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Ukrainian farmers started increasing wholesale price for their onions this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. The main reason for the price raise was drying out supply of inexpensive onions, which were not suitable for long-term storage. Growers in the meanwhile tried to store
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The Caribbean is emerging as a significant export destination for the Dominican Republic, with a trade exchange of US$ 9.12 billion recorded from 2019 to 2022, according to data from the Dominican Republic’s Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana). In 2022 alone, trade with the Caribbean
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Cambodia's banana exports decrease by 23%
2023-12-08 00:00
In the first 11 months of 2023, Cambodia encountered a substantial drop of nearly 24% in fresh banana exports, totaling over 260,000 tonnes compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. China continues to be the primary market, absorbing around 95% of the exports, while smaller
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Turning banana waste into clothes
2023-12-08 00:00
In Pakistan, where banana cultivation yields 154,000 tons annually, a collaboration between Interloop and Simply Suzette has introduced the Unpeeled collection. Addressing the environmental impact of burning 10 million tons of banana stems yearly, the collection utilizes Loomshake banana fiber
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Italy is turning to South America to find garlic
2023-12-08 00:00
Italian traders are still scrambling to find supplies of garlic of at least acceptable quality. The situation is not expected to change much before Christmas. The first shipments from Argentina should be on board in the next couple of days and the product will then be in Europe in January.
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Mandarins from Pakistan are now available on the supermarkets shelves in the capital of Uzbekistan, which indicates the arrival of the first shipments of these products from Pakistan this season, EastFruit experts from Tashkent report.
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Ukraine's onions prices on the rise but still below last year's
2023-12-08 00:00
Ukrainian farmers started increasing wholesale price for their onions this week. The main reason for the price raise was drying out supply of inexpensive onions, which were not suitable for long-term storage. Growers in the meanwhile tried to store high-quality products expecting that prices for
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Indian government bans export of onions until March 31, 2024
2023-12-08 00:00
The Indian government has banned the export of onions until March 31, 2024, aiming to ensure increased availability domestically and stabilize prices. Onions are currently being sold at INR 70-80 per kilogram in New Delhi.
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"Getting TOVs from regular Dutch growers again"
2023-12-08 00:00
Last year, high energy prices meant there was little supply from those countries' greenhouses, so supermarkets had to switch to imports from Southern Europe. How are things looking this year? We approached Lidl Netherlands for more insight into their supplies and strategies for the upcoming
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Avisomo, Coop Norway form JV to grow Norwegian lettuce year-round
2023-12-07 14:00
Avisomo, an Oslo-based turnkey vertical farming systems developer and equipment manufacturer, has formed a strategic partnership with Norway’s second-largest supermarket chain, Coop Norway, to build a fully automated vertical farm directly integrated into its existing distribution centre.
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AMI: Increasing supply of Spanish iceberg lettuce
2023-12-07 13:00
Accordingly, wholesale prices were at a high level. However, with the recent increase in the availability of goods, prices are falling steadily.
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Innovation will help drive sales of traditional vegetables this Christmas, according to foodservice supplier Fresh Direct.
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Trade in goods: EU and Ukraine agree on new rules
2023-12-07 11:00
This also includes agricultural products. This was reported by Ukrainian media with reference to the state customs service. The new regulations are intended to simplify the procedure for confirming the origin of goods. The number of documents required for the export of Ukrainian
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QUT to enhance exotic mushroom output
2023-12-07 01:00
Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have set out to develop new technologies in a bid to expand Australia’s production of exotic and native mushrooms.
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Slow aubergines, Spain's shadow looms
2023-12-07 00:00
"Unusual and certainly unsatisfactory moment for the aubergine market, both for black and purple. In spite of the reduced volumes, due to the problems of fruit set caused by the prolonged heat, demand remains stagnant at the pole'. These words to IFN byDavide Burrafato
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How to save time, staff, and product
2023-12-07 00:00
Bulltec from Cesena has supplied OP Ortomì from Pachino (Siracusa), a new semi-automatic system for the packaging of a bunch of tomatoes into punnets. For Bulltec, Ortomì is a point of reference in the area of the packaging and commercialization of Pachino tomatoes both in Italy and abroad.
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Saudi's date export reaches $2.3 billion
2023-12-07 00:00
The global value of date exports has reportedly reached an annual $2.3 billion, according to Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli. The date sector in Saudi Arabia boasts more than 200 million palm trees, covering 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million
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Carrots unfortunately still remain unharvested on a significant proportion of farms in Poland. The same applies to many other countries in Europe, where weather conditions have also proved quite unfavourable. The lower availability of carrots on the market, as well as the spectre of shortages,
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"Processing sector sweet potato sales are booming"
2023-12-07 00:00
Scott Farms began loading its new North American crop of sweet potatoes three weeks ago. "Sales aren't truly wild yet. There's still Egyptian and Portuguese trade. And we haven't even started with the organic sweet potatoes," says Pablo Fitskie of this International company's European sales office.
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Moldovan apple exports remain critically low
2023-12-07 00:00
Based on the preliminary data from the Customs Service of Moldova, in November the country exported only 7.8 thousand tons of fresh apples earning juts over US $4 million in revenue. This is one of the weakest results for November in the recent five years. Only in November 2022 and 2020, exports
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