Avocados from Ethiopia are among a number of products that stand to benefit from Cool Port Addis, a new cold-chain facility for perishable products close to Addis Ababa. read more

BelOrta sells around 10,000 tonnes of strawberries every year. The majority of the strawberries are grown on substrate, with only around a third still grown outdoors. Although Sonata often comes first, Elsanta, Sonsation, Portola, Malling Centenary and Elegance remain the most important cultivars.
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South Africa’s Sundays River in the Eastern Cape has earned the reputation of being South Africa’s so-called ‘lemon valley’. read more

Through the INRAE France-NZ Joint Linkage Agreement, signed in 2023 by Science New Zealand on behalf of New Zealand, scientists are encouraged through an exchange programme to develop collaboration in areas of mutual interest and benefit. The initiative builds
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Fruit consumption remains relatively low in Indonesia, and more work must be done to boost availability and awareness of the health benefits to drive demand. read more

EastFruit analysts report that onion prices in the region have remained mostly stable, much to the dismay of "resellers" who expected to profit from buying onions during harvest and selling them at a higher price in the spring. However, different countries have different situations. Furthermore,
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"Garlic production in Spain has recorded a significant drop in terms of volume due to extremely unfavorable weather conditions, which has resulted in abnormal quality and smaller sizes. As a result, the campaign is going to be more challenging," says Borja Mira, of IMPERIO Garlic. "With nearly
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Kamila Valieva, a banned Russian figure skater, attributed her positive doping test to a strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather's heart medication. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) detailed in its report that Valieva, 15 at the time, claimed the banned substance trimetazidine
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During the AIPH Spring Meeting in Qatar, organizers of the International Horticultural Expos presented their progress reports at AIPH's International Horticultural Expos Conference. The AIPH officially approves horticultural expositions, which serve as a platform for showcasing the latest
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The Jordan Farmers Union (JFU) has highlighted a significant threat to the country's potato production due to late blight. This fungal disease, affecting nightshade family plants including potatoes, has been reported to cause severe damage in the Jordan Valley, with losses reaching millions of
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The agricultural organization Asaja Córdoba has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Agriculture through the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA) regarding the marketing at a retail outlet in Cordoba of imported oranges from Egypt labeled as if they were from Palma del Río. This could
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"Conquering the consumers of tomorrow" is the aim of Pommi'z, the new brand launched by Cofruid'Oc. Apple consumption has been declining in France, but the cooperative wants to try and win back the hearts of consumers, especially the younger generation. Grown in Eco-responsible and HEV3
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It's been an unusual citrus season, as imported citrus is now coming from different origins than previous years, says Yigit Aslan, founding partner of Polish fresh produce trader Benny Fruit: "The citrus market is not unfolding as anticipated. Due to adverse weather conditions, citrus sales have
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The Spanish strawberry season is showing signs of revival, as the price and market observatory of the Junta de Andalucía points out in its latest report on the Huelva 2023/2024 soft fruit campaign. In fact, the growing demand in international markets is increasing
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From February 26 to March 3, Primorsky Krai of Russia received 8,103.1 tons of fresh vegetables, fruits, and berries from various countries worldwide. Compared to the previous week, deliveries increased by 2,463 tons, according to the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor. During the past week,
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For years, the Piedmontese companyBattaglio Spa - a leader in the marketing of exotic fruit - has been extending its reach outside Europe for the development of fruit cultivation. In particular, it aims at citrus fruit production in South Africa, where - thanks to the
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