In a few days, European pear professionals will meet in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next one. In addition to a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to present
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According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

On 27 June, the Ministers of Agriculture of the EU Member States will meet in Luxembourg for the last time under the Swedish Council Presidency. The agenda includes the progress report on the sustainable use of plant protection products (Sustainable Use Regulation,
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Morocco has a well-organized potato production structure but relies on imports of seed potatoes for it, as reported by EastFruit. Imports of seed potatoes had been growing in Morocco and reached their at least five-year high of 60,000 tonnes in the MY 2022/23! read more

In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. read more

In a few days' time, European pear professionals will be meeting in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next. Besides a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to showcase the region's most modern orchards and
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The vital role that women play in New Zealand’s $6 billion horticulture sector has received a significant boost as United Fresh gears up to lead the industry collective, Women in Horticulture (WiH). read more

According to the participants of the fruit and vegetable market of Tajikistan, after two consecutive lean years for apricots, in 2023 an unprecedented apricot harvest was obtained in the country. The harvest is so high that there is literally not enough people to harvest it, according to EastFruit. read more

Egypt shipped 19,400 tonnes of onions to the UK in the first nine months of the current MY 2022/23 (August-July). Such a volume has turned out to be almost record high for this period, but the final results of the current export season can be summed up just by the end of July, as reported by
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According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, many countries in the region have dramatically expanded the area under onions under the influence of record prices and strong demand for this crop in the markets of Europe and Asia in the 2022/23 season. read more

Unifruttti Group, the multinational Italian fruit supplier with its headquarters in Cyprus, has announced that Linda De Nadai has taken over from Gianluca Defendini as its new managing director for Europe and Africa. read more

Poland-based Fresh Inset has said that its Vidre+ stickers could be a “game-changer” when it comes to extending the shelf-life of fruit such as raspberries. read more

Steve Martina is to leave Dutch fresh produce giant The Greenery at the end of August and take up a new role as director for Europe and North America at Zespri International. read more

India will lift a 20 per cent supplementary tariff on US apples in the next 90 days, the US House of Representatives announced on Thursday. read more

On 1 July 2023, Rewe is retiring the printed brochure in favour of environmental and climate protection - revolutionising the planning of weekly shopping for millions of people in Germany, the group says. read more

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), together with the umbrella organisation Bio Suisse and Demeter Switzerland, has published the new leaflet "Conversion to organic - marketing of conversion and organic products". According to FiBL, questions surrounding marketing in the
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On 19 June 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie, Invest International and Hyphen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Implementation Authority Office, Namport and Nampower. read more

Conad, Italy's leading supermarket chain, confirms its commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates by launching the 'Let's support Emilia-Romagna' initiative; read more

Analysts at EastFruit direct our attention toward Georgia’s external trade with apple juice concentrate. Export volume from the 2022/2023 season is record-breaking and more than the sum of exports in two previous seasons. Two major exporting destinations remain unchanged. However, there are
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