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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…

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Intent on boosting Australian exporters’ online presence

Pandemic recovery plan launched

Australian exporters will be aided by a series of government grants to increase online engagement with key overseas markets. This is intended to aid economic recovery from the…

Central Queensland: Fruit growers see full dams for first time in four years

Although the heavy rains have been quite devastating for residents in parts of South East Queensland, producers on the now-lush central Queensland coast cannot…

Gisborne to transform into ‘new frontier' for kiwifruit investment

Comparatively cheap land prices are combining with industry incentives to turn Gisborne into the ‘new frontier' for kiwifruit investment. This was recognised…

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…

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…

NZ: Fruit and Vegetables in Schools initiative receives top marks

New Zealand’s Fruit and Vegetables in Schools initiative will deliver 27 million servings of fresh fruit and vegetables to schools nationwide this year. The…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Shortage of shipping containers is mostly solved

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

"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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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