Indonesia's tropical climate provides an ideal environment for growing mangosteen, which thrives in warm and humid conditions, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius. read more

Logistics plays an essential role in the import of perishable products, especially when it comes to the shipment of fresh fruit like mangoes, whose season is already underway in Mexico, and even more so for ready-to-eat fruit, which requires not only a fast, but also an effective means of
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Morocco has been steadily increasing its exports of mandarins to Canada, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (September-April) Moroccan exporters shipped 73,000 tonnes of mandarins, a record high result ever and a half of Canada’s total mandarin imports from all destinations. Moreover,
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The Austrian food trade is defending itself against accusations of price gouging and possible price fixing among discounters. This was prompted by statements made by SPÖ economic spokesman Dr. Christoph Matznetter, who had accused the retail trade, among other things, of using price promotions ultimately to
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The potato crop in Canada is in varying stages - from emergence to touching between rows. Potato growers everywhere are optimistic for the good growing conditions needed to move this crop in its early life stages. At this point the weather can be characterized by hot and dry from Manitoba west
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The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) will hold its Annual Conference 2023 in the Moon Palace Hotel – the Grand of Cancun, Mexico, from October 25th to 27th. Our Mexican delegation and Latam Regional Group will host the conference, chaired by Arturo Salvador Fernández Martinez. read more

Turkey’s walnut production doesn’t come close to covering the consumption, says Cengiz Bostanci, who works for the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bartin: “Turkey is one of the gene centres of walnut, but isn’t self-sufficient in production and is one of the countries
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L'Insalata dell'Ortoclosed the first half of 2023 with an important growth in turnover. "In the first six months of the year we recorded a 10% increase in turnover over the same period in 2022," explains CEO Cinzia
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The Mexican grape season looks to be finishing much differently than it started. While both Mexico and Coachella, California are still harvesting, their seasons saw a difficult start thanks to a delayed harvest and the maturity of fruit due to cool temperatures and ample rains. “That pushed
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Kazakhstan has seen a 10.5 thousand hectare increase in the area of vegetable crops over the past three years, reaching 173.5 thousand hectares this year. This growth can be attributed to modern breeding methods and new agricultural technologies that have led to higher average yields. read more

The weather is still the protagonist, in a negative way. The violent thunderstorm on Monday afternoon that hit agriculture in the Bologna area, particularly in Valsamoggia and the Anzola dell'Emilia area, caused extensive damage to crops. A lot of fruit fell to the ground, while that
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The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has enforced lower draft restrictions on the largest ships voyaging across the trade route. The restrictions were introduced on 19 April. The new measures are due to recent drought conditions that have led to dropping water levels at the nearby lakes that form
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According to the Executive Director of the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), Mark Arney, "the vast majority of watermelons imported by the US come from Mexico. In fact, the value of these imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars, while the value of watermelon imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars.
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Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African grown exotics in several markets with Canada and the U.S. as main markets. “We currently supply
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The members of the Association of Logistics Operators for Eco-sustainable Reusable Items (ARECO), Euro Pool System, IFCO Systems and Logifruit, have invested in advanced packaging technologies that help extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. These improved packaging systems include
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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

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 June 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 23.4% compared to 2022 to reach 712,212 T, while pear stocks decreased by 25.4% to reach 54,370 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
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Tomato Excellent, the contest that focuses on Sicilian fruit and vegetable specialties, is back. Now in its fourth edition, the award invented by the event's patron, Rosario Sallemi, was held in Ragusa at the Donnafugata Castle, a location that perfectly combines the themes of agriculture with
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Faced with the arrival of new races of Bremia (downy mildew of lettuce) and the spread of the Fusarium threat, Gautier Semences already offers a wide range of Bl:29-40 EU and Fusarium resistant in outdoor lettuces Fol:1 and/or Fol:4. read more

Association of Eco-Sustainable Reusable Items Logistics Operators (ARECO) partners Euro Pool System, IFCO Systems and Logifruit have invested in advanced packaging technologies that help extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. These packaging systems

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