South Africa’s largest sweet potato producer has been exporting to the UK, Europe and the Middle East for the past five years, totalling almost 10,000 tons of sweet potatoes last year. Langplaas takes up the baton towards the end of the North Carolina export season. read more

At a time when new stonefruit plantings have largely come to a halt in South Africa, the establishment of new Carmingo apricots still generates enthusiasm. read more

The first red plums from South Africa have started arriving in Italy, and Granfrutta Zani continues to import larger volumes every year. "We are satisfied both with the varieties and with the response of the supermarket chains. Plum is a niche product at this time, an item that is intended to
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New genetic material, increasing global demand for golden kiwifruit and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwifruit industry over the past decade, which has been in existence for 40 years. In 2019, moreover, the
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South Africa's table grape crop estimate has been adjusted downwards to 63.6 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) that will be inspected for export. It is mainly due to a decrease in the estimate for the Hex River region. This can be ascribed to a lower yield on cultivars packed, and an expected
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So-called load shedding and cuts in the electricity supply across South Africa is threatening compliance with new EU false codling moth (FCM) regulations on South African oranges. read more

The last stage of the international presentations of Macfrut, the fruit and vegetable trade fair to be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from 3 to 5 May, which has visited 20 countries around the world in Central America, has just concluded in South Africa and Zimbabwe,
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Today, March 2, marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The occasion was celebrated by 20 international gene banks by depositing 20,000 new seed samples in the vault in Longyearbyen. read more

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has raised concerns over poor methods used to transport avocados from farms to packing houses. AFA director of Horticultural Crops Directorate, Benjamin Tito, said some buyers are using open pickups to transport avocado, something which affects quality of
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In the case of TOVS, Turkish and Spanish deliveries predominated, with Italian tomatoes making up the bulk. Cherry tomatoes came primarily from Italy and Spain, while Turkey and Spain set the tone for beef tomatoes. Round tomatoes came in mainly from Morocco, Turkey, and Spain. Due to the low
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The last stage of the international presentations of Macfrut, the fruit and vegetable trade fair to be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from 3 to 5 May, which has visited 20 countries around the world in Central America, has just concluded in South Africa and Zimbabwe,
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Icon Fruit, a joint venture between the Unlimited Group and Cape Fruits Produce, has a good mix of everything Stonefruit, says Lohan Marais, commercial director. read more

The irrigation component of the Bouhouda hydro-agricultural development project, in the province of Taounate in Morocco, is starting. The operation was launched on 27 February 2023 by the Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests. read more

The conference, which will draw investors, would give the county an opportunity to display and offer its fruit in both domestic and foreign markets. Makueni is Kenya’s top mango-producing region and now has an eye on exporting to international markets to ensure its farmers earn good
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Ivica Djordjevic, from the family nursery ‘Kalem Djordjevic’ based in central Serbia, hope his government will conclude negotiations with the European plant protection authorities that will enable them to export stone fruit and grape plants to the EU region again. read more

In Zimbabwe, more hectares have been put under horticultural crops this season, and a significant jump is expected in harvests. The area under emerging crops such as blueberries has been increasing across the provinces as efforts continue to restore horticulture to a major export earner. The
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Less than a month before the start of Ramadan, protests in Morocco have been on the rise. Although limited by the lack of democratic freedoms, or precisely because of it, these mobilisations are important as they show the great discontent of the population over the rising cost of
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The Chinese government has been encouraging Tanzanians to produce various crops, stating that the Asian country has huge market demand for avocados. Chinese Ambassador, Chen Mingjian, said her government has always been a good friend to the government of Tanzania and the commercial relationship
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A cargo plane carrying grapes and plums from Chile landed at Changsha Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, Hunan province, on Saturday. It was the first time the province imported fresh fruit this year via the international flight route through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The fruit took to the
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