The first Greek avocados made their debut in the new season just a few days ago. The harvest on the island of Crete started with the Zutano variety, with growers receiving 2.60 euros/kg. Mr. Yorgos Kornarakis, fruit sales director of the Agricultural Cooperative of Chania, an area which has experienced read more

Italy, from North to South, is literally underwater; the floods of the last weeks have caused extensive damage, crippling agriculture. Seasonal crops are suffering particularly, such as Veneto radicchio, which was close to harvest. read more

The European Commission's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) detected a batch of Hass avocados from South Africa that exceeds the maximum residue limit for Prochloraz by a factor of 20, a plant protection product whose use is

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Durian production in Laos has reached a point where the industry is now looking into exporting opportunities to China, the largest global market for the fruit. In southern Laos, specifically on the Bolaven Plateau famous for its coffee, a Chinese entrepreneur named Tao Jian has set up a durian farm with 50,000 trees... read more

Sezon eksportu winogron z Ameryki Południowej ma się rozpocząć, a Peruwiańskie Stowarzyszenie Producentów i Eksporterów Winogron Stołowych przewiduje mocny rok. W swoim najnowszym raporcie Stowarzyszenie przewiduje, że Peru wyeksportuje 78,7 miliona skrzynek (8,2 kg/skrzynka) winogron stołowych w sezonie 2024/25. read more

The export campaign of Italian apples to Taiwan for 2024/2025 has started. The Taipei External Trade Development Council, following their visit to Italy a few weeks ago, has approved the new lists of packaging centers, thus initiating the exports. read more

Mushroom producers from New Zealand and Australia gathered in Auckland to discuss the challenges facing the declining industry. The conference, attended by around 175 delegates from Australasia and international experts, lasted four days and covered a variety of topics including composting. read more

Ground-based generators using silver iodide for hail protection will be tested in a pilot mode in two areas where the use of rockets is prohibited, announced Ivan Kapitanov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Bulgaria. This decision was made during a meeting with Claude Berthet, director of the National Association for. read more

Officine Mingozzi is participating in the Ciame (China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition) in the Changsha area from October 26th to 28th, 2024. This event is one of the most significant in Asia for the agricultural industry. The fair will be held in Huangxing Town, a city in Changsha. read more

Po zainicjowaniu pierwszego narzędzia opartego na sztucznej inteligencji do optymalizacji zarządzania dostawami świeżych produktów spożywczych - zmniejszając marnotrawstwo żywności i zwiększając wyniki handlowe dystrybutorów - IDA wprowadziła swoje inauguracyjne rozwiązanie dostosowane do agencji centralnych zakupów, niezależnych hurtowników i producentów żywności. IDA to... read more

W Ukrainie, w sektorze rolnym zanotowano znaczny wzrost cen cebuli, jak donosi Tetyana Popovych, szefowa działu marketingu na hurtowym rynku "Shuvar". W porównaniu, koszt cebuli wzrósł z 0,25 USD za kilogram do 0,35 USD w ciągu roku, co oznacza wzrost o 38%. read more

Always considered a precious product - Roman emperors eagerly consumed it while reclining on the triclinium, and Jack the Ripper used it to lure his victims - table grapes are now experiencing a new phase in their relationship with both consumers and the market. read more

Farmers in Kadapa, India, are facing severe financial difficulties because there is no Minimum Support Price (MSP) for onions. The unstable prices, which can rise or fall unexpectedly, have left them economically fragile. In the months of May and June, the prices of onions were... read more

It is a growth marked by innovation and comprehensive sustainability (economic, environmental, and social) that has been achieved by Conserve Italia, which in the last fiscal year has recorded positive performance in all the main markets in which it operates, both in Italy and in over 70 others. read more

Spain exported 557,371 tons of stone fruits for 974 million euros until July 2024. This represents 30% of the 1.8 million tons it produced, highlighting the strong export potential of this sector. The percentage of exports over national production is expected to increase further once the final data for the campaign is known. read more

Flower shops in Tijuana expect another year of plummeting sales for marigolds, the popular Día de los Muertos flower used to decorate grave sites and altars dedicated to the dead. Sales of "cempasúchil," as the flower is called in Mexico, have been dropping for 13 consecutive years. read more

In Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam, orange farmers are currently encountering economic difficulties as a result of a considerable decline in orange prices, which have now reached 0.0008 USD per kilogram. This decrease in prices has caused farmers to hesitate in harvesting, as they fear the potential losses may surpass the expenses associated with labor and materials. Experienced growers read more

With the beginning of Tihar, Nepal's annual festival celebrating flowers and lights, markets across the country are now filled with banned plastic flowers. These artificial blooms are outshining natural flowers, raising concerns among authorities and citizens alike. The government of Nepal has implemented… read more

W ostatniej aktualizacji Państwowego Komitetu Statystycznego, Azerbejdżan był aktywny na rynku eksportu jabłek od stycznia do sierpnia 2024 roku. Krajowi udało się wyeksportować 43 000 ton jabłek, generując 28,3 miliona dolarów przychodu. Większość tych eksportów była kierowana do Rosji, sumując read more

The customs report disclosed that Iran's agricultural exports amounted to 3.8 million tons, showing a 16% increase from the previous year. Topping the export list, pistachios brought in $614 million, followed by tomatoes, watermelons, apples, and dates at $226 million, $139 million, $124 million respectively. read more