The South African lychee import season is in full swing at N&K in the Netherlands. "The first air freight shipment arrived in week 45. That availability was challenging, but by flying to different destinations, we still received the lychees regularly. They were priced extremely high,
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Italy's Almaverde Bio harvested 3,300 tons of green kiwis and 2,900 tons of yellow kiwis. "Due to the weather conditions, the quantities are slightly below a normal year. However, this is compensated by an average grading and an excellent Brix value," said Paolo Pari, director of Almaverde Bio. read more

Reducing plastic packaging and plant protection products, following the reform of the GI system (acronym for Geographical Indications), are among the qualifying works on which the European institutions have focused in this ninth legislature, now at its end, in particular the Parliament, which from
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In Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, a man in his 50s planted three banana trees on a public city street and tended to them unnoticed for two years. Despite watering them twice daily, his activities remained undetected until recently when authorities cut down the trees, which were illegal
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The annual meeting is used by the members of the association to discuss the completed stone fruit campaign. As Fruchthandel Magazin had also reported, this was certainly not easy, especially as far as apricots were concerned, which had severe sales difficulties.
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So-called club apples, varieties grown and sold under controlled licensing schemes, are a big part of the commercial strategy for the Val Venosta Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives (VIP), based in north-east Italy. read more

And France's share could be even more favourable this year, with producers expecting a total of 173,900 tonnes, which is 4% more than last year. The reason for this growth is very good harvests in spring. This good availability is particularly evident in the areas around
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Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Congress, Asia’s leading fresh produce trade show and conference event, return to Hong Kong in 2024, taking place at AsiaWorld-Expo on 4-6 September. read more

FreshDirect’s top 5 trends for 2024 include: read more

Hort Innovation and Macquarie University have teamed up to research detection and control methods for Varroa mite as Australia moves into the management phase of its fight against the pest.  read more

The President of the Consortium for the Protection of the Red Orange of Sicily PGI, Gerardo Diana, has written a letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, to ask them to meet and
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"There's almost no cauliflower to be found," says Bertus van Tricht of AGF-Direct in the Netherlands. "Yesterday, a paltry 5,000 crates were auctioned in France for €27 per crate. That's unheard of, but there's simply hardly any available." read more

Agricultural products, especially peppers, play a vital role in Ukraine's food market. read more

Despite challenges faced by some of Brazil's main competitors in apple production, such as Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, the expected increase in Brazilian fresh apple exports for the 2022/23 season did not materialize as anticipated. Industry experts consulted by Hortifruti Brasil
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"We often think of food security problems, e.g., 70% of the food needed in 2050, but interestingly, nobody double clicks on where. It's not an equally distributed problem. The population is growing in Africa, the Middle East, and South Africa, yet it's shrinking, flat, or soon to shrink
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The country awaits a good mango year, perhaps an above average year reckons a mango grower; there is no official crop estimate yet. read more

Bayer Vegetable Seeds recently concluded its fifth Winter Melon Week at the Melon Experience Center in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. read more

The anti-inflation quarter will not be renewed. "The objective has been achieved," were the words of Minister Adolfo Urso, who at Mimit brought together with his colleague for Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, the 36 associations that had joined the initiative; read more

In the aftermath of the recent rocket attack on the Number 9 boxship, owned by Castle Harbour and operated by OOCL, concerns are rising about the safety of vessels passing through the Red Sea. read more

In southern Africa, the blueberry market is poised for recovery, offering potential benefits to South African farmers amid a slowdown in blueberry production in Peru, the global leader in blueberry exports. Over the past two years, South African producers faced challenges with low prices that
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