The Global Plant Genetics team is quite excited about the purchase of the global licences for three of the world's most exciting blueberry varieties from the University of Georgia; Sweet Duchess, Maverick, and Gladiator. read more

By the end of 2022, Egypt exported a record volume of potatoes to the countries of Southeast Asia, EastFruitreports. Indonesia remained the main destination for their supply, and exports more than doubled last year. read more

Apple growers from Val Venosta travel to Germany to present their organic Kanzi® to end consumers in tegut...supermarkets: This was the latest sales promotion campaign organised and carried out by VIP, the association of fruit and vegetable producers from Val Venosta.
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As the World Avocado Congress wrapped up in Auckland, New Zealand, South Africa was announced as the host of the 11th event to be held in 2027. read more

A new company dedicated to the production and export of avocado has just been born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico's main avocado production area and the world's leading exporter of this fruit. Its general manager spoke about the current state of exports to the United States, the natural market
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According to the organisation 'Testankoop' (Test Purchase), inflation rose above 20% for the first time in Belgian supermarkets in the month of March. "We are now paying on average a fifth more than a year ago," they say. The consumer protectors are observing the
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Pineapples are seeing strong demand this week leading up to Easter. “It’s quite a big pineapple holiday with many retailers doing promotions,” says Bobby Van Ligten with Pura Vida Farms in California. About 95 percent of the company’s pineapples are imported from Costa Rica and the
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Just about every sector uses pallets, which, over the years, have also survived every kind of innovation. Whether wood or plastic, a warehouse is incomplete without these goods carriers. At Kloek Pallets in the Netherlands, they know the importance of pallets, which is why founder Wout Kloek
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According to a report on Spanish zucchini imports prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistics service, in 2022, Spain imported 20.51 million kilos of zucchini, i.e. 36% more than in the previous year, for a total value of 19.63 million euro and an average price of € 0.96/kg. read more

The price for processing tomatoes was signed yesterday between Casalasco and the two largest P.O.s in northern Italy, A.In.PO. and As.I.P.O., setting the price for processing tomatoes at 150 Euro per tonne; read more

Going into Easter week, there are limited supplies of limes. “Holy Week in Mexico shuts everything down for the week to let their staff celebrate and spend time with their families,” says Tony Campos of International Citrus & Produce. He notes that lime supplies are about the
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In the first month of 2023, Spain exported 938,451 tons of fruit and vegetables, i.e. 82% of what it exported that month, to other European countries for € 1,319 million. Shipments of Spanish fruit and vegetable products outside the EU totaled 210,349 tons worth € 326.6 million. read more

The world leader in banana exports, Ecuador, is not resting on its laurels as it seeks to enhance the trading conditions in the key growth markets of Asia. While they have access to South Korea, import tariffs of 30% are hobbling sales growth. Ecuador has also reportedly done all the
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From 2002 to 2022, Germany lost an average of 760 million tonnes or 0.76 km3 of water per year. These losses were caused by decreasing soil moisture, dwindling groundwater, melted glaciers and lower water levels. This is what a team has now
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In the table grape segment, South Africa, as usual, provided by far the bulk of the volumes, followed by seedless light varieties from Peru and Thompson Seedless from India and Chile. Other seedless red varieties from Peru as well as blue with seed from South Africa complemented the scene
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In September last year, Yeliz Kaya founded Green Ova in the Netherlands. It focuses on importing Turkish fruit and vegetables for the Dutch and European markets. "Many Turkish companies struggle to export goods. I have the advantage of being of Turkish descent and can speak the language. By
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A few months after its official presentation at Fruit Logistica 2023, Harmoniz LTD, the new Israeli seed company born in 2022 from the merger of TomaTech and Nirit Seeds, welcomes Saro Tumino as the General Manager of its Italian team. read more

Vilmorin-Mikado Italia launches Giubilo F1 from Hazera into the market. This variety has a ToBRFV intermediate resistance. Result of 7 years of research and development, Giubilo F1 is a solution for growers facing severe disease pressure in Italy from this highly infectious virus. read more

The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced that the next Blueberry Summit will be held in Lublin, Poland, from July 3-5, 2023. With more than 11,000 hectares planted and 45 years of export experience, Poland will share valuable information on how the country has managed to
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Canada’s largest event entirely dedicated to the fresh fruits and vegetable industry will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Tuesday, April 25 to Thursday, April 27. read more