The weather has caused some issues for the early apricot varieties in Greece, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: “The Greek apricot campaign started only two weeks ago, with some Mogador apricots from southern Greece at the
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The cherry season is underway in Zaragoza with a good demand and acceptable prices, since the supply from other areas has been affected by adverse weather conditions. Given the high yields, prospects point to a large stone fruit production, with generally smaller sizes than usual. read more

The UAE-based company – LuLu Group International – is interested in introducing Georgian products into the retail chain, EastFruit reports with reference to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. read more

In Linares, Chile, a never-before-seen collaboration is taking place, and even more so in the agricultural sector: robots guided by artificial intelligence are harvesting apples. This extraordinary feat is the result of a partnership between Tevel, an Israeli start-up specialising in
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The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April, we weren’t even packing asparagus in Idaho,” says Shay Myers with Owyhee Produce. The late
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More broccoli supplies are coming out of Salinas, California. “They were delayed by the rain but they have now gotten to the point where they can harvest and the quality on broccoli has been good,” says Michael Wilson of National Produce Marketing Inc. He is currently bringing in red Asian
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The weather has favored Albanian agricultural production this season. The warm winter enabled uninterrupted production of cucumbers, while tomatoes hit the market almost a month earlier. However, this did not translate into greater volumes of production and export. Data on foreign trade in the
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Panama exported its first shipment of ginger to Spain. The Panamanian R & M agro-export company shipped 19,000 kilos of ginger from the production areas of Chepo. read more

The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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The best collaborations are always the unexpected ones. Igor Tasso, a trader active in Italy and Europe who had never worked with Egyptian onions, knows this all too well. read more

After the severe storms and flooding that had kept especially the eastern part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in suspense and partly under water since mid-May, a meeting coordinated by CSO Italy has now begun to record the damage caused. read more

For more and more people, sustainable nutrition fails because of the price. This was the result of a survey conducted on behalf of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in eleven EU countries and the United Kingdom. According to the survey, 56% of respondents cited price as a reason for not eating a
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The event brings together Peruvian and Latin American agriculture, as well as brands and suppliers. Last year saw 7,000 attendees and over 50 exhibitors, with participants from Chile, the US, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, China among others. The SUMMIT featured
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Through an elaborate “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony”, China’s leading retail chain Yonghui Superstores and global fresh produce supplier Camposol have pledged to elevate their partnership to new heights. The ceremonial event took place on 22 May, as part of the sixth
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Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue. read more

The start of the West Australian citrus season has been celebrated as the state’s production continues to climb.  read more

EastFruit analysts note that the new potato season in Georgia began with very high prices for the potatoes of the new harvest. However, according to a survey held on May 19, the average wholesale price is at the lowest point for the week in EastFruit’s history. Interestingly, prices for
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In the Netherlands, Marni Fruit is currently transitioning from stone fruit from southern Spain to that from that country's north. "On Tuesday, we'll start getting supply from Zaragoza - peaches and then nectarines. Flat peaches and Platterinas will soon follow," says Erik-Jan Thur. read more

In Belgium, the season's first Flemish cherries came from the Demedts - De Mey strawberry farm's greenhouse. These are the region's very first cherries grown under glass. "We had to wait and see how it would all go, but the quality is surprisingly good, as is the production," begins Benoit Demedts. read more

Still getting 5 a day? High prices force Belgians to buy less fruit and veg read more