In Belgium, Industriële Koeltechniek Roose (IKR) recently installed a new cooling and freezing system at De Aardappelhoeve. This potato specialist is increasingly focusing on the convenience market with its brand, The Potato Chef, which required a new storage location. "The IKR system let us
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The Camp-Galhan winery in the Cevennes also produces sweet onions and green asparagus on 4 hectares. Lionel Pourquier, manager of the farm, has been adapting and perfecting his production techniques for several decades in order to offer the most tender and highest quality asparagus possible.
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Spring is the decisive phase for avocado crops on the Spanish Mediterranean coast to achieve a larger and better fruit set, thus avoiding fruit drop, and at the same time to recover from possible losses they may have suffered in flowering due to
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According to official data, Spain exported 1.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 1.646 billion euros in January 2023. This is a decrease of 9 % and an increase of 7.5 % compared to the previous year. read more

As protests in Israel escalate further, the fresh produce industry is uncertain about the effects on harvesting, packing and exporting. The Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv has suspended outgoing flights during Monday morning, while Haifa, the largest port in Israel, has come to a
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Although avocado exports from Mexico to the world in January and February increase each year to mainly meet the demand for guacamole due to the US Super Bowl, prices did not help Mexican producers this year. read more

The stone fruit season in Europe will officially start at the end of May. Most of the fruits currently on the market come from Chile and South Africa. But production from both origins has fallen sharply recently. Affected by the strong wind, some packaging plants were even forced to shut down.
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Greenhouse tomato prices continue to break records – the average wholesale price for red round tomatoes has increased by 29% over the past week and current wholesale prices are almost 2 times higher than last year. Moreover, as a result of a sharp increase in their prices over the past
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The South African grape season is coming to an end. This year's campaign took place in two phases. “The northern regions and Orange River came into production first, with a significant volume deficit. At the beginning of the campaign, exports were clearly lower than in previous years at the
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Avocado volumes are ample currently compared to this time last year. read more

Numerous members of Confagricoltura Forlì-Cesena and Rimini attended the meeting promoted by Federazione Nazionale di Bieoconomia (National Bioeconomy Federation) with Israeli company Solar Gik. The event, in the presence of the Federation's president Alessandro Bettoni and vice-president
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Family is a word often used around the produce industry these days, and for good reason. Many successful farm companies today come from families who have built their legacies over the years. In Mexico, Divine Flavor's grower group is no different, and each of the growers the company works with
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The first white grapes arrived from India at LuBaFresh in the Netherlands on February 9. They now have enough for some availability outside programs. "The market's good enough. Prices could be slightly higher, but at least the sales are there," says Lucien de Wit. read more

India has been a solid market for Polish apples, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “Generally the apple sales are going quite smooth, we receive orders from customers all the time, and many clients have been very satisfied with the quality this year,
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After a slight price drop, onion demand has picked up again, notes Marius Jansen of the Dutch company JJK Onion Trade. "Lately, prices have been rising sharply, but things were tough. Then prices dropped by about €0.04. That stagnation is the year's first setback in a market that has only been
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Following its successful introduction in other European markets, the product Zorvec Entecta™ is now also available for potato cultivation in Germany, formulated as a liquid suspo-emulsion. The combination of the two active ingredients oxathiapiprolin and amisulbrom provides up to ten
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The hapus mango, grown in Konkan is world famous, particularly in the districts of Ratnagiri, Devgad and Raigad. Out of 250,000 tons of products in Konkan, 25,000 tons of fruit and 10,000 tons of mango pulp are exported. 40 percent of Konkan mangoes are exported to Europe and the Gulf countries.
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According to the report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) “Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030”, avocados will become the most traded fruit by 2030. Avocado has the lowest production
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Morocco has restricted tomato exports since late February with a total ban in place from last week until Thursday. Its aim is lower domestic prices. According to Lahoucine Aderdour, head of the Federation of Moroccan Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (FIFEL), the Agriculture Ministry agreed on
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Dutch onion prices are skyrocketing. "You can make €0.70 for delivery in March or April. But the onion market can be hot; you must have onions available," says Mark van Sijll of Sijlltrade in the Netherlands. He established this trading company in 2018, focusing mainly on supplying the industry. read more