The Berkane region in eastern Morocco, one of the country's strongholds of citrus production, is preparing to launch its early clementine export campaign. According to Mohammed Saidi, CEO of Vergers Domaine Tarifit, the region's growers are experiencing the same problems as those in Souss Massa,
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Markets in Asia are increasingly open to exports of pears, apples and kiwifruit from Italy, according to representatives at trade and market access specialist CSO Italy. read more

Interest in Egyptian oranges from Europe has been soaring, according to Osama Saleh, commercial manager at grower-exporter Houd ElNile, including from Spain. read more

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has imposed further restrictions on vessel transits as a result of the country’s driest October in 73 years, reports World Cargo News. Since April, the ACP has been forced to cut the navigable draught in the canal and the number of daily transits because of the
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The Kanzi apple marketed in Italy by Voge Viphas launched its marketing campaign with innovative and high-energy initiatives in line with the brand: participation in the Deejay Tendi Milan marathon and the XXL Cube in Bologna. Also in store promotion and initiatives aimed at the
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Fruit producers in Chile took special techniques to grow and transport cherries to Shanghai, at the sixth China International Import Expo, that is still ongoing. Since the first CIIE in 2018, Chilean cherries have been a popular product at the CIIE every year. read more

The consumption of organic fruit and vegetables in Italy has been at a standstill for a few years now, and among operators there are questions as to how sales can be revitalised, especially in large-scale distribution, which has become the main channel for this segment; read more

A new MD shop in Viale Monza opens to the public today from 8.00 a.m. A former garage gives way to the eighth store in the city of Milan, a significant stage in the expansion of the brand led by Cav. Patrizio Podini. It comes in fact just over a year
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In Uganda, banana plants that remain unused and considered as waste are recovered by reusing the trunks to produce a vegetable fibre to make textiles or carpets. This is the mission of the start-up TexFad, which aims to transform the waste from this crop,
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Despite the fact that in Spain we have a gastronomic culture closely linked to the Mediterranean diet, with a wide variety of fresh, quality foods, it is not always easy to follow a balanced diet. Why? There are many reasons: the lack of shops
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Prices for Belarusian vegetables and fruits will not be regulated, according to the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (MART). Natalia Melnikova, head of the Department of Trade and Public Catering, stated that there is no need to introduce price regulation
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Avocados Australia has received confirmation yesterday that the protocol for exporting Australian Hass avocados has been approved by India! This is good news for Australian avocado growers looking to export their Hass avocados to India. read more

The issues and traffic jams that the drought has caused for the Panama Canal have seen revived interest in Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec's Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) project. The CIIT aims to connect the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Mexico by combining railway, port,
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A bumper orange crop will be harvested in Pakistan this year. According to Arif Muhamed Rana, owner of Arif Fresh Fruits, the season will also start 15 days earlier than planned: “The orange season in Pakistan will commence from the 15th of November this year. Thankfully, it seems to be a
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US Democratic Senator Chris Coons is circulating a discussion draft of a Bill to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for 16 years that would also require an immediate “out-of-cycle” review of South Africa’s eligibility for Agoa. Agoa grants duty-free access to the lucrative
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Vegetables from Belarus are in great demand abroad. Some 300,000 tons of Belarusian potatoes are exported (this is 30% of the total production). The export geography is vast: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Moldova. The main market is Russia. Every year the variety composition is
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Members of the executive team of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. have celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new processing facility in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China. read more

The Austrian fruit harvest from commercial orchards in 2022 was far more satisfactory than in previous years despite periods of drought. After two smaller harvests, an above-average harvest of 244,300 tonnes and +26% compared to the previous year was recorded for the first time again. Most of
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Going beyond the Cavendish variety to produce bananas resistant to pathogens and more resilient to climate change. This is the goal of the innovative Yelloway project launched by Chiquitain in collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research. After mapping
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Zespri and its board advisor Sir John Key have met with the Chinese foreign minister to discuss the illegal plantings of Gold3 kiwifruit in China. Zespri owns the rights to Sun Gold, or G3, and growers in New Zealand pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per hectare to grow it. However, a grower
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