ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA returns to Hong Kong this year. From 6 to 8 September 2023, the AsiaWorld expo is expected to attract thousands of high-calibre trade visitors and top buyers from across the fresh fruit supply chain, who will see a wide range of
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At the end of last week, Poland quite unexpectedly introduced a temporary ban on the imports and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, and Hungary and Slovakia joined it a few days later. Similar measures are also being discussed in Romania and Bulgaria. Naturally, it was the restrictions
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Another novelty of the season has become available in the supermarkets of the capital of Uzbekistan – super-early apples – apples of a very small caliber which are commonly called “May” apples. Despite their name, they can be sold in retail in the second half or at the
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This year NFU Cymru is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Wales Woman Farmer Award and along with sponsor NFU Mutual, is once again launching the search for a winner. read more

CIV’s latest strawberry innovations were presented at the recent North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS) that took place from 7-10 March 2023 in San Louis Obispo, California/USA. Mauro Grossi, president of CIV, explains: “During the Symposium, our partner Idris Consulting in the
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The April 2023 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available on the Asiafruit app – Apple and Android – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets. read more

E-commerce giant Amazon has continued to expand Amazon Fresh in India with the online grocery service now available in more the 50 cities. read more

Jenni Matheson and Mrinali Kumar's New Zealand company EatKinda processes surplus New Zealand-grown cauliflower into vegan ice cream. Jenni Matheson experimented with pumpkins from her garden and made the discovery that cauliflower is much better suited for processing into ice cream than
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“This spring in Sicily is being characterized by the interest of the Japanese market for the lemon groves on the eastern part of the island. Thanks to the collaboration between Agrumi-Gel and Japanese multinational Sc Foods Co. Ltd., we started talks with the R&D department of
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Kazakhstan is opening its doors for foreign trade companies to stabilize food prices. These foreign companies are being created to minimize the risk of seasonal vegetable and fruit shortages and to lower inflationary pressure on the market. read more

Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture. The plants, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley,
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine was the largest supplier of apples to the Uzbek market in January 2023, despite the ongoing Russian military aggression, complex and expensive logistics, and the multiple difficulties that Ukrainian growers face now. read more

Kenyan agricultural firm Kakuzi will start harvesting and exporting Hass avocados to China and Europe beginning mid-next month for quality purposes. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), through its Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), announced that the 2023 avocado harvesting season
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EastFruit analysts draw the attention of horticultural business participants to an attractive potential apple market, about which very little is known due to the incredible level of closedness of this country. read more

Nothing is set yet but French baby kiwis could very well be exported to China.  read more

In order to approach the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2024, the Edmund Mach Foundation, through an organising committee, is developing a comprehensive programme of technical-scientific events and initiatives that will culminate in the commemorative ceremony
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"In recent years, the domestic market of small tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes) in China has exploded. The production areas are actively deploying and expanding rapidly, and the market side has a strong absorption capacity, while the whole sector is showing rapid growth." read more

According to EastFruit, in the spring there is a sharp increase in requests for the purchase of blackcurrant and sea buckthorn seedlings from Kyrgyzstan, where many farmers are becoming interested in growing fruits. read more

A specialised nitrogen fertiliser that is aimed at being more efficient and environmentally stable is gaining ground in Australian fruit and vegetable crops, as growers seek more sustainable options to improve marketable yields. read more

Brazilian table grape producers are excited to soon have access to the lucrative China market. This comes as the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho, went to Beijing to participate in the "Brazil-China Economic Forum" and “brought back in his luggage the promise of opening the Chinese
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