Fairtrade enhances ICT sustainability partnership
Fairtrade and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have announced an expanded partnership aimed at helping farmers and agricultural workers to diversify and access new markets, achieve the United

Sustainable, healthy, quick: important German trends in 2023
Germany's agriculture and food usually enjoy plenty of attention at the start of the year. That includes food trend predictions. On January 24, Nutrition Hub published its food trends for 2023 in

Seminis expands its broccoli and cauliflower range with white 'Curdivex'.
For the second consecutive year, Seminis has held its Winter Brassica Days on a demonstration farm at the facilities of its distributor, Innova Guadalentín. At the days, one of the protagonists

FAO assists Guyana to increase cherry production
According to the United Nations (UN) organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is helping Guyana improve the output of West Indian Cherry (Acerola) and decrease the amount of

Prices for Georgian herbs make local farmers happy
Prices for herbs from Georgia increased last week. In conversation with EastFruit, local farmers spoke about several reasons in local and foreign markets affecting the prices. The previous season

Infrastructure modernization required to handle increased trade between the US and Mexico
In order to efficiently handle the growing volumes of produce traded between Mexico and the US, commercial traffic infrastructure and land Ports of Entry (POE’s) will need to be modernized.

Carrefour sells 800t of Spanish kiwifruit under its Círculo de Calidad brand name
Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell, from this month when the season starts until June, more than 800 tonnes of this fruit

Cambodia's Kampot province grows to supply 50% of banana exports
Cambodia's Kampot province has grown in just five years to supply 50% of they country's banana supplies. With about 2 000 tons of bananas exported to mostly China, the province rapidly grew

Banana: Martinique takes its first steps in agroforestry
“Soil is one of the most important components in our profession,” explains Patrick Aubery, who has been managing and testing agroforestry on the Capote family home in Basse-Pointe, Martinique.

Donor project to support technical modernization of vineyards in Moldova
Experts from the recently launched PCRR/USAID Rural Competitiveness and Sustainability Project in Moldova say that it will assist table grape growers to equip intensive vineyards such as Pergola

Mango increasing in popularity along with production volumes
After its first mango peeler, the Italian company PND continued to receive requests - especially from South America. Thus, the PL8M model was born. "It is an innovative model that is mainly aimed

Vog presents Home of Bio at BioFach
Vog, the South Tyrolean Consortium of fruit grower cooperatives, a European leader in organic apples, showed off its new Home of Bio concept at organic trade fair BioFach in Nuremberg last week.

The registration of hazelnut orchards in the Hazelnut Cadastre of Georgia has been extended until April 29
The registration of hazelnut orchards in Georgia in the Hazelnut Cadastre, which was planned to be completed on February 17, has been extended until April 28 inclusive. According to the Georgian

“There needs to be a better understanding of the problems currently experienced on the organic market”
Ferme de la Motte has been operated by the Lemaire family since 1967 in the Loire Valley. The farm specializes in fresh condiments, both conventional and organic (garlic, onion, shallot and

“We now differentiate ourselves by producing only green asparagus”
In the southeast of France, Marc Puccini has been producing melons, salads, grapes for high-end wine (Domaine du Mas des Armes in Aniane) since 1986, as well as more than 40 hectares of asparagus.

China: Avocado prices rise sharply, Australian prune market hit by Chilean stonefruit
The imported fruit market has recently been dominated by imported stone fruits, among which prunes account for the largest proportion. Due to the late arrival of Australian prunes this year, the

"Stable sales prices for French Löwenzahn, despite increased purchasing costs"
French Löwenzahn has already been increasingly traded in the Kaiserstuhl region for several weeks. "The leafy vegetable continues to be very well received, especially by our gastronomy and farm

Indian table grape season moving towards a good pace
After a few weeks’ delay, the grape season in India is finally picking up the pace. Sagar Deore, director for Indian produce exporter Janki Freshyard Private Limited, says a later start of the

Help for banana farmers is coming
Banana prices in Belize are anticipated to rise somewhat. The Ministry of Agriculture claims that this price increase is the result of higher production costs brought on by a scarcity of

Bulgarian wholesale fresh produce prices continue to increase
Bulgaria's wholesale food costs are represented by the market price index (MPI), which increased this week by 1.58 percent to 2,383 points. According to BTA, its level has increased 2.89 percent

Oversupply of tomatoes causes price drop and losses for Bangladesh producers
Tomato producers in Bangladesh face losses due to an oversupply of the crop on local markets, which is typical for this time of the year. Due to this they have to sell the tomatoes for Tk 2 per kg

Fall in New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports
New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green