Sun World International announced it has added eight importers to its panel of North American licensees. These include Canadawide Fruits, Direct Source Marketing, Flavor Farms, Fresh Latina, International Produce Group (IPG), Pandol Bros, Sbrocco International and Sun Fresh International. The
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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

Condifesa Romagna - a non-profit association with almost 50 years of history and more than one thousand member farms - in 2023 developed a value of insured production of almost 75 million euro, advancing premium payments of about 5.5 million euro.
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Yannick Hoffmann, Co-Managing Director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH: read more

For the very first time, US-based Frutta Group will be sourcing blueberries in Morocco this winter. “We’ve made a collaboration agreement with Grupo Cheers Portugal who is experienced in growing and importing blueberries from Morocco,” says Juan Eduardo Sainz of Frutta Group. “Morocco
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According to the USDA, in 2023 China harvested 45 million tons of apples, which is 1% or 500 thousand tons more than a year earlier. read more

The kiwi harvest in the province of Verona, which began towards the end of October, is now in its final stages. The year is expected to be not uniformly negative, but rather patchy. According to an analysis by the Bussolengo and Pescantina Agricultural Products Foundation, production in the
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“Previously, we needed up to 50.000 m3 of water per hectare per year. Now that we grow in containers, we have reduced this to 1.500 m3 per year. The quality of the fruits has improved, and grows at a higher density. The plants have better roots, no stress, and they are healthier.” It is one
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Azerbaijan's trade in fruits and vegetables for the period of January to September was reported by the State Statistical Committee. Imports to the country during this period totalled 91,328 thousand tons of fruits (a 9% decline) valued at $92.16 million (a 4.5% decrease), 21,764 thousand tons of
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On the market for the past five years, Candine, a brand of the Regal You variety, is aiming to grow more and more and make its mark among the 60 Club apples on the Italian market. The production for this season of the Apofruit apple is growing and is around 2,000 tonnes. "We are aiming for 250
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According to the USDA, in 2023 China harvested 45 million tons of apples, which is 1% or 500 thousand tons more than a year earlier. read more

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. read more

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. read more

Reusable packaging container (RPC) specialist Ifco has released its environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for 2023. read more

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. read more

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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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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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. read more

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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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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