From 6 to 8 September 2023, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will once again take place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Leading companies from 27 different countries and regions on all continents have already registered. Those who do so by 28 February can participate in the first round of the
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Exceptional weather conditions, strict corona measures and political elections. HZPC has been involved in China since the beginning of this century, but as in the Netherlands, every year is different. Ton Frijters is active in China on behalf of HZPC. He has visited many growers in recent years,
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The current date market and demand are both very good, noted Israeli exporter Avi Dugal from Agrifood Marketing, an Israeli dates exporter. He is also happy about a weaker Shekel that allows more returns to growers. read more

Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries. read more

Last year, growers in the foothills harvested and stored almost 23.4 thousand tons of apples, which is enough to fully meet the needs of the region's inhabitants for vitamins and iron until the end of spring, when early varieties of fruits appear on the shelves. read more

Geobas, an importer in the Netherlands, got the new persimmon crop from Azerbaijan in December. However, the Ukrainian conflict caused some issues. "Our normal route goes through Russia and Belarus and then across the border into Poland. Of course, that road was impassable, so we had to use an
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The impact of the 6 February earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the strongest to hit the region in decades, has been widespread – the lives lost, the huge numbers affected, the homes destroyed, the infrastructure devastated. read more

Singapore-based agri-genomics firm Singrow has launched a new, climate-resilient strawberry variety designed to be grown in tropical climates. The variety was developed using the company’s proprietary genomics technology platform. read more

The first batch of commercially grown blueberries in Taiwan went on sale last week at the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. The Taiwan Blueberry Team was founded in 2016 and collaborated with Li Kuo-tan, a professor at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at National Taiwan
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New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green kiwifruit sales plummeting by 24% in value to NZ$707.5m. Exports of gold kiwifruit were up by over 4%
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New Zealand’s fresh produce industry is rallying around growers and packers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. read more

Epicurean Food Group (EFG) has unveiled plans to transform a former South Australian Holden vehicle painting plant into a 35,000m2 vertically integrated exotic mushroom production facility. read more

The 2023 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 60,000 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (64,400 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture), according to a climate-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. This is an
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A new train carrying about 280 tons of fresh produce from China that travelled through Laos to Bangkok in Thailand has returned taking back durian and other Thai produce back to China. read more

Due to the lack of snow and rains, apple and stone fruit producers in Himachal, India are likely to have a lower harvest this year. The insufficient cold units and delayed flowering will lead to lower production.  read more

One of the most complex aspects of last year was the high cost of the logistical chain - due to multifactorial factors, including an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine - which impacted the industry's margins, to a lesser extent for dried plums, and to a greater extent for prunes,
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According to the United Nations (UN) organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is helping Guyana improve the output of West Indian Cherry (Acerola) and decrease the amount of concentrate that local juice makers purchase. read more

Prices for herbs from Georgia increased last week. In conversation with EastFruit, local farmers spoke about several reasons in local and foreign markets affecting the prices. The previous season was not that successful for Georgian herb growers, according to EastFruit price monitoring.If the
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BASF, which operates in the vegetable market under its Nunhems brand, held a new edition of its Lettuce and Spinach Demo Field from 31 January to 17 February at its experimental farm in La Palma (Cartagena, Region of Murcia). Once again this year, the event brought together growers,
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Cambodia's Kampot province has grown in just five years to supply 50% of they country's banana supplies. With about 2 000 tons of bananas exported to mostly China, the province rapidly grew exports in this period. read more