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"The certifications for ginger are becoming increasingly demanding and expensive, requiring greater investments from producers and exporters that the market does not always pay for," said Jim Ruiz, CEO of Agrícola Nuestra Tierra and Executive Director of the Cultivemos group. read more

From January to June 2024, Moroccan blueberries were directly delivered to four Eastern European countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Ukraine, and Poland. During this period, Morocco exported 2,100 tons of blueberries to these destination countries, compared to 1,800 tons in the entire previous year. read more

The Italian multinational Gruppo Orsero announces that it is actively working on multiple initiatives to address food waste in its fresh produce supply chains. read more

Before the official festival program began - where also 60 years of Rijk Zwaan in Germany were celebrated - visitors could tour the test fields with, among others, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and carrots, and also learn about white romanesco, pepper, and cucumber varieties. read more

Fruit Logistica and Asia Fruit Logistica have announced the date for the Summit in Chile, a new single-day business meet-up held at Hotel Olá Santiago on October 22, 2024. read more

The Apple brand Kissabel announced that it will focus on young consumers who have a passion for new and exciting products, as sales of its Northern Hemisphere crop begin in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the US. read more

The 73rd edition of Flormart, Green Italy International Exhibition of Horticulture, has started in Italy on Wednesday. The three-day trade fair in the northern city of Padova has brought together nurserymen, horticultural and floricultural producers, landscapers, and architects to exchange ideas. read more

This week in Ukraine, analysts from the EastFruit project have noted another increase in potato prices. It is worth mentioning that the recent rise in prices for one of the main consumer products was observed on the domestic market from the end of July to the first decade of August. read more

In Spain, according to sources from Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, the upcoming harvest of pome fruit will be higher than the previous campaign, especially regarding apples, which, with a production of 566,509 tons, will experience a 9.36% increase. read more

The instability in the Suez Canal in trade between East Africa and Europe has created significant challenges for producers. It has also hindered the development of markets along this trade route, such as Turkey and Egypt, where avocado consumption had just started to

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South Africa: SPAR rural hub initiative in the spotlight

SPAR South Africa launched the SPAR Rural Hub in the Mopani District of Limpopo in 2017 to help smaller producers enter the formal value chain. This initiative offers important technical and food safety training, and helps in facilitating access to... read more

At Euro Gijbels, preparations are slowly but surely underway for the transition from the South African to the Spanish citrus season. At the company's Catalonian farm in Mont-Roig, John Gijbels expects the first volumes to be harvested in the second or third week of October. "We don't grow the read more

In South Australia, Harry Kapiris, the owner of Gawler River Tomatoes, has had to dispose of around $1.1 million worth of tomatoes after the tomato brown rugose fruit virus was detected. The outbreak led the state government to impose a total ban on the movement of... read more

Kakuzi, kenijska firma agrobiznesowa, planuje zainwestować 100 milionów szylingów w rozbudowę swoich operacji, jak potwierdził dyrektor zarządzający Chris Flowers. Ten rozwój ma na celu wzmocnienie działań firmy na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju, w tym redukcji emisji dwutlenku węgla, zarządzania odpadami i...
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Nowa Zelandia i Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie zakończyły negocjacje w sprawie umowy handlowej, która otworzy ekonomiczne możliwości dla eksporterów z Nowej Zelandii i stworzy silniejsze łańcuchy dostaw z jednym z naszych najważniejszych partnerów handlowych w regionie Zatoki Perskiej. Umowa ta została sfinalizowana w nieco ponad 4... read more

The company will also bring its flagship product to Madrid: edible flowers. L’Insalata dell’Orto produces fresh and dehydrated edible flowers. The range with dehydrated flowers is

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Producers of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine have increased their wholesale prices this week, as reported by analysts from the EastFruit project. Currently, the cost of these vegetables is already twice as high as it was during the same period last year. read more

Expert Maria Ginzburg explained that Russia is facing challenges in increasing fruit imports from Syria and Egypt due to high markups on these products. Despite both countries being willing to export goods, such as oranges from Syria and mangoes from Egypt, they are unable to compete with local products. read more

Leanri stands out for remarkable agronomic characteristics, such as its vigor, size, and efficiency in water and fertilizer usage. Additionally, from a commercial perspective, it shows excellent performance in storage.

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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) research has discovered that strategic orchard thinning can lead to more consistent supplies of high-quality fruit. This research was conducted as part of the six-year Avocado Industry Capacity Building project, which was co-funded by DPIRD and Hort Innovation. read more