Ten years ago, Voltz Maraîchage decided to develop its expertise and varietal portfolio for sweet potatoes. The company is an expert in the field. “The varieties we offer in France and Belgium are American-licensed varieties, so we benefit from the scientific support of the United States.
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High prices and sub-optimal quality due to rainfall do not favour the cherry campaign: Vignola's branded product has started. Demand for watermelon has not yet taken off, while demand for melons remains good with the start of production in Northern Italy.
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Enterprise Ireland and the business development agency IDA are currently demonstrating the diversity and strength of the trade links between the Republic of Ireland and the European Union on a four-day trade mission to the German cities of Essen, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt and the French capital Paris.
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Rainfall in the last three weeks in southern Spain has interrupted and affected part of the early spring garlic harvest. It is still early to make any global assessments, but the supply is expected to be reduced due to the losses caused by excess moisture. read more

In Germany, Dutch fruit and vegetable imports declined sharply again in 2023's first quarter. It was down 20% compared to last year's first quarter and as much as a third less than Q1 of 2021. In absolute quantities, that amounts to over 50,000 tons less than in last year's first quarter and a
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According to Fedor Rybalko, international consultant of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and EastFruit expert, relatively low peach and nectarine yields are expected in Uzbekistan in 2023, but farmers are expecting larger sizes of fruits. Accordingly, many fruit
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

In May, a Tanzanian fruit company asked Frits Popma of the Dutch company Popma Fruit Expertise to visit. They wanted him to identify the banana chain's strengths and weaknesses. read more

Immediately after the end of the presidential election in Turkey, which was won by the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish currency has suffered another 14% slump, which continues. According to EastFruit, this will have a big impact on the fruit and vegetable trade in the
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Maersk has signed a contract with Dutch manufacturer OCI Global to supply green1 bio-methanol for the maiden voyage. The 21,500 km voyage from Ulsan, South Korea, to Copenhagen, Denmark - more than halfway around the world - will provide real-world operational experience
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The National Agricultural Marketing Council hosted a workshop on South Africa’s fresh produce chain today in which economist Thabile Nkunjana provided an overview of recent broad trends in international trade and its impact on South African fresh produce. The fresh produce sector has been at
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Italy is grappling with the weather that is turning the entire country upside down, with the summer still to come; we are still licking our wounds, after the violent floods that destroyed some areas of Emilia-Romagna, that the bad weather is returning to strike with the same
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According to EastFruit analysts, after a bad year for sweet cherries in 2022, Uzbek farmers again note problems with the harvest of this most important stonefruit for the country. read more

New plantations exported 330,000 trays of the red variety to Japan, China, Singapore and Taiwan this season. While this is a tripling of exports, the calibres were smaller, reports stuff.co.nz. read more

"At this moment in history, we are forced to redefine the concept of normality," began Federico Boscolo, Cultiva's CEO. read more

New Zealand-based apple brand Rockit Global has championed the first memorandum of understanding (MOU) in its category, signing a 12-month deal with Lulu Hypermarkets across the Middle East. read more

South Africa saw a slight fall in its volumes of apples, pears and grapes in 2022/23, due mainly to stagnated production area and a return to normal yields following record production for all three crops. A USDA report highlights that apple and pear producing regions experienced hailstorms in
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The weighted average orange prices in the EU in May 2023 came in at €106 per 100 kgs. This is €26 above the 5-year average and about €30 above the number from last year. read more

Lebanese organic apple growers and exporters are gearing up for this year's campaign. According to Rudolph Elias, CEO of Agreen Organics, the campaign is shaping up to be satisfactory, and both quality and demand will be on the rendezvous. read more

Summer has arrived in Belgium. Temperatures are soaring, and the days are getting sunnier—the perfect time for strawberries. And according to Guy De Meyer of Demargro, it shows because summer strawberry sales are going very well. "Prices are high, but still, there are currently many local
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