Daily prune consumption could help improve heart health in older people according to two new studies. The research, presented at the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) annual meeting, showed promising effects on several biomarkers related to cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women and men
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The demand for Mexican berries in the markets of the US, Canada and Japan are increasing, with especially the premium varieties that are constantly increasing. According to Gerardo López, Commercial Director of the exporter Berry Lovers in Mexico: “We are looking to expand into more markets
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The US government will help Kenya expand its avocado export market under a $160 million (Sh22.6 billion) initiative. United States Agency for International Development (USAid) Chief of Staff Robert Mwadime says the organisation wants to scale up avocado acreage in western Kenya to ensure there
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The main season of blueberry in Georgia is over. Georgian blueberry growers and exporters have beaten their records, as EastFruit already reported – they harvested up to 3,000 tons of berries and quadrupled blueberry exports in one year. USAID Agriculture Programme was one of the most
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Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only greenhouse producer to grow and market organic greenhouse-grown strawberries in North America. read more

The ongoing heat wave in parts of the country including the West and Southwest regions is being felt on one signature crop in New Mexico--the Hatch chile crop. “Supplies are especially tight for Hatch chile. All of our growers have lost a real appreciable portion of their hot chile with the
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The main season of blueberry in Georgia is over. Georgian blueberry growers and exporters have beaten their records, as EastFruit already reported – they harvested up to 3,000 tons of berries and quadrupled blueberry exports in one year. USAID Agriculture Programme was one of the most
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This year, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been added to the more than 75 export destinations of the VOG consortium, that produces 500,000 tons of apples per year in South Tyrol, Italy. Among the new markets, Brazil has proved to be the most promising. Marlene, RedPop, Giga and
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A leaked document indicates that the EU is set to drop a ban on hazardous chemicals, which represents a key element of the EU’s Green Deal. According to the leak, the EU will renege on its commitment to “ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, allowing their use only where
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Agricola Moderna has signed a partnership with the Infrastrutture per la Crescita-Esg fund (Fondo Ipc) managed by Azimut Libera Impresa Sgr SpA. Around two thousand square metres dedicated to vertical farming The two co-founders of Agricola Moderna read more

VOG apples are becoming increasingly international: this year Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have joined the more than seventy-five export destinations of the Consortium, which produces 500,000 tonnes of apples a year in South Tyrol-Südtirol.
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The first conference dedicated to the cultivation of cornsalad, organized by Maraldi Sementi, was held in recent weeks at the Vacherie in Brusaporto (Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the growing area of cornsalad and other important baby leaf crops. Producers, packers and technicians from major
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim Provost with I Love Produce. In addition to these four countries/regions, the company also works
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A series of truck attacks last week is affecting South Africa’s citrus industry. It is now facing skyrocketing transport costs. There's also a possibility of the United States not extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which is bad news for thousands of people and their livelihoods. read more

Costa Rican authorities have seized 898 kilograms of cocaine in a container destined for the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The drugs were hidden among a shipment of bananas. The seizure was made possible thanks to Operation Sovereignty, a new initiative by the Costa Rican government to combat drug
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Yesterday, UK officials signed the accession protocol, to join a multinational trade bloc that can open doors from Canada to Japan. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed off on the UK’s looming membership of the transcontinental Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
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According to EastFruit analysts, after the ban on onion exports was lifted and through the end of June, Uzbekistan has already exported more than 3.3 thousand tons of onions to the Latvian market. Uzbek onions are sold in a supermarket in Riga for 1.29 euros per kg, equivalent to 16,689 Uzbek
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Avocado supplies are adequate and going through a transition right now. “The breakdown is a bit different than we expected a month ago. Mexico underwent a heat wave for a few weeks and it accelerated maturity on the old crop and sort of stunted development of the new crop,” says David
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According to the State Customs Committee, during the first half of 2023, Azerbaijan exported 71,028 tons of potatoes worth $30,983 thousand. read more