Last year, Rijk Zwaan introduced new hybrid leek varieties as the first step towards a complete portfolio for leek growers worldwide. The company also highlights an Indonesian grower, Sweet Greens, who is using Rijk Zwaan seeds to to reach their ultimate goal of supplying to Asian and Middle
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MSC has joining Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk in pausing shipping through the Suez canal Red Sea after attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants from Yemen. read more

Iran is emerging as a dominant force in the Uzbekistani orange market, as it has been steadily boosting its exports of this product to Uzbekistan since 2021. Last year, Iran shipped more than four times as many oranges to Uzbekistan as it did in 2021, and increased its market share by more than
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Ayed Awni Aburamadan is a Palestinian engineer who developed his family farm outside the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, producing non-traditional fruits and vegetables for the area including tropicals like dragon fruit. read more

While other South African retailers need to import avocados from Spain, Israel and Tanzania, Pick n Pay through their fresh produce suppliers are excited about their low carbon footprint offering which they call Butterball avocados. read more

Although last year apple exports from Turkey to India were booming, currently trade has slowed down significantly. Alper Kerim, owner of Turkish fruit exporter Demir Fresh Fruits, states this has to do with the Indian market being flooded: “The demand is too low to export apples to India at
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Today, Israel's leading Agricultural NGO, Volcani International Partners and Western Negev Farmers ("Mishkey HaNegev") launched ReGrow Israel – an Emergency Fund to restore and rebuild farming communities hardest hit by the October 7th terrorist attacks. The initiative seeks to raise $50
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Both the Spanish and Israeli bell pepper seasons are in full swing at the Dutch company Gilad Produce. "The war means there are fewer flights available from Israel. There's also a shortage of workers to harvest and pack all the bell peppers, but we're still receiving the necessary volumes," says
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In November, Novorossiysk monitored 119,000 tons of imported goods for potentially harmful organisms, as reported by the Department of Rosselkhoznadzor. The imported fruits and vegetables originated from 52 countries, with Egypt, Turkey, China, and Israel being the main exporters. read more

Iranian imports of bananas have faced multiple challenges over the past decade, not least the sanctions that have drastically limited companies’ ability to ship and make payments, but also the extreme weather experienced in some of the country’s key sources. read more

A farmer shared a useful tip for selecting ripe watermelons: check the spacing between the dark and light green lines on the watermelon's rind. The key is to find a watermelon where these lines are at least two fingers' width apart. This method was discovered by a woman who spoke with the farmer. read more

The Iranian kiwifruit season has just begun. According to Amirhossein Azizi, from the exporting company Bezhit, the season looks promising, given the high global demand for kiwifruit and the commercial developments this year, notably the reopening of the Indian market. read more

In 2020, approximately 4.2% of the EU’s total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture fishing sector. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector continues to be a significant source of employment, particularly in eastern and southern EU countries.
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As predicted before, the earlier end of the Santa Maria pear campaign has led to earlier exports of another variety, especially to Israel, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: read more

Qatar: Lulu Hypermarket launches International Fruit Festival - 'Fruit Exotica' read more

As the New Year approaches, Adjaran farmers are diligently preparing to spread holiday cheer across the Commonwealth countries with an impressive harvest of 55,000 tons of aromatic mandarins. read more

In his welcoming speech, President Georg Boekels addressed the many "exciting" developments in 2023, criticising the fact that Russia's war in Ukraine and its consequences had already been pushed too far into the background in view of the conflict with Israel. "At the same time
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Despite the significant challenges currently facing all Lebanese businesses, fresh produce exporters in the country continue to hunt for new openings for their products, especially on the European market. read more

The global value of date exports has reportedly reached an annual $2.3 billion, according to Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli. The date sector in Saudi Arabia boasts more than 200 million palm trees, covering 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million
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Shannon Douglass, a diversified farmer in Glenn County, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the California Farm Bureau. read more