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Export price of Chinese garlic stabilized in the last two weeks

The market price of Chinese garlic was on the rise prior to the Chinese Spring festival [12 February, 2021], and began to fall afterwards. In the last two weeks the market…

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Victory for hydroponic growers

Judge rules: This lettuce can be organic

Good news for the organic growers of the US. Or at least, for the organic hydroponic growers of the US. The U.S. District Court in San Francisco has affirmed the legality of…

South Korea opens its market to Colombian Hass avocados

The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture announced that South Korea had opened its market for Colombia's Hass avocados. This opening was possible thanks to the…

Indian grape export drops by 18% this season – harvest delays

Grape exports from India have dropped nearly 18% this season. Exporters have shipped grapes amounting to 74,944.261 tonnes to European countries during the…

"Cherry Express" connects Chile and Hong Kong in 23 days

It is reported that since the start of the cherry export season, TPS (Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso) has transported 170,000 tons between November 2020 and…

Bangladesh

Faridpur onion growers welcome bumper harvest

While high onion prices are going up across Bangladesh ahead of the festive season of Ramadan, Faridpur growers are expecting a bumper output this year. They…

Local cherries marketed for 240 yuan per kilo in China

From late February, greenhouse cherries from Dalian started trickling into the market. Growers are busy harvesting and prices have also reached a record high…

Chapainawabganj mango growers expect bumper harvest

Thanks to generally favourable weather, Chapainawabganj mango growers are expecting a bumper yield of mango this year, The Department of Agricultural Extension…

Thailand exports fruit to China on behalf of neighboring countries

Thailand has turned into a springboard for neighboring countries who wish to export fruit to China. Consumer demand for Southeast Asian fruit, especially…

Chinese ginger prices currently weak

In week 11 of 2021, ginger prices in sales areas fluctuated, and overall sales didn’t see any significant upturn. The market price in the sales areas of large…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Freshcare introduces new QR code security

Freshcare is introducing QR codes on certificates across all its Standards to add a greater level of security and allow users to access real time up to date information on a…

Global Focus Bananas

Strong market for Dominican organic bananas right now

Banana volumes coming out of the Dominican Republic are currently lower than usual, says Jose Bernard of Coopabando, a cooperative of small organic banana producers. “While…

Production volume is expected to grow this year

More than six thousand hectares of 'volcanic lychee' trees bloom in Chinese Haikou

Volcanic lychee trees are in bloom in Haikou. The winter was colder than usual this year, which is beneficial for the production of lychee flowers. Some of the…

People’s Conference Senior VP Abdul Gani Vakil:

‘Indian government neglects Jammu and Kashmir apple growers in recent budget’

Senior vice president People’s Conference (PC) and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil slammed the central government for neglecting fruit growers in the recent…

Bihar litchi growers fear losses due to weather

The irregular weather conditions since mid- January may negatively impact both quality and quantity of the Bihar litchi crop. Although slightly down from 70% a…

Bangladesh

Rangamati farmers delighted by early pineapples

Generally, pineapples are cultivated between June and July, but for the last few years, the fruit has been cultivated during January and February. The hill…

Bumper mango yield in Vijayawada

Exports from Asia’s largest mango market at Nunna have started early this year. Due to a high local yield, inputs at the market have increased in the last two days. Mango farmers and…

Jammu & Kashmir government sanctions modified High Density Plantation Scheme

The Jammu & Kashmir government has sanctioned the implementation of the modified High Density (HD) plantation scheme, under which 5,500 hectares of…

Due to high retail prices

South Koreans ponder growing green onions at home

With the price of green onions going up, more and more South Koreans are choosing to take matters into their own hands and grow them at home. The state-run…

Pakistan seeks self-sufficiency in potato seeds

Pakistan is set to become self-sufficient in potato seed by mid-2022. The country will start producing high-quality, virus-free, third-generation potato seed,…

Taiwan detects pesticide in 800 boxes of US apples

Excess levels of pesticide residue have been found in a shipment of 800 boxes of US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The FDA stated…

China: Banana prices rebounding in 2021

In line with a seasonal shortage of top-quality bananas, the Mintec price of Chinese bananas rose by 10% to CNY 5.82/kg in the 10 weeks to 10th March. While…

Chefs maximize the versatility of cress

It can sit on the plate next to a steak as a punchy side salad. It can be whirled into a pesto. It can be lightly sautéed along with fresh spring vegetables and tossed into a…

inotec LLC focuses on innovative labeling technology for the food industry

"RFID labeling is rapidly gaining traction in the food industry"

Strict specifications and legal guidelines; total precision and exacty hygiene are important in the food industry. Inotec LLC, headquartered in Neumünster, Germany, can look…

Debate on the PGI origin trademark 'Pomodoro pelato di Napoli' for peeled tomatoes

The request for the PGI origin trademark Pomodoro pelato di Napoli (Peeled Tomato of Naples PGI), strongly supported by the Promotional Committee, chaired by Lino Cutolo, is…

Fruit and vegetable growers in flood affected New South Wales waiting to see full impacts of the disaster

Fruit and vegetable wholesalers are hoping that the impacts from the flooding in Northern New South Wales remain minimal to supply. In what the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian…

Lizette Farm Store, the Netherlands:

"You can no longer do without an asparagus peeling machine"

Thirteen years ago, Eric and Lizette de Loo bought an asparagus peeler, almost by accident. They were one of the first to do so. It was exciting at first. But they now have…

Maersk points to year-on-year increase in reefer supply to their SA customers

Little sign of let-up in reefer equipment shortfall as citrus season starts

South African fruit exporters feel particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of global trade at the moment as they see ships, not prepared to wait outside a congested South…

Fighting HLB disease with finger limes?

Could finger limes be part of the solution in Florida’s struggle with the HLB disease affecting its grapefruit? Dr. Manjul Dutt thinks possibly so. Dutt, a research assistant…

SCEA Hermant invests in TOMRA 3A sorting machine

SCEA Hermant has invested in a TOMRA 3A sorting machine to optimize the quality of potatoes and onions sold at fresh markets For two years, SCEA Hermant carefully considered…

SA berry industry body relaunched as blueberry export growth soars

Data shows a significant increase in South African blueberry exports for the 2020/2021 season. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic last year,…

SAG certifies last shipments of Chilean blueberries of the season

Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service has reported it is certifying the last shipments of fresh blueberries of the season. Of the total exported by the…

IQonsulting

End of the 2020-21 Chilean blueberry season has arrived

With 598 tons exported during week 10, the end of the 2020-21 season of blueberries from Chile has arrived, with some minimum volumes still to be exported. This campaign…

Tahiti: a farm producing fruit and vegetables all year round

In Taravao, French Polynesia, a farm produces fruit and vegetables all year round using a method of cultivation above ground: aquaponics. This method is based…

Israel reveals mega railway project to UAE

Avi Simhon, the Head of the Israeli National Economic Council, has revealed that Israel and the UAE are planning to establish a railway project linking Abu…

Precious metal hidden in tomato boxes

Israeli Border Security stops gold smuggling attempt

Smugglers attempting to smuggle in gold from Gaza to the Palestinian Authority by hiding the goods in tomato boxes. They were thwarted by security forces on Tuesday. The 13…

Maraldi Sementi

Video Pioneers in the research on wild rocket

Before the Sele plain (Salerno) became the most important hub in Europe for agricultural productions destined to the fresh-cut industry, Maraldi Sementi was already studying…

Euro Pool System

Euro Pool System: Making fruits and vegetable transports more sustainable

Since early February, Euro Pool System, logistics provider of reusable packaging in the European fresh supply chain, has started to replace millions of rigid, blue containers…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Average week price £0.80 for bananas from Cameroon

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…

IVIA and the Dareton Primary Industries Institute of Australia will collaborate to research citrus and persimmon

The Plenary of the Consell has approved a collaboration agreement between the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA) and the Dareton Primary…

How beneficial are dates for men?

Research does not show that eating dates provides any sexual health benefits for males. That said, the fruit’s high nutrient content may promote general…

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JD.Com to invest $800mln in on-demand delivery platform Dada Group

Amazon loses market share in FranceEven though Amazon saw its sales in France increase significantly, the e-commerce giant could not fully benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic.…

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