After being detected in Israel last year, Diaphorina citri has now been identified in Cyprus, which should force Brussels to investigate the origin of the outbreak as well as finance and supervise eradication measures. The Asian psylla is more worrying than the African Trioza erytreae, already
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Fruit Logistica, the world’s leading fresh produce industry trade fair, has recorded a major increase in requests for exhibition space at its upcoming event. And tickets to visit the annual show, which takes place on 7-9 February 2024, are now on sale. read more

Two companies from the eastern Spanish province of Castellón – Grupo Clasol and Cooperativa San Alfonso – have joined forces to create one of the region’s leading suppliers of citrus and stonefruit. read more

The watermelon and melon campaign is drawing to a close, with the latter marked by high trends. With the Sicilian production, that of peaches and nectarines is also coming to a close. All the late varieties of plums are now present, with the latest entries, President, Settembrina and Fortuna. The
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A violent earthquake struck Morocco shortly before midnight on Friday, September 8. “The most violent the region has seen in a century,” says the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics. The quake was felt throughout the country, and even in neighboring Algeria, Mauritania, Spain,
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The summit of heads of state and government of the G20 group, which brings together the countries with the greatest weight in the world economy, concluded on Sunday. In the fruit and vegetable sector, the G20 fruit and vegetable export group is made up of: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy,

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Riccardo Martini, managing director of Dcs Tramaco, describes to IFN a very lively domestic import phase due to the weather conditions and the difficulties in domestic supply due to the flooding in Romagna last May. read more

Hamburg-based Dole Europe GmbH (not to be confused with Dole Europe BV, based in the Netherlands) has added a new type of home-compostable sticker to the bananas it sells in northern Europe. read more

The retailer works with grape growers mainly from Murcia and Alicante. Among the main companies with which Carrefour collaborates are Murcia-based Agronativa and Moyca Grapes; Alicante-based Frutas Jopami, Uvasdoce, Palacios Roca and SAT Betisan and
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According to EastFruit, Ukrainian growers of fresh fruits and berries continue to expand to the most demanding world markets in extremely difficult conditions of the Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Everyone in the fresh produce business understands how difficult it is to get
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Incredible prices for vegetables in Ukraine began to decline rapidly. Some farmers managed to make good money from this, while others decided to make vegetable growing almost the main direction of the economy. read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO) has ended its 30th collaboration with distributors, establishing agreements with renowned supermarkets in 12 countries, and more than 35,000 stores, tripling its support to the retail sector throughout the United Kingdom and Europe since 2021. read more

Uzbekistan plans to expand its agricultural product exports to Russia by the end of 2023, reported a representative from the country's Ministry of Agriculture. This announcement was made during a two-day high-level international conference on food security held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with
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Feeding their potential - Stronger Starts program to double its impact to 240 schools by the end of 2024 read more

In week 35, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €102/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the French paid €110 per 100 kgs. read more

"There is no shortage of sweet potatoes this year," announces Mohamed Maatouk, CEO of the Egyptian Emirati food industries. "This season's volumes exceed last year's, to keep up with the growing demand for this produce." read more

Good Life Organic, a subsidiary of Veg-Fresh Farms, announces the launch of its compostable bio-degradable packaging for organic potatoes. This sustainable packaging is certified biologically degradable by the Rise Research Institutes of Sweden. read more

Earlier this week, the Belgian and French organic potato sectors signed the new 'Covenant on robust organic potatoes 2023 - 2026'. That happened at the international Potato Europe trade show in Belgium in the presence of that country's federal agriculture minister, David Clarinval. It is the
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The vegetable harvest is ongoing in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. In some districts, 70% of the vegetable crop has already been collected. This year, farmers have planted more than 10% additional land compared to 2022, totaling over 110,000 hectares. read more

The average weighted price for oranges (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €89 in August; down €4 compared to last month. It is, however, still €13 higher than the weekly 5-year average. read more