Dutch fruit and vegetable trade mission to Turkey with visits to greenhouses, wholesale markets, exporters, and cold storage companies
Following the 2021 and 2022 trade missions, the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Netherlands-Turkey Foundation, in cooperation with RAAD International, enthusiastically offers another exciting

'Soil cultivation well thought out is the key'
This year's harvest of summer crops in the Dithmarschen region is now gradually gaining momentum, as Hannes Nagel of the eponymous vegetable growing and trading company tells us. "Broccoli and

Gruziński handel świeżymi jabłkami to niemal powtórka z poprzedniego sezonu
Zbliżamy się do końca sezonu jabłkowego 22-23, a analitycy EastFruit przyglądają się statystykom handlowym Gruzji. Wolumeny eksportu jabłek i ceny w dolarach amerykańskich są

Ugandan scientists develop banana that could help reduce blindness and save lives
Ugandan scientists have developed a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in

India is a strategically important market for US walnuts
The news that India will remove retaliatory tariffs for US walnuts has been well received in California, the second largest producer of walnuts in the world. With two-thirds of California

BelOrta promotes local origin of aubergines
To counter a lack of knowledge regarding locally produced aubergines, Belgian cooperative BelOrta has teamed up with Belgian restaurant chain Mister Spaghetti to offer the ‘Auber-Genie’, made

Eastern and Southern African organisations are pushing Kenya to rescind agreement with EU
Eastern and Southern African trade promotion organisations are pushing Kenya to rescind its recent agreement with the EU. They claim the deal will endanger the integration of East Africa and the

Exitoso el Mango Grower’s Summit 2023
According to Dr. Noris Ledesma, "we are very satisfied and happy with this event, which has undoubtedly fulfilled all our expectations, as we have had a high quality of both speakers and topics

Cocaine worth 175 million found in shipment of bananas
Spanish police officials have busted an Albanian criminal organisation that tried to smuggle €175-million worth of cocaine into Europe, hidden in a shipment of bananas. The cargo arrived into

The latest on the Tomato Suspension Agreement
On June 16, the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) filed a request with the Department of Commerce to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement. This request was based on established facts and U.S.

Lower--but steady--pricing on mangos
Supplies of mango from Mexico are steady and good. “Rounds from Michoacan state are showing big sizes, excellent quality while Nayarit State has some very nice Ataulfos with large sizes,” says

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

Europe’s Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables defends mirror clauses in international trade
The Plenary Meeting of the Mixed Committee on Fruit and Vegetables, in which Spain, France, Italy and Portugal participate, met in Rome to analyse the challenges facing the sector, as well as

Navigante F1, the oblongs champion
In the panorama of oblong tomatoes for green and red harvesting, Navigante F1 from Kws Vegetablesrecaptures a leading role thanks to its special features: as the growers also testify, it is an

Researchers look into greenhouse gas emissions associated with table grape cultivation
A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which

My carrots: Regional and sustainable - start of the local carrot season
Carrots are now fresh from the field again. Now the orange vegetable is available in all regions of Germany from local cultivation. At the same time, the carrot is both regional and sustainable,

Aldi opens sixth shop in Bologna
ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, the multinational reference reality of the large-scale retail trade, opens its sixth shop in Bologna tomorrow, at Piazza Giovanni da Verrazzano 6. After its

“Demand for plums remains high while peach and nectarine prices plummet”
Extremadura is Spain's main plum-producing area and it's already in the middle of the plum campaign. So far, demand has remained high and prices are very acceptable as there is no more Chilean

Cluster tomatoes, new opportunities for Sicily
After a participation at Macfruttutta focused on tomatoes - with the presentation of the new ToBRFV-resistant range and the high-flavour line Euphoria - Cora Seedcontinues on its path to enhance