Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture. The plants, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley,
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The fiber-based ProducePack™ Punnet tray is an alternative to traditional plastic punnets for produce applications such as mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and berries. It has been developed in close collaboration with growers, packers, and machinery suppliers to ensure that it
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The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will be in attendance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Macfrut (Rimini, 3-5 May 2023). Preceding the event, on 2 May, the head of state will pay a visit to the city of Cesena. As part of the event, there will also be a round of
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Local onions are currently very expensive on the Belgian market. Onion peeling company Ongena is therefore looking to imported onions. "There are very few Dutch and Belgian onions and they're simply too pricey for us. We, thus, started looking further afield. We have to consider our customers'
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The UK government has unveiled its new Border Target Operating Model (TOM) as a simplified approach to border inspections that it claims will save companies £400 million per year. After three years of delays, the Cabinet Office claims it has the "firm intention" to launch the first phase of
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine was the largest supplier of apples to the Uzbek market in January 2023, despite the ongoing Russian military aggression, complex and expensive logistics, and the multiple difficulties that Ukrainian growers face now. read more

Kenyan agricultural firm Kakuzi will start harvesting and exporting Hass avocados to China and Europe beginning mid-next month for quality purposes. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), through its Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), announced that the 2023 avocado harvesting season
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For more than 50 years, UF/IFAS research and Extension teams have grown potatoes – in what are called variety trials — at the UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center. In these trials, scientists discover which potatoes will be most productive for Florida growers. For the
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Whether yellow, white, sweet, or red, choosing the right onion can feel a bit like solving a mystery. If you prefer sweet onions, though, then you might want to skip all the sleuthing and simply opt for Walla Walla onions. These large, round, mild veggies — the result of growing in a
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EastFruit analysts draw the attention of horticultural business participants to an attractive potential apple market, about which very little is known due to the incredible level of closedness of this country. read more

The Fino lemon season is coming to an end as the first Verna lemons are starting to arrive. In this period, there are two different market realities at origin, according to the Lemon and Grapefruit Interprofessional Association (AILIMPO). read more

Chile has exported a record 415,398 tons of cherries this season and the most exported varieties in this campaign have been the Lapins and Santina cherries. read more

Plum storage and transportation are prone to mechanical damage, brown heart disease at low temperatures, and rot and deterioration at high temperatures. It is very important during the harvesting and storage of plums, to reduce the loss in sales and to extend the market supply period. read more

They have much to offer each other, Marcel van Bruggen of vanRijsingenfreshservice and Arend van den Berg of Bikl Foods quickly realized when they got talking. So much so that the vegetable processor and pickled product maker, both based in the Netherlands, are now joining forces to market fresh
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Nothing is set yet but French baby kiwis could very well be exported to China.  read more

On the eve of the 2023 citrus season kicking off, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel and Minister of Agriculture Thoko Didiza requesting an urgent update about the government’s interventions to
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The end of Ramadan coincides this year with the end of the Medjool season in Egypt, and producers are pleased with a "very successful year," Ramadan Elsayyad, export manager of Palm Hills, reports. read more

For a long time, bananas have been the cheapest item in the produce section, if not the entire store. However, plantations in Latin America are often affected by this news in a negative way (bad working conditions), as the price continues to be too low to cover social and environmental
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Amidst claims that supermarkets are shrinking strawberry punnets in order to manage rapidly rising costs, a leading British strawberry grower has stated that shops have threatened to cut orders and argued that many are intentionally reducing pack sizes to avoid hitting shoppers with price rises. read more

The fresh green garlic season in Egypt is coming to a close, says Mai Yassin, export manager at Egyptian fresh produce exporter Stars of Export: “We’re in the midst of our fresh green garlic season, which is the better business when compared to the dry garlic. However, we do a really good
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