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Walnuts and Hazelnuts have Risen in Price over the Past Month, while Almonds have Fallen in Price More Often – Market Overview for September 2020

According to analysts of the EastFruit project, the new season of walnut crops in the monitoring region begins unevenly. Since it has entered an active phase in all eastern countries of the monitoring region, we resume monthly reviews of the markets for walnut and almond kernels and shelled hazelnuts.   Over September 2020, project analysts […]

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Why do Ukrainian Farmers Refuse to Grow Tomatoes?

In Ukraine, the high cost of tomato production is explained by the rapid spread of the nightshade pest – the South American tomato mining moth Tuta absoluta.   Farmer Sergii Sokolov from the Kamiansko-Dniprovsky district of the Zaporizhzhia region (Ukraine) told AgroTimes about this.   Sergii has 2 hectares of greenhouses, where he grows cucumbers […]

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In 2020, Georgian Hazelnut Producers Plan to Harvest about 50 Thousand Tons of Nuts

This year, local farmers expect up to 50 thousand tons of hazelnut harvest, which is significantly higher than in previous years.   Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Khatia Tsilosani and Minister of Agriculture of Adjara Tite Aroshidze met in the village of Kakuti, Kobuleti Municipality (Western Georgia) with hazelnut producers and discussed harvesting […]

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The Blueberry Market in the Eastern Europe – 2020

Blueberries in Eastern Europe, International Webinar on the long-term blueberry market outlook for the Eastern Europe, organized by Fruit-Inform, took place Sep 17, Thursday, and involved top speakers from Ukraine and other European countries.   You can find conference recording below:     Fruit-Ukraine.org

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The Profitability of Growing Medicinal Herbs at the Start of the Project Reaches 46% – Opinion

The profitability of growing medicinal herbs in the first four years is 46% and will grow in the future. The technologist-consultant expressed this opinion for the cultivation of medicinal plants of the company “Shlesem-Ukraine” Olexander Gubanev during the online webinar “Industrial and private cultivation of medicinal plants.”   The event was organized by the Ukrainian […]

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A Ukrainian Vegetable Producer Plans to Export Pumpkin

Farm “Organic-D” from the village Sutiski of Vinnytsia region (Ukraine) grows pumpkins, which after storage for 10 months will be sent for export. This is reported by Agri-gator with reference to Kurkul.com.   The farm cultivates 300 hectares, and an area of ​​more than 70 hectares is allotted for open-field vegetable growing. Farmers grow carrots, […]

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