The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines has monitored the prices of onion and garlic in local markets. Citing the data from the DA, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the average prices of local onion sin September and October this year range from PHP140 to 142; PHP125 to 130
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The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) calls on the South African minister of finance to make the financial recovery of Transnet a priority, says Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa. The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will deliver
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In line with its mandate, the Kenyan Horticultural Crops Directorate enforces sector regulations to ensure that quality produce is marketed locally and internationally. This includes ensuring that mature avocado is harvested and exported, in a bid to sustain and grow our international markets
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Growers across Jammu and Kashmir are experimenting with persimmons as a new fruit crop. According to Naveed Hamid, Chief Executive Officer of SKUAST-K’s Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship Centre, persimmons hold immense potential as a cash crop. read more

According to Chilean Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela, who just returned from a China trip led by President Gabriel Boric, the Chile-China relationship is based on trust, transparency and complementarity. read more

More than 1,500 tonnes of fertilisers that were not regular in their composition were seized yesterday morning by the ICQRF (Central Inspectorate for Fraud Repression) Tuscany and Umbria and the Forestry Carabinieri of the Agri-food and Forestry Environmental Police Investigative Unit of
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DeHaat, the prominent Indian AgTech platform providing agricultural services for farmers, is entering into a strategic partnership with Freshtrop Fruits Ltd. to enhance the export business of grapes and other fruits from India. The partnership aligns with the vision of both the companies to
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After a short delay the Polish apple season in in full swing. According to Jan Nowakowski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh, Golden Delicious apples will be more of a green color than last year: “This year, the Polish apple season started with two weeks of delay, due to the
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The budget of the Operational Programme 2024 of Aop Gruppo Viva, in which 13 associated POs, operating throughout the country, participate: Apofruit Italia, Asipo, Botticelli, Cerere, Codma, Consorzio Agribologna, Mongolfiera,
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Hamas is currently holding an estimated 220 Israelis hostage in Gaza. Of those, about a quarter are Thai. So the Israeli government reported* last Wednesday. These people are almost all migrant workers working in Israel's agriculture and horticulture sectors. read more

The year 2022 marks a new record for Italy's agri-food trade, both for imports, which reach a record value of almost 63 billion euro (+29.3%), and for exports, which after having exceeded 50 billion euro in 2021, in the last year are approaching the threshold of 60
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In the fall of 2023, Ukrainians are experiencing fluctuations in prices for vegetables. The conclusion of the harvesting season has led to a shortage of certain vegetables, resulting in price increases. Popular are onions, garlic, and beets. The final batches of salad vegetables are yet
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Lower production in Greece and Turkey has resulted in a spike in demand for Greek pears, says Greek pear exporter Paris Karastergios, of Karastergiou Bros: “Due to the fact that the total volume of pears was smaller than last year, there was a vivid demand over the past weeks. This demand did
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The Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, Alexey Bogdanov, pledged a "worthy, affordable price for domestic apples" this season. Bogdanov claims self-sufficiency in apples in Belarus this year, planning to allocate 23.4 thousand tons to stabilization funds for the inter-season period.
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A meeting recently held by the European Commission's Fruit and Vegetable Markets Observatory's tomato subgroup took stock of the last summer campaign, in which Spain produced 475,051 tons of tomatoes. This figure represents a 6% decrease over 2022. read more

From January to September 2023, the cargo volume of Chinese ports was 12.540 billion tons, translating to a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, while the container throughput of Chinese ports was 230.7 million TEUs, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.2%. read more

NSW Farmers says it’s clear the Federal Government will use water buybacks as a devastating sledgehammer to complete the Basin Plan. read more

The Egyptian sweet potato season continues amid heated competition between exporters. As the season progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to source good quality batches, which transfers the competition to the price front. Mohamed Maatouk, CEO of the Egyptian Emirati food industries,
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Defeder, which specializes in 100% organic agricultural products, has expanded its international expansion by making its first shipments to South America. The company, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, exports more than 60% of its production to more than 23 countries on three
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The eagerly awaited Egyptian strawberry season is about to begin. Elsayed Elgohary, strawberry producer and owner of Marvel Farm, shares his insights on the season kick-off. read more