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The import season for new harvest mandarins is currently in full swing at the border crossings of the Krasnodar Krai. The past weekend, Russia received 337 batches of fruits, totalling more than 6,400 tons. read more

Australia exports around 10% of the 70,000 tonnes of mangoes produced annually. The main export destinations are New Zealand, Singapore and China, including Hong Kong. Australia's exports to Japan began in the 1990s. Due to concerns about pest infestation, Japan accepted
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In it, farmers from all over Germany explain how they see themselves and what measures they are taking to help solve future issues on their farms and in sector organisations. In the coming weeks and months, the topics to be addressed will include
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In outdoor cultivation, frost has damaged O+G, affecting not only currently grown winter vegetables such as spinach, beetroot, cabbage varieties and broccoli, but also citrus fruits that are ripe and in the middle of harvest, as well as bees, which were able to stay for a long time due to the previous warm days.
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The results confirm the assumption that consumers have cut back on their O+G purchases overall, the report continues. Around 20% of those surveyed stated that they had reduced the amount they bought - especially when it came to frozen or tinned goods. However, the picture was not so bleak for loose
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The ToBRFV virus is a global problem for the tomato sector. In Morocco, losses of this year’s crop are estimated at between 15 and 20% of production due to the blight. The virus can cause a significant reduction in crop yield, as well as a deterioration in fruit quality. Producers are facing a
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) and its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation (AustOn) have announced a new strategic partnership with leading Australian grower-packer-marketer Montague. read more

New Zealand’s Ardgour Valley Orchards has officially launched its export programme for a series of new specialty apricot varieties bred by Plant & Food Research. read more

Brussels has given the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations. The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact,
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An important assist for Italian producers comes from Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, which is back in the field with its new catalogue for processing tomatoes to consolidate its market position in one of the most important sectors in the Made in Italy agri-food panorama and does so thanks to
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The new season of Australian nectarines arrived in the Chinese market in early November, about 7-10 days earlier than in previous years. It is understood that the Australian production area is hot and dry this year with little rain, which is conducive to nectarine cultivation. "The current
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In the MY 2022/23, Egypt achieved a remarkable milestone by exporting a record volume of oranges to Spain, multiplying its exports manifold, as reported by EastFruit. This feat allowed Egypt to ascend to the premier position among orange suppliers to Spain for the first time. read more

The new national kiwi harvest is underway, while the Italian persimmon harvest is coming to an end. Radicchio from Veneto is in full campaign. Demand is still low for clementines while it is high for apples, which have run out of stock, and for Sicilian Navelina oranges.
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The Sady Dnipra company was the first Ukrainian company to develop an offer of apples custom-designed for the market of Uzbekistan. read more

France is in the midst of a farming crisis thanks to national inflation, which has pushed up the price of potatoes and many potato-based products. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), a French government agency, recently found that potato produce prices have soared
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Australia’s vegetable industry is set to receive an unprecedented level of protection against exotic pests through a unique $10 million levy-funded collaborative biosecurity strategy. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

While the overall avocado crop remains comparable to last year, there is a noticeable difference in this year’s harvest. “This season has brought a significant increase in smaller fruit from Mexico, making up the majority of the current supply,” says Amanda Horney of London Fruit, which
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The strategic plans of the CAP 2023-2027, which are very much focused on the environment, and agricultural policies in the EU were the main topic of conversation during the second day of the International Congress of Producers' Organizations ICOP 2023, held in Almeria. Kristine Bori, from DG
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