Three weeks after the earthquakes in south-eastern Turkey, there is still a lack of availability of trucks, which have been diverted to the disaster area. The effect is an increase in logistic prices, although port congestion has eased off substantially. The port of Iskenderun, mainly used for
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Malaysia-headquartered PLS Plantations and Japanese ag-tech company Myfarm have announced a new joint venture that will see 1,000ha of durian planted in Pahang. read more

Indonesia’s trade minister Zulkifli Hasan has said the government will provide support to entrepreneurs as part of efforts to increase the country’s horticultural exports. read more

Global Star, a producer and distributor of fresh produce, recently introduced a plantation of Red Papayas in Saudi Arabia, taking advantage of the demand for the fruit in the Arabian Gulf markets and the suitable climate in the Jizan region, said Burhan Khwaja, COO of the Global Star. read more

Over the past three weeks, the dynamics of wholesale onion prices in Uzbekistan have shown a downward trend, which was facilitated by the active import of onions and a significant increase in air temperature in February. Sharp warming affects onion stocks and forces producers/traders to increase
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In an effort to strengthen its integrator strategy and better serve its customers, Maersk has combined the West and Central Asia and Africa markets into a new combined IMEA (Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa) region. This region will, according to the
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While the long-term effects of climate change continue, the COVID-19 epidemic, which spread at the end of 2019 and continued for almost two years, and the Ukraine-Russia war that followed, have had significant negative effects on agriculture and food security. While these negative effects were
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The weaker Israeli Shekel exchange rate against other major trading currencies is coming as a relieve and help for the country's fresh produce export sector. Exporters and producers can, after years of a stronger local currency, receive some respite and see slightly higher returns. read more

Maersk Air Cargo has idled several leased cargo jets and dialed back flight activity in response to deteriorating demand in the airfreight market. And a planned route between China and the U.S. is on hold. read more

Most garlic available on the Swiss market still comes from abroad, mainly being imported from Spain, France and Asia. But in the last ten years, the area under cultivation of Swiss garlic has increased fivefold. read more

The EastFruit team from Tajikistan reports that onion prices continue to plummet. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, wholesale onion prices dropped to $0.63/kg, down by almost a third in just 9-10 days. At the same time, market participants believe that the decline in onion prices in the
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Supplies of garlic in North America are plentiful--particularly coming from Argentina and Peru. “At the current rate of imports, the growers should be careful about becoming the new China as far as the supply of garlic goes,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “I don't think that’s
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"The sales of our plastic ducts for soilless cultivation are on the up, both in Italy and abroad in countries such as Morocco, France, Spain, Poland, and Saudi Arabia. Thanks to the high quality of our products and our skilled team, we have strengthened our position on the domestic market over
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"Considerable quantities of refrigerated garlic from the past season are still available, mainly from China and Spain. Prices have remained substantially low. Ninety days until the new garlic will be harvested all over Europe - especially in Spain, Italy and France - it looks like the new
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Following the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria last month, Turkish fresh produce companies were quick to join the relief effort in what is an important agricultural region. read more

IG International and Rijk Zwaan have partnered to bring Sweet Palermo, the multi bring multi-coloured sweet pointed peppers, to the Indian market. read more

Mr Apple, one of New Zealand’s biggest apple grower-packer-exporters, remains committed to supplying its international customers with premium quality fruit this season. read more

India’s grape exports during 2021-22 stood at $305.7 million, a 2.6 per cent decline over the previous year’s $314 million. The top ten export destinations of grapes during 2021-22 were the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Russia, the UK, UAE, Germany, Nepal, Saudi Arab, Malaysia, and Thailand. As
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Cao Phong oranges from the northern province of Hoa Binh are now officially put up for sale in the UK. This marks the return of this specialty to the global market after over 40 years. The nearly 7 tons of Cao Phong orange, exported via the official channel by the Hoa Binh-based RYB Joint Stock
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Pingo Doce runs the biggest store network in Portugal, survey finds read more