Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) and its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation (AustOn) have announced a new strategic partnership with leading Australian grower-packer-marketer Montague. read more

New Zealand’s Ardgour Valley Orchards has officially launched its export programme for a series of new specialty apricot varieties bred by Plant & Food Research. read more

Brussels has given the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations. The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact,
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The new season of Australian nectarines arrived in the Chinese market in early November, about 7-10 days earlier than in previous years. It is understood that the Australian production area is hot and dry this year with little rain, which is conducive to nectarine cultivation. "The current
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The Sady Dnipra company was the first Ukrainian company to develop an offer of apples custom-designed for the market of Uzbekistan. read more

Australia’s vegetable industry is set to receive an unprecedented level of protection against exotic pests through a unique $10 million levy-funded collaborative biosecurity strategy. read more

Kazakhstan is set to export peaches, cherries, and plums to China, following the signing of a phytosanitary protocol between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) in Astana on November 27. The Republic of Kazakhstan's
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The intensification of violence in the Middle East has shifted a significant part of the demand for Israeli Medjool dates to Egypt, according to Ramadan Elsayyad, export manager of the Egyptian producer Palm Hills Dates. read more

Ageon Srl, a leader in soilless crops for 30 years, shares with IFN readers research done in Germany on the spread of the ToBRFV quarantine virus that has been threatening crops across Europe for years. read more

Lori Bricks from Parker (Colorado, USA) has kept a potato in the freezer for five years because it looks like it is smiling at her. The woman discovered this striking potato while preparing a meal when she opened a bag of potatoes from the supermarket. The face, consisting of eyes, a nostril,
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The "Orange Peel Theory" is a trending concept on TikTok, used to evaluate the depth and authenticity of personal relationships, whether romantic or platonic. The theory suggests that small, thoughtful acts of service, such as peeling an orange for someone without being asked, can be indicators
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Poland has been attempting to get its apples to Indonesia. It will likely have the maiden export next year. According to Jacek Kolomyjec, the Jakarta bureau chief at the Polish Investment & Trade Agency, Poland had been in talks with the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry on the apple export
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Cherry picking at Koala Cherries located in Yarck Victoria, started on the 7th of November, a week earlier that average. Good soil moisture throughout spring and drier conditions than usual since harvest granted excellent growing conditions this year. read more

In April 2023, EastFruit wrote that the European Union intends to extend Uzbekistan’s status as a beneficiary of the GSP+ system for a new cycle. At negotiations with representatives of the government of Uzbekistan, the EU delegation at that time noted that Uzbekistan had ratified the
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation (AustOn) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership with Montague. read more

Last week, albeit a little later than usual, SFI Rotterdam received its first Chilean cherries. "You can blame that on the rain, especially in the Curicó production area. Several growers suffered significant damage, but the harvest is now underway," says Jan Marc Schulz. read more

Turkey’s citrus industry has already experienced effects from climate change, Okan Ozkaya, professor at Cukurova University, reported in a recent World Citrus Organisation (WCO) presentation. His presentation was titled Impact of Climate Change in the Citrus Sector in Turkey and the Broader
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The journey of Fresh Select, a prominent player in the Australian salad and leafy green industry, is marked by resilience and innovation. John Said, Founder and CEO of Fresh Select, sheds light on the challenges and advancements shaping the industry this season. read more

Egyptian exporters are gearing up for the citrus season, which officially begins on December 15, but it remains unclear how prices will compare to last season. Mahmoud Esawy, export manager at Al Wessam Company for Agri Crops, shares his insights. read more

Queensland-grown bananas and melons have been shipped to Japan, in an Australia-first trial aimed at breaking into the potentially lucrative Japanese market. read more