Known for being an importer of citrus and avocados, LGS Specialty Sales also has a niche persimmon program. “From late November through early February, we source our persimmons from Spain,” says Peter Creager, Senior Account Manager with the company. While the season started a bit earlier
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According to EastFruit, Morocco set a new record for exporting fresh raspberries to France, a country known for its preference for local products, based on the results of the 2022/23 season. Moreover, Moroccan producers were the main contributors to the overall growth of fresh raspberry imports
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Although the presence of early ware potatoes expanded, the offerings were only able to generate limited interest due to their high prices. Meanwhile, domestic offerings dominated the market and were consistently convincing in terms of quality. According to the BLE, imports from France, the
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Continuing to ramp up its volume of the red kiwifruit since bringing it to North America a decade ago, Oppy looks toward further expansion of this colorful and flavorful fruit. read more

Despar, il Natale che ti aspetta' ('Despar, Christmas is waiting for you'), Despar's new integrated campaign dedicated to the most magical time of the year, which will be on air in December, on the main national radio stations and online platforms, as well as on social networks and in stores in the
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Vancouver-based grower, marketer and distributor Oppy has said is further growing its volumes of red kiwifruit by importing the fruit from Greece and Italy. read more

Last winter many greenhouse tomato growers in Europe elected not to plant due to the exorbitant energy costs at the time. While those costs have come down somewhat, the list of challenges appears no less daunting, especially the threat of the ToBRFV virus. read more

SanLucar has been honoured with Spain’s Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community’s Sustainable Business Award 2023 for its “tireless commitment to sustainability in its daily business”. read more

The Anecoop member co-operative responsible for product preparation is Coalmar, based in Llombai (Valencia). As stipulated in the bilateral protocol between China and Spain, the fruit is shipped under cold conditions of zero degrees in order to
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Kyrgyz Prime Minister and President's Chief of Staff, Akylbek Japarov, attended the opening ceremony of a frozen fruit and vegetable processing plant at the logistics centre of "Kyrgyzproducer" in the Moskovsky district during his visit to the Chui region. read more

To say it has been a tough year for growers is probably an understatement, we have gone from drought conditions to flooded, waterlogged fields making growing and harvesting conditions extremely challenging. This has been combined with increased costs and very little change in returns. read more

According to Jacob Aktalan of MG Fruit in the Netherlands, melon demand is not too wild. "Last month's extremely high prices affected sales, and several retailers have since removed melons from their assortments." read more

'A year that should make us reflect is coming to an end: climate change and conflicts make us realise that agriculture is a strategic sector and that, as Italy, we must reach 100 per cent of our production capacity'. Thus the president of Confagricoltura, Massimiliano Giansanti
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The Azerbaijani markets witnessed a sharp increase in prices of mandarins and persimmons due to the export of these fruits to Russia. Buyers express discontent over high prices and a sudden shortage. In early December, persimmons were priced from 0.82 to 1.4 euros per kilogram, while mandarins
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Potato and wheat producers from Cyprus are moving towards Nicosia, with the presidential palace as their destination. Yesterday, they decided to rally with tractors and double-cab vehicles at the offices of the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organization protesting the delay in payments. read more

As EastFruit reported a few days ago, despite global apple deficit, exports of these fruits from Moldova remained critically low even before Russia introduced its complete ban on Moldovan produce imports . Consequently, apple prices in this country remain rather low although there has been a
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Based in Italy, the start-up company Greenta specializes in the regeneration of soil fertility through the production of natural fertilizers and the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices. Greenta's main business is to produce vermicompost, a 100% organic soil amendment which improves
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Pizzoli, the Italian potato specialist, is among the partners ofMasterChef Italia on the occasion of the new edition of the Sky Original show produced by Endemol Shine Italy starting tomorrow on Sky and streaming on NOW. Aspiring chefs will be able to dabble in a variety of preparations,
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As the first sea-freight containers of cherries from Chile have started to arrive in China this week, the higher prices in that market are the reference prices for European and other buyers. “I have some European customers in Spain who are trying to buy cherries. The problem is mainly the
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Macfrut 2024was presented in Bulgaria. Over the past few days, the fair has been featured in Sofia and Plovdiv in the presence of the main fruit and vegetable associations, together with a large group of national companies. read more