Kyrgyzstan is about to allow the export of onions. A decision has been submitted to the government to lift restrictions on the export of onions. It is reported by Knews.kg with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

Guest of the new episode of freshtalks Alice Andrei, marketing manager of Cibus, we talk about the new edition of Cibus Connecting Italy, the two-day event that will take place at the Parma Fairground from 29 to 30 March. Among the focuses of this edition in addition to Endurance, Plant Based, Gelato and Pastry
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After a successful pilot in January, Roamler will launch their newest monitor, the Monday Morning Price Tracker (MMPT), in March 2023. Subscribing to this monitor provides you with weekly price and origin information of fresh produce products, giving insight into pricing levels communicated by
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In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported into the country annually. Each year the consumption of apples is on the rise and there’s the need
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The current negotiations between the government and Brussels, the government and Conservative backbenchers, and the government and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), are quite complicated. One element has been all but done for a while, and, we expect, to be sorted today - the
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Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed Produce. “We’ve been two to three weeks behind our expected real production peak. We’ve been
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This year's asparagus season is also slowly getting underway in Munich's wholesale market hall. The first batches are now arriving from Greece as well as Italy. "We are holding back on Greece and are now focusing exclusively on Italy in the early sector," says Stefan Bednarek of Früchtewelt
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An international research team led by Dr Margot Neyret from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt has investigated how rural areas in Germany could be designed so that all user groups benefit in the best possible way. The researchers show that
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In many countries, the costs of blueberry production have recently increased drastically. This is due to the inflation in all components related to fruit production: fuel, energy, human labor, fertilizers, protection products. These factors make blueberry production costs very high. For example,
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Nhimbe Fresh Produce, one of Zimbabwe's biggest horticultural companies, is finalizing a funding structure to boost its out-grower base as it targets more export volumes. The company has already established its distribution hub in Dubai where it will move its products to various parts of Europe,
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Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers 8,182 m2 and will provide local agri producers with infrastructure and conditions to store, sort, pack
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A dissolution of the European Union would result in enormous losses of prosperity for the member states. This is shown by analyses of a study by the Ifo Institute and EconPol Europe. The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita would fall by 5.2 % in Germany, by 7.8 % in Austria, by 5.1 % in the
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The President of Uzbekistan signed a document on the ratification of the Preferential Trade Agreement between Uzbekistan and Turkey on February 22, 2023. The Agreement was signed on March 29, 2022, in Tashkent, during the second meeting of the Uzbek-Turkish High-Level Strategic Cooperation
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Garlic volumes in Egypt are down by 30%, according to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of the grower Green Point. "This is due to an excessive acreage last season which caused prices to drop. The majority of producers have lowered acreages this season in order to keep prices adequate," said Gomaa. read more

The Ministry of Agriculture says that the cultivation of Hass avocado variety as a commercial crop will be expanded in Sri Lanka to earn dollars for the country. The cultivation development work is being done under the Agricultural Sector Modernization Project, which supports agricultural
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Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tons of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium. According to police commander Fausto Salinas, the drugs would have been worth an estimated $330 mln had they reached their destination. read more

The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market increased from 1.6 GEL/kg ($0.6) to 2.3 GEL/kg ($0.87) in one week, which pushed imports. As a result,
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The arrival of consignments of oranges from Egypt to some Spanish warehouses, especially in Valencia, has raised concern in the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) because of the lack of reciprocity with which these imports enter and because of the threat that, due to
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Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in the last week of February 2023, and the price rose to $1.04/kg. read more

The packaging industry in Egypt has benefited from a good agricultural season and increased exports, said Mohamed Ali, co-founder of the packaging manufacturer FreshDeal: "In terms of quantity, there is a clear increase in demand, and we are also witnessing a focus from fresh producers towards
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