Regions

Zespri has officially opened its new Centre of Sales and Marketing Excellence in Singapore, following a recent blessing ceremony. read more

The candidature of Italian cuisine as a Unesco Intangible Heritage, the enhancement of supply chains, the stop to synthetic food and the role of farmers, breeders and fishermen for the environment. These were some of the topics at the centre of the Agriculture Minister's speech,
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Salalah Port, Oman's major cargo gateway and a notable transshipment hub for the West Asia region, halted operations on 22 October until further notice in the wake of a severe storm heading towards the southern part of the country. read more

Over the past few days, AOP Gruppo VI.VA. presented the 2024 Operational Programme under EU Reg. 2021/2115 of the new CAP (Fruit and Vegetable Sector Intervention), in which 13 member POs, with a marketed production value of more than 650 million euro, operating throughout the
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On 18 October, 2023, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa facilitated a tour of the Joburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM) for Dutch agri businesses. read more

The income from Ukraine's fruit and berry export has decreased for the first time in 2023. The total revenue declined by 30%, reaching 167 million dollars. The highest sales value among horticultural products includes frozen fruits (98 million dollars), walnuts (37 million dollars), and berries
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New Green Overseas will end its export season of Dutch bell peppers to Japan next week. Last year, high air freight rates caused minimal exports; this year, that restriction came from a different angle. "In September, there were hardly any bell peppers available, and they were very expensive, so
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About 500 km north of the Canary Islands, and almost on the same latitude as the Moroccan city of Casablanca, lies Madeira, a small, lush Portuguese island. Though barely larger than the Spanish island of Menorca, 15% of the bananas you find on the shelves in mainland Portugal are grown on
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The monthly weighted price for apples (in € per 100 kgs) ex-packaging station stood at €79.65 in September, in Germany. That is a rise of about €4 compared to the month before. The Spanish paid €103.44, the French paid €143.71 and the Italians paid €94.23. read more

The FRED graph shows the HICPs for vegetables in four European countries: Poland (the blue line); Spain (the red line); Italy (the green line); and Latvia (the purple line). The data are reported by Eurostat and all four price index series have the same base period of January 2015. Regular and
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Japanese restaurants and retailers are getting ready to say “IRASSHAIMASE!” to more Aussie mangoes, as the Albanese Government continues to deliver great trade outcomes for the agricultural sector. Australia’s mango industry will gain expanded market access following the removal of
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Colombian companies hope to increase their market share for a wide range of agricultural products, such as avocados and bananas in the Chinese market. Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, president of the Republic of Colombia, will pay a visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday. read more

Dunnhumby, a global leader in data analysis, presented the fifth edition of the Retail Preference Barometer Spain2023, a report that, based on customer evaluations, prepares a classification of
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In a statement issued on Thursday, the Guatemala Produce Trade Association (GPTA) said: “For the last week, Guatemalan exports have been persistently obstructed due to the protests that are impacting several aspects of the supply chain of fruits and vegetables. Local news in Guatemala has
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FAS China forecasts commercial production of in-shell walnuts to remain unchanged in 2023/24 at 1.4 million tons. Cold winter temperatures in Xinjiang damaged the almond crop this year. FAS China forecasts almond production will drop sharply to 5,000 tons. Despite a slowed economy, solid demand
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Australian blueberry specialist Mountain Blue has intensified its research and development efforts this year, under the stewardship of owner and founder Ridley Bell, to develop new varieties to revolutionise the berry category. read more

Ties between Chile and China are strengthening, as testified by the news that China has granted access to Chilean peaches and apricots after the signing of a protocol in Beijing on 17 October. The protocol was one of a series of agriculture agreements signed by the two nations after a meeting
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The Australian and South Australian governments, along with the South Australian Produce Market, have announced the development of a new A$50m facility, based in Pooraka, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. read more

Israel’s Haskelberg and Indian company IG Deccan have signed an agreement to deepen their partnership to collaborate and propagate avocado plants together in India. read more

"We in Africa, and in Tunisia in particular, we approach it in a different way, that of offering our technologies and our production to bring the products of this land to important quality levels, which will allow it to grow, and this is the challenge linked to the Mattei plan.
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