Fruit and vegetable growers on Queensland's Granite Belt have been left without an income for a year after a devastating hail event. The February hailstorm wiped out a range of fruit and vegetable crops on Queensland's Granite Belt. Although the affected area was too small to be declared a
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Trading in Tehran markets has largely come to a halt as the rial is near its all-time low. Local media reported that the Central Bank of Iran intervened in the currency market by injecting $700 million in UAE dirhams on Sunday and the rial marginally rose from its all-time low of 600,000 against
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Due to the temporary restriction of the two-way movement of trucks on the Belarusian-Polish border, the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan is negotiating to ensure the passage of trucks of Uzbek national carriers through Lithuanian border checkpoints, EastFruit experts report. read more

Đồng Nai, Vietnam’s top banana exporting province, is expected to ship over 500,000 tons of the fruit this year, 25 per cent higher than last year. According to Nguyễn Thị Hoàng, deputy chairwoman of the province People’s Committee, bananas are one of the province’s main export
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The cross-border transport of freight on the Laos-China railway has increased by 500 per cent year-on-year. Since the start of this year, the railway has carried more than 600,000 tons of cross-border cargo, including 510,000 tons of imported cargo, accounting for the 500 per cent increase. read more

An indigenous community in the Northern Territory has teamed up with the nation's largest garlic producer to plant a commercial garlic crop in the middle of Australia. At the Alekarenge Horticultural farm, 350 kilometres north of Alice Springs, Alyawarr women Sabrina Kelly and Tisha Corbett are
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Last week the deputy minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Giorgi Khanishvili spoke about the government’s plans to support agriculture in 2023. Particularly about the programs of Preferential Agrocredit, Hazelnut Production Assistance, and Plant the Future, which
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Vertical farming specialist Oishii has announced the launch of the Koyo berry, the newest varietal grown by the strawberry brand. read more

Wan Hai Lines has upgraded its refer capacity and is coordinating with industry to improve supply chains in the lead-up to the peak of the Taiwanese pineapple season.  read more

Currently, Bangladesh is one of the biggest potato-producing and exporting countries in the world. In 2021, potato exporters in Bangladesh produced 15 million tons of potatoes, of which around 50% is exported, increasing year by year. For the year 2025 production target is 50 million tons. The
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China Shenshan Orchard Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading producer of kiwifruits in China announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2022, with a revenue decrease of 23.5% to RMB85.0 million for FY2022 due to severe drought conditions that adversely affected the Group’s
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The ongoing rate slide on Indian container trades is showing no sign of a reversal, according to the latest market analysis by Container News. read more

Vietnam and Poland both grow a lot of agricultural products, but experts claim this makes them complementary to each other. Nguyễn Hữu Nam, deputy director of the VCCI in HCM City, said: “Poland has high demand for Vietnamese products such as rice, basa fish, shrimp, mango, pineapple,
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The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market increased from 1.6 GEL/kg ($0.6) to 2.3 GEL/kg ($0.87) in one week, which pushed imports. As a
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EastFruit’s latest survey held on February 24, 2023, reveals sharp price increases for several key products – most notably, tomatoes and peppers. They are heavily imported at this time of the year, thus price changes are strongly linked with external trade issues. read more

Kyrgyzstan is about to allow the export of onions. A decision has been submitted to the government to lift restrictions on the export of onions. It is reported by Knews.kg with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

Malaysian vegetable farmers are angry over a proposal by the Pahang Public Works Department (PWD) to ban heavy vehicles transporting the produce on narrow and congested Cameron Highlands roads on weekends. Fearing the proposal would be pushed through soon, farmers have stepped up their
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South America is becoming a major competitor for Australian agricultural products in Asian markets. The signing of 45 free trade agreements (FTAs) between South American and Asian markets over the past 10 years is increasing competition. At least 35 more agreements are under negotiation. read more

Ahead of the July durian harvest, some growers seem to be unsure how the Philippines will service China export demand, based on their estimates for crop volume. “We are wondering where the durian will come from,” Federation of Free Farmers Raul Q. Montemayor told BusinessWorld. He said his
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Despite the absence of adequate export infrastructure in the state, Assam exported agrarian products (as well as wicker works) worth around Rs 40 bln (€440 mln) in fiscal 2022–2023. According to the assessment of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), these exports will reach
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