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Citral, a promising natural preservative for postharvest quality extension in kiwifruit

Citral is an aliphatic aldehyde extracted from citrus essential oil. Scientists at Jiangxi Agricultural University (China) have examined how citral treatment affects the…

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Giddings Fruit is preparing for coming US cherry season

“Consumer confidence in cherries is gradually building up”

The Chinese imported cherry market is gradually recovering and, over time, and through intense promotional activities, consumers are starting to have more confidence in…

Bangladesh: Dragon fruit being grown in Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat is a district, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. The region's first commercial dragon fruit grower, Abu Taleb, hopes to make a nice…

Xiuwen kiwifruit from Guizhou on the list

EU-China agreement on GI products comes into effect

A bilateral agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation and protection concerning…

India: Onion export prospects brighten as prices drop

With onion prices tumbling further from the highs of ₹4,000 per 100kgs in mid-February, exporters are hoping that they will be able to get more orders from…

China remains a main export market

2020/2021 Citrus production in Egypt and South Africa rises

As a result of expanding acreages in production and favorable weather during the flowering and fruit setting periods, the total production of Egyptian oranges…

Value chain development programme helps to get better prices

Andhra Pradesh banana growers raking it in

The initiatives of the Indian Horticulture Department seem to be yielding results. Apparently, the banana value chain development programme is contributing to…

Lishui in Eastern China promotes strawberry industry

In recent years, local authorities in Lishui -in the southwest of Zhejiang province- have been actively promoting the region’s strawberry industry. A series of…

Kerala pineapple growers see demand soar in north India

Pineapple growers across Kerala might be looking at around 20% rise in fruit production, even as demand has gone up in north India following the winter season…

Iran: Fruit exports 20 times larger than imports

According to Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Iran imported 380,009 tons of fruit worth $267.71…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Maungatapere Berries expands North in partnership with Ngāpuhi

Whangārei’s berry producer Maungatapere Berries is set to expand its operations into Kaikohe through a partnership with Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company and Far North Holdings…

Global Focus Bananas

Biotropic bananas now in folding crates

"Savings effects continue at our banana ripening facility"

A year ago, wholesaler BioTropic launched the project 'Reusable packaging for bananas' and it now relies on EPS reusable crates, especially developed for bananas. From now on,…

Japan finds fungicides on Taiwanese bananas

As Taiwan is increasing its export of pineapples to Japan due to China's ban, due to high levels of fungicides, the Japanese ordered the removal of 750 boxes…

Iran lifts ban on fruit imports days before Iranian New Year

Officials from the Iranian Market Regulation Headquarters agreed to import fruits and other basic goods through importers and border markets. The market…

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Pakistan presents opportunities for Chinese investors

Further opportunities are being presented to Chinese investors to deepen the ongoing Sino-Pak cooperative partnership. The Pakistani Ministry of National Food…

Qatar: MME official affirms Ministry's efforts to support local products

Assistant director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) Adel al-Kaldi al-Yafei affirmed that Qatar’s…

Vietnamese wholesale markets confirm drop in waste

According to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, due to partial treatment at the source, the amount of waste relative to the total amount of…

Taiwanese pineapples qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Officials have stated that Taiwan's pineapples, along with mangoes, dragon fruit, and bananas, have met the requirements to be served at the Tokyo Olympics. On…

Promoting apples from Europe

'Fruit Union' Association campaign representatives trade mission in Dubai

In Dubai, the promotion of European apples as part of the campaign 'Strength of taste, vitamins and colours - get to know the quality of apples from Europe',…

Weekly summary of agriculture news from Vietnam (8-14/03/ 2021)

Long An Province: Dragon fruit prices low in the past year

According to the Dragon Fruit Association of Long An Province, in the past year, dragon fruit price in the province was low, ranging from…

Vietnam: Mekong district delivers high-quality sweet potatoes for export

Chau Thanh district - Dong Thap province- has expanded its cultivation of high-quality sweet potatoes for export, developing processed sweet-potato products…

Solid performance in 2020 - positive outlook for the year 2021

CMA CGM Financial results for the year 2020

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, met today under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief…

Italy: February 2021 was a negative month for big retail sales

NielsenIQ confirms that February 2021 was a negative month when it comes to sales in the big retail channel, especially considering the difference with the start of the health…

Florida blueberry volumes enter a strong market

The Florida blueberry season is slowly starting up. Adam Roe of Noble Citrus shares: “We are starting to get a bit of fruit this week and then next week we should really be…

Washington apple exporter comments on container shortages and shipping delays

The logistics challenges that have been caused by multiple pandemic-related factors have been getting increasingly worse, says Donna Feltrup, Export Manager at L&M Companies.…

Jupiter’s Greek plum project trials six new varieties

Global fresh produce grower Jupiter Group are thrilled to announce that they will be trialling six new varieties of South African plums in the northern hemisphere for the…

Almeria's Farmers Union Association met with DHL Spain

Paving the way to export southern Spain's fruits to Asia

Almeria's Farmers Union Association (UNA) met with the general director of DHL Spain this week to provide solutions on logistics for the export of…

A strawberry variety characterised by its early ripening

Parthenope® CIVS115*, a low-chill strawberry variety in Caserta and Naples provinces in the Campania region, one of the most important strawberry growing areas…

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Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 10

Chile: Blueberry harvest in southern zone in its final stage

The harvest in the central-south zone is already finished, while the south zone is in its final stage, with the last harvests concentrated in Los Ríos Region and with volumes…

Artes Politecnica in Italy

Video Insect nets: Good experiences for monoblock and monorow installation

As spring is approaching dangerous pests begin to wake up after winter and start to threaten our orchards. The Asiatic stink bug is probably one of the most dangerous and…

Sunraycer, an opportunity to enhance the productive system of the valleys of Jujuy

INTA presents a new nectarine cultivar

The National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) presented the second nectarine cultivar evaluated and selected in the Jujuy region. The cultivar is…

Shipping industry changes tack after container crisis

Following the effects of the Covid pandemic, giant container ships that take goods from China and the Far East to western consumers faced delays at ports.…

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Schwarz Group is testing till-less stores in Germany

Eurocash to acquire 49% share in Arhelan supermarket chain

France: Carrefour fined 1.75mln euros for unfairly squeezing suppliers on priceFrench retailer Carrefour has been fined 1.75mln euros ($2.1mln) for unfairly pressing suppliers…

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