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FreshPlaza March special - Australia and New Zealand
2024-03-01 00:00
FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Australia and New Zealand in our March special.
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China bought more than 90% of Chile's cherry exports in January
2024-03-01 00:00
In January, China's purchases of Chilean cherries accounted for 93% of Chile's cherry exports, marking a notable increase in trade interactions. The value of these purchases reached US$ 1.4 billion, showing an increase of 30.8% over the previous year.
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The Georgian Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (GCCPA) has been closely monitoring the nut market, unveiling a shift in export dynamics in its recent interim report. The report highlights a peak in nut export volumes in 2021, reaching 365.6 million GEL, before witnessing a downturn in
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Thrips control in roses: strategy, action and results
2024-03-01 00:00
The floriculture sector is of great importance worldwide. Colombia and Ecuador are the second and third largest exporters of flowers per year, accounting for 24% of the world market share and supplying major markets such as the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands (Chambers, 2024).
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Chilean blueberries to enter India with reduced tariffs
2024-03-01 00:00
Chilean blueberry producers and exporters received positive news after the Indian Ministry of Finance notified (No. 10/2024) the reduction of tariffs for blueberries from 20 February 2024.
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Kiwiberry and kiwifruit volumes much more positive after long spells of fine weather
2024-03-01 00:00
The kiwiberry and kiwifruit harvests are looking positive this season, New Zealand growers have had to contend with a couple of wet winters and some are still feeling the effects of cyclone Gabrielle which struck right before harvest last year.
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"With our platform we offer global manufacturers access to the Polish retail sector."
2024-03-01 00:00
Roger Boons enthusiasm for the Polish market is undeniable. He entered the fruit and vegetable sector in 1985 and quickly became active in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall for the then New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri). For the past six years,
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NL: Official opening of the Tulip Trade Event in Broek op Langedijk
2024-03-01 00:00
From Wednesday, March 13 to Friday, March 15, 2024, the Tulip Trade Event will be organized for the sixth time. The official opening of the event will take place at VWS Flowerbulbs in Broek op Langedijk. The opening ceremony will be performed by a special guest from Hongyue Horticultural
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Belarusian customs officers prevented the export to Russia of 300 tons of Polish pears
2024-03-01 00:00
Border officials along the Belarusian-Russian border are increasingly detecting attempts of illegal fruit and vegetable smuggling.
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"The Japanese market now accounts for 100% of our kiwi exports".
2024-03-01 00:00
The Georgian company Nergeta started growing kiwifruit near the country's Black Sea coast in 2011. Within two years, it established a 20-hectare orchard and also built its own cold store and packing plant. His first trial shipments were sold in a chain
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Israel heads for record avocado harvest
2024-02-29 10:00
This was reported by reefertrends, citing data from the Ministry of Agriculture. The previous record was therefore around 210,000 tonnes in 2022. Moshe Brookenthal, head of the fruit sector at the Crop Production and Marketing Office, stated that "despite the
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Georgian company Nergeta started to grow kiwifruit near the country's Black Sea coast in 2011. Over two years Nergeta established a 20ha orchard and also built their own cold-store and packhouse. Its first trial export shipments were sold in a German retail chain but the company soon found its
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Researchers at Goa University have developed a novel method for producing gold nanoparticles, crucial in the delivery of anti-cancer drugs, using a specific species of mushroom indigenous to Goa. This method, detailed in the Geomicrobiology Journal, represents a significant stride towards
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This year the vegetable bouquets were trendy for Valentine's Day
2024-02-29 00:00
This Valentine's Day, the Cagayan Valley, Philippines, is embracing a new trend: bouquets made of freshly picked vegetables, coined as "veggie bouquets," to support local vegetable farmers. Dr. Rose Mary G. Aquino of the Department of Agriculture highlighted this initiative as a means to address
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Domestic storage potatoes continued to dominate the market, with French Agata and Dutch Victoria from Frankfurt complementing this segment. Early potatoes from Italy and Cyprus gained slightly in importance, not least due to the price difference. According to the Federal Office for Agriculture
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Chinese market is going well, as are Korea and Indonesia, but in general less demand in Asia
2024-02-29 00:00
The grape market is a bit slow at the moment but there are some markets which are performing well according to Sam Vasala from Sai World.
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Vegetable bouquets were trendy this year
2024-02-29 00:00
The Cagayan Valley in the Philippines has embraced a new trend for the 14 February Lovers' Day: bouquets composed of fresh vegetables to support local farmers who grow vegetables. Rose Mary G. Aquino, from the Department of Agriculture, highlighted this
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"Blueberry prices are sky-high in Israel, and demand for South African table grapes is good".
2024-02-29 00:00
An Israeli importer of blueberries and table grapes tells us that consumer demand for these healthy fruits has not decreased in his country, despite complications in the local market. Yair Bar-Hai of the importer Lucky Berry adds that "the prices of blueberries and table grapes have not decreased in his country, despite the difficulties in the local market.
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Vietnam eyes $7 billion from fruit and vegetable exports in 2023
2024-02-29 00:00
In the initial two months of 2023, Vietnam witnessed a 38% increase in fruit and vegetable exports, totaling approximately 749.7 million USD. This sector is on track to achieve close to 7 billion USD in exports for the year. The positive trend is expected to continue into 2024, with many
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Georgian GCCPA releases blueberry market monitoring update
2024-02-29 00:00
The Competition and Consumer Agency of Georgia (GCCPA) has released an interim report on its ongoing blueberry market monitoring, initiated on June 30, 2023. The focus of this surveillance encompasses the examination of competition dynamics within Georgia's blueberry sector, identifying key
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