facilities was ordered by Minister Thérèse Coffey from the Ministry for Environment,
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On May 10, 2023, the People’s Republic of China National Health Commission (NHC) released a catalogue of new food ingredients, new varieties for food additives and new food related products (referred to as “three new foods”). These were announced during 2009 to 2021, with the applicable
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In the case of cherries, the situation is compromised, while problems for apricots are limited to the early segment; for the medium and medium-late crops, however, yields should meet quality requirements. This is a snapshot of the situation provided by Vincenzo Finelli, director of Italy's
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 0.2% to $1,682.10 per 40ft container this week. read more

The shortage of Italian stone fruit is messing up the plans of Italian suppliers and European buyers. We spoke with Claudio D'Alba, CEO of Plantis Group, a company from the southern Italian region of Apulia specialized in exporting Italian fruits and vegetables. read more

Fruit flies were among the main causes of the Senegalese mango industry's poor performance last season, prompting the government to take steps to combat them, and to resort to a new tax to finance the effort. At the launch of the 2023 mango export campaign, the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture
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