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Oliver Barnes, -Alterra

"It will be one of the largest avocado growing sites in the region once developed"

Last week agricultural asset developer and manager Alterra Ltd announced it had completed the feasibility study for its planned 300-hectare avocado project located in…

APAL Post-Harvest Seminar - MAF Roda

"The fundamental question asked to me every day is how can I reduce the packing cost to the grower"

Leading global packing equipment company, MAF RODA says the industry is now able to analyse every piece of fruit more thoroughly than ever before, thanks to huge advancements…

AU: Hort production to fall, prices to rise, labour to bite

Prices of summer vegetables, stone fruit, pome fruit and table grapes are forecast to rise by between 15% and 25% in 2020–21 according to Australian Bureau of…

Container shipping may encounter unprecedented "large-scale delays”

In 2021, although Covid-19 has been effectively controlled within China, the pandemic is still raging around the world. It has to be said that the…

Peru's mandarin achieves a new export record in 2020

Mandarin consolidated its leading role in Peru's agro-export basket in 2020. It broke previous records and allowed Peru to become the sixth biggest exporter of…

Italian kiwi fruit suppliers find European market more attractive than Asian market

The outbreak of Covid-19 early last year and the subsequent pandemic have caused significant disruptions in global trade. The fruit import and export markets in particular…

Chinese market demand for domestic dragon fruit continues to grow

Vietnamese supply volume of dragon fruit declines by nearly 40%

The Chinese dragon fruit industry has rapidly developed in recent years. The overall surface area devoted to dragon fruit plantation continues to expand. Although the outbreak…

20 percent increase in volume expected

Egyptian citrus season started off strong

The Egyptian citrus season has started and is fueled by strong demand for vitamin C rich fresh fruit. "Egyptian citrus has been growing at a rapid pace over the past few years…

Kuno Jacobs, Nova Exhibitions on his experiences as exhibition organizer:

"I expect even more enthusiasm for physical trade shows than before the pandemic"

The events sector is one of the sectors that has been hit hardest by the corona crisis. "Where many sectors see their turnover decrease it is not easy for the events sector…

South African litchi season defies the doomsayers

The blood bath in the litchi season, predicted by some back in December, was never realised. The crop was predicted to be 30% up on last year (approximately 3,600 export…

Special Latin America

First shipments of Colombian organic avocados arrive

One grower shipper has just brought in its first organic Colombian avocados into the U.S. this week. Brian Gomez, president and founder of Greenfruit Avocados, at the first…

Global Focus Grapes

Tajikistan: Fresh grapes available almost year-round

Over the last twenty years, plant breeders of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of…

Jim van der Voort and Rémon Koopman, new Jongejans Luchttechniek representatives for the Dutch market

"Companies realize that with a structural solution for agricultural dust and skins they are better off for the future"

For more than thirty years, Jongejans Luchttechniek has been fully devoted to providing solutions for agricultural dust and loose skins. Despite the coronavirus crisis, the…

Low supply and high pricing on watermelons

Watermelons are light in supply right now. “They’re coming from offshore such as Guatemala and Costa Rica as well as Central Mexico. Coastal Mexico is starting here next…

New refrigeration systems help meet greater demand for cargo shipping

Helping to support increased demand for refrigerated cargo shipping, South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine Company Ltd. is acquiring 1,700 new containers refrigerated by…

Washing and drying line for leafy vegetables VeggieLine deployed for mise en place

The Rungis mise en place is one of the most modern cutting kitchens in Europe. To meet the rapidly growing market demand, Rungis decided to use a washing and drying line from…

PotatoEurope 2021 Innovation Award professional jury members announced

In January 2021, the year in which another Dutch edition of PotatoEurope will take place on September 1 and 2, the organiser DLG Benelux has announced the members of the…

South African pome fruit growers expecting a good 2021 crop

The pome fruit harvest is under way with positive expectations for 2021. Last year saw a much better winter with enough rain in the majority of the production…

California growers reminded to stay alert for Asian citrus psyllid

Jim Gorden, chair of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee (CPDPC), is greatly concerned about the increase in sporadic Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…

Large supply volume of cold storage apples puts pressure on the price

Low market price stimulates Chinese apple export

This is the time of year when retailers stock up on apples in preparation for the Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021]. Farmers put their stock on the market and cold…

Report by Dynamar states

Worldwide volumes of refrigerated trade reached a new high of 169.2 million tons in 2019

Following the release of its eleventh annual reefer analysis, Dynamar Shipping Information and Consultancy indicates that worldwide volumes of refrigerated…

Container cargo rollovers at top 20 ports up 75% in December 2020

Container cargo rollovers at the world’s top 20 ports increased by around 75 percent in December last year compared to the previous month. This is mainly due…

Chinese Sun Art drafts plan to purchase 51% of shares in Hema Fresh

Sun Art Retail Group announced on the 15th of January, 2021 that their indirect subsidiary RT Mart China has concluded an agreement with Alibaba Network…

Chinese potato prices stable

Although China has experienced strong cold snaps this year, potato prices have not wavered. Why are they so stable with almost no fluctuations? First of all, the supply on the market…

University of Coimbra research

Blueberry consumption positive for liver health

Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing…

Edible-peel bananas

The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, which before the 2011 earthquake was known for its prosperous agriculture, resumed its agricultural activities ten years after the nuclear…

Policies alleged to hurt Florida strawberry and bell pepper growers

Florida Delegation wants investigation into Mexico’s trade policies

Late last week, members of the Florida congressional delegation sent letters to Lisa Barton, the secretary to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), on…

Antalya province, Turkey

Five-gram ‘baby watermelons’ now available

A company in the southern Turkish province of Antalya growing micro-sized special fruits and vegetables has now begun selling “baby watermelons” weighing just…

Bill Gates becomes largest farmland owner in the US

Billionaire Bill Gates is a well-known personality world-wide, but now he is also America’s farmland king. The Microsoft co-founder has become the largest…

Trade volume of fruit reached 10,800 tons on the first day

Chinese Hongxing Global Agricultural Wholesale Center is open for business

The Hongxing Fruit Market in Changsha City has officially closed down after 16 years. The market moved to the new Hongxing Global Agricultural Wholesale Center…

Price of imported fruits in Chinese market no longer "crazy"

Two weeks ago, cherry prices were still around 36 yuan per half a kilo, but many consumers have responded to the fact that recent prices of locally grown…

Mexican mango season begins with Ataulfo’s followed by round mangoes

Crespo Organic Mangoes’ Oaxacan packhouse opened ahead of schedule and is currently packing and shipping organic Ataulfo mangoes to both McAllen and Nogales. Round mangoes are…

Retail

Dreamstime

Carrefour’s acquisition of supermarket chain Supersol costs 338 jobs

Sainsbury's will open its first branch in Qatar

UK: Aldi gives all store colleagues a New Year pay riseAldi has recognised the contribution of its store colleagues by giving them a New Year’s pay rise and increasing its…

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