Hort Innovation has announced a A$9.5m injection into pest and disease risk management measures for safe fresh produce trade. read more

The University of California, Davis has unveiled five new strawberry varieties, the first release from its strawberry breeding programme where all the cultivars have Fusarium wilt resistance. read more

The British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott, and the Kisii County Governor Simba Arati have commissioned an avocado oil extraction project at the Kisii Agricultural Training Center (ATC). The center has the capacity to process up to 70 tons of avocadoes daily. read more

The bell pepper market was divided among Spain, the Netherlands and Turkey. Dutch deliveries expanded of all colors, while Spanish goods continued to lose importance. Green as well as red peppers from Turkey completed the picture. According to the BLE, increasing imports from Belgium and the
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The Polish government has banned the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until at least June 30, 2023. The imports of cereals, milk, eggs, meat, and honey, as well as fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, fruits, and frozen berries, are banned. read more

China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC GROUP), one of the largest state-owned investment corporations in China, plans to invest $50 million in the establishment of a large agrilogistic park in the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan, EastFruit experts report. read more

The export of fruits and vegetables from the western Mediterranean region of Turkey increased by 26% in the first quarter of this year compared to last year. The majority of the revenues came from fresh vegetable shipments. Vegetable shipments to external markets grew by 36%, and tomato exports
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A global review by medical scientists from Flinders University in South Australia and The Children's Hospital at Westmead in New South Wales found cranberry juice or supplements can reduce the risk of repeat symptomatic UTIs in some women by more than a quarter, and in children by more than
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In the high-volume category of fresh watermelon, Maglio's award-winning readyripe® watermelon pouch is now available to grocery retailers. read more

Artichokes have been the main protagonists of the 36th edition of Salón Gourmets, the number one quality food and beverage fair in Europe and one of the most prestigious in the world, which closes today in Ifema, Madrid. More than a hundred thousand attendees, according to figures from the
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The Iranian watermelon campaign is starting at a good pace, with a large production and a consequent demand, but with the usual payment difficulties. read more

Raspberry production has certainly experienced an interesting expansion in Portugal over the past decade. According to data provided by Faostat, the country's cultivated acreage went from 110 hectares in 2011 to more than 1,450 in 2021, with a production that in that period multiplied by more
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At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on his observations on his farm, P. Krawiec reported serious problems with raspberry plantations in
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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 grape contact group, made up of professionals from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and officials from the administrations, will meet on 4 and 5 May in Rimini, Italy, to analyse the forecasts for the 2023 campaign and to seek common positions on issues that

will be discussed at the end of the year.
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Harmoniz Ltd announces the appointment of Saro Tumino as the new General Manager of Harmoniz's Italian subsidiary and Stephan Vonk in the position of Area Sales Manager of North America (USA and Canada). These appointments follow a few months after its official launch at Fruit Logistica 2023, as
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The dynamic decline in wholesale prices for Polish greenhouse tomatoes is typical for the current season. The supply of tomatoes from local greenhouses has continued to grow rapidly since the end of March. In addition, the decline in prices during this period is supported by low exports, because
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Rijk Zwaan is now launching a new breeding program for soft fruit aimed at broadening its product portfolio with strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Construction work for a new greenhouse at Rijk Zwaan’s facility in Dinteloord (the Netherlands) marks the official start of the soft
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If, last week, hail had whitened much of northern Italy (click here to read more), in recent days it has also arrived in the southern regions, leaving a trail of damage on both crops and civil infrastructures. The regions most affected were Puglia
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