This Wednesday, at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for the BRICS nations to create a common currency for trade and investment between each other. Officials and economists have pointed out the difficulties involved in such a project, given
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The pomegranate campaign is already underway in Elche, in the province of Alicante, one of the main producing areas in Spain. The demand is good, despite the fact that the sizes are a little smaller than usual. read more

Vegetable prices have soared in Greece since the widespread heat wave that hit large parts of Europe last month, giving Greece its hottest July for 50 years. In early August, according to a report from Iefimerida, salad prices started to rival those of meats. read more

Onion prices in Ukraine have reached shocking heights in the first half of 2023, reaching US $1.3-1.4 at the wholesale level, which was an all-time record. This has motivated farmers to invest into production, despite continued occupation of the traditional growing regions of Ukraine by Russian
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South African avocados have been granted access to China after a new agreement was signed at the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine tripled exports of frozen raspberries to the US during the first half of 2023. This allowed Ukraine to enter the top ten largest suppliers of frozen raspberries in the USA, for the first time. Ukraine actually ranked 8th among largest exporters of frozen
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Fruit Attraction 2023 will shine a special light on lettuce’s versatility, smooth flavour and freshness, while also highlighting Spain’s leading position as a major producer and exporter of this leafy green. Spain has emerged as a dominant force in lettuce production, with the 2022 crop
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Mercadona, the physical supermarket and online sales company, today ends the 2022/23 season of oranges and mandarins from Spain with a purchase balance of more than 196,000 tonnes. In total, Mercadona has bought more than 200,000 tonnes of citrus fruit in the 22/23 season.
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Spain is the world’s second largest producer and exporter of garlic. “For that reason, we selected Spain as a sourcing country when we expanded our product offering with garlic earlier this year,” says Aaron Quon with Oppy. “The country’s reputation for consistently producing
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Wholesale prices for watermelon have been declining quite rapidly on the Moldovan market. Judging by the weekly wholesale price monitoring of EastFruit, the average price for watermelons during the past decreased by 20% – to 4 lei /kg ($0.23/kg) from 5-6 lei / kg ($ 0.28-0.34 / kg) in the
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Nationwide Produce have received the first new season Kiwiberries imported from Portugal. These Kiwiberries with their unique characteristics and are growing in popularity among UK consumers. read more

The harvest of Gilda, the nectarine variety offered by OP Granfrutta Zani, has begun. A distinctive fruit characterized by a deep red skin and white flesh with red veins radiating towards the stone. read more

The new Conference pear season is about to start in Belgium, which means the Corina season is almost over. These early Corina pears are on the market until the first Conferences appear and have sold well again this year. "The market was empty, so prices were quite high. I think growers and
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Arugula and cherry tomatoes are the main products delivered from the vegetable gardens of Italy in the summer, as Rasim Shateri, managing director of Gemex Handels GmbH, based at the Berlin wholesale market, tells us. He offers arugula twelve months a year with origin in Italy. "In the last
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Along with other destinations, Morocco has been actively increasing its avocado exports to Germany, reports EastFruit. The exports to the German market have more than quadrupled since the MY 2016/17 (Jul-Jun) and reached 5,000 tonnes valued at $17 mln. read more

Romanian producer Hortifruct has announced an increase in production in 2023 of over 20 million cans, bottles and jars, compared to 2022. These figures are estimated due to increased production, as Hortifruct planted more vegetables at the beginning of the year than last year. The expectations
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The new school year has begun in some regions of the Netherlands, so demand for fruit is also starting to pick up. "That often happens first and foremost with mandarins, as a typical school fruit, these sales are a bit up," says Pieter de Ruiter of 4Fruit Company. read more

Summertime classically also means melon time, at least as long as the weather cooperates. Francesco Calabrese, Managing Director of Euro-Fruit GmbH, was only able to start selling his watermelons in mid-June, but the season will also extend accordingly until the beginning of September. "Our main
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Spain's extreme weather conditions have affected that country's fruit and vegetable exports. In this year's first half, exports fell by eight percent. The whole of last year's exports were also lower than in previous years. If the first six months of 2023's trend continues, this year, there will
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