“We are very excited about this year’s crop which is six to eight weeks earlier than New Zealand"
2023-02-16 00:00
South Africa has been growing gold kiwifruit for around 10 years, but it is only during recent years that the production is really coming on and has a good consistent export quality fruit.
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VOG presents its ORGANIC varieties at Biofach
2023-02-16 00:00
With an organic production of thirty thousand tonnes in South Tyrol - South Tyrol and thanks to the expertise of many hands that look after the apples from the orchard to the point of sale, VOG offers the best variety and packaging for every channel and every need in the industry. BIOFACH has
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Three tomato processing plants of the Agrofusion group located on the front line of the Mykolaiv region (Ukraine) were severely damaged during the hostilities. They will resume work and the exports of products.
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Chile’s 2022/2023 season table grape exports to week 5 down by -5%
2023-02-16 00:00
Chile's table grape exports until week 5 (February 5 of this year), reached 8.9 million boxes of 8.2 kg, which is -5% less than the previous season at the same date. Exports to the main market of the US are -8% lower compared to last season. Export boxes to China are also down by -42%. This
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Elo Life Systems raises $24.5m to support new sweetener, disease-resistant Cavendish banana
2023-02-16 00:00
North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease threatening global banana
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Team NFU to run marathon for Africa
2023-02-15 15:00
England’s farming leaders are donning their running vests to raise funds for Farm Africa, the charity which aims to reduce poverty via agricultural projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Food Alliance, the 3rd largest Egyptian exporter of fresh produce
2023-02-15 13:00
El Saad Establishment For Export Company started its activity as fruit grower in 2004 on its own farms in Alex Cairo Desert Road with over 1,400 hectares of grapes and citrus fruit. A few years later, it became one of the top-five Egyptian fruit companies. “As an investment for success story,
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Daifressh strengthens its commitment to its own berry production in Poland and Morocco
2023-02-15 12:00
Currently berry category is its main line of business and is the one that is demonstrating the greatest growth every year. Although 2022 has been a complicated year due to the challenging economic situation, it has achieved 10% growth in its turnover. That is why, in 2023, it continues to
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South African citrus calls for presidential support
2023-02-15 12:00
Over the past year South Africa’s citrus industry has made several passionate calls to the country’s government to intervene in the dispute between the country and the European Union regarding new false codling moth (FCM) regulations for citrus from South Africa.
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Spread signs sustainability-linked loan
2023-02-15 06:00
Spread has signed a US$4.6m (¥,600m) sustainability-linked loan with Shiga Bank to help fuel future growth, and improve productivity and energy consumption.
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Mutti invents the tomato soup segment #vocidellortofrutta
2023-02-15 00:00
The anticipation came at Sanremo with the new commercials. Mutti has entered the Italian fresh soup market by pioneering a new segment: tomato soups, with a production of 603 thousand tonnes of 100% Italian product by 2022. An epoch-making innovation for
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Bioland: "Consistently regulate new genetic engineering".
2023-02-15 00:00
Bioland-Präsident Jan Plagge hat sich beim Biofach-Podium "Regulatory Frameworks for new types of genetic engineering in agriculture within and beyond the EU" mit Tia Loftsgard, Canada Organic Trade Association, zu Konsequenzen neuer Gentechnik geäußert.
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Japanese Miyazaki mango to be grown in India
2023-02-15 00:00
The Japanese Miyazaki, one of the most expensive mangoes in the world will be produced in West Bengal. This mango variety is available for thousands of rupees/kg in the global market. It is a type of Irwin mango that is unlike the yellow pelican mango grown in Southeast Asia.
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According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Morocco was the country that earned the most money exporting fruit and vegetable products to Spain between January and November of last year.
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North Queensland banana growers will continue to receive support to invest in the future of their farming businesses, and the health of the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to new funding for the Banana Best Management Practice (BMP) program.
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The new Voltz flat beans
2023-02-15 00:00
Beans are a major crop in Spain: in 2001, more than 150 000 tonnes were produced in the country. VOLTZ MARAÎCHAGE has a wide and adapted range of high-yielding bean varieties.
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New Zealand is dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle which hit the country on Monday night. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called Gabrielle the biggest weather event to hit the country in the last century. It is estimated to have affected at least a third of the country’s five
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London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France has reached a new milestone
2023-02-15 00:00
London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France has reached a new milestone - with trade numbers rising by two-third since its launch.
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Registrations open for Hort Connections 2023
2023-02-15 00:00
Growers and members of the vegetable, fruit, nut, and floral industries are encouraged to register early for Hort Connections 2023, the biggest business and networking destination for the Australian and New Zealand horticulture industry, to take advantage of special early-bird rates for a
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Until November 2022, Spanish fruit and vegetable imports grew by 15% year-on-year, maintaining the upward trend of recent years, totaling 2,247 million euro, in line with the increases of the main Community suppliers, France and Portugal, which recorded 33% and 17% growth, respectively.
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