Within the framework of the project "Safe Banana: Prevention and mitigation of FOC R4T risks in Ecuador", the executive director of the Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (AEBE), José Antonio Hidalgo, announced that the GAL Rahan Meristem, from Israel, a variety resistant to Fusarium
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"We often think of food security problems, e.g., 70% of the food needed in 2050, but interestingly, nobody double clicks on where. It's not an equally distributed problem. The population is growing in Africa, the Middle East, and South Africa, yet it's shrinking, flat, or soon to shrink
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In the aftermath of the recent rocket attack on the Number 9 boxship, owned by Castle Harbour and operated by OOCL, concerns are rising about the safety of vessels passing through the Red Sea. read more

Israel is facing a tomato shortage, leading to a surge in prices and a potential dominance of imported vegetables on store shelves by mid-January. The head of an Israeli retail chain has urged the government to prioritize domestically grown fruits and vegetables over expanding import quotas amid
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Due to the uncertainty of Spanish growing conditions more European retailers have shown interest for capsicum grown in Israel to secure supply. According to Avi Bar from Mor International in Israel, “There are some European retailers, which are interested to increase capsicum programs with us,
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With over 40 cultivated hectares of brassicas, Ortofrutta Bernardi supplies white cauliflowers, Savoy cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi and Roman Romanesco broccoli. "We produce almost all products and the weather has not caused too many problems," reports Christopher Bernardi. read more

Israel’s avocado harvest is progressing well as it is now in the main part of the season with good demand from markets. According to Yonatan Meron, Export Manager of Granot Fresh, “We're now almost in full swing.” read more

At the moment, the export of grapes from India is mostly going to markets in Asia. Sagar Deore, director for Indian produce exporter Janki Freshyard Private Limited expects that trade to Europe will start after the New Year: “This year's Indian table grape season got underway early, and fruit
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As part of its development strategy in the Asian markets, the company's CEO Armin Rehberg, accompanied by Bilal Issa, the firm's director for the Middle East and Far East markets, has initiated a partnership with the DFI chain, the country's largest retailer. read more

According to Acorbanec, Ecuador exported a total of 300.89 million boxes of bananas from January to October 2023, i.e. 7.09% more than in the same period of 2022. read more

This is 7% more than in the previous year (281 million boxes), but less than the 315 million boxes shipped in 2021 and the 320 million boxes shipped in 2020. With an additional 14.9 million boxes, deliveries to the EU recorded the largest absolute increase. Deliveries to
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This is proof that the industry's promotion strategies are delivering positive results. In October, export volumes to countries such as Iraq, Canada, India and Saudi Arabia quadrupled in some cases, according to Ferhat Gürüz, board member of the association. This
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The repercussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are spreading to international maritime logistics, which is experiencing a moment of great apprehension. The events of Sunday, 19 November, when Yemen's Houthi paramilitary group, which supports Hamas, attacked
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"Hass avocado volumes have remained stable these past few weeks, but they're mostly smaller sizes (20 to 32)," says Elena Rogojnikova of The Greenery. "Arrivals from Chile in November were still surprisingly high (34% of total exports to Europe). Israel, where volumes keep rising despite the
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The harvesting, packing and exports of avocados, citrus and dates are ongoing in Israel as volunteers stepped in to help out due to a shortage of people. According to an overview by Yosi Knop, marketing and sales manager at Galilee Export in Israel, “The unfortunate on-going situation keeps
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The intensification of violence in the Middle East has shifted a significant part of the demand for Israeli Medjool dates to Egypt, according to Ramadan Elsayyad, export manager of the Egyptian producer Palm Hills Dates. read more

Ageon Srl, a leader in soilless crops for 30 years, shares with IFN readers research done in Germany on the spread of the ToBRFV quarantine virus that has been threatening crops across Europe for years. read more

Lori Bricks from Parker (Colorado, USA) has kept a potato in the freezer for five years because it looks like it is smiling at her. The woman discovered this striking potato while preparing a meal when she opened a bag of potatoes from the supermarket. The face, consisting of eyes, a nostril,
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The "Orange Peel Theory" is a trending concept on TikTok, used to evaluate the depth and authenticity of personal relationships, whether romantic or platonic. The theory suggests that small, thoughtful acts of service, such as peeling an orange for someone without being asked, can be indicators
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The leader of the Ukrainian fresh apple market, “Sady Dnipra” Company, well-known in the countries of the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the European Union for their premium quality fresh apples under the “UApple” brand, was the first Ukrainian company to develop an offer of apples
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