Avocados Australia welcomes Thailand market access
On Thursday 11 May, Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, the Director General of the Thai Department of Agriculture, signed the gazette notice for import conditions for Western Australian Hass avocados at a

Kenya: Nakuru county invests in sustainable avocado farming
The Nakuru county government has launched a sustained campaign to revitalize avocado farming, focusing on sales to international markets. County Executive Committee Member in charge of

Japanese blueberries and grapes rejected by Taiwan for banned pesticides
Shipments of fresh blueberries and grapes from Japan were seized at Taiwan's border after they were found to contain banned pesticides. A total of 9 kilograms of blueberries were confiscated after

Is the banana the only solution for the combination of fruit and vegetables and quality?
Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores has sparked a 'hot' debate among our readers. Of those who

Sakata introduces Tyrian, the purple branched broccoli from stem to head
Sakata Seed Ibérica extends its spell and brings out Tyrian, the first variety on the market of fully purple branched broccoli, both in grain and stem. Once again, Sakata, a leading company in

US and Chile work to strengthen bilateral fruit trade
US officials have been in Chile this month to discuss various issues related to the bilateral trade of fresh fruit. The topics covered include US blueberry exports to Chile, the approval

Summer fruits, the Italiafruit analysis
The heat is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in

Azerbaijan introduced a temporary restriction on the import of peppers and kiwi from Iran
AFSA revealed that after examining 19 shipments of peppers and 34 shipments of kiwis imported by Iranian companies, quarantine pests (brown fruit wrinkling virus and mulberry scale insect) were

Italmercati, Pallottini reconfirmed as president
The Assembly of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, has reconfirmed Fabio Massimo Pallottini as President for the two-year period 2023-2025. The confirmation confirms the path