Demand for sweet potatoes from Brazil has grown in Europe. Cassiano Berol, from the Brazilian exporter Agrícola Plantar, explains that, "because of the complications arising from the drought in Europe, in particular in Spain and Portugal, which are both sweet potato producers, and the recent rains, the demand for sweet potatoes has increased in Europe.
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The Spanish citrus season is encountering serious difficulties, both in oranges and mandarins, as well as in lemons and grapefruit. The conflict in the Red Sea has led to an increase in the presence of Egyptian oranges and Moroccan mandarins in European and North American markets,
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Below are the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. These are national averages of the most common prices for bananas in the Birmingham and London wholesale markets. This publication is updated weekly. Costa Rican bananas in the
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The Dutch sales office of North Bay Produce is entering its fourth year of activity. "We now have a staff of six people working in the Netherlands and England, which we should expand even further in the coming years," says Wilco Arts. North Bay is a cooperative
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The three-day seminar on biostimulants and biocontrol of adversities was held at the Emiliani Institute in Fognano di Brisighella (province of Ravenna), with 42 participants and 18 speakers. read more

The first shipments of pears from Argentina have arrived at the ports of Philadelphia and Los Angeles. "The organic Williams Bartlett pears left Argentina at the beginning of February and are now available in the market," says Chris Ford of Viva Tierra Organic. They are distributed
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Costa Rica is attracting demand in both Europe and the United States with its mangoes, especially due to the shortage being experienced in Peru. This is confirmed by Andrés Medina, manager of the producer and exporter Manga Rica. read more

Blackberries are the number one item of H52, a producer of different varieties of berries in Mexico. The company's name stands for Harvest 52, which refers to harvesting blackberries 52 weeks of the year. "During the 2023-2024 season, we will manage to have a supply of blackberries.
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The Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Victor Villalobos Arámbula, held bilateral meetings with the Ministries of Trade and Industry and the Municipality of Qatar and met with Hassad Food - the Qatari investment arm in the food and agro-industrial sectors - to
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Bananas are the world's most exported fruit in terms of volume - 19.1 million tonnes in 2022 - with an estimated economic value of USD 10 billion per year, making its value chain one of the most important in the world. In addition, bananas are a source of
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Costa Group has reached another important milestone in its more than 120-year history: ownership of the company officially changes hands after it was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in early February 2024. Costa's shareholders accepted the offer of 3.20
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