"Many mistakenly believe 80-90 per cent of Egypt is desert"

OVERVIEW GLOBAL PAPAYA MARKET

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Expectations that the return of the school year won't boost banana sales like before

South Africa

Government's land redistribution programme gearing up

Algeria turns to bananas to address trade gap

New Dortmund company focuses on wholesale and food retailing

"Many mistakenly believe 80-90 per cent of Egypt is desert"

Zambia National Farmers Union supports restricted onion and potato imports

Egyptian food industry exports to China saw 21% growth in 2020

Due to growth in domestic prices and problems in potato warehouses

Russia may increase potato imports from Egypt

Uganda’s economic problems: Prices for agricultural products dropping

Heath Wilkins -Golden Bay Fruit : Steve Wright -MSC New Zealand

"Ensuring the quality of our products on arrival, particularly for the longer transits into the UK & Europe, is our primary focus"

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P&C Automation

Horticulture labour shortage leads to a surge in demand for automation solutions

Logistics drove up demand for Lunar New Year fruits

Demand for apples high all over Europe

“All apple varieties are popular this year”

Mango supplier extends season by expanding production beyond its national border

The 'Futura Central Asia' facility in Uzbekistan is practically ready

Angelo Frascarelli

"If production increases, we die due to the low prices"

Rolf Weber, Global Producers the Netherlands: "Cultivation, exports going well; shipping delays causing most issues"

Complete Costa Rican melon range available

"What's changed is our ability to respond to the needs of our customers faster and better"

Industry reactions

ITC determines blueberry imports don't cause injury to domestic industry

British Columbia growers worry—again—about labor for upcoming season

says Plenty's Co-founder Nate Storey.

“COVID is helping us re-examine our values”

Will import volumes in summer increase?

US fresh apple holdings down compared to 2020

This is the first phase of a project that will be completed with 11 devices to increase simultaneous weighing

APM Terminals Valencia expands VGM service with three new container weighbridges

Large, sweet and will ripen in winter

UC Davis releases two new strawberry varieties

Argentina

Authorities authorize advancing the harvest of the Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples in Rio Negro

University of Tartu research

Boosting people’s health with the Jerusalem artichoke

Israeli market looks promising for Moroccan fruit and vegetable exporters

Morocco-Israel: First steps towards promising joint projects

but also see advantages of greenhouse strawberry

Majority of Dutch panel don't want strawberries during winter

He assaulted a moving truck transporting mandarins

Man risks his life to make a video

Sainsbury Lab and Wageningen University & Research

New research finds best gene for durable resistance to late blight in potato

Retail

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