In December, Euro Asian Fruit will have operated a warehouse in the Netherlands for three years. It supplies the Asian community in Europe from ABC Westland in Poeldijk. Its clientele recently increased substantially. "We've built a good name within the Asian community; our next goal is to serve
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The Russian apple harvest is expected to match last year's 1.2 million tons, as reported by Tamara Reshetnikova, CEO of "Technologies of Growth." While regions like Lipetsk, Voronezh, and Belgorod boast good-quality apples, climatic challenges in the south affected the quality, particularly for
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Consumer price data from Rosstat indicates that cabbage prices in the Rostov region have surged by 100% in the past year, making it the vegetable with the steepest increase in cost compared to others. This trend is observed across the entire Russia. read more

The Primorye Interregional Office of Rosselkhoznadzor successfully stopped the import of a 6.7-ton batch of tomatoes from China. This action was taken because a quarantine object, the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, was found in the products. read more

As the Panama Canal struggles with an ongoing drought, it seems that a shipping company paid $3.975 million to jump the line at the Canal. The Japanese Eneos Group seems that have made what amounts to the world's largest-ever bid in an auction to expedite passage through the waterway. read more

A bumper orange crop will be harvested in Pakistan this year. According to Arif Muhamed Rana, owner of Arif Fresh Fruits, the season will also start 15 days earlier than planned: “The orange season in Pakistan will commence from the 15th of November this year. Thankfully, it seems to be a
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In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, nature-inclusive or regenerative agriculture is considered a sustainable way to increase food security. In its reform agenda named Vision2030, the country has formulated important plans on how to increase the use of technology, promote organic farming, and
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After a tough few months, blueberry volume from Peru is increasing. “El Nino played a huge factor. In just our programs, we lost a significant amount of the fruit that we would typically see in the October early November window,” says Michael Giordano of Consalo Family Farms. read more

As various countries have started up their citrus season, there’s a lot of movement in the market for certain products, says Triland CEO Mariya Dermendzhieva: “Our company sources citrus from Egypt, South Africa, Argentina and China, and then exports them. We just finished the export of
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FAS New Delhi forecasts India’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (July-June) domestic apple and pear production at 2.41 million metric tons (MMT) and 312,500 metric tons (MT), in anticipation of favorable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. MY 2022/2023 witnessed severe
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Cucumbers have sharply increased in price, possibly signalling an impending rise in vegetable prices. The wholesale price per kilogram of cucumbers surged by more than 130%, from 0.84 euros to 2 euros within a week, according to the official price list of "Moetzet HaTzmaḥim." read more

The yen's depreciation is spreading beyond the US dollar, with exchange rates against such currencies as the euro and Singapore dollar approaching historic lows. In Tokyo on Tuesday, the yen hovered around 150 to the dollar, up more than 1 yen from this year's low of 151.74 set on October 31. read more

The Secretary General for Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, has met at the Ministry's headquarters with representatives of the Spanish Association for Conservation Agriculture Living Soils (AEACSV). read more

The annual Subtrop (the umbrella body for the avocado, mango and litchi industries) symposium took place in White River today, at which Bernd Julicher of Agrilink explained why the USA, and specifically its Asian and Mexican communities, render the country so attractive to South African litchi
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A report released by ABARES this week has highlighted that weeds and pests are costing farmers $5.3 billion a year through management and production loss. read more

Taiwan’s MY 2022/23 apple imports were 131,252 MT and are forecast at 130,000 MT for MY 2023/24. The United States remains the largest supplier of apples by volume but the market share of Japan, New Zealand, and Chile are all extremely close behind. read more

El Niño is having a major impact on Peru’s mango export season. Warm winter temperatures have resulted in very low levels of flowering, severely curtailing production volumes. read more

China has a 3,000-year-long history of eating pears. It is the world’s largest pear-consuming and producing country with per capita consumption of fresh pears exceeding 12kg, far above the world’s average according to 2020 FAO data. read more

The inaugural Australian Citrus Congress will focus on building a profitable future for the sector. Hosted by Citrus Australia at the Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort on 5-7 March 2024, the event will bring together experts from across the global citrus industry. read more

Yorkshire turkey farmer John Wright has come up with a unique solution to entertain his turkeys. John, who raises 1,200 turkeys at Holmes Farm, gives the turkeys extra carrots and pumpkins to keep them from getting bored, the Yorkshire Post reports. With vegetables as play material, they are now
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