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OVERVIEW GLOBAL KIWIFRUIT MARKET

Although New Zealand obtained a record kiwifruit harvest last year, the producing regions in the northern hemisphere are facing a decline in their volumes due to the weather…

South African ginger market is white-hot

South Africans have been swapping social media horror stories on the price of supermarket ginger, as a shortage develops on the market, driving the price “through the roof”…

Mourad Ben Salem, Med’Essor:

20% increase in volumes of Maltaise oranges from Tunisia this year

This year, the first truck of Maltaise oranges from Tunisia arrived at Rungis on January 12th. Mourad Ben Salem, manager of Med’Essor, has been importing this juicing orange…

The EC will take the citrus sector into account in the next evaluation of the trade agreement with South Africa

The European Commission will take into account the citrus sector's input when they evaluate the trade agreement with South Africa this year, as revealed in the course of a…

Oppy expands footprint with Ocean Spray® grapes from southern hemisphere

Oppy announced a new grape program building on its partnership with Ocean Spray®, the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families. The fruit comes from the…

Exporters’ Club Western Cape report

South Africa: Ageing equipment causes delays at Port of Cape Town

According to a recent report from the Exporters’ Club Western Cape, out-of-date equipment at the Port of Cape Town’s multi-purpose terminal (MPT) is causing…

Zimbabwe: Garlic exports present great opportunity for growers

Zimbabwean garlic growers have been urged to increase exports to take full advantage of a growing global market. The latter has expanded from US$500 million to…

Luke Couch - Nutrafruit

Queen Garnet plum sees +300% in export volumes this year

The Queen Garnet plum season is now in full swing and at the current tree plantings, it is possibly the biggest planting of a single plum variety in Australia. “The Queen…

Richard Bevelander, De Groot fruit & vegetables; Jaap den Boer, Olympic Fruit:

"Lots of demand for Spanish citrus"

Citrus sales are currently going smoothly, according to Richard Bevelander of De Groot fruit & vegetables. "We have now switched to Lane Late from Spain with hand oranges and…

Polish apple season has been ‘acceptable’

European market is quite slow due to the pandemic

The season is expected to become rather slow for the upcoming months when it comes to the Polish Apple season. One exporter has sold off most of what he had in stock…

Special Latin America

The Washington Apple Commission takes the US Golden Delicious and Cripps Pink varieties to Colombia

The Washington Apple Commission stated that it was working on the new promotion of two apple varieties in the Colombian market to meet that market's growing…

Global Focus Grapes

Diego Moeykens, Indiana Import:

“The table grape industry is changing rapidly, in all production areas”

At Indiana Import, the import grape season usually starts around mid-November with the products from Peru, and lasts until the end of April. “This year, the transition between…

26,5 hectares under lit-cultivation

Dutch coop, Kompany, has first conventional lit-cultivation cucumbers available again

Last year, the Dutch cooperative, Kompany, had own-grown cucumbers available year-round for the first time. That was thanks to one of its growers using LED lightning. "That…

J.H. Leavy & Co

Brisbane wholesaler able to significantly boost operations since moving into new warehouse

A major Brisbane wholesaler says it has been able to provide a significant increase in capacity across a number of its current service offerings, since launching its new…

Chinese garlic export enters peak period before Spring Festival arrives

Export price of Chinese garlic is stabilizing, only in a few areas is the price still rising

Some overseas countries have adopted a series of quarantine measures ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. These measures have an impact on the regular export of…

Fooditive and Frutco develop sustainable banana sweetener

"Sweetener with health potential to transform food industry"

Fooditive B.V. and Frutco AG have announced their partnership to launch the Fooditive® banana sweetener line worldwide. Fooditive B.V. reaffirms its commitment to fighting…

Turkish strawberry season started a month early due to hot weather

There was an early start for the Turkish strawberries this year. Thanks to hotter weather, the strawberries were harvested last month already, when they usually would’ve…

Justin Leonard - Jackie Leonard & Sons.

“We will get through this uncertain period but as a businessman it is difficult"

The new Brexit regulations are causing a big problem for British exporters to Europe and vice versa. Irish importers are also having a very difficult time as a huge percentage…

Ken Lyons of Blue Mountain Fruit Co.’s Red Prince apple variety

“With our new sustainable packaging, we expect bagged apple sales to grow 50% this year”

The Red Prince apple variety was brought from the Netherlands to Canada by Irma and Marius Botden in the year 2000 and is grown exclusively by the Blue Mountain Fruit Company.…

“We really didn’t expect to be in this situation almost a year on"

Wholesalers have had to adapt many times in the last 12 months to cope with lockdowns and different levels of restrictions. It has been no different for Dundee wholesaler Les…

The Chiquita Banana: Capexo's new Gem

Known for its large range of exotic fruits and vegetables, Capexo has recently started to collaborate with Producer Chiquita on the French market. Capexo has specialized in…

BLE Market Report Week 2:

'First navelates from Spain arrived unusually early'

Among the blond oranges, Spanish Navelina surpassed everything in terms of quantity. Navels from Italy and Spain and Salustiana from Spain supplemented the ranges. From…

Dutch company, StC, warns of fraudster: Capsa Marca

Dutch producer wholesaler, StC, wants to warn colleagues about a fraudulent company. "This company operates under the name 'Capsa Marca'. It's a Spanish party…

Brazil greenlights the import of Spanish blueberries

Freshuelva is happy about the positive response of the Government of Brazil to the blueberry management systems proposed through the Spanish Government by the…

C.H. Robinson launches consumer brand as Robinson Fresh®

Robinson Fresh, a division of global logistics company C.H. Robinson, is now offering fresh produce under its own name for the first time in the company’s 115-year history of…

Tackling overweight & obesity in Australia

'Eat more veggies' outdoor industry health campaign

Starting this weekend, signs all over Australia will feature a healthy food campaign donated by the members of the Outdoor Media Association. In February 2020,…

Export of Australian avocados: Possible improved opportunities via federal grants

Australian avocados will have an easier entry into Japan and New Zealand on the back of two Federal Government grants. Avocados Australia has been awarded the…

Canada: Demand for foreign farm workers expected to go up in Okanagan

British Columbia’s temporary foreign workers are starting to return to the region’s farms, and this year there are plans in place to ensure that their arrival…

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Romania: Retailer Mega Image leases cold storage, offices in logistic hub near BucharestSupermarket chain Mega Image, part of Ahold Delhaize group, which operates one of the…

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