The Warehouse has announced it will be expanding its fresh fruit and vegetable trial to a further five stores and three new regions across New Zealand. read more

South African Cape Sweet organic sweet potatoes are widely available at the Dutch company Organic Cape again. "These sweet potatoes are of excellent quality. Once harvested, they're kept in cold storage for two weeks to reach top quality and shelf life," says Organic Cape's Leo Stoker. read more

A protocol on exporting pears to China was signed yesterday morning at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry between the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, and the Minister of Administration
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On the back of the Memorandum of Understanding on Belt and Road Initiative cooperation, China and Italy have been exploring strategic, forward-looking and mutually beneficial paths of cooperation. According to Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China
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Due to a spate of rainfall, the Panama Canal Authority will postpone depth restrictions that were going to affect larger ships crossing the important waterway. Earlier, the Authority had published measures, scheduled to take effect on 25 June and 9 July, requiring ships to sail at higher depths. read more

More than 75% of Saint Lucia’s banana and plantain crops were destroyed as Tropical Storm Bret hit the island on June 22. Minister for Agriculture Alfred Prospere has stated that in recent months, Saint Lucia has been unable to grow enough bananas to meet international demand. Now, this is a
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"The 2023 campaign heralds a great potential to be exploited", stressed Joël Boyer, President of the French plum association AOPn Prune at the General Assembly in Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) at the beginning of May. read more

India imports about 300 thousand tons of fresh apples annually read more

From January to May 2023, the volume of fruit exports from Mexico increased 4.7 percent year-on-year. It reached to 1,887.000 tons, but their commercial value dropped 5 percent to 4,591 million dollars. read more

A report prepared by Hortoinfo with data from the EuroStacom statistical services (ICEX-Eurostat) reveals that 31% of the tomatoes sold in the first quarter of the year in the EU came from Morocco and that the tomatoes from Spain only accounted for 25% of the tomatoes sold in the EU in that
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We are nearing the end of the 22-23 apple season and EastFruit analysts look at Georgia’s trade statistics. Apple export volumes and prices in US Dollars are quite similar to numbers from the previous season. This is not necessarily an underperformance – on the contrary, the 21-22 season was
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Although efforts to promote potato cultivation in Namibia are intensifying, the production of this crop is still insufficient for the nation’s demand, so imports are necessary. Potatoes are one of the crops on the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) special list that are open for importation
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One of the first companies to have experimented with out-of-soil production in Italy is Agricola Anzola di Boretto, in the province of Reggio Emilia.The company started growing tomatoes out of soil in 1999, in particular Cuore di Bue, to which in recent years they have also added a small
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EastFruit experts have repeatedly drawn attention to the fact that Uzbekistan, despite being a large exporter of fruits and vegetables, completely missed the key trend in the global fruit market – the rapid growth in consumption and trade of berries. Since berries are among the most
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AUSVEG is aware of an ongoing negotiation process taking place between a Victorian vegetable grower and its workforce regarding the establishment of an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, which has unfortunately escalated to industrial action. read more

In the Netherlands, it was all hands on deck in the spring to achieve a nice new pear harvest. "Skill and constant alertness are becoming increasingly important to guarantee a good crop," begins Wim Bijl of the pear farm Bijl's Fruit. read more

There is going to be fruit from Chile this season. That’s the sentiment North American importers have following this past weekend’s sizable rains and flooding in Chile--a weather event that has been described as the worst weather the country has seen in a decade. read more

To have only 3,000 square metres of blueberries and receive a volume of requests that exceeds all expectations, arousing interest even from Estonia. That's what happened to Lorenzo Dradi and Alessandro Bustacchini, owners of theSpreta farm in Ravenna, after being contacted by
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The ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS will again offer a high-calibre programme on the latest market trends and opportunities in Asia. It will take place on all three days of ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA from 6 to 8 September 2023 in Hong Kong on the Main Stage. read more

Austria: SPAR’s effective measures to reduce food waste read more