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The first European organic seedless grapes are ready to be harvested "There are ten days left until the harvest of the first European-produced organic seedless grapes," announced Simone Raniolo, a partner of the historical fruit company Il Castello located in the Sicilian town of Mazzarrone, an area known for its Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) grapes. Simone Raniolo Il Castello is a member of the growers' organization Opens, chaired by Salvatore Consoli, and has its roots in the Sicilian rural tradition. Simone Raniolo brought fresh new ideas, as he opted for a combination of innovat...

Chilean table grape exports show significant growth in Southeast Asia

The Chilean Table Grape Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) during the month of April successfully staged an omnichannel promotional campaign in China, including digital advertising, social media and e-commerce activities, with the goal of bolstering the consumption of Chilean table grapes and further enhancing the “Grapes from Chile” brand. As with a wide range of other fruit products, Chile is a leading supplier of imported table grapes to the China market. According to data from ASOEX, Chile exported 111,487 tons of table grapes to China during the 2019/20 sea...

Egyptian grape season started, three weeks earlier than expected A little earlier than expected, the Egyptian grape season has kicked off. Due to warm weather, the start of the season arrived three weeks before it was expected to begin. For some varieties a little more time is needed, but this earlier start has resulted in solid demand from the market. According to Mohamed Elkhtib, export manager at Zamel for Import & Export, the Egyptian grape season has started about three weeks earlier than they had expected: “The Egyptian grape season already started this week, which means the season ha...

Pandemic star Novacyt was back in demand after it revealed it will roll out a slew of new Covid testing kit.  This will include equipment that can detect the variant of the virus first discovered in India, which is the latest mutation to worry scientists, and Covid antibodies.  An expanded version of an existing test is also expected to play a key role in airport 'Test and Release' programmes to and from certain countries. This could be crucial to getting international travel restarted this year.  Novacyt also announced it has been included on a Public Health England (PHE) list of approved...