According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more

Civi-Italia, the first national interprofessional consortium of nursery associations and national unions of fruit, vegetable and nut growers, representing 90 per cent of the Italian nursery sector, participated for the first time in Fruit Attraction with a collective. The
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CIVI-Italy, the first national interprofessional consortium between nursery associations and national unions of fruit, vegetable and nut growers, representing 90 per cent of the Italian nursery sector, participated for the first time in an international trade fair with a
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A representation of the Interprofessional Organisation for processing tomatoes from Northern Italy is taking part in the Anugaa Cologne trade fair in Germany, scheduled until tomorrow, 11 October 2023, to illustrate and involve journalists, operators and opinion makers in the knowledge of the
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Mercato Agro - Alimentare di Padova is back from Madrid with a positive feedback. "Maap continues with its successful format, i.e. a stand that gathers various co-exhibitors among leading wholesalers specializing in exports and the big retail chains, including: Fratelli Daniele, Gamma Frutta,
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Valley Irrigation, a Valmont Industries, Inc. company, and APH Group have announced a partnership spanning multiple countries in Central- and Eastern Europe as well as Asia. The appointment of APH Group as a dealer for Valley® Irrigation equipment perfectly fits within the global agriculture
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The European Union maintains stringent standards for accepting foreign-grown products into its market. This includes products from the Dominican Republic, a major exporter of organic bananas to Europe. While the frequency of physical controls on Dominican green beans was reduced from 50% to 30%
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Just a few days after the start of the Egyptian lemons season, the growers and exporters we spoke to all agree in their assessment of a promising season. Fatimah Elzhraa Tarek El Hadary, export sales manager at Alsolimania, shares her impressions. read more

"The walnut market (analysis of Areté data) occupies the second place by production and consumption after almonds," reported expert Simona Lamorte (senior market analyst Areté Agrifood) during last week's Giornata della Noce in Forlì. read more

Sakata Vegetables Europe, part of Japan’s Sakata Seed Corporation, has acquired Sana Seeds, a Dutch company specialised in breeding, production and sale of high-quality cucumber varieties. read more

The Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) 2023 Young Grower of the Year competition has been won by 28-year-old produce lead Taylor Leabourn. read more

Leading Australian pineapple producer Piñata Farms has started harvesting its crop in Mareeba, Queensland ending eight-month shortage of the yellow-fleshed fruit. read more

Leading Australian pineapple producer Piñata Farms has started harvesting its crop in Mareeba, Queensland ending eight-month shortage of the yellow-fleshed fruit. read more

According to the Georgian Blueberry Producers Association, an agreement to export Georgian blueberries to the EU was reached with wonderland farmers at Fruit Attraction 2023, which took place last week in Madrid. The memorandum between the Georgian Blueberry Growers Association and the German
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The Ukrainian company USPA Fruit is aimed at expanding its presence in Nigeria. In 2019, the USPA actively began supplying fruit to the African market. The company’s products are now exported to 12 African countries, accounting for about 14% of the company’s total supplies, according
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Egypt was able to achieve a record revenue from the sale of tomato paste and puree on the global market in 2022, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, the export of Egyptian tomato paste for the first half of this year also rose to a historical maximum. At the same time, the country continues to
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Despite predictions that EU pear volumes will be down around 13 per cent this campaign, Conference pear production was forecast at August’s Prognosfruit meeting to grow by 8 per cent. And as Storm Daniel battered large parts of southern Europe, conditions in Belgium remained okay. read more

Anecoop has unveiled a new initiative to bring greater transparency and accountability to the sustainability efforts of its grower members and Spain’s agri-food industry as a whole. read more

Anecoop has unveiled a new initiative to bring greater transparency and accountability to the sustainability efforts of its grower members and Spain’s agri-food industry as a whole. read more