Japan opens super sprout factory

Issues on GMO certificates for apples have been solved by Turkish and Indian government

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Arie van Helden (Global Fresh International) on start of India grape season:

"'Finger shape' grapes are doing particularly well on the Asian market"

Bangladesh: Rangpur banana crops are plentiful

Madhya Pradesh

Fruits and vegetables expensive due to higher freight charges

Indian mango growers already worrying about export prospects amid pandemic

Azerbaijan boosted 2020 potato exports

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Japan opens super sprout factory

World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presents annual Southern Hemisphere production forecast

South Korea: Onion imports more than quadrupled in early 2021

India: Flowering mango trees have farmers worried

Special Asia

Global Focus Organics

South Korea has most expensive fruit imports in the world

Myanmar

More than 700 fruit trucks bound for China stranded at Muse border

EastFruit

Uzbekistan potatoes are expensive – how can this be countered in the future?

Australian berry volumes grow amid labour shortage concerns

First red and yellow bell peppers available at Harvest House

"European retailers are eagerly awaiting first Dutch bell peppers again"

Well-known marketer takes the reins at South African avo organisation

César Padovani of Mavanni:

“2020 was a challenging year full of ups and downs for bananas”

Analysis and assessment of the effects and damages in Uvanova's Chilean table grapes

"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported"

Infarm ushers in new era of cloud-based vertical farming

Scalable, sustainable, stable and global farming network

Arrigoni offers its ranges of Libeccio and Scirocco meshes

Windbreaker and shading meshes that increase citrus yields by up to 30%

More than 100 million Marlene® apples make their debut with new image

Consus Fresh launch AI-based label verification solution

Now load passports are simple, speedy and digital

Paperless load passports now available

USA Pears on a mission to fill fruit bowls and drive produce consumption with industry partnership

Betina Ernst: “The blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises "

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announces fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results

COVID-19 pandemic impacted net sales during 2020 by an estimated $303.6 million

The value of Peruvian ginger exports increased by 156% in 2020

Transfesa Logistics adds new freight connection in France

Turkey's banana production increased by 32.8% in 2020

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