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Felix Stamer (Direct Fresh LLC) on the current banana market

"Despite Corona, we were able to offer a complete range of bananas throughout"

In addition to conventional bananas, organic, fair trade and organic fair trade batches have been increasingly popular with consumers in recent years. Demeter bananas are also…

Jon Clark - FGA

Chilean cherry season looking promising, late season fruit could be down in volume

The last of the Chilean citrus is arriving around the world, which means that the start of the stone fruit season is about to commence. “As an industry we have been fortunate…

“Prices for Turkish kiwis should be similar to past seasons”

The Turkish kiwi season is in full swing and demand seems to be strong at the moment. According to one Turkish exporter, the hot weather did lead to slightly smaller sizes…

Xavier Rosario, of Louis Rosario SARL:

"Against all expectations, there is little demand for clementines"

"So far, the clementine season has been very tough. Consumption is not at the expected level at all," says Xavier Rosario, commercial director of Louis Rosario Sarl in…

Avocados more popular despite Covid

Avocado consumption is growing by 15% in Europe in 2020 despite all problems caused by Covid-19. This is what emerged on October 27th 2020 at the Avoforum organized by the…

Leon van den Hombergh, Frankort & Koning:

""We've had a good prelude to the normally difficult melon weeks"

The first months of the Brazilian melon season went well. That's according to Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning in the Netherlands. "We began a little earlier, in an…

Aziena Agricola Marina

Paper packaging for potatoes in Trentino

Azienda Agricola Marina was established in 2008 and boasts a small production of potatoes for fresh consumption of a high quality. The produce is packaged in recyclable paper.…

Rocío Vázquez, of Castañas El Común:

"Good quality chestnuts should be sold without any trouble"

With the arrival of autumn, the chestnut campaign kicks off in the southeast of Cáceres, in Las Villuercas. There, in the municipality of Guadalupe, the season is in full…

Start of the green kiwifruit campaign with a high Brix level

"Hayward green kiwifruit volumes are below expectations this year. Yields per hectare are below those of last year due to the adverse climatic factors, especially in spring.…

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Glen Steyn – Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Collaboration boosts morale and productivity at Cape Town Harbour

Cape Town Harbour is operationally in a much better place than it was six months ago, to the relief of table grape exporters who must have been watching the citrus campaign…

Special Automation

Netherlands: Teboza and Martens buy Cerescon asparagus harvesting robot

On Friday, Teboza and Martens Asperges signed an agreement to purchase the Sparter. This is the Dutch company, Cerescon's, selective asparagus harvesting robot. This marks the…

'Crops for robots' instead of 'robots for crops'

Vegetables to be adapted to suit picking robots

In the future, vegetable varieties will be created with the specific intent that picking robots can harvest them more easily. Colinda de Beer predicts it will…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Increased production and availability across all growing regions for the Pazazz apple

Honeybear® Brands, grower, packer, and shipper of premium apple varieties, is entering its 6th year with their Pazazz apple and it is set to be the best yet in all growing…

Aat Hoekstra's life in table grapes: "The best 70 years I could wish for"

Ninety-year old Aat Hoekstra built up one of South Africa's most successful table grape enterprises in Paarl, Western Cape and he's far from retirement. Hoekstra Fruit…

A 30% increase in production is expected for the new campaign

Limore' marks its first year of business

The cooperative Produttori di Limoni di Rocca Imperiale, that markets its lemons under the brand Limorè, created by a dozen producers with the aim to promote their production,…

Fatih Güdük (Güdük Großhandel Rostock) for marketing in times of Corona

"Thanks to increased domestic tourism, we had lots to do"

The second Corona wave keeps fruit traders in all corners of the Federal Republic on their toes. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, too, the numbers have risen rapidly in…

Agrismart, the IoT smart box dedicated to agriculture 4.0

In the future, agriculture 4.0 will involve more than 10% of the cultivated area in Italy. Technological innovation applied to precision farming represents a revolutionary and…

L'Insalata dell'Orto

Three new types of vegetable sauces

Due to the current situation, people tend to stay home and prepare their own meals, so a product like the new "Mr I-Do" sauces from L'Insalata dell'orto can be particularly…

Uhrbach Gemüsinis: Clear increase in cooking boxes during the pandemic

"Sales fluctuations in convenience vegetables partly due to corona and partly seasonal"

In these times of pandemic and lockdown there are significant shifts in the German market for fruit and vegetables. Delivery services and food retailing (thanks to increased…

Chris Chamballu, France Champignon:

"There is good demand for cultivated white mushrooms"

“The cultivated white mushroom is currently in high demand,” says Chris Chamballu, sales director of France Champignon. “This demand comes mainly from…

Marcel Verdellen, Satori:

"Global ginger shortage is driving prices up"

Current global ginger supplies are limited. That's leading to sky-high prices on the market. "China has little ginger available. Their harvests are more than…

Capexo, exclusive representative of La Dona Fruit in France

With the choice of Capexo as its exclusive representative in France, the group of Panamanian producers, La Dona Fruit, is deploying a new marketing strategy in Europe. Its…

BLE market report KW 43 / 2020:

Local Elstar, Jonagold and Royal Gala dominated the market

Native apples dominated events, primarily Elstar, Jonagold and Royal Gala. The presence of Boskoop and Pinova apparently expanded, while that of Delbarestivale was…

Davilal appoints new sales manager and production manager

At the end of October 2020, Laurent Ligonnière will quit hisposition as production manager after 10 years within thecompany. We wish him a lot of success in his new…

Carel van Krimpen, Avojoy

"Using avocados to respond to a changing world"

Avojoy supplies premium avocados to supermarkets, retailers, hospitality industry suppliers, wholesalers, restaurants, and the foodservice and catering sectors. Carel van…

BASF launches Mistela F1, a productive and highly tasty premium plum cherry tomato

The tomato crisis is no secret, but every crisis brings an opportunity, and this is how BASF, which continues to innovate with this crop, prefers to see it. The date-like plum…

François Moran, of Tropibana:

"In two weeks, the price of ginger has dropped significantly"

The situation in the Brazilian ginger market is relatively difficult at the moment: "Two weeks ago, prices were very high, reaching 42-43 Euro per package. Currently, sales…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 23-10-2020)

Week 43 shipments from Mexico at 357,000 cartons of Hass avocados

Week 43 avocado shipments from Mexico to Europe came out at 357,000 cartons avocados, Hass only. The corresponding numbers for Hass imports from Chile 693,000 cartons and…

Orange production in Region of Valencia down by 40% due to spring rainfall

The orange campaign officially started in the Spanish Region of Valencia just over 15 days ago, although the earliest varieties have been harvested since the…

AgroFair pays voluntary Covid-19 compensation premium to its banana growers

AgroFair has decided to pay $ 0.05 per box of bananas as a voluntary contribution to our producers for unexpected costs they have incurred due to the Covid-19…

Irish Farmers' Association

Domestic Potato Market Report

Ireland's domestic consumption and retail demand remain buoyant

Ireland's domestic consumption and retail demand remained buoyant as week two of the second ‘National lockdown’ began. With all restaurants forced to close their doors and…

ASPROCAN: "There are very few deadlines and opportunities left"

Minister Planas will defend maintaining the EU aid to the Canary Islands' banana sector

The future of the Canary Islands banana sector still depends on the final decision that Brussels adopts on the funds of the new CAP after the discussions in which the Council…

Dutch apple variety trials in Rwanda

Agriterra, a Dutch non-governmental organization, has partnered up with the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources and National Agricultural…

Canary Islands tomato and cucumber exporters will be compensated for their transport aid

After discussing the consequences of the United Kingdom's departure from the EU in the Commission for Affairs Related to the European Union (CARUE), the Vice…

NFU says urgent action is needed to implement seasonal workers scheme

The NFU is urging government to provide immediate clarity on how fruit, veg and flower businesses will be able to recruit seasonal workers next year. The call comes as a new…

PMA virtual town hall

Predictive analysis: How it is used in the industry to drive business

This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on the rapidly growing field of predictive analytics, which helps companies draw from past data trends to make informed decisions…

Mucci Farms announces 200 acre North American expansion

Mucci Farms announced major expansions in Kingsville, Ontario and Huron, Ohio totalling 206 acres over the next two years. These investments support their ongoing emphasis on…

Women play a big role at Elisur Organic

"In 5 years we have managed to become one of the top ginger exporters in Peru"

Ginger is a product that has greatly helped in improving the financial situation of several families in the central jungle of Peru, after the region's coffee growers suffered…

Slimmer ginger supplies cause prices to spike

The ginger market in North America continues to see shifts from countries supplying the market right now. China, a significant ginger growing country, has seen pressure on its…

First virtual TOC Americas conference

Pandemic pushes Latin American economies to 30-year lows

According to economists at the first virtual TOC Americas conference, the overall Latin American economy has been set back almost 30 years as a consequence of…

Queensland asparagus price could drop as Japanese exports ease

According to Rural Bank, Queensland asparagus growers could face a significant price drop this season. The October 2020 Rural Bank Insights Update says early…

Retail

Amazon.se has officially launched

Whole Foods Market partners with Infarm

Dutch ecommerce top 6 remain unchangedThe 6 biggest online stores in the Netherlands in 2019 are still the same 6 as in the year before. Bol.com remains the biggest ecommerce…

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