The online ticketshop is now open for AS. Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show is back in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023, bringing together the global fresh produce industry and showcasing the comprehensive value chain. read more

The National Farmers’ Federation is pleased to announce that Fiona Simson has been elected as a Director of the World Farmers’ Organisation. read more

New Zealand's Zespri, Chile's fruit exporter Garces Fruit and US berry marketer Driscoll's have each entered into a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 shops in 27 cities in mainland China, reports
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A recent Potatoes USA survey investigated different regions’ preferred, nutritious ways to eat the mighty spud. And the results just might surprise you. read more

"The situation is tough, there is a lot of waste, but we keep harvesting also to keep our hopes alive and to refrain from getting discouraged," says Mirco Zoffoli, salesman at Antonio Benzi's farm, taking stock of the strawberry plant located in Cesena, Italy. read more

The cherry campaign, which got off to a difficult start in Italy due to heavy rainfall, is now at an end, while that of hawthorns and strawberries in the central and southern regions of Italy is coming to an end. There is less availability of aubergines and peppers due to the bad weather. Delayed the
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In the "Companial Connect Spain 2023", Microsoft and Companial managers presented the current situation of Microsoft and the new knowledge to face the future, such as, for example, the impact that the new developments of Artificial Intelligence with GPT, are having on the future of the company.
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With now two locations in the Alte Land and over 30 years of experience in the industry, Rolker Ökofrucht GmbH is currently one of the largest marketers of organically produced pome and stone fruit in Germany. During a tour of the company's headquarters in Osterladekop, we spoke with the
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According to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for apples in Ukraine are currently more than twice as high as at the same of 2022. Ukraine’s apple harvest in 2022 was good and many wonder why did prices increase so much? Also, are there good opportunities for apple exporters from Poland and
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Avocado producers and exporters in Israel are already looking forward to harvesting higher volumes in the next season, starting later this year, after their 2022-2023 avocado season ended with lower volumes last month (April) in a so called off-year. The nearly 50% lower volumes were expected
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Pakistan is set to welcome the first container ship directly from Russia at Karachi Port on May 25. This will mark the opening of a new sea route for direct shipping service between Pakistan and Russia, providing Pakistani products immediate access to the Russian market by the end of this month.
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Milbor PMC is a family-run business based in Poland that supports fruit growers and packing companies by providing and implementing high-end technology solutions. They are also the exclusive dealer of GP Graders machinery in Europe. read more

The flood devastated more than 5 thousand farms and livestock holdings in one of the most agricultural areas of the country with a gross saleable production in Romagna of about 1.5 billion euro per year that multiplies along the supply chain thanks to a cutting-edge, private and cooperative induced activity,
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Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt, Egyptian exporters met urgently to address the situation. read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called agricultural police numbers 87,000 officers. They check that growers in China cultivate only government-approved crops. These often unprofitable crops like rice, soy, or corn are meant to boost self-sufficiency. It is strictly forbidden to plant products
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Más Brócoli, the association for the promotion of broccoli consumption, held its XIV Assembly on Friday, May 19. The event was attended by partners and customers and involved the participation of experts, institutional personalities, and personalities from the Region of Murcia's agri-food sector. read more

The export season for Pakistani mangoes commenced on Saturday after the country dispatched the first air shipment to Europe. “The mango export season started today with the first air shipment to Europe,” said Waheed Ahmed, patron-in-chief of the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters
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Heavy late spring rain across Hungary last week caused significant cracking damage to early season cherry orchards. “The damage is reportedly widespread, even some sweet cherries under plastic cover suffered losses,” according to Peter Kelemen, from the Medifruct cooperative in Hungary, who
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"The tomato and cherry tomato supply continues to increase in the European markets, not only from Spain but from many countries, so competition is greater, and prices are falling because there is more supply than demand," says Miguel Angel Perez Segura, owner of Quality Fresh, regarding the
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