From January to October 2023, Peru exported 124,285 tons of fresh Cavendish bananas for US$94 million, i.e. 17% less volume and 10% less value than in the same period in 2022. read more

Indonesia's tropical climate provides an ideal environment for growing mangosteen, which thrives in warm and humid conditions, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius. read more

No two onion growing seasons are ever the same as any grower will tell you, and this year in New Zealand it is no different, according to Simon Vale from Balle Bros. read more

Greenhouse production of radishes in Quebec, Canada is getting ready for the winter season. Alex Zenebisis of Eagle Export, Inc./Alcaro Farms is two months into working with the greenhouse grower Les Serres Bertrand in Mirabel, Quebec to ship three varieties of radishes--conventional red radish,
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The Sicilian orange season has begun amidst a thousand unknowns. Of greatest concern to the sector is the drought-ridden weather, which has put producers in a difficult situation. But, now, oranges are beginning to polarise fruit and vegetable departments all over Italy trying to
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The solidarity contest promoted by Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna to support the companies affected by last May's flooding has ended with a result beyond all expectations. "The 'Help us restart' fundraiser has grown more and more to reach a sum
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The supply of blueberries in North America is looking good with product coming right now from both Peru and Argentina. In addition to those countries, Chile is also getting started with its blueberry supply. read more

Menzies Aviation has renewed and secured several new key cargo contracts with airlines at London’s Heathrow Airport. These include including Thai Airways Cargo, Middle East Airlines, Royal Air Maroc Cargo, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines Cargo and Tarom. read more

Due to the presence of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, the Federal Administration for Inspection Affairs has banned the import of mandarins from Croatia into Bosnia and Herzegovina. The use of chlorpyrifos is prohibited in agricultural production in the country and the EU. read more

A significant milestone in ratifying the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was reached last night, with 524 of the 705 member European Parliament voting in favour to approve the agreement. read more

EastFruit analysts draw attention to an unexpected fact – currently the world leader in the growth rate of blueberry exports is a country that is better known for its record breaking hyperinflation rates and poverty. However, this country was once very rich and had a highly developed
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"The world and season looks much rosier for Belgian top fruit growers this year. The sizes and quality are good, as are prices for this time of year," begins Xavier Laduron, a grower who is responsible for Fairebel's fruit sector committee. "It's important to keep it that way so we can cover
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“You get to know blueberry trends but this year I had to throw my blueberry marketing manual, with all the trends and the statistics, out the door,” says Tiaan Rossouw, managing director of Rainbow Superfood, a berry exporter. read more

In the 2023 export season Southern African citrus growers packed 165.1 million (15kg) cartons for delivery to global markets. While this is an increase of approximately 800 000 from the packed figures of last year, it is still 500,000 cartons lower than the forecast at the start of the season
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Soil fatigue is a common problem in agriculture, especially when the same vegetable species is cultivated repeatedly on the same land. This leads to various agronomic problems, including reduced root development, lower vigor and productivity and increased sensitivity to diseases and
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For the second year in a row, prunes are a real hit in Uzbekistan’s exports. In 2022 exports of prunes from Uzbekistan doubled compared to the previous year, and Uzbekistan became one of the three largest exporters of prunes in the world. In 2022 Uzbek prune exporters have built on last
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The challenges for Peru’s mango producers and exports are starting to mount with volumes to China and the rest of Asia as well as other markets much lower. They also have to compete with Brazil’s lower mango prices. “For this new 2023-2024 season we plan to do 1,000 pallets. But, this year
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to an unexpected fact – currently the world leader in the growth rate of blueberry exports is a country that is better known for its record breaking hyperinflation rates and poverty. However, this country was once very rich and had a highly developed
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According to Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy, peat is currently being imported into Ireland for the mushroom sector, while the harvesting of peat is not permitted here. He called the governmental inaction to resolve the peat supply issues ‘scandalous’. Carthy is a TD for Cavan-Monaghan. He
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In Ireland, domestic consumption and retail sales remain buoyant. Some dryer weather this week may open a window for some harvesting, however, conditions are still very challenging. Yields are reported to be below average and wastage due to cracks is higher than average. Market prices are
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