The volume of kiwifruit produced in both Italy and Greece will be roughly the same this season, according to new figures released by CSO Italy. read more

This year’s NZ kiwifruit campaign has been a challenging one due to poor pollination, wind, flooding, hail, and cyclones. Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated chief executive Colin Bond said that the last two years have been “our equivalent to the
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South Africa’s blueberry industry has reacted to the tough season that Peru is enduring. read more

Copefrut, a leading Chilean fruit exporter with over 50 years of global experience, announced today it is formally adopting the brand name BoBan (波板) for the Chinese market. The moniker BoBan originated organically from local trade partners due to Copefrut’s previous logo resembling a ping
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The new persimmon and chestnut campaign has started, onions are still on record prices while Italian lettuces continue to fall. New apple varieties continue to arrive in the markets, most recently the Stark Delicious. For plums, the latest entry is the Angeleno. It is about to
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In Europe, estimated kiwi production for 2023 is down by around 755 thousand tonnes, 4% less than in 2022. In Italy, the world's second player, it is about 311 thousand tonnes, 7% less than last year. read more

Sea buckthorn harvesting began in Moldova last week. According to the observations of the staff of the Pomușoarele Moldovei Association of Berry Growers, this year, thanks to good weather conditions, drought-resistant sea buckthorn produced an abundant harvest of high-quality berries (with a
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South Africa’s Custom Plum Company has said it had an exciting year in US and now also hoped sufficient progress would be made soon to export its products to China. read more

South African raisin producers are highlighting their world-class agronomy and traceability credentials at a time of increased consumer interest in sustainable farming. read more

Kiwifruit growers and exporters from around the world gathered in Curicó, Chile last week for the 42nd Convention of the International Kiwifruit Organization” (IKO). read more

Tesco has announced it is locking the price of more than a thousand everyday products until 2024. read more

Spanish fruit and vegetable exports for the January-July period decreased by 8 per cent compared with the previous year, coming in at 7m tonnes. read more

Legacy Packing Australia has announced the appointment of Brett Jackson as the company’s new chief executive. read more

SPAR Netherlands takes silver at European Franchise Awards 2023 read more

Bi Shutong is the European Business Developer at QiHe Biotechnology. The company is an expert in the production of substate logs for shiitake, king oyster, oyster, and other exotic mushroom varieties. read more

Rambutan supply from Honduras is into peak production, a period which will last into early November. “We start from Honduras at the end of July or beginning of August and go into February. Typically, the rambutan season starts in May in Mexico and Guatemala and these two countries wrap up
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According to Minister for Africa Andrew Mitchell, industry players in the United Kingdom are keen to support Zimbabwean exports of horticultural products like blueberries and peas. read more

The European grape market is still enjoying reasonable demand, but it is not doing all that great either, says Bertus Schipper of the Dutch company Zoutewelle. "Spain has fewer grapes available because of the heat and Greece because of the rain. That's just as well, given the market situation,
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She was meticulous in her extensive agenda, which was more like a grand tour, in which I visited a cheese factory, a dairy, a cider cellar, several Romanesque churches and the theatre in which she made her debut as an actress. In the evening there was plenty of cider in the village of
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