Vietnam needs to develop a national brand identity for its fruit to help add value and increase competitiveness in international markets, according to new calls from the country’s fresh produce industry.  read more

Cambodia’s Department of Commerce has been in discussions with Alibaba to improve international online sales of Cambodian products including fresh produce. read more

Greenyard Fresh Italy, a company that imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables globally, joins the Ondine Club to be one of the first to harvest the new Ondine flat varieties of peaches and nectarines on Italian soil. read more

Prices for Egyptian spring onions have significantly increased. According to Mai Yassin, export manager at Egyptian fresh produce exporter Stars of Export, this is due a shortage of spring onions on the market: “The demand for spring onions is very high these days, partly due to the shortage
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Two years ago, Lykos Ltd, founded in 1992, underwent a change of ownership as well as a fundamental restructuring. Nevertheless, the core competence of the wholesale company based at Berlin's wholesale market is still the on-time supply of gastronomers and the direct import of fruits, wines,
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Demand for sustainable packaging solutions continues to increase globally. In response, the Netherlands-headquartered JASA Packaging Solutions opened a US branch in 2018, followed by a branch in Canada in 2022. "We have been active on the North American market since 1990, but in 2018, we made
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The municipal government of La Trinidad has urged farmers to produce three times their regular yield and battle the effects of land conversion by adopting elevated strawberry farming . read more

After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for the area of residue monitoring finally met again in presence. Over 120 laboratory managers from 13 countries (including Benelux, Italy, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Poland,
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Exports thus reached 884 t in the first four months. The main markets are the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, France and Canada. Currently, figs are grown in the Andean country on 600 ha in the regions of Ica, Tacna, Arequipa and Lima. read more

New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off amidst adverse weather, which is a challenge for some growers, while a lower volume of kiwifruit will be produced than in the previous year and the new red variety is the first to be picked. read more

Last year, many kinds of fresh fruit received licences to be exported to China through official channel, while many others were allowed to enter other markets. read more

After the protest blockades were lifted at the end of January, grape producers and exporters in the Ica region are trying to get back to normal. However, they are only succeeding with difficulty, simfruit reports with reference to Bloomberg. read more

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Fresh Produce Exports Earn US$78 Million Annually read more

The second part of the French apple campaign is already well underway. Sandrine Gaborieau, marketing and communication manager of ANPP, gives an update on the current state of the market. “We started the year 2023 with relatively low stocks, in France and in Europe. On January 1st, the
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Planasa, the world's leading Spanish company in advanced varietal research in the agri-food sector, is setting up a new research and development centre in Jacona (Michoacán, Mexico) with the aim of breeding new varieties of red fruits to provide farmers with the best quality products.
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A limited number of countries dominate the global persimmon market. China is, by far, the biggest producer; Spain, the leading exporter. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan export significant quantities, but almost all their persimmons go to Russia or other countries in that region. China accounts for 11%
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Switzerland: Mario Irminger named new president of Federation of Migros Cooperatives read more

Leading citrus players from around the world came together during FRUIT LOGISTICA to analyse the industry's place in current trends in fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as market developments in Europe, particularly in Germany. The meeting was part of the
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT) Igor Karavaev said that today Russian retail chains do not experience any difficulties with the supply of vegetables and fruits from Turkey and do not expect interruptions due to the earthquake. read more