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Poor-quality early-season ginger is already sold out, and current supply is of regular quality

Export price of Chinese ginger increased by 40%

The first ginger of the season that was exported from China to overseas markets was harvested too early and the product quality was less than ideal. Some even showed black…

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"We improve our production quality to offer consumers better price-quality ratio"

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Azerbaijani president Aliyev:

‘Recent ban on tomato exports to Russia was very unexpected’

In a recent meeting, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, stated that the recent Russian ban on tomato exports was very unexpected.…

UAE among top export destinations of Cebu Pacific for Philippine produce and goods

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The government of Bangladesh has imposed a 10 percent tariff on onion import to protect interests of local growers. The revenue administration added 5 percent…

Bangladesh: Cabbage export to Singapore are a relief to Jashore farmers

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China builds the world's largest germplasm bank to boost food security

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Cross-border shipping of fruit is expected to grow by more than 6% in the next four years

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Chinese potato market cooled with cold weather

Recently temperatures in major potato producing areas including Shandong, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia dropped sharply. Shandong, especially, encountered the…

India: New species of fruit fly named after Siruvani in Western Ghats mountain range

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State government’s pro-farmer policies seem to yield results

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Despite the current pandemic, the pro-farmer policies of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seem to be yielding results. Even in these difficult…

Protective fruit covers enhance mango quality in Andhra Pradesh

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Interview with Pankaj Khandelwal, Chairman and Managing Director of INI Farms

'INI Farms has more than 5000 farmers, located in eight Indian states'

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APMC Fruit Market sees more than 300 fruit trucks arriving

Sources from Navi Mumbai's APMC market state that more than 300 vehicles have arrived at the location, carrying tons of fruits. This has meant that the prices of fruits have…

Pakistan protests hamper kinnow exports

In Pakistan, kinnow exports were suspended due to a sit-in on roads in Karachi, interior Sindh, and Punjab. The traffic on several roads was disrupted due to a…

Tajikistan 2020 horticulture: superfoods, disappointments and price peaks

The EastFruit team sums up the results of 2020 for one of the most interesting countries regarding the prospects for developing the fruit and vegetable…

Daniel Corbel passed away at age 79

The apple industry loses a major contributor

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Fruit consumer price index at 10-year high

The Wageningen University and Research Food Price Monitor figures have been updated to include October 2020. Fruit price indexWith an index value of 119,5 (100 in 2015),…

Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre

Australian tree crop severe weather app successfully tracks its first tropical cyclone in North Queensland

A new Australian tree crop weather monitoring app has been able to track its first major weather event since launching. The Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC)…

Ecuador wraps up mango season, total exports were down 5%

The Ecuadorian mango season is coming to an end, with the last packing and shipping of the season happening in week 1. The season has been challenging, in general, despite…

Anton Kruger – Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum

20 years of the representing South African fruit to the world

The Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum turned twenty last year and CEO Anton Kruger talked to FreshPlaza about the organisation which, since he joined it nine years ago, has grown…

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In recent decades, packaged fruit has gained market ground over loose fruit, and fruit containers have become a source of information for consumers. It is important to…

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Meijer Potato, the Netherlands:

“This robust generation is well-suited to organic farming”

The potato sector finds itself in a world that demands durable varieties. These include water-efficient types of potatoes. You must be able to process them directly from the…

Valstar shows commitment to reducing food waste with video series

Valstar has launched a video series on its sustainability efforts. Every month, the company shares a new video featuring one of their employees sitting down with a specialist…

Field performance and genetic stability of micropropagated gooseberry plants

Gooseberry is a small fruit crop producing valuable fruits, which is constantly gaining importance. In vitro propagation of this species can significantly…

New Zealand:

Cherry harvest devastated by rain but growers grateful to have the staff to help salvage crop

Central Otago cherry growers have been dealt another blow this season with heavy rain just after New Year causing major damage to fruit about to be harvested.…

KM Packaging launches compostable product range

Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has launched a new range of compostable products. The C-Range of bio-plastic packaging materials includes…

Marketing department changes for citrus agribusiness

Limoneira Company, a citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development operations, announced…

Chilean blueberry shipments reached 8,622 tons for week 53

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Citrus line of post-harvest solutions protects produce

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Including unhealthy foods may diminish positive effects of an otherwise healthy diet

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