The Rojo Brillante kaki campaign started about 3 weeks ago for Anecoop, the largest operator of this product in Spain, which handles about half of the national production. For this campaign, the entity expects the kaki harvest to reach around 110,000 tons; a recovery compared to the previous
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VéGé Group, has joined the Anti-Inflation Quarterly promoted by the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso in order to protect consumers' purchasing power. This project, which aims above all to help families
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Australian Horticulture Trade is the new name for the organisation representing Australian importers, exporters, growers and packers of fresh products involved in international trade read more

More than 20 years ago, Limax established itself in the West Polish city of Wolsztyn. "Back then, Poland was a booming mushroom-producing country for the fresh market. We started as a purchasing company for Limax Netherlands but soon started looking to expand in Northern Europe. Besides the
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Belarusian growers have harvested more than 788,000 tons of potatoes. According to the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, the country's farms are competing the harvest of potatoes. A total of 788,400 tons of potatoes have been cropped with the average yields of 351.2 centers per hectare. read more

Over the past decade, Bangladesh's fruit and vegetable exports have plummeted by a staggering 68.7%. This decline is primarily attributed to high export costs, inadequate agricultural practices and infrastructural deficiencies. Meanwhile, Europe's market share for these products has diminished,
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Israel's Ashdod Port, one of the largest ports of the country, is continuing to operate normally despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to the executive chairman of the Ashdod Port Company's board of directors, Shaul Schneider. read more

Australian-born Chris Catto-Smith worked for many years in the logistics and supply chain in Southeast Asia and the corporate retail world, holding senior executive positions for retailers moving into the Asian markets; while undertaking supplier negotiations for a major retailer, he had what he
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“With the drop in production and surfaces having reached their limit,” the association of producers Tomatoes and Cucumbers of France, denounces “the lack of investment by French public authorities and the multiplication of regulatory constraints, leading each year to an increase in the
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The prolonged warm weather has delayed the start of the citrus fruit season in Italy. Puglia is registering a 10 day delay. read more

Farmers are urging the Australian Government not to sign an impending trade deal with the European Union unless major improvements are put on the table for Aussie farmers. read more

A violent storm hit Morocco over the weekend, accompanied by strong sand-laden winds reaching 106 km/h in some areas. The storms are attributed to "Storm Bernard", which is hitting the Atlantic coast. read more

The current state and future prospects of the nuts sector in Italy are the focus of the scientific event scheduled for Thursday 26 and Friday 27 October, organised in San Michele by the Edmund Mach Foundation in collaboration with the Italian Society of Horticulture. read more

Morocco increases its exports of sweet peppers to all important destinations, including Germany, reports EastFruit. For several seasons in a row, Morocco has been increasing sweet pepper exports to Germany by 10-20% annually. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), a record volume of Moroccan bell
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According to the results of the MY 2022/23, Egypt became the third largest supplier of carrots to the EU market, increasing its exports in this direction by several times, EastFruit reports. A total of 12,000 tons of carrots were delivered from Egypt to the EU countries from July 2022 to June 2023. read more

Next year, the Ukrainian holding Hals Agro in the Kyiv region will begin constructing a center for collecting, cleaning, drying, and storing hazelnuts with a capacity of 3 thousand tons per year, EastFruit reports. read more

On the eve of this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition in Hong Kong, Dutch vegetable seed breeder Rijk Zwaan held a seminar for its regional customers focused on the company’s ever-expanding range of hydroponic leafies and the opportunities it sees in many burgeoning Asian markets. read more

Egypt has been the top exporter of oranges for the last few years now, and imports by EU countries have soared recently due to the impact of the weather on production elsewhere. Can you give us some more detail? read more

The expansion of the partnership between ANB Group in South Africa and Norwegian Investment Fund Norfund will ”significantly impact” the former’s growth trajectory and will benefit not only the group’s businesses, but also those growers and service providers that form part of its ecosystem. read more

Intellectual property specialist Global Plant Genetics and berry grower-shipper FD Berries have established a berry licensing and supply chain agreement in India. read more