The peach and nectarine export season from Georgia is becoming increasingly active. A representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia told EastFruit that at the beginning of the week export supporting group, assisting farmers in issuing phytosanitary and
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Europe’s current high onion prices are driven by the heatwave and drought in last summer’s growing season. Tariff cuts under the A-UKFTA, which came into effect on 31 May 2023, are enabling Australia’s good growing year to fill the shortfall. read more

The event program of Asiafruit Congress and the Asiafruit Business Forum has been released. read more

It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand a ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of other Polish fruits or food products. read more

Last week, from June 16 to June 22, 2023, the import of quarantine products to Kyrgyzstan amounted to 17,719 tons, which is 3% higher than the week earlier. This information was published by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

In a recent report, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) assesses the consequences of the Russian invasion on the Ukrainian walnut sector. It forecasts total production of 106,500 t for the 23/24 marketing year, a similar figure to the 2022/23 marketing year. read more

In a batch of 21 tons of apricots imported into the Sverdlovsk region, a plum fruit eater larva was discovered. Quarantine service experts reported the low quality of fresh fruit on their official website. read more

The world banana leader, Ecuador, is not done growing exports yet. They are aiming to triple exports to China over the next decade once the new free trade agreement starts. “Our expectation is to triple banana exports from Ecuador to China to 600,000 tons per year,” declares Ing. Richard
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Peach and nectarine export season from Georgia is becoming increasingly active. A representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia toldEastFruit that at the beginning of the week export supporting group, assisting farmers in issuing phytosanitary and custom
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Currency officials in Asia are pushing back on effects that sent their currencies to multi-month lows this week. Japan finance officials have warned all this week against the “excessive” depreciation of the Japanese yen. After this, Malaysian officials flagged the same concerns for the
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Starting July 1, overseas backpackers in Australia will be required to pay an additional €130 for a Working Holiday Maker visa to Australia. So far, the cost was €510. However, as soon as the new rules become effective, those applying got a Working Holiday Maker visa will have to pay €640.
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On June 20, a consignment of fresh lychees from Bac Giang province landed in Houston in the US. Soon after the arrival, the lychees hit the shelves of large supermarkets, including brands Hong Kong, Tan Binh, Viet Hoa, Linda’s Tropical Fruits and Ca Mau. read more

The 2023 Australian macadamia crop forecast has been revised down by 11% from 60,000 tonnes in-shell to 53,160 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (from 64,400 to 57,000 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture), announced the peak industry body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), today. read more

The Indian Barhi date exporters are looking at a bumper crop this year. According to Himant Chavda, chairman of Indian fresh produce exporter Krish International, this is partly thanks to the good weather conditions during cultivation: “The fresh Barhi date season in India has kicked off last
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It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand to ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of Polish fruits and other food products. At the time of signing the Association Agreement with the EU,
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The cherry season in Turkey is in full swing, but demand isn’t equal in every region, says Yahya Erdogan, sales and marketing director of Turkish fresh produce grower and exporter Ana Fruit: “Since the beginning of the season, the demand was strong from European countries for Turkish
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Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully Valley in 2015. Since then, it has been successfully contained to just eight properties through a
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In the Ukrainian market, the sweet cherry season started with wholesale prices of 15–20 euros per kilogram. Small quantities of fruits were imported from Spain, Italy, and Turkey, but there was no demand, and soon the imports became almost twice as cheap. Currently, the cost of sweet cherries
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The Australian grape harvest has come to a close with better results than had been expected at the start of the season. read more

As the counter season for Citrus in the U.S. is underway, the demand for Southern Hemisphere citrus is high. Latin America and South Africa have been the go-to sources for citrus for the US market but Australia should also be a consideration says Bernadette Archibald from Austrade. read more