This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

While the long-term effects of climate change continue, the COVID-19 epidemic, which spread at the end of 2019 and continued for almost two years, and the Ukraine-Russia war that followed, have had significant negative effects on agriculture and food security. While these negative effects were
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There was a lot to explore on the Spinach Field Days of 2023 in Murcia, Spain. New material and innovations that address new market demands, were waiting to be discovered. From 14-16 of February Tozer Iberica and Pop Vriend Seeds specialists welcomed growers from all over Europe in the demo fields. read more

The weaker Israeli Shekel exchange rate against other major trading currencies is coming as a relieve and help for the country's fresh produce export sector. Exporters and producers can, after years of a stronger local currency, receive some respite and see slightly higher returns. read more

Maersk Air Cargo has idled several leased cargo jets and dialed back flight activity in response to deteriorating demand in the airfreight market. And a planned route between China and the U.S. is on hold. read more

Most garlic available on the Swiss market still comes from abroad, mainly being imported from Spain, France and Asia. But in the last ten years, the area under cultivation of Swiss garlic has increased fivefold. read more

Recently, reports about the collapse of large vertical farms or about their transfer to the Middle East have become more frequent. This is not surprising, as vertical farms require significant investment and are quite expensive to operate. If modern greenhouses use electric lighting only during
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Robotic order fulfillment company Cimcorp is unveiling its latest retail solution for retrofitting distribution centers with automation. Headquartered in Finland with a North American office in Grimsby, Ontario, Cimcorp provides a range of automated storage and order picking systems designed to
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The EastFruit team from Tajikistan reports that onion prices continue to plummet. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, wholesale onion prices dropped to $0.63/kg, down by almost a third in just 9-10 days. At the same time, market participants believe that the decline in onion prices in the
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The topic of sustainability remains on the agenda. For the consumer, however, sustainability is often an overwhelming challenge, as the term is not particularly sharply defined. read more

Supplies of garlic in North America are plentiful--particularly coming from Argentina and Peru. “At the current rate of imports, the growers should be careful about becoming the new China as far as the supply of garlic goes,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “I don't think that’s
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The strawberry campaign got off to a good start with good quantities and excellent quality, while the tarocco orange campaign is coming to an end. Prices for artichokes, cauliflowers, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers and courgettes are falling. read more

From March 7, Paris Direkt Ltd will start supplying Edeka Food Service throughout Germany. "Through this partnership, customers can now access over 40 mushroom products, from dried mushrooms to a wide variety of truffle products. The premium products are marketed primarily under the proven Black
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"The sales of our plastic ducts for soilless cultivation are on the up, both in Italy and abroad in countries such as Morocco, France, Spain, Poland, and Saudi Arabia. Thanks to the high quality of our products and our skilled team, we have strengthened our position on the domestic market over
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In recent days, night temperatures have again fallen to sub-zero levels in various fruit and vegetable producing areas of Spain. In the case of stone fruit, frost damage has been reported in Badajoz, where temperatures have reached -5ºC in some areas and, to a lesser extent, in Zaragoza.
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The Sorma Open Days took place last Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd at the company's facilities in the Valencian town of Puzol. The demonstration events were attended by numerous customers and friends of the company. read more

"Considerable quantities of refrigerated garlic from the past season are still available, mainly from China and Spain. Prices have remained substantially low. Ninety days until the new garlic will be harvested all over Europe - especially in Spain, Italy and France - it looks like the new
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DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, has expanded its AI- powered Financial Services to the US and Mexico through its latest financing deal with Grupo Paisano, a large international grower-exporter of fresh produce items based in Mexico. Financing Grupo Paisano’s fresh exports to the United
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Following the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria last month, Turkish fresh produce companies were quick to join the relief effort in what is an important agricultural region. read more

Last week, after lengthy and intense negotiations, the UK and the EU reached an agreement on Northern Ireland’s (NI) Brexit trade rules. read more