After a sharp decline in prices in the market of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine last week, prices are increasing again, EastFruit project analysts inform. The price rise is due to the increased demand for cucumbers due to a rather limited supply. Over the past week, the harvest of cucumbers in
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This time the world is coming to New Zealand. New Zealand exporters are so used to getting on a long haul flight, lap top in hand, to meet and make new customers, understand the market and promote their product or service. In just over a week the global avocado business community descends
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The provincial secretary of COAG Cordoba, Carmen Quintero, has participated in the National Table of Garlic, held in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca), where the reduction of production, drought and the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic, from China, in the European Union has been discussed. read more

As the first container of new season New Zealand Sassy™ touches down at the Guangzhou Port, Global License holders, Next Generation Apples (NGA), has announced a Strategic agreement with Shenzhen SVM Ltd. (SVM) as part of their global marketing strategy for year-round supply of their IP varieties. read more

Horticulture production in Vietnam is evolving in several ways, showing a steady development of Vietnam’s horticulture industry. read more

A group of Scottish potato farmers are undertaking an aid mission for Ukraine. Farmer Mark Laird from Kirriemuir worked in Poland and Ukraine for many years. His Central Plains Group (CPG), of farmers operating in Ukraine, is now operating UK-wide and is scaling up its initial ambition of
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Looije Packing has been operational in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, for just under three months now. "Our new way of working is slowly bearing fruit there. After three months of managing a very enthusiastic team in this state-of-the-art building, I can conclude that many processes are
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It is official: Lidl is a UEFA Euro 2024 partner. This partnership begins with this year's European Qualifiers. Lidl is thus a global UEFA partner for the European Qualifiers in 2023 and 2024 and for the finals in 2024 in Germany. The supermarket chain wants to use this partnership to highlight
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Prices of Indian grapes have gone down by 30-40% in the domestic markets compared to last month. In the wholesale market, one kg of quality grapes is available at Rs2S-30. In the retail market, the prices vary between Rs40-50 per kg, depending on the quality. read more

The sale of the earliest and most expensive cherries in the world, grown in greenhouses in Lleida and Huesca, has just started. These are the only cherries filling the gap between late March and late April in both hemispheres. read more

In 2022, Egypt came out fourth in the ranking of countries supplying frozen strawberries to the US market, EastFruit reports. read more

"I think what's happening on the onion market is absolutely amazing. There's confidence in the product, and there's a market again. So you can make good money. That livens things up. I'd love a few more years like this," begins Wouter van der Beek of Bruin Export, laughing. This Dutch company
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Recently, Feeling Fresh sent the first pallets of red peppers to North American customers. Still, according to Marcel van der Pluijm, it will take some time before the larger volumes will be exported. "For that, our peppers are currently still at too high a level. Moreover, Mexico is in the full
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In week 11, the general assembly of the Spanish National Garlic Council (Mesa Nacional del Ajo) took place in Las Pedroñeras/Castilla-la Mancha. With regard to the new garlic season, it was informed that the national cultivation area will probably be 20% smaller than in the previous year.
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The lime market is in a bit of a lull right now. Fruit in Mexico, North America’s primary lime sourcing country, suffered from high temperatures and drought during bloom about three months ago. “As a result, we’re seeing a hiatus in supply that causes relatively high FOB pricing,” says
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When it comes to exporting fruits and vegetables, packaging is a critical aspect that cannot be overlooked. Not only does it ensure the produce reaches its destination in good condition, but it also determines the efficiency of the export process. In recent years, lightweight foldable export
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The rains in India will not impact all mango growers and exporters. Yashwant Chakve Patil, director of Indian fruit exporter AA Reyach International, states that he even expects to harvest more volumes of mangoes this year: “For us as a company, we mainly do the Alphonso and Kesher varieties
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Ports of Auckland Group increased its profits by 40% in the first half of the Fiscal Year 2023 (July 2022 - December 2022) announcing a net profit after tax (NPAT) of approximately US$14 million. Based on the first half results, New Zealand's port group revised its full-year NPAT forecast
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Melon sales are good this week, says Bertus Schipper of Zoutewelle in the Netherlands. "Melons were in very short supply at the start of the season, and prices had never been as high. Those have since fallen slightly but are still very decent." read more