As in previous weeks, domestic Elstar, Jonagold, Royal Gala and Braeburn from the domestic CA warehouses dominated the market. Boskoop and Pinova followed in terms of importance, while Wellant and other club varieties reduced their presence somewhat. Italy, according to BLE, primarily sent over
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In March 2023, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) asked people in Germany in a representative survey about their preferences in dealing with used packaging, the topic of reusable packaging and their assessment of the environmental footprint of packaging compared to the
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The most detailed and comprehensive investigation into South African fresh produce marketing in three decades is due to start next week. read more

The Spanish Federation of Wood Packaging and its Components, Fedemco, has named Guillermo Arregui Ferrando as its new director. read more

South African table grape industry body SATI has announced the successful start of its 2023 promotional campaign in China, launched at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. read more

Turkey’s fresh produce sector is working hard to support the relief efforts to help those affected by last month’s earthquakes in the south-east of the country, delivering food packages, fuel and shelter to the disaster zone. Produce companies from the agricultural region and elsewhere
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China’s first crop of home-grown durian is drawing near, leading to growing excitement. Orchards on the island of Hainan are expected to produce over 2,000 tons of fruit starting in June. The plants have been growing since 2019 and will produce their first commercial volumes this year. read more

Challenging growing conditions has led Indian mango exporters to prioritise opportunities in Central Asia this season, making the most of shorter transit times. read more

Australia and New Zealand’s largest horticulture conference and trade show returns to Adelaide in 2023. read more

Australian apple consumers will get a taste of Isaaq and Swing this season. read more

Superplum is addressing food safety and sustainability with a new table grape offering for the Indian market.  read more

Campagnola Iberica, with headquarters in Barcelona and production at Campagnola s.r.l. in Italy, is a leader in the manufacture of agricultural equipment, such as electric and pneumatic pruning shears, olive-tree harvesters, chain pruners and more. read more

The current world is being taken over by AI. The internet has been flooded with illustrations, and even videos created by AI. While some people are concerned that may cost them their job, growers are very much looking forward to the infamous autonomous growing. read more

Core Fruit, the avocado exporter of producer ZZ2, has for some weeks been exporting early Hass (Maluma) and greenskin avocados to a European market which is presenting a very different picture to last year: avocado supply from Spain and Israel tapered off earlier this year creating a big gap in
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With new regulations emerging across the globe, consumers and businesses are getting the message that excessive plastic usage is bad for the environment. “The problem is that there is too much plastic waste and not enough economically viable means to establish effective recycling options,”
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It became much colder in Moldova at the end of March. This week, the air temperature will drop to +3-4° C on some days, and frosts are expected at night to -1-2° C. It rained with snow in several northern and central regions of the country, and there were squally winds. It will get warmer by
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In the Nurata district of the Navoi region of Uzbekistan, a project on establishing a walnut plantation with an area of ​​200 hectares is being implemented with a total investment estimated at $500,000, EastFruit experts report. read more

A Ukrainian farmer named Viktor Shuleshko rebuilt his vertical farm business after it was destroyed by Russian troops shelling the Dnipro airport. Despite the damage, he did not give up on his dream of growing plants using vertical farming technology. Now, he has set up a new farm in the
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Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve performance and lead to tastier varieties of popular fruit crops. read more

Ecuador's banana exports to Ukraine fell by -99.17% or 1.55 million boxes less in February 2023 compared to the month just before the Russian invasion started a year ago in February 2022. Only 13 060 boxes were sent to Ukraine this February compared to last year’s 1,566,944 boxes, which
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