Exports of mandarins from Adjara (Georgia) have reduced by half – season summed up
Exports of mandarins from Adjara in the 2022-2023 season amounted to about 15 500 tonnes, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara told EastFruit. According to the

Ilip launches Smart Ripe Trolley
Italian-based Ilip has unveiled the Smart Ripe Trolley. The innovative IoT (Intelligence of Things) system monitors the ripening process of tropical fruits, in particular avocados. RFID tags and

Weather hits world mandarin production
Consumption is expected to be lower with the reduced supplies. Exports are also forecast down with a near 50-percent decline in exports from Morocco due to the drop in production. China

Vietnamese fruits hold lion’s share in Australian market
Vietnamese fresh fruits, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market. According to the International Trade

Big Game avocados get a shelf-life extension assist
Hazel Technologies is teaming up with Sysco and Avocados from Mexico for a second year to help ensure the produce inside the collaboration’s annual, direct-to-consumer, Gametime Guac Box meal

TomaTech and Nirit Seeds continue as Harmoniz
Global greenhouse seeds developer Harmoniz is making its debut after concluding the legal processes of the merger of TomatoTech, a seed breeding company, and Nirit Seeds, developers of some of the

AMI: Advertising intensity for tomatoes drops rapidly
With the tighter supply of tomatoes, the composition of the food retail trade's supply campaigns in Germany also changed. In particular, the cool weather in Spain limited harvest volumes and

"Due to staffing shortages, restaurants are increasingly turning to pre-made convenience products"
After two difficult Covid years, isi Ismaninger Feldgemüse Ltd was able to report normal annual sales again in 2022. "In both 2020 and 2021, we had to dispose of a great deal of produce -

Reasoned irrigation management as a new frontier
"For us, managing irrigation in a rational and digital manner represents a primary objective to save water and nutrients and improve yields as well as quality," reports Chistopher Bernardi from

"We have managed to set up important sales lines of biodynamic kumquat with supermarkets"
While avocados and mangoes are the most widespread subtropical crops in the Spanish Axarquia region, there is a wide range of tropical and exotic fruits growing there. "We started growing kumquat