Ukraine is rapidly ascending to European standards in walnut production, leveraging its vast land potential. read more

Within the frame of the Suez Canal Authority’s keenness to open lines of communication with its clients, H.E. Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, met today, Wednesday, with Mr. Soren Toft, CEO of the “MSC” Group, in the presence of Mr./ Tarek Fahmy, Chairman of the
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That the pear sector is in crisis is a fact of life, but, as always, a few numbers are worth a thousand speeches, and those presented by Adriano Aldrovandi, President of UNApera (pictured at top), at the recent conference 'Innovative and sustainable methods to counteract
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According to EastFruit, citing a number of Serbian media and participants in the fruit and vegetable market, the Association “Our Fruits Serbia”, uniting raspberry producers and processors, organized a meeting in Arilje, Serbia on February 6, 2024 to discuss the situation on the market for
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The Spanish orange and mandarin campaign is underway with fierce competition from third countries in this latter half of the season, especially from Egypt and Turkey. read more

Unexpectedly, a development in the regional onion market of Central Asia has been brought to our attention recently. EastFruit analysts were trying to find out why onions are so cheap in Tajikistan, despite the fact that in neighboring Uzbekistan the market has revived, and export shipments are
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Bulb onions are the world’s second biggest vegetable crop with an annual production of 100M tons. It is also one of the UK’s most important crops with around 500K tons produced in 2022, with a value of £160M. However, Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR) poses a significant threat to the UK onion
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Jarðarberjaland is Icelandic for Strawberry Land – a fitting name for the greenhouse company where Steinar Jensen and his wife Hólmfríður Geirsdóttir grow strawberries for the local market. Sitting on a source with near-boiling water, energy and heat use are naturally sustainable – but
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Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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It's still too early to make any forecasts about the 2024 cherry campaign in Spain, as the first greenhouse harvests don't usually start until the end of March, and open ground harvests won't do so until the end of April. read more

In February 2024, the prices of fruits and vegetables in Ukraine experienced fluctuations influenced by seasonality and various factors. read more

Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables has capped off a year of growth in Asia – in India and China, two of the fastest growing avocado markets in the world, as well as Japan. The company is also forecasting continued market growth across the
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DESPAR Italia saw great store growth in 2023 read more

In an effort to combat food waste, particularly in fruits and vegetables, a Canadian researcher is exploring the potential of oat starch as a protective coating to extend produce shelf life. In Canada, vegetables and fruits account for a significant portion of discarded food, with daily waste
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From 3 to 16 March 2024, Sicilian lemons (primofiore variety) will be sold in 500 gram nets in supermarkets, hypermarkets and discount stores all over Italy participating in the initiative. Two euros is the price of each net, of which Citrus l'Orto Italiano will donate 40 cents to
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Westfalia Fruit is looking ahead to continued market expansion across Asia in the latter half of the decade as it caps off a year growth in India and China – two of the fastest growing avocado markets in the world – and Japan. read more

Italy’s two largest apple exporters, Vip and Vog, have a tricky task on their hands. But it’s a challenge more or less entirely of their own making, and one they are very happy to take on. Selling apples in 2024 is remarkably different for these South Tyrolean suppliers compared with even a
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Despite spring rain early in the season Chilean cherries have registered their second biggest export season to China and other world markets this year, with 412 thousand tons that have been sent. According to Claudia Soler, head of the Chilean cherry committee: “The biggest volume started to
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Unexpectedly development in the regional onion market of Central Asia has been brought to our attention recently. EastFruit analysts were trying to find out why onions are so cheap in Tajikistan, despite the fact that in neighboring Uzbekistan the market has revived, and export shipments are
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The Cape Town Container Terminal recorded the highest number of refrigerated containers ever loaded on a single vessel at 1,726 when Vessel Santa Rita sailed off to Europe with South Africa’s deciduous fruit exports. The previous record was 1,711 in the year 2021. read more