One month ago, the government of Uzbekistan decided to exempt the import of a range of fruits, including bananas, kiwis, citrus fruits, fresh apples, pears, quince and other fresh and dried fruits from customs duties.
The grape season in India is starting and despite floods in some parts of the country, the grape growing regions did not experience many unseasonal rains this year.
Despite some initial concerns about quality due to adverse weather conditions in many production countries, grape cultivations in Spain and India seem to be relatively unaffected, whereas Italy has seen some of the feared damage.
Kashmir’s horticultural industry is set to harvest the fruits of innovation. Kiwi plants, which were introduced by the SKUAST in 1987 on an experimental basis, have now started bearing fruit.
Chilean fresh and frozen berry firm Hortifrut, has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Atlantic Blue, a leading company in variety development, growing and sales of berries in Europe and Northern Africa, in a €241 million deal.
Growers from different areas of South Kashmir have made clear that in 2020, around 50 percent of produce was kept in cold storage units as compared to 2019 This year, the demand of apple remained very good throughout the year despite Covid restrictions du
The early cherry harvest started on 25 September at ZZ2’s Muriti farm near Rustenburg, followed five days later at Kareebosch close to Polokwane, Limpopo Province.
The previous season for Polish apples had a smooth transition into the new one, as not all of the old apples were sold once the 2021/2022 season began.
Despite plentiful production, fans of bananas around the world may soon see an increase in prices, as the price of the popular fruit is affected by the increase in the cost of raw materials across the globe.
