Daniel Corbel passed away at age 79

The apple industry loses a major contributor

Job Offers:

• Senior Maintenance Engineer - USA East coast greenhouse facility, location negotiable
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Weather issues in Spain could prove an opportunity for Egyptian Valencias

“Only a small increase in price for Valencia oranges this year”

O.P. Principe di Puglia

Low prices and difficult sales for organic cabbage, artichoke and fennel

How should fruit be described on packaging labels?

Gentilfruit

120 hectares of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and baby kiwifruit soon to be planted in Basilicata

Fresh & Cash LLC says goodbye to the Wuppertal wholesale market

"We needed a larger operating area anyway"

Paul Demyttenaere, REO Veiling

"Despite COVID we are ending 2020 with 207 million Euro turnover"

300 trucks blocked in Spain due to the snow

Marina Iblea relies on quality and added services

Year 2021 brings new challenges to the tomato and vegetable market

Belgian coop, Hoogstraten, ends 2020 with record €290 million turnover

Special Latin America

Global Focus Grapes

Greenyard Fresh Italy

New role for Ilenio Bastoni

ASF België now called Cuvelier Fruit

Sicilian artichoke campaign heading towards collapse

European potato market (week 1)

Belgium: prices are down for processed potatoes

Meijer Potato

Meijer Potato, the Netherlands:

“This robust generation is well-suited to organic farming”

Post Brexit trade deal with Ghana almost done but tariffs have already hit banana imports

Field performance and genetic stability of micropropagated gooseberry plants

Poland is largest supplier of raspberries in EU

Serbia: Duty-free export of fruits and veggies to the EU for another five years

Food waste: beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Most of the fruit, still unripe, is sold in street markets

Mass theft of avocados reported in the Region of Valencia

Potato Weekly

UK: Trade in potato packing sector is strong

KM Packaging launches compostable product range

No French blindspot sticker, no fine for first 3 months

Carrefour group will put no strawberries on its shelves in January

Fruit consumer price index at 10-year high

Blueberries are the only berry gaining ground in the province this season

Acreage devoted to raspberry production in Huelva down by 10%

Zitrus Project (WWF)

"It is absolutely possible to produce high-quality oranges in a sustainable way"

Switzerland: Aldi and Migros recall salads containing listeria

Citrus exports contribute almost $1 billion to Turkish economy in 2020

Scottish potato giant Albert Bartlett witnessed boost in sales and profits last year

The Association Agreement between Central America and the United Kingdom entered into force on January 1

EU agrees to recognise UK organic standards until 31 December 2023

Valstar shows commitment to reducing food waste with video series

Price of Chinese lemons higher than last year because the production volume declined

Ecuador wraps up mango season, total exports were down 5%

Anton Kruger – Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum

20 years of the representing South African fruit to the world

New Zealand:

Cherry harvest devastated by rain but growers grateful to have the staff to help salvage crop

Citrus line of post-harvest solutions protects produce

Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre

Australian tree crop severe weather app successfully tracks its first tropical cyclone in North Queensland

Louisiana faces several citrus woes

USDA extends harmonized GAP Assistance Program for fruit and vegetable growers in 16 states

Marketing department changes for citrus agribusiness

Chilean blueberry shipments reached 8,622 tons for week 53

Azerbaijani president Aliyev:

‘Recent ban on tomato exports to Russia was very unexpected’

Recent events regarding the strikes and new agrarian law in Peru

Including unhealthy foods may diminish positive effects of an otherwise healthy diet

Using durian fruit to charge an electric car -What will the future bring?

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