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SweeTango® is a registered trademark for the Minneiska early variety apple developed by breeder David Bedford of the University of Minnesota in the United States. This premium variety was first introduced in Switzerland in 2013. The planting project in Europe continues to date. 2018 saw the
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A pear, the Eden Gold, bred and developed in the harsh Israeli desert without shade or hail nets, is just one of the new stone and pome fruit hardy varieties producers around the world need to survive harsher climatic conditions. read more

Over the past week, the average wholesale price for a smooth short cucumber in Uzbekistan has increased by 67%, the first weekly price increase for this vegetable over the past four months. According toEastFruit analysts, cucumber wholesale prices have reached their lowest level this year. In
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As large parts of Greece swelter under 40C-plus temperatures, and as wildfires rage in the south of the country, it’s easy to neglect the continuing impact of the spring’s hailstorms, not least for the country’s stonefruit crop. read more

The South African apple and pear industry has reported that apple exports will be down by 11 per cent, while pears will be 20 per cent lower than last year. Hail during the early season caused significant damage in a number of production regions and has been the major reason for reduced export
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Global table grape breeder International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has announced that a plant variety infringement case in Yunnan, China, has concluded in its favour. read more

Most farmers in Ukraine this week announced the end of the selling season for sweet cherries, according to EastFruit project analysts. This information is also confirmed by wholesale companies, which reported this week about the lack of supply of this berry in local farms; it was impossible to
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The Regional Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, highlighted the fact that "today (Wednesday) there is a meeting of the technical working group for the Axarquia desalination plant in order to promote, in a diligent manner, this infrastructure of the Axarquia desalination plant".
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Morocco has been again increasing the imports of nuts, as shown by the import statistics in January-April 2023, reports EastFruit. Imports had been growing rapidly over the past years but fell in 2022. Nevertheless, in the first four months of the current year, the situation changed to the opposite. read more

The Egyptian orange exports to the Southeast Asian countries continue setting new records, as reported by EastFruit. Considering such developments, the final result of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September) will most likely reach its record high. read more

The Spanish canned vegetable market in China, with origins in Navarre and Murcia, has a smaller market share than its main European competitor, the Italian market, but its products are more appreciated and are sold in online gourmet shops and supermarkets, which makes them more popular.
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According to data from the latest MAPA Food Consumption Report for 2022, analysed by FEPEX, each resident in Spain consumes 46.17 kilos of food per year, which represents an expenditure of €637.88 per person per year, both amounts higher than in 2021 (3.8%).
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AgroFresh Solutions has acquired post-harvest solutions provider Tessara from global investment firm Carlyle. The deal, which remains subject to clearance by the South Africa competition authorities, expands AgroFresh’s footprint in food waste reduction and freshness solutions for
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A leaked document indicates that the EU is set to drop a ban on hazardous chemicals, which represents a key element of the EU’s Green Deal. According to the leak, the EU will renege on its commitment to “ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, allowing their use only where
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IG International and The Fresh Connection have signed a joint venture to boost exports of Indian fruits and vegetables to new and existing markets worldwide. read more

International table grape breeder Sun World has announced the launch of its new Ruby Rush brand of red seedless grapes. read more

The South African avocado export crop has been reduced by around 2.5m cartons as the season reaches its halfway point. read more

Four years after major fruit producer Piñata Farms introduced Australian-designed technology to track the temperature and location of premium berries and mangoes along the supply chain, it has “more confidence than ever” in the quality and integrity of fruit despatched, according to a
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Italy is one of the biggest players in the global fruit and vegetable market. In 2022, the volume of just external trade in fruits and vegetables (fresh, dried, and frozen) in Italy totaled $11.6 bln (exports of $5.9 bln and imports of $5.7 bln). read more

Agricola Moderna has signed a partnership with the Infrastrutture per la Crescita-Esg fund (Fondo Ipc) managed by Azimut Libera Impresa Sgr SpA. Around two thousand square metres dedicated to vertical farming The two co-founders of Agricola Moderna read more