Kapiris Bros' current growing season for gourmet and Roma tomatoes is taking place in Two Wells, South Australia, this typically runs from October right through to May, but they will most likely be harvesting until June this season. read more

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Australia is looking forward to delivering more high-quality grapes to the Philippines and introducing more varieties of the fruit in the coming years. Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) senior trade and investment commissioner Christopher Lim commented. “We think that the
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Fruit symbol of the 2023 edition of Macfruts will be the blueberry. The International Blueberry Days will make it the world capital. Opened by a study day at the Università Politecnica della Marche (Ancona), the Forum will host the Symposium (3 May), with leading scholars and
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The release of the March Food Price Index for New Zealand shows yet another month of disruption to the country’s fresh produce industry off the back of a challenging summer. Fruit and vegetable prices in March were up 22.2% on March 2022. read more

Israeli pomegranate exporter and year round distributor, Edom Fruits, had a challenging season in the US due to California that finished late says Yinon Osem, CEO of the company. They are also currently seeing up to 40% lower Wonderful pomegranate volumes from South Africa for this season. read more

Turkish fruit and vegetable exports from the Western Mediterranean region increased by 26 percent between January 1 and April 11 from a year ago, coming in at $229 million. Shipments of fresh vegetables and fruits generated $248 million and $41 million in revenues, respectively, according to
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The head of the Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association (GHGA) forecasts a much better hazelnut harvest in 2023 compared to last year, provided that hazelnut growers are active, EastFruit reports. read more

Measures have been launched to prevent the invasion of locusts in Uzbekistan. It is planned to treat more than 500 000 ha of land this year, EastFruit experts report. read more

The first shipment of Thai fruit on a new direct rail link between Thailand and China is set to depart on 19 April. read more

Rockit is expecting to deliver its biggest season yet, with record export volumes expected in 2023 and a new global marketing campaign kicking off in April. read more

According to a statement by First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, Russia does not plan to limit the import of potatoes and vegetables. She added that work is being intensified in the country to create varieties that can be stored for a long time. read more

This was emphasised by the Secretary General for Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, at the opening of the 6th Congress of Andalusian Agri-Food Cooperatives, in which he explained that the Map seeks "to ensure that farmers ultimately earn more from what they produce, and that
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In just a couple of days, onion prices in Tajikistan have almost halved and currently, stand at about $0.28/kg. This is reported by EastFruit experts. read more

The Australian citrus harvest is about to start, the first Navels should be ready for export at the beginning of May.  read more

The Georgian company Agrohub, which owns the chain of Agrohub agricultural hypermarkets, has opened a distribution center (DC) in partnership with the Bank of Georgia. read more

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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In 2021, the People’s Republic of China overtook the United States as the world’s largest blueberry producer. Blueberries are planted in 26 of China’s 34 provinces. Meanwhile, China is also the world’s leading importer of blueberries. Imported blueberries in China are mainly from Peru
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India: How Amazon is using technology to improve farmer livelihoods and boost crop yield read more