"In general, the production of bell peppers, not only of the Lamuyo, but also of other kinds, is much more limited at the moment due to the weather conditions. Although this is not the only reason," said Isaac Garcia, of the company Veganature from Almeria, Spain, which is specialized in red
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According to the Moldova Sustainable Development Fund, in the area of centralized irrigation systems in the Dniester and Prut river basins managed by Water Users Associations about 7 000 ha were irrigated in 2022, of which about half were vegetables and perennial fruit crops. In 2020, which was
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The watermelon season in the northern hemisphere has started. Fresh & Cash Ltd in Wuppertal is now loading the first batches from Mauritania. "We now get one truck a week and start the new season several weeks earlier compared to last year. Normally, the season doesn't really get going until
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As EastFruit has reported multiple times, global demand for hazelnut had been suffering from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. EastFruit analysts highlight that export volumes from Georgia have increased and surprisingly the prices have also moved up. Meanwhile,
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The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is organising a congress on hazelnut cultivation in Germany on 10 and 11 May. The aim of this conference is to collect and pool the knowledge and experience already available. The conference is aimed at
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Wholesale prices for walnut kernels in the Moldovan market increased in the last week of February for the first time in 2023. The level of the average and maximum prices increased slightly by about 6% – up to 75-80 MDL/kg ($ 3.99-4.06/kg), EastFruit specialists report. read more

Over the past three weeks, the dynamics of wholesale onion prices in Uzbekistan have shown a downward trend, which was facilitated by the active import of onions and a significant increase in air temperature in February. Sharp warming affects onion stocks and forces producers/traders to increase
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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 country may
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Agriculture is big business in Papua New Guinea. It provides 22% of the nation’s GDP and accounts for 26% of its exports. Farming supports around 85% of the rural population. Cocoa and coffee are the main cash crops and employ half of the workforce. read more

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 February 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by -6.4% compared to 2022 to reach 3 377 583 T, while pear stocks also increased slightly by 0.6% to reach 410 711 T. In the USA,
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Empty shelves in UK supermarkets, but British cucumbers are for sale in Singapore. It has been another eventful week for the British fresh produce industry. read more

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey has decided to limit the exports of tomatoes until April 14, 2023. The ministry said in a statement that "due to the recent abnormal rise in the price of tomatoes in Turkey and the terrible consequences of the earthquake, which directly affected
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The French government on Monday presented an agreement with the distribution groups, which have agreed to reduce their margins with a basket of products that each of them will choose and which will carry a common label, "anti-inflation quarter". These products will have "the highest price
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At a time when the global frozen raspberry market is in a state of shock from the rapid fall in prices, as EastFruit analysts recently wrote in the article “Frozen raspberry market in the EU – when will the free fall in prices stop?”, Morocco continues to increase its presence in this
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As EastFruit informed multiple times, global demand for hazelnut had been suffering from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. EastFruit analysts highlight that export volumes from Georgia have increased and surprisingly the prices have also moved up. Meanwhile, the
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey has decided to limit the exports of tomatoes until April 14, 2023. read more

Belgium is poised to help UK retailers fill empty shelves as shortages continue in tomatoes, cucumbers, and a range of other produce. read more

DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for Australian perishable goods export, with an investment of A$17m over ten years. read more

All Belgian Metros have found new owner read more

Kuehne+Nagel will serve its customers in Africa with an even stronger service: The Group today announced that Alexandre Muratore has been appointed Managing Director of the newly established West Africa Cluster comprising Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sierra
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