Once upon a time, fresh fruit was a luxury. But, with the passage of time, fruits are getting less expensive by the day. The next five fruits are. however, a class of their own. They are the most expensive in the world. Except for a few, even the richest of the richest cannot afford […]
Read MoreAll eyes in the kiwifruit sector are now on the southern hemisphere, which is now slowly taking over the world market. The first New Zealand kiwis are already at sea. European and North American traders look back on a predominantly positive season, with Italy as a major exception. The kiwifruit sector has had a difficult […]
Read MoreMoldova is a major fruit exporter, however, they do not make use of their favorable geographical position and climate conditions for greenhouse production development. The economist of the investment department at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. Andriy Yarmak, said this during the conference Greenhouse Business in Moldova: Opportunities and […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says creating a platform for exporting berries out of Serbia is providing several challenges, based on the structure of the industry. Serbia produces between 60,000-85,000 tonnes of raspberries annually and more than 95 per cent of production is exported. Speaking at the Global Berry […]
Read MoreThe U.S. citrus crop is forecast to be up 31% to 8.02 million metric tons (MT) in 2018-19, reflecting an expectation for expanded national production in all major citrus commodities, except lemons, and overall larger crops in the four major producing States. The rebound is expected to be the greatest in Florida, recovering from […]
Read MoreWith almost 40 thousand hectares, Italy is the leading global producer of organic citrus fruit – it is quite an impressive figure if you think that Mexico, a much larger country, occupies the second place with only 12,570 hectares destined to this segment. In general, Italy is one of the leading growers of organic food […]
Read MoreThe International finance institution, Rabobank says the seasonal nature of strawberry production and the volatility in prices can make it risky for growers wanting to invest in the industry, if they do not mitigate. Cindy van Rijswick, told the Global Berry Congress Expo in the Rotterdam, recent research from the company found that financing […]
Read MoreOnion production in Europe has producers on the verge of tears, and producers from Argentina smiling. According to agronomist Daniel Iurman, of the Experimental Agricultural Station (EEA) Hilario Ascasubi del Inta, onion production in the center and north of Europe decreased by 16 percent due to high temperatures and a water deficit, which could […]
Read MoreThe area devoted to strawberry cultivation in Tunisia reached about 614 hectares (ha) during the 2018/2019 season, including 590 ha are located in the governorate of Nabeul, compared to 563 ha last season (2017/2018), an increase of 9%. The volume of strawberry production is estimated at 18.2 thousand tonnes over the last five years, […]
Read MoreDUBAI: Business-to-business – or B2B – meetings with carefully selected buyers and suppliers are an effective way to promote exports. Suppliers, ready with custom designed proposals and the necessary logistics and certifications in place, can meet at least ten potential clients in just a matter of hours. At today’s Middle East Trade Forum and […]
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