There seems to be a great interest in Bergamot oranges from Reggio Calabria (Italy) overseas as well, especially in Asia. Consumers are interested in their nutritional, antioxidant and healthy properties, which have been proven by scientific research. read more

The economic costs of frost to agriculture and horticulture can be significant. As winter and early spring frost in Australia and New Zealand is almost exclusively ‘radiative’ in nature, it forms predictable patterns as a function of surrounding topography and land use. read more

Heading into the 2023 harvest, the adverse flooding in the eastern states in late 2022 and two significant hail events in the Goulburn Valley will no doubt impact the supply of apples and pears in the domestic market in 2023. read more

Sales of early table potatoes from imports tend to decrease in Germany during the first half of each year. In the first quarter, origins such as Israel or Egypt have virtually no market significance any more. From April onwards, they are used in the asparagus potato niche,
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Serbian seedling producer Ned Boske has a growing demand for blackberry seedlings. At the same time, the production of apple, plum, and cherry seedlings is increasing. read more

The German-Kenyan company LIMBUA works with more than 7,000 certified organic smallholders in Kenya and in 2022 alone produced some 900 tons of cracked macadamia nuts, which are marketed throughout Europe, the USA and Dubai. We spoke with Marketing Manager Doortje Maillard about the harvesting
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In 2022, Morocco became fourth among the largest exporters of fresh blueberries in the world, leaving behind even the United States, where, in fact, blueberries were first cultivated, EastFruit reports. read more

Lineage Logistics, LLC, one of the world’s more prominent temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers, has officially opened its expanded cold storage facility in the Port of Aarhus, Denmark, strengthening its network of key port locations and providing customers
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In February 2023, most food products in Ukraine continued to rise in price, with onions and carrots rising in price the most. The relevant data on average consumer prices for goods and services in Ukraine was issued by the state statistics service, Ukrinform reports. In February compared to
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Cigarette litter is a real problem, so Australian charity No More Butts and Melbourne-based mycologists Fungi Solutions have teamed up to start CigCycle. CigCycle is a research project which will determine whether Australian fungi can be used to create a viable recycling stream from cigarette butts. read more

Guinness World Records has recognized farmer Aharon Shemoel for growing the world's heaviest lemon on his farm in Kefar Zeitim, Israel. The citrus fruit grew next to another huge lemon; it weighed 5.265 kg. The fruit's circumference was 74 cm and it was 35 cm high; measured on 8 January 2003. read more

At the same time as the meteorological start of spring, the harvest of the first spring onions is currently underway in the Palatinate. Since the beginning of March - and thus about a week earlier than the average of previous years - according to Gemüsegarten Pfalz, in the largest outdoor cultivation area for fresh vegetables in
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Haith Group, the Doncaster-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has appointed Dutch grading machinery supplier Remach BV to sell its range in Holland and Belgium. read more

José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023. read more

José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023. read more

The March 2023 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available on the Asiafruit app – Apple and Android – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets. read more

Faced with the shortage of certain agricultural products, and problems of various kinds in the majority of countries of origin, European buyers have fallen back on Egyptian products, says Mohamed Shahen of the Egyptian producer Agro Pro. read more

La UNIÓ Llauradora has asked the European Commission to initiate an investigation “for possible commercial dumping of citrus fruits from Egypt on the Community market” based on Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 8, 2016, on protection against
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Prices for greenhouse tomatoes in Uzbekistan are growing rapidly, updating records every week. Over the past month, their wholesale prices have grown by 1.5 times average, and by almost 70% since the beginning of the year, EastFruit experts note. read more

At the last meeting of the Foreign Affairs Trade Council, held on Friday in Stockholm, Spain has advocated giving a definitive boost to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement

Spain's position is that the EU should give a definitive impetus to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement.
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