Sun World International announced it has added eight importers to its panel of North American licensees. These include Canadawide Fruits, Direct Source Marketing, Flavor Farms, Fresh Latina, International Produce Group (IPG), Pandol Bros, Sbrocco International and Sun Fresh International. The
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The heavy rainfall in West Flanders keeps causing issues. Flanders' Minister-President, Jan Jambon, has announced that the flooding will 'most probably' be declared a disaster. Those who have suffered damage will be helped as quickly as possible. Indeed, between 20 and 30% of potatoes have yet
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Numbeo, a widely recognized database for global cost-of-living comparisons, recently released a ranking of countries based on the cost of apples. According to data analysed by Energyprom, a Kazakhstan-based agency, as of November 13th of the current year, Ukraine emerged as the country where
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According to materials from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the head of the organization, Sergey Dankvert, visited Azerbaijan on a working visit from November 15 to 17. As of October 29, 2023, Azerbaijan's agricultural exports to
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South Africa's burgeoning blueberry industry is encountering significant challenges due to weather disruptions, port delays, and power outages, while neighboring countries like Zimbabwe are rapidly expanding their blueberry production. read more

Since the beginning of 2023, the functioning of the Regional Agricultural Cooperatives has undergone restructuring, introducing new approaches to forward financing for agricultural producers. These measures involve providing timely funding for farmers, with an advance of 70% of the total amount
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Certain fruits have long been synonymous with wealth and luxury, with some fruits being reserved for royalty and the privileged few. From the exquisite White Jewel Strawberry to the mythical Lost Gardens of Heligan’s Pineapple, where the cost of every delectable bite is steep, influenced by
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MSP Onions is a Dutch onion packer that reaches a global market with its exports of fresh onions. In 2018, MSP Onions embarked on a construction and development trajectory to create the factory of the future. This project has now been completed, and the company sets itself apart with a
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Dutch top fruit market prices look good. "The strong Class II market is especially distinctive, and that price hardly differs from the Class I. That's truly unbelievable," says Aart Blom of the Dutch company FruitPartners Blom. "There's much more of a difference in apples. There, the Class II
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The Chilean Blueberry Committee, together with iQonsulting, have updated their export estimate for the 2023-2024 season, forecasting exports of 76,500 tons of fresh blueberries. This new figure reflects a decrease of 7% compared to the first estimate made in October, and a decrease of 13% from
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Following good spring bloom weather, Minnesota saw a roller coaster of weather events this season and in turn, its apple crop is down. “It was a difficult growing season,” says Aaron Brand of Brand Farms in Farmington, Minnesota. “We were very dry all summer--once we got into the middle of
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Experts from the Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the import trends for citrus fruits (kiwi, mandarins, oranges), cashews, and dates in Uzbekistan from 2018 to 2022. read more

Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast at record levels, and Zespri SunGold varieties well up on last season. read more

Google DeepMind has introduced GraphCast. This AI model takes only a minute to generate precise 10-day weather forecasts. It is faster and more accurate than the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) traditional HRES system, says Google. GraphCast is trained on decades of
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Yannick Hoffmann, Co-Managing Director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH: read more

At the final stage of the harvesting campaign in Moldova, the Moldova Fruct Association (MFA) has significantly reduced its forecast for the 2023 apple production in the country. Which came as a major surprise for the market participants. EastFruit recently spoke to many influential market
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Onions are one of the most consumed vegetables in Switzerland. The annual per capita consumption of all onion varieties is more than 5 kilos. Unlike many vegetables, onions are available all year round from local cultivation. The yellow onion is the second most important outdoor crop after
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For the very first time, US-based Frutta Group will be sourcing blueberries in Morocco this winter. “We’ve made a collaboration agreement with Grupo Cheers Portugal who is experienced in growing and importing blueberries from Morocco,” says Juan Eduardo Sainz of Frutta Group. “Morocco
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Fruit producer Marcel Blum on marketing his redcurrants: read more