Sorma Group will not miss this year's Macfrut, the international fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, which will be held in Rimini (Italy) from 3 to 5 May. Along with the latest innovations in systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Sorma Group will also be exhibiting its latest innovations in the fruit and vegetable sector.
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In 2022, the volume of the global trade in fruits and nuts, which has been growing steadily every year for many years, has fallen for the first time, according to the EastFruit analytics group. We looked at the reasons for this extraordinary event and its potential impact on the
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In much of Europe, including the UK, soaring energy prices have forced tomato producers to limit their production or even consider leaving the business. This is placing ever greater responsibility on overseas producers in countries like Morocco to keep the retail shelves stocked. read more

The South African citrus season is barely a month underway, and the country’s lemon exporters are clearly favouring Middle Eastern, Russian and Asian markets for their early shipments. read more

AgriFutures Australia’s EvokeAg event will be held in Western Australia in 2024. read more

The Vietnamese fruit industry has sharpened its focus on export opportunities as opposed to meeting the need of the domestic market, providing an opening for imported fruit. read more

Vietnam’s fruit growers are harnessing the power of XAG drones to cuts costs and improve efficiency on their banana and durian farms. read more

Apparently, doctored pictures that appear to show star-shaped grapes have circulated online for months. This has caused some netizens to believe they are a genuine fruit from Japan. However, viticulture experts said there was no such thing as star-shaped grapes and AFP found various videos
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Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, the Indian High Commissioner said yesterday that the country was ready to import as much avocado as is available in Tanzania. He made the remarks at a stakeholders' meeting for trade in crops organised by the Mbeya Region branch of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce,
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According to East-fruit, Morocco's greenhouse cucumber exports have been on the rise since 2017 and in the last three years, local exporters have managed to break the record every year. As a result, Moroccan growers supplied 20,000 tonnes of cucumbers from Morocco in 2017.
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Chilli pepper volumes in Rwanda are on the rise, with both domestic and foreign demand being strong, says Mr. Jean-Claude Niyomugabo, co-founder of Speke Farms. read more

Dominican onion producers have informed the Government about the problems they are having to market their products. Representatives of the National Union of Onion Growers, which brings together the production of 41,000 tasks - approximately 835,000 quintals in total -, met with a Commission of
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Farmers in different regions of Kenya, particularly coastal and western counties are raking in millions from jackfruit farming. The unique plant can produce up to 300 fruits. One fruit weighs between five and forty kilograms, depending on the size. read more

In the Netherlands, Tomatoworld has found a new buyer for its 32 field lab tomato varieties: Van Geest International. Rene van Geest recently visited Tomatoworld to sign the partnership agreement. read more

According to the relevant laws and regulations of China and the provisions of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty of the French Republic on the quarantine requirements for French fresh Actinidia arguta
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Founded 25 years ago as a common table of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector, an aggregator of innovation and strategies to deal with the problems of the sector, Cso Italy celebrates its anniversary on 28 April in Ferraronewith an event at the Ridotto of the Municipal Theatre in the city of Este, attended by the Minister of
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Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022, Kazakhstan exported more than 100 000 tonnes of onions for the first time. Meanwhile, the country remains a major net importer of onions with an average annual negative trade balance of 84 000 tonnes on average over the past 5 years. read more

The European Commission has approved an Austrian aid scheme worth around €120 million to support agriculture and aquaculture in connection with Russia's war against Ukraine. The Netherlands has been authorised to grant guarantees totalling €70 million to
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For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated from Ecuador. The police think it was all meant for another market. read more