One of the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union in 2020 is that it is now able to set its own tariff and phytosanitary conditions for the entry of perishable products.
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COMMENT: ‘Is scrapping tariffs on dollar bananas a betrayal of West African producers?’
2023-11-17 17:00
One of the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union in 2020 is that it is now able to set its own tariff and phytosanitary conditions for the entry of perishable products.
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Ifco unveils 2023 ESG report
2023-11-17 12:00
Reusable packaging container (RPC) specialist Ifco has released its environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for 2023.
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Macfrut, the Italian delegation meets the Dominican Republic
2023-11-17 00:00
Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled from 8 to 10 May 2024, was presented on Tuesday 14 November to the authorities, associations and stakeholders of the Dominican Republic at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture in Santo Domingo.
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Raspberry demand benefits from shorter category supplies
2023-11-17 00:00
Raspberry supply has been steady for the last few weeks and is about to pick up. “At North Bay, we’re expecting our supply to increase over the next two to three weeks. We’re looking at promotional type volume from now through the month of December,” says Sarah Quackenbush of North Bay
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Adjusted forecast of apple production in the Republic of Moldova
2023-11-17 00:00
According to the latest estimations made by Moldova Fruct Association, in 2023, about 505 thousand tons of apples will be harvested. The previous forecast was for 548 thousand tonnes. However, due to the lack of rainfall in August and September, the initially forecasted volume did not
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Good outlook for Turkish easy peelers
2023-11-16 11:00
Easy peelers will be short supply in the European and North American markets during the early part of the 2023/24 citrus season due to shorter crops and an abundance of mid to low sizes in many producing countries, especially in early season varieties like clementines.
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"Prices have more than doubled at times"
2023-11-16 00:00
Due to considerable bottlenecks, the supply situation on the global blueberry market is currently quite tense. "The quantities in Peru are not available, which is due to the massive harvest losses caused by El Niño. To make matters worse, the majority of available blueberries are shipped to the
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Uzbekistan has increased date imports ten-fold
2023-11-16 00:00
There has been a sharp increase in imports of palm dates to Uzbekistan in the recent years. From 2017 to 2022 Uzbekistan increased date imports from 825 tons to 8.7 thousand tons, i.e. more than 10 times Considering that this product is not produced in Uzbekistan, its re-exports are negligible
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Potato harvest exceeds expectations: a review of Belarus's 2023 agricultural output
2023-11-16 00:00
Belstat sums up the interim results of the Belarusian agro-industrial complex's performance for January-October 2023.
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Kazakhstan: Farmers in the Jambyl regions have a bountiful harvest of potatoes and vegetables
2023-11-16 00:00
The interim results reveal an impressive yield, with local farmers having gathered over one million tons of vegetables and 250 thousand tons of potatoes.
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Mongolia is preparing for the upcoming winter and spring seasons in its agricultural sector for 2023-2024
2023-11-16 00:00
Minister of Agriculture, Bolorchuluun Khayangaa, provided insights into the preliminary harvest results. According to initial estimates, the harvest includes 175.0 thousand tons of potatoes and 183.0 thousand tons of vegetables.
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Panamanian banana producers announce indefinite strike
2023-11-16 00:00
The Union of Workers of the Banana, Agricultural, and Allied Companies Industry (Sitraibana) approved an indefinite strike starting yesterday, November 13, to protest against Law 406, which allows the Cobre Panama mine to be explored and exploited for a period of 20 years, extendable for the
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Stronger domestic blueberry season anticipated for 2024
2023-11-16 00:00
Blueberries are top of mind given the shortages the retail shelves have seen this fall, though that’s largely to do with the shorter supply from import countries such as Peru. Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and the North American Blueberry Council, shares
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Port of Hamburg: Slight recovery in container throughput
2023-11-15 14:00
Despite these circumstances, container handling in the port recovered in the third quarter. The number of ship calls also increased. Container transport between Hamburg and the USA in particular emphasised this trend with a record result. Furthermore, in the third quarter
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Peru: Export of strawberries increases significantly
2023-11-15 10:00
According to Fresh Fruit Peru, the country exported 20,338 tonnes of strawberries worth USD 34 million between January and September, an increase of 43% in volume and 26% in value compared to the same period last year. The increase occurred despite losses in the
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Cherry auction supports Sydney Markets Foundation
2023-11-15 02:00
The annual Sydney Markets cherry auction has raised tens of thousands of dollars for regional children fighting cancer with Wandin Valley Farms cherries sold to Narinder Singh Badhan from QE Food Stores.
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Raspberry and blackberry supplies are about to shift in the marketplace.
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“Wonderful rollercoaster ride” of South African litchis in the USA
2023-11-15 00:00
Last season 34 containers of South African litchis arrived at Port Newark Container Terminal, with a further 60,000 cartons flown in to Newark and New Orleans: more than a fourfold increase in litchi exports to the United States over the year prior.
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According to the forecast of Moldovan fruit growers’ organizations, in November exports of fresh plums are unlikely to exceed 10 thousand tons. According to the Customs Service of Moldova, in October 2023 exports reached to almost 23 thousand tons. In July-October 2023 Moldova exported almost
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