Turkmenistan exported 104 thousand tons of tomatoes to Russian and other countries in 2022, according to data from the UIET. read more

On February 17, 2023, the British Embassy in Uzbekistan and the mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a partnership agreement to work together on projects aimed at supporting small businesses in Uzbekistan in the agricultural and textile industries. The
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New Zealand produce company Seeka has announced its Gisborne packhouse is back up and running following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the region. read more

Alifresca, a branch of the Swiss Coop Group, is moving the offices based in Picassent/Valencia to the new facility of Caliche, a company in the logistics industry based in Spain. However, such a fact by itself would not be valuable additional information, if not for the new laboratory of the
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The president of the Fruit and Vegetable Sectoral Council of Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, Juan Antonio González, held a meeting yesterday, Tuesday, with the Director of Agricultural Markets of the European Commission's DG AGRI. The meeting was also attended by his counterparts from the European Commission's
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Water Ways Technologies Inc., a global provider of Israeli-based agriculture technology providing water irrigation solutions to agricultural producers, announces that the company’s Chinese subsidiary, IRRI-AL TAL Agriculture Technology Company Ltd., is in the final stages of installing a
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Iran has seen a fall 10.24% in the tonnage of agricultural and food exports and 7.22% in value in the first 10months of the current year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20). read more

It’s interesting how different the 2021 grape season has been compared to 2022, remarks Dandré Gerber, commercial director of AMFRESH in South Africa. The company currently exports 2.4 million 4.5kg cartons of South African grapes. read more

The first half of the citrus season in Egypt has been a mixed success. According to Eslam Gelila of the Egyptian exporter Gelila, volumes have increased significantly, and demand has been very strong, but the problem of an abundance of small sizes has had an impact on exporters.  read more

60,000t in-shell at 3.5% moisture and 64,400t in-shell at 10% moisture could be harvested in 2023, according to a climate-based forecast based on scientific modelling by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. read more

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the United Kingdom, after a levy payers vote, are winding up the Horticulture Sector and transferring £1 million to a newly formed company called Horticulture Crops Ltd. A group of levy payers are not happy with this decision and have
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P&O FERRIES is joining forces with Finnlines to increase trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge -Teesport route. read more

The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers turn to them in Israel, they are not able to meet the supply due to more expensive production in this
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For apples, WAPA expects volumes to increase by 5.58 % to a total of 5,130,168 t (2022: 4,859,026 t). Argentina, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa expect a larger harvest, only Australia is expected to see a minus of 8 % to 290,000 t. The Argentine
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In December 2022, five large Belgian chains joined the initiative that had already been launched by retailers Lidl, Aldi Sur y Norte, Kaufland, Rewe, DM, and Tegut in Germany, to ensure a living wage for workers on banana plantations. read more

Tropical Cyclone “Freddy” made landfall along the eastern coastline of Madagascar, just north of Mananjary, around 19:30 SAST on Tuesday early evening. The relatively compact storm was a low-end category 2 tropical cyclone just before making landfall, with winds of 150 km/h and gusts up to
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"Over the past few days, we have received good feedback for our PGI produce thanks to incessant promotion and communication activities. The Netherlands and Poland showed particular interest," reveals Sebastiano Fortunato, President of Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro di Pachino Igp. read more

The International Fresh Produce Association and Produce Plus Magazine are pleased to announce entries are now open for the 2023 Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), proudly sponsored by Seeka. read more

Soil Association Certification has released its Organic Market Report 2023, which shows the UK organic market enjoying good growth in spite of the multiple present challenges, including the cost of living crisis, high inflation, the impact of the war in Ukraine and Brexit. read more