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Hortiflorexpo China and IPM Essen extend cooperation
2024-03-05 00:00
Hortiflorexpo China and IPM Essen are continuing their partnership. The two trade fairs aim to promote international exchange on all aspects of the horticultural industry in China. They are also opening up a new business network for German exhibitors in particular. The next event, "Hortiflorexpo
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'We are proud, but also prepared to work with Japan'
2024-03-05 00:00
"Our participation in Foodex Japan in Tokyo, an important agrifood fair in Japan and a commercial event of fundamental importance for the promotion of the sector in the Asia-Pacific area, is about to start. This is a strategic market for Italy,
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For the first time since the pandemic, Luciën de Wit recently visited his Indian grape suppliers. His son Luuk, who is responsible for quality management at LuBa Fresh, joined him for the first time. Luciën is impressed by the quality improvements their Indian partners have made. "The country
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The value of canned tomato exports to Japan rose by 18% in 2023
2024-03-05 00:00
ANICAV, Associazione Nazionale Industriali Conserve Alimentari Vegetali (National Association of Industrialists of Vegetable Food Preserves), within the project 'Red Gold From Europe. Excellence in EU preserved tomatoes', co-financed by the European Union and aimed at the valorisation and promotion of tomato preserves made in Italy,
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Uzbekistan implements manual control over vegetable and fruit export prices: a step backward?
2024-03-05 00:00
Uzbekistan is returning to the utopia of manual control over export prices for vegetables and fruits. According to experts from EastFruit, on February 29, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan issued a resolution that is causing serious concern for the country’s fruit and vegetable
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Bulgarian mushroom market dynamics shift towards imports
2024-03-05 00:00
In Bulgaria, local mushrooms, such as white mushrooms, are reported to be affected by worms and of poor quality. Bulgarian companies are therefore increasingly favouring imports from Romania, according to Julian Kolev, president of the Bulgarian Mushroom Association.
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Zespri: Fruit Pillbox to regulate daily consumption
2024-03-05 00:00
Do we take the right amount of vitamin C daily? Usually the intentions are the best but then we end up setting them aside or forgetting about them. This is what emerged in a survey commissioned by Zespris on over 500 Singaporeans where it was shown that the overwhelming majority of
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Israeli startup extends produce freshness with innovative sticker
2024-03-05 00:00
In an effort to combat the rapid spoilage of fruits and vegetables, an Israeli company, Liva, headquartered in Ness Ziona, has innovated a sticker that promises to prolong the freshness of produce. This technology, devised without altering the produce itself, employs a prebiotic formula that
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Zespri tackles counterfeit kiwifruit packaging in China
2024-03-05 00:00
In response to the proliferation of counterfeit packaging and unauthorized cultivation of its SunGold kiwifruit variety in China, Zespri has intensified its legal and investigative efforts. The New Zealand-based company discovered that Chinese growers have been unlawfully growing the patented
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In New Zealand, the apple harvest got off to a slow start this season, but is now in full swing with the Royal Galas. The last two campaigns have been very wet and last year, right at the beginning of the harvest, growers were hit by a cyclone. This year
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'Developing export markets with a zest for citrus'
2024-03-05 00:00
The Aussie citrus industry is going for a push to increase demand for Australian citrus overseas, ahead of significant production gains projected over coming seasons. Delivered through Hort Innovation and led by Citrus Australia, the $5.3M market development and quality program is ensuring the
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The Ministry of Agriculture in Latvia is set to propose an expansion of the list of goods from Russia and Belarus that may face an import ban. This proposal, encompassing a wide range of agricultural and fodder products, is expected to be reviewed by the Cabinet of Ministers. Prime Minister
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"Demand for Colombian Hass avocados remains strong in major US and European markets".
2024-03-05 00:00
Colombia is seeing increased demand for Hass avocados, with a 25% increase in production volume forecast for the rest of the year, led by the US and Europe, with demand also increasing in Asia. Juan Camilo of Avocados Planet says: "With a record high of
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"Daily fruit 'pills
2024-03-05 00:00
Zespri has launched an innovative packaging solution, the Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pillbox, features seven compartments for each day of the week, each of which contains a
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Will onion prices grow? Market overview for Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, and Moldova
2024-03-05 00:00
EastFruit analysts report that onion prices in the region have remained mostly stable, much to the dismay of “resellers” who expected to profit from buying onions during harvest and selling them at a higher price in the spring.
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"There is a transition from being a luxury fruit only found in fine dining, to a more readily available fruit in retail outlets"
2024-03-05 00:00
There are over 70 growers of fingerlimes in Australia ranging from small producers with a few hundred trees to larger growers with thousands of trees. It was estimated that over a hundred tonnes of fruit was produced by growers in 2020 and the industry has rapidly grown in the last four years
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Registration open for Asia Fruit Logistica China Business Meet-Up
2024-03-05 00:00
As part of its Business Meet-Ups, Asia Fruit Logistica is organising a business networking event to be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on 27-28 May 2024. This event brings together leading buyers and suppliers from across the sector to establish
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First New Zealand apples of the season hit the Chinese market
2024-03-05 00:00
Following the Lantern Festival, which this year fell on 24 February in China, and the recent drop in temperatures in the country, fruit consumption has decreased. However, there has been an increase in fruit arrivals at the market. The new season of New Zealand apples has
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Uzbekistan is returning to the utopia of manual control over export prices for vegetables and fruits. According to experts from EastFruit, on February 29, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan issued a resolution that is causing serious concern for the country's fruit and vegetable
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Outlook positive for 2024 Australian macadamia crop
2024-03-05 00:00
The 2024 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 56,000 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (60,000 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture). This represents a 16% increase on last year's crop of 48,400 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (51,900 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture) which was impacted by
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