The Colombian banana industry has made great progress in its recovery, with increased exports to South Korea and its main market, Europe, last year (2023). This year, the industry wants to use the different spaces at the international level to ask for more support and recognition of the shared
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Climate change and invasive species are threatening production in Turkey’s agriculture sector.Cash crops such as olive, hazelnut and pistachio are particularly vulnerable to these elements. read more

This represents the second-highest volume in almost two decades, according to reefertrends, citing the "Citrus Annual Report" of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to the report, the growth is due to favourable weather conditions, lower costs for
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World table grape production is forecast to increase by 490,000 tonnes to 28.4m tonnes in 2023/22 fuelled by increased supply from China.   read more

In the past two weeks, seaborne Chilean cherries have arrived intensively. It is understood that due to the New Year's Day holiday last week and the satisfactory quality of some arrivals, the price of cherries gradually increased in the days before the end of the year. The sales performed well,
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The FAO’s FAOSTAT database, updated in late December 2023, includes potato production statistics up to 2022. The data reveals that approximately 375 million tons of potatoes were produced globally in 2022, with China (95,5 million tons) and India (56 million tons) being the top producers. read more

The Australian Agritech provider AgPick Technology has launched a facial recognition app to protect growers from ID fraud. The new AgPick ID app uses advanced biometric technology to verify worker images and immediately identify them, so they can match to registration details in the AgPick data
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As the climate disruption in Panama and the spread of the Middle East conflict restricts the flow of trade on both the Pacific and Asia to Europe, services rates are expected to sharply increase on both routes. read more

Although the outlook of the Indian grape season looked really positive, trade has been rather slow at the start, says Amit Chopde, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Chopde Farms and Exports: “The early grape season in India started at a slow pace, which was not expected beforehand. It
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In Singapore, a woman's bizarre decision to throw a durian out of a bus to avoid disembarking has sparked criticism. The incident, captured in a 38-second video shared on Instagram by Sgfollowsall, shows a bus driver informing two passengers, a middle-aged man and woman, that durians are not
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Emerging from a difficult and at times dramatic year - from the new Israeli-Palestinian war scenario, to climate catastrophes to the concrete loss of purchasing power - Italians face with a steadfast imperturbability the brink of a 2024 in which between uncertain rounds
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The Northern Territory is Australia’s top grower of high-quality mangoes, with Australia’s favourite, sweet-tasting mangoes produced right here in the Territory. read more

Due to falling cultivation and the spread of disease in major producing areas, banana prices have gone wild in India. Banana inflation increased to 16.5% in November from 2.2% four months ago, according to consumer inflation data released last month. Retail prices have been hovering around ₹30
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In January-October of the previous year, Azerbaijan increased its tomato purchases from Turkey by 419 times. According to data from the State Statistical Committee, Azerbaijan imported 117.36 tons of tomatoes from Turkey, amounting to 66,440 US dollars in 10 months. Compared to the same period
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The supply of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine is currently extremely low, causing their prices to rise, reports EastFruit. Most of the cucumbers on the Ukrainian market come from Turkey, as only a few Ukrainian greenhouse enterprises are now able to produce them locally. read more

Danish shipping giant Maersk warned customers on Friday to prepare for significant disruption after announcing it will divert all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future. read more

In October 2023, South Africa signed a protocol for deliveries to China, and good progress has also been made in gaining access to India. Together, these markets will add to South Africa's avocado export programme, which in the past focused mainly on the United Kingdom.
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South African access to the avocado consumer markets of the Far East has been boosted by the finalisation of a protocol for shipments to Japan. read more

Exports are expected to increase by 632,000 tonnes to 6.1 million tonnes, mainly due to higher deliveries from the USA, Iran and China. Chinese production is expected to rise by 500,000 tonnes to 45 million tonnes, although the provinces of Shandong and Gansu are experiencing frost and frost damage.
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A new report from the USDA has forecast world apple production will increase slightly in 2023/24, rising 175,000 tonnes to 83.1m tonnes.  read more