The heatwave in Turkey seems to have come to an end, says Mert Mustafa Özçelik, Sales and Marketing Representative of Turkish fresh produce exporters Ana Fruit: “The temperature in Turkey is back to normal for the time of the year. From the second week of August to the third week of August,
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Research is underway in Western Australia and interstate to determine how the addition of calcium fertiliser can help improve the robustness of avocados as they move through the supply chain destined for the consumer. read more

Oppy has said that it is strengthening its international presence by forging relationships with Australian citrus growers, aided by its newly designated field agents in the country Richard Byllaardt and David Stevens. read more

The global tangerine/mandarin crop for 2022/23 is estimated down 900,000 tons to 36.9 million tons due to lower production in China and Morocco caused by unfavourable weather. According to the latest USDA report, the smaller crop is expected to drive down consumption. Exports are also estimated
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The warm winter in New Zealand, with some of the highest temperatures recorded in 110 years, is threatening this year’ kiwifruit crop. The New Zealand Herald reports that kiwifruit growers in the Bay of Plenty are concerned about another challenging growing season: “Bay of Plenty-based
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Kazakhstan is seeking to become a player in the banana market, opening industrial-scale cultivation for the first time, as reported by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. The banana plantations are located in the Turkestan Region (southern Kazakhstan). read more

Egypt has again set a record in exports of fresh strawberries to the Southeast Asian countries in the current MY 2022/23, reportsEastFruit. The Egyptian exports to this region have grown by a third year-over-year and tripled over the past four seasons! As a result, Egypt has remained the fifth
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Onion prices in Ukraine have reached shocking heights in the first half of 2023, reaching US $1.3-1.4 at the wholesale level, which was an all-time record. This has motivated farmers to invest into production, despite continued occupation of the traditional growing regions of Ukraine by Russian
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After arduous public-private work, this goal has finally been achieved and made official: dehydrated and tenderised plums will be able to enter the country, a market of more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. read more

Citrus Australia has said it is ”closely monitoring” a biosecurity import risk analysis being conducted on fresh pomelo fruit from Vietnam. read more

Global vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan has announced the full speaker line-up for its Leafy Hydroponics Event, which takes place on 5 September in Hong Kong in conjunction with Asia Fruit Logistica (6-8 September).  read more

Peru and India have agreed to resume talks for a free trade agreement, with the South American country seeking to export its avocados, fresh grapes and blueberries to the giant Asian market. Vice Foreign Trade Minister of Peru Teresa Stella Mera Gomez said that technical teams of India and Peru
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Satsuma mandarins from Peru have been welcomed to the shelves of several supermarkets in Japan, with local supermarkets promoting their arrival as a “Homecoming from the Land of the Sun!”, in reference to the origins of satsumas and their connections to Japanese ancestors who
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South African avocados have been granted access to China after a new agreement was signed at the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit. read more

New Zealand retailer Countdown, a subsidiary of Australia’s Woolworths Group, has commenced its rebrand to Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand with Countdown Bethlehem the first store to make the switch. read more

According to EastFruit experts, pooling of folding reusable plastic containers is one of the most profitable and completely free niches both in grocery retail in general and in the fresh produce business of Georgia in particular. It allows, on the one hand, to drastically reduce both losses and
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Japan’s cherry production recovered in the 2022/23 campaign and FAS/Japan forecasts a further increase in 2023/24 due to favourable weather conditions. US sweet cherry exports to Japan also bounced back in 2023/24 buoyed by tariff elimination and recovering US production. FAS/Japan expects
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This year’s kiwifruit crop in New Zealand is set to be one of the smallest in 20 years, although quality is expected to be high. Zespri forecasts that the challenging weather conditions during the 2023 growing season likely to reduce Zespri’s forecasts exports of around 136m trays of Green,
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