Last year, Poland was the country where the level of import stayed on the same level as in 2021. The export numbers for 2023 show that Poland remains the 5th export destination for ornamentals from the Netherlands with a difference to Italy (4th place) of only 10 mln euro. The increase is
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Last year, Poland was the country where the level of import stayed on the same level as in 2021. The export numbers for 2023 show that Poland remains the 5th export destination for ornamentals from the Netherlands with a difference to Italy (4th place) of only 10 mln euro. The increase is
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Co.Di.Pr.A. Trento, the Consortium of Agricultural Producers of the Province of Trento, is practically ready to start with the insurance and mutual insurance campaign 2024; the start is scheduled for next week. In record time, it is the first consortium in Italy to find a solution with respect to
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The importation of fresh oranges from third countries, specifically from Egypt, by European Union member states is one of the issues that is raising the most concerns this season amongst Spanish producers and operators. Both importation and exportation are inherent to trade, and we have to
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EastFruit analysts report a significant drop in the wholesale prices of potatoes on the Polish market in the last days of February, based on the data from Fresh-Market.pl . The wholesale prices of potatoes fell by an average of 16% over the past week and are currently sold for 1.00-1.33
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EastFruit analysts report that the active demand for white cabbage enabled the Ukrainian farmers to raise the prices of this product on the current week. The representatives of wholesale companies note the scarcity of cabbage on the market, which, along with the high activity of buyers, is the
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Beginning with the upcoming 2024 grape season, Egypt’s Central Administration for Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) is set to use DNA testing to identify and stop suspected illegal shipments at source. read more

With one-third of Singapore residents surveyed claiming that forgetfulness was behind a failure to eat more fruit, despite a staggering 93 per cent expressing a desire to do so, Zespri believes the pillbox format can play a part in boosting healthy consumption. read more

South Africa’s rail and port operator Transnet has appointed a new chief executive to lead what many in the fruit industry hope is the group’s speedy recovery. read more

This is the view of the South African fruit industry association Hortgro, which nevertheless points out that "there is still a long way to go to bring the port's productivity up to the same level as the rest of the world". read more

Glastuinbouw Nederland has launched a pilot project in close collaboration with the tomato growers' cooperative, Biobest Netherlands, Bioline Agrosciences and Vertify in order to better meet the challenges in the future. The aim is to test the effect of two biological
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HarvestEye has secured its first distributorship in Finland. read more

Hort Innovation is offering up to four fully funded fellowships for transformational projects that spark positive change in the Australian horticulture sector.  read more

Leading Indian exporter INI Farms – part of the AgroStar Group – has shipped its first container of Kimaye-branded pomegranates to the US via seafreight. read more

A high-profile lineup of leading names in the business is set to speak at Fresh Produce India as the event makes its much-anticipated in-person return on 21-22 March 2024. read more

For the 2024 International Women's Day celebration in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, over 1 million flowers from various countries have been imported. These flowers will be brought in by the retail chains "Krasny Yar" and "Baton." read more

The most recent controversy has to do with the import of oranges from Egypt, with Italian oranges remaining on the trees. But is this really the case? After a closer look, it doesn't seem that these complaints are made out of thin air, because the stress on the imported product is very much felt
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According to EastFruit, Egyptian fresh fruit exporters, who target the EU market, had a very successful year in 2023. They managed to almost double their export volume, reaching over half a million tons for the first time ever! read more