At the end of last week, Poland quite unexpectedly introduced a temporary ban on the imports and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, and Hungary and Slovakia joined it a few days later. Similar measures are also being discussed in Romania and Bulgaria. Naturally, it was the
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The Kenyan avocado season is running late this year, the Kenyan Growers Association officially opened the export season on 24th March, some growers are still waiting for the fruit to mature enough for export. read more

Village Farms is applying for a license from the Texas Department of Public Safety to grow cannabis in a one-acre greenhouse at its Marfa location, in addition to existing tomato crops. If the application is successful, the company also plans to add a dispensary to the property. read more

Kompany, in collaboration with ZON, has decided to offer cucumbers via weekly mediation from next Monday, April 24. "With this, we are making weekly sales accessible to a wider audience. This offers several advantages for the buyer. For instance, there is a choice of packaging, day of loading,
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China is by far the world's largest producer of garlic. Thus, Düpmann Ltd & Co. purchases large volumes from this country, as well as from Spain and Italy. "The largest producer in the world has its cultivation areas mainly in the Shandong region. The harvest starts at the end of May; 10 to
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Global Fruit shares its first 2023 crop update from its orchards in British Columbia, Canada.  read more

Another novelty of the season has become available in the supermarkets of the capital of Uzbekistan – super-early apples – apples of a very small caliber which are commonly called “May” apples. Despite their name, they can be sold in retail in the second half or at the end of
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Ten years ago, overproduction on the Dutch market led to chicory grower Tonny Kraan relocating to Poland. "My wife is Polish which made things a little easier. And Poland was a nice growth market for chicory," says Tonny. read more

Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 4% to $1,773.58 per 40ft container this week – the first increase in 15 weeks. read more

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) announced the opening of the Canadian market for the export of Colombian blueberries. read more

CropX Technologies, a prominent player in digital agronomic farm management, today announced the completion of a Series C financing round with $30 million in funding. The funding round was led by Aliaxis SA, a company enabling access to water and energy through inventive fluid management
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“We’re the third largest grower-packer of pickles in North America and it’s something we’re proud of,” says Carmen Bartucci with CanAm Fresh. While the company mainly serves the processing industry at the moment, it is looking to get more exposure to the fresh market category. “We
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The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía has made a new update on the status of Almeria's greenhouse crops, corresponding to the week of April 10 to 16, 2023. read more

According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast. The first one was back in January when during anomalous periods in the south of Moldova the
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The Spanish citrus campaign is already entering its final stretch. In general, producers have achieved good prices this year and it's been harder for businesses to obtain profits. The mandarin campaign is almost over. Orange sales are hard because of its high price in the field, and the Verna
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Packaging manufacturer and distributor LC Packaging and plastic recycler Healix have developed a high-quality closed loop recycling solution for FIBCs. A first in the industry. The closed loop includes the collection of used FIBCs (big bags) at LC Packaging customers’ locations that are being
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The weather in Mexico looks to be delaying some watermelon production. In Northwest Mexico, the majority of watermelon comes from Sonora. “The first district that gets going is the Guaymas Valley and that area is delayed due to cool weather in March,” says Scott Vandervoet of Vandervoet
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A. P. Moller – Maersk has issued a press release, stating: read more

Omer-Decugis & Cie, an international group specialising in fresh and exotic fruits and vegetables, announces the strengthening of its logistics capacities in Côte d’Ivoire with the creation of a new packaging station and the opening of a second mangoes shipping line from the port of San
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In the greenhouses of strawberry grower Jong Fruit, a special suction machine helps control whitefly. "This is the first serious prototype. Now you can really see results," shares grower Rob van der Wouw in a video showing how the machine works. read more