According to data that Hortoinfo produced from Faostat, the statistical agency of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2022, the world produced a record 36,972.49 million kilos of peppers. read more

In Singapore, a woman's bizarre decision to throw a durian out of a bus to avoid disembarking has sparked criticism. The incident, captured in a 38-second video shared on Instagram by Sgfollowsall, shows a bus driver informing two passengers, a middle-aged man and woman, that durians are not
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The strawberry cultivars of Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), an Italian genetic improvement company in the berries sector, continue their rise in production areas characterised by a Mediterranean climate. In particular, in the southern Italian regions, where the
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Poland: Grupa Muszkieterów appoints Krzysztof Łagowski as director for alliances and strategic partnerships read more

Emerging from a difficult and at times dramatic year - from the new Israeli-Palestinian war scenario, to climate catastrophes to the concrete loss of purchasing power - Italians face with a steadfast imperturbability the brink of a 2024 in which between uncertain rounds
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The value of Spanish fruit and vegetable exports in 2023, specifically between January and October, has grown by 6% compared to the same period in 2022, totalling 13,470 million euros, as a result of the good performance of the main EU markets: Germany, with a

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Despite a 14% increase in production over last year, the success of Tunisia's Deglet Nour date export campaign remains to be seen. Several exporters told FreshPlaza that orders had been slow this year and that they were hoping for a more dynamic market in the run-up to Ramadan. read more

Egyptian growers have just completed the first half of the strawberry season. The remainder of the fresh strawberry season runs until February when frozen strawberry exports begin. According to Amr Kadah, Export Manager at Fruit.Farm: "Egypt is set to export more strawberries than last season." read more

The Northern Territory is Australia’s top grower of high-quality mangoes, with Australia’s favourite, sweet-tasting mangoes produced right here in the Territory. read more

Due to falling cultivation and the spread of disease in major producing areas, banana prices have gone wild in India. Banana inflation increased to 16.5% in November from 2.2% four months ago, according to consumer inflation data released last month. Retail prices have been hovering around ₹30
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The future of Hayward, the most traditional of the green ikiwis, which has put Italy among the largest producers in the northern hemisphere, was the focus of an evening organised by the Apofruit cooperative on 20 December at its headquarters in San Pietro in Vincoli (Ravenna).
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Mexico's annual mango production up until November 2023 exceeded 2.23 million tons, breaking the record of the last decade, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). read more

In January-October of the previous year, Azerbaijan increased its tomato purchases from Turkey by 419 times. According to data from the State Statistical Committee, Azerbaijan imported 117.36 tons of tomatoes from Turkey, amounting to 66,440 US dollars in 10 months. Compared to the same period
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The fruit sector of Moldova’s season is summarized by experts from AgroExpert.md . They focus on grapes and their production, export, processing, and consumption. read more

Demand for Moroccan strawberries improved at the end of the year both on the local market and for export. Larache-based strawberry grower Oussama Baioua reports on the progress of the campaign. read more

The supply of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine is currently extremely low, causing their prices to rise, reports EastFruit. Most of the cucumbers on the Ukrainian market come from Turkey, as only a few Ukrainian greenhouse enterprises are now able to produce them locally. read more

South Africa’s Stargrow Fruit Marketing is anticipating a strong market ahead of the arrival of the first new-season volumes of Celina blush pears. read more

Danish shipping giant Maersk warned customers on Friday to prepare for significant disruption after announcing it will divert all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future. read more

CMR Group has become the latest company to back a new campaign to raise awareness among consumers about the important role of the agri-food industry in securing Spain’s food supply. read more

In October 2023, South Africa signed a protocol for deliveries to China, and good progress has also been made in gaining access to India. Together, these markets will add to South Africa's avocado export programme, which in the past focused mainly on the United Kingdom.
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