People in Flanders, Belgium, see chances to expand local ginger cultivation. Researchers wanted a project to address the biggest challenges in support of ginger farming in that region. So, on November 1, 2023, the horticultural (LA) project "Expansion of ginger cultivation in Flanders" was launched. read more

Egyptian exporters are gearing up for the citrus season, which officially begins on December 15, but it remains unclear how prices will compare to last season. Mahmoud Esawy, export manager at Al Wessam Company for Agri Crops, shares his insights. read more

The front of his match shirt is adorned with his sponsors' logos, but his collar sports an eggplant. That is because when Dirk van Duijvenbode is not competing, he is an administrative assistant at the Van Onselen eggplant farm in the Netherlands. This is also why, in the world of darts, he is
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Is the fruit and vegetable crisis also a communication crisis? Certainly, but to understand its role and scope, it is necessary to clarify what communication means. To haphazardly advertise a thousand novelties that arrive today and disappear tomorrow? Or, contrasting the peculiarities of
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Container ships are now being held up in the Panama Canal as the number of transit slots for such vessels will be reduced from 1 January 2024, according to Linerlytica’s report. read more

The Dutch growers' cooperative Koninklijke FruitMasters and Coöperatie Hoogstraten, a cooperative in Belgium, are exploring a future collaboration. FruitMasters supervisory board and the governing body of Coöperatie Hoogstraten have agreed to that. The possible cooperation aims to create a
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The Polícia Judiciária have announced the seizure of more than four tons of cocaine, hidden in boxes of bananas in a Lisbon warehouse. The action, named Operation Âncora, has not yet resulted in any arrests on Portuguese soil. read more

Ukrainian apple varieties, including Gala, Schniga, Schniko Red, and Red Velox, cultivated by the agricultural company "Agrarna Kompaniya 2004" in the Khmelnytskyi region, have made their debut in international markets. read more

Despite all the meetings from the operational level to Minister Pravin Gordhan and the National Logistics Crisis Committee under the auspices of the President, we are finding ourselves in a dire situation with all the ports in the country. read more

The Spanish onion season is underway with good prices, but with a stagnant demand, although sales appear to be reactivating as the Christmas period approaches. read more

On Monday, November 27, the first reefer container of Rwandan avocados arrived at Avor in the Netherlands. Rwanda's ambassador to the Netherlands, Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe, his colleague Jean Hugues Mukama, Nico Spruijt of Avor, and Tom Bouwman of Flying Swans were there to welcome it. read more

November marks the start of the Egyptian Citrus Campaign by BGP International, a marketer and distributor of a wide range of agricultural products, including citrus, grapes, apples, stonefruit, and more. With a keen eye on quality and color, BGP International is excited to announce the launch of
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"Hass avocado volumes have remained stable these past few weeks, but they're mostly smaller sizes (20 to 32)," says Elena Rogojnikova of The Greenery. "Arrivals from Chile in November were still surprisingly high (34% of total exports to Europe). Israel, where volumes keep rising despite the
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Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, has imposed restrictions on the import of seed and planting material from the Netherlands starting November 23, 2023. The ban includes a prohibition on importing seeds and planting material accompanied
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Russian customs have blocked the entry of a number of Armenian lorries for ‘violating sanitary measures’, as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate. The lorries are believed to be carrying fruits, vegetables, flowers and fish. read more

InspiraFarms Cooling, a provider of cooling solutions across Africa, just announced the process of acquiring Celtic Cooling's operations in Africa. "This will ensure the continued operations of the teams based in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya, who have developed a reputation for high-quality
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In April 2023, EastFruit wrote that the European Union intends to extend Uzbekistan’s status as a beneficiary of the GSP+ system for a new cycle. At negotiations with representatives of the government of Uzbekistan, the EU delegation at that time noted that Uzbekistan had ratified the
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Horticultural enterprises in southern Russia face challenges this year due to unfavourable weather conditions, leading to reduced yields and fruit quality. Increased costs for agricultural machinery, fuel, and fertilizers have lowered the industry's profitability to 12%. The shortage of fruit
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Engineering consultancy start-up Vision AI has clinched an $8 million deal that could revolutionize the labor-intensive task of growing fruit and vegetables. The company will use new technology to introduce labor efficiencies into operations at Victorian glasshouse fruit and vegetable grower
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The harvesting, packing and exports of avocados, citrus and dates are ongoing in Israel as volunteers stepped in to help out due to a shortage of people. According to an overview by Yosi Knop, marketing and sales manager at Galilee Export in Israel, “The unfortunate on-going situation keeps
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