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NZ kiwifruit lands in China
2023-04-13 06:00
JD Fresh hopes to sell 2m trays (3.3 kg equivalents) of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit in China over the 2023 campaign.
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Tomato Brown, resistant tomatoes
2023-04-13 00:00
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they have now become a certainty. HM.Clause, in fact, launched the
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“HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia”
2023-04-13 00:00
The international conference “HortiTech: trends and opportunities for Georgia“ will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on April 25, 2023.
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Kiwi company looking at record apple export despite cyclone impact
2023-04-13 00:00
New Zealand apple brand, Rockit has said it will deliver its biggest season yet, with record export volumes expected in 2023.
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Tamil Nadu grapes get Geographical Indication tag
2023-04-13 00:00
This is Tamil Nadu’s famous Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes. The Cumbum grapes recently earned the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag.
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There are still no wholesale lots of early carrots on the Uzbek market, and prices for last year’s carrots are record high
2023-04-13 00:00
According to EastFruit specialists, in the spring of 2022, the first large batches of early carrots became available in the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan on the 20th of March. In 2021, the first wholesale batches were available on the market since about mid-March.
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Hectre wins two Stevie Awards
2023-04-13 00:00
Hectre has completed a rare double at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.
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The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of almonds this year and plans to start exports, EastFruit reports.
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Leveraging sustainability and health messages in marketing can increase fresh produce demand and consumption
2023-04-13 00:00
Sustainability is the future of the global economy, especially the fresh produce industry, according to the Head of Sustainability at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
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JD.com bolsters Zespri kiwifruit imports, aims to sell over 2 million trays in 2023
2023-04-13 00:00
JD Fresh, the fresh food division of JD.com, recently welcomed the season’s first sea shipment of Zespri kiwifruits from New Zealand to China, commencing JD’s kiwi promotional season on April 7. Through a direct procurement e-commerce model, JD Fresh has become Zespri’s largest online
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"We're entering the Israeli market with green kiwis"
2023-04-13 00:00
“Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a supplier of fresh fruit, is proud to announce the first successful sale of its Greek-origin kiwis in Israel. This product will be available from November until May and it will be distributed on the Israeli markets by Del Monte official distributors. The focus
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Prices for imported greenhouse tomatoes are increasing rapidly before the Easter holidays in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts inform. The reason for the rise in the price of tomatoes on the Ukrainian market was the bad weather both in Ukraine and in Turkey. Thus, prolonged rains in the
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First large batches of onions of a new harvest became available on the wholesale markets of Uzbekistan
2023-04-13 00:00
At the end of March 2023, EastFruit wrote about the beginning of the harvest of early winter onions in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan. As we forecast in the article, a week later, the first large batches of onions became available on the wholesale markets of the country’s capital.
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Avocados Australia clarifies misinformation concerning the current price of avocados
2023-04-13 00:00
Recent media articles have stated that avocados are currently retailing at prices as low as 80 cents each in Australia, and John Tyas, the Chief Executive Officer of Avocados Australia, was recently contacted by various media channels to provide comment on this statement.
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Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced that 19% of vegetables and 21% of fruits in the country are destroyed due to a lack of proper transportation. This amounts to 221,955 tons of vegetables and 290,151 tons of fruit that people cannot eat. The Minister expressed these
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Canadian fund buys into Mitolo Family Farms
2023-04-12 06:00
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has invested in leading Australian potato and onion producer Mitolo Family Farms.
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First Philippine durians arrive in China
2023-04-12 05:00
The Philippines has sent its first shipment of fresh durian to China, three months after a protocol was agreed upon.
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West Australian apple event attracts global audience
2023-04-12 03:00
The Western Australia Apple Variety & Innovation Conference (WAAVIC) attracted a healthy contingent of growers and packers from across Australia and the world.
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Uzbekistan: wholesale batches of early potatoes became available on the markets three weeks later
2023-04-12 00:00
The first large batches of early potatoes of the new crop began to arrive at the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan in the past 7-10 days. As expected, the first wholesale batches of early potatoes this year became available on the markets three weeks later than last year, EastFruit
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Chile with new export record for cherries
2023-04-12 00:00
Compared to the previous year, 415,315 t were exported. This is an increase of 17 %. The most important target markets include China, the USA and South Korea. The targets for promotional activities in these markets have been exceeded, freshfruitportal reports.
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