EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of the banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale prices relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale prices of bananas in Uzbekistan are now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova.
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What began, in 1948, as a small company in an equally small Dutch village called Noorden has grown into a global player and market leader: Van der Peet Logistics and Transport Solutions, which, in fact, turns 75 today, June 15. "We play an important role in the food chain," begins Henk van der Peet. read more

Coop butiker & Stormarknader has joined forces with Swegreen to introduce in-store vertical farming units at three Coop locations. read more

The reduction in the area under potato cultivation in Spain can be analysed in many ways, but from a labour point of view alone, it means the loss of 48,375 permanent jobs over the last 30 years. read more

On June 14, 2023, specialists of the phytosanitary department of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Zabaikalsky Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor" detected one case of ToBRFV during the examination of imported products in a batch of fresh hot pepper. The volume of contaminated products
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Consumption and retails sales are at levels to be expected during the hot temperatures experienced. Irrigation of early Rooster crops continues to take place in areas. More early Queens are being dug this week. Demand for early potatoes is buoyant, with yields reported to be only average so far.
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Italian fruit and vegetable exports have recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2023: compared to 2022, volumes have increased by 6.5 % and values by 10.7 %. Vegetables and pulses (+20.8 %) and citrus fruits (+15.6 %) are particularly noteworthy, fresh fruit also recorded
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According to the latest estimate of the national nuts table, Spain will produce 120,633 tons of grain almonds in the 2023 campaign. This is 49% above the average of the last three years and is mainly due to the entry into production of more than 16,000 new hectares. read more

Gary Abbott recently caught up Ireland's first autonomous field robot, the FarmDroid FD20, working in Co Kilkenny, weeding a crop of beet it had sown earlier in the spring. Nine months ago, we brought you the news that IAM Agricultural Machinery, Irish importers of Strautmann, Hardi and Bomford
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Spring was a long time coming in the Netherlands, but the somewhat grayer weather was good for citrus sales, says Gijsbert van Leeuwen, responsible for procurement at Olympic Fruit. "It wasn't really strawberry weather. Citrus, on the other hand - also because there was less supply from Spain -
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A recent study by the GVM Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung and the ifeu-Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH on behalf of eight industry associations shows that the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the German packaging volume will increase by 94 % by 2045.
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Ireland-based fruit importer Fyffes has attained GlobalGAP certification for its Honduran melon farm Suragroh, something which it says builds on a two-year transformation of the operation by local management. read more

Ireland-based fruit importer Fyffes has attained GlobalGAP certification for its Honduran melon farm Suragroh, something which it says builds on a two-year transformation of the operation by local management. read more

On June 13, the regional office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Volgograd region announced a new export shipment. This time, over 60 tons of fresh carrots from the Volgograd region were sent to Kazakhstan. read more

The loss of the Kahovka reservoir has become not only the largest man-made disaster for Ukrainians but also a tragedy on a national scale. The agricultural industry in the south of the country has practically been destroyed. read more

Greenyard, a global fruit and vegetable supplier, and the German retailer Dohle Trading Group have taken the first steps towards a tailor-made and integrated customer relationship (ICR). Greenyard Fresh Germany is the dedicated supply chain partner for a complete range of healthy fruit and
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Blueberry prices in Georgia have experienced a decline as the harvesting season approaches its peak. The head of the Blueberry Producers’ Association of Georgia, Torninke Panjavidze, in conversation with EastFruit, has reported that the average wholesale price of blueberries is currently
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Belgium: Jef Colruyt quits as CEO, Stefan Goethaert succeeds read more

We are in the middle of a cerasic campaign that has so far been stingy with satisfaction for our producers, who have been grappling with incessant rainfall for the past month, which has literally wiped out early production; read more

You will forgive me for the provocative use of one of the most popular proverbs in Italy, but the 'Hamletic' doubt arose during one of our surveys in the wholesale markets. In fact, as I was browsing through the producers' crates, I was struck by a small
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