After one of the strongest-ever starts to the 2024 season, Zespri is now in the midst of the summer fruit season where it traditionally sees more competition. Around 75% of this season's largest ever crop of more than 190 million trays of kiwifruit from New Zealand have now been shipped to
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Lleida's stone fruit season has already passed its halfway point and will last until the end of September or the beginning of October. In general, the prices paid for the available supply are not yet satisfactory. Ten years after the Russian export boycott, Turkey is emerging as an increasingly
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Sun World CEO David Marguleas, Fresh Del Monte COO Mohammed Abbas, and Driscoll's Asia-Pacific VP and GM Jae Chun are just some of the big names lined up to speak at Asiafruit Knowledge Centre, the brand-new content hub at Asia Fruit Logistica. Asiafruit Congress, takes place on the main stage.
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On August 8, tomato farmers in the western provinces of Bursa and Balıkesir, Turkey, obstructed the Bursa-Balıkesir highway with their tractors. The road is a critical route between İzmir and Istanbul. This action was in response to the unsatisfactory prices offered by tomato paste factories.
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Summer in Saudi Arabia stimulates fruit consumption, with imports rising sharply. This summer is particularly intense, due to high temperatures and a difficult context marked by inflation and geopolitical tensions in the region. Kashif Shahzad, Managing Director of the Global Star Group of
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The harvest for figs has started in the early regions of Turkey and the season is looking positive, says Murat Koygun, founder and CEO of Turkish fresh produce exporter Kayra Tarımsal Ltd.: "As the sector export leader, the Turkish fig season started out well. We shave begun harvesting from the
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This past Monday, Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida as a category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm. From Florida, the storm slowly moved up the East Coast and hit Georgia and South Carolina. Florida citrusRainfall in Florida varied from 6 to 27 inches and the crops most
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"Egypt and Morocco, two of the leading global exporters of frozen berries, are mostly missing from the Southeast Asian market, which is currently witnessing a considerable growth in frozen produce," said Yevhen Kuzin, an International Consultant at FAO and a Horticulture Market Analyst, during the online event. read more

Golden Bay Fruit will once again be exhibiting on the new Zealand stand at Asia Fruit Logisitca in Hong Kong in September. "We are very grateful to New Zealand Apple & Pear Industry and Plant and Food Research who organize the shared NZ pavilion which showcases a range of New Zealand companies
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A delegation of 10 industry participants from across the supply chain is setting off on an exciting journey to California's renowned melon-growing regions. This diverse group, composed of professionals from various sectors within the industry, will spend 10 days in the state, departing from
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The Australian producers had fewer pineapples available after a natural mass flowering caused the fruits to ripen prematurely. A natural mass flowering in early 2023 led, as reefertrends reports, to an oversupply of pineapples in the Australian market, where tons were available. read more

To prevent this, the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture (LfL) is already conducting control measures using traps in several regions. However, the containment of spread can only succeed with the help of the population. Here are some information and tips from LfL experts on how to detect and prevent it. read more

The production of mandarins/tangerines in Turkey for 2023/24 is expected to increase by 55 percent to a record 2.9 million tons, thanks to a larger cultivated area and favorable weather conditions during the flowering period. With the rise in production, exports are projected to increase by 17 percent to 1.0 million tons. Turkey's mandarin/tangerine exports are generally on the rise. read more

Panafruit, a Panamanian company specializing in producing and exporting papaya, has solidified its position in the international market over its more than twenty years of existence. "Panafruit SA was founded by Hormoz Safi, of Iranian origin, and began its operations in 2000 with a farm in read more

"Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), stated that Asian markets are poised to lead global growth in fruit and vegetable imports in the upcoming years," during the online training session titled 'Navigating the'. read more

A Victorian table grape grower has expressed their appreciation for the new market access for the fruit in Japan, but has raised concerns about whether this progress has come too late. Previously, Australia was restricted to exporting only three varieties of table grapes to Japan, which led to a significant loss in market value. read more

"Malina nie jest jeszcze popularnym owocem w Chinach, a obszar uprawy jest ograniczony. Niemniej jednak, malina posiada wysoką wartość dodaną ze względu na obfitość składników odżywczych, a potencjał rynkowy będzie ogromny, jeśli znajdziemy odpowiedni sposób na jej promocję. Dzięki nowoczesnym technikom szklarniowym, plony zostaną poprawione, a" read more

Rockit will once again be partnering with Universal and DreamWorks Animation on Kung Fu Panda 4 this year. The campaign has kicked off in Greater China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia in key retailers across these markets, in line with new season fruit arriving in stores. It will launch in other markets soon. read more

Shibuya Seiki develops and manufactures a wide range of machinery, systems, and plants, including fresh produce sorting machines. "We are one of the leading manufacturers of fresh produce sorting and grading systems in Japan. One of our newest machines in the fresh produce sector is our sorting machine." read more

Mirna Fadel, Business Development Manager for Lebanese fresh produce exporter Fadel Trading Company, says that the previous avocado season in Lebanon was successful: "The past avocado season went well for our company. We've seen a steady demand and were able to meet our production and export quotas." read more