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OVERVIEW GLOBAL AVOCADO MARKET

The price for avocados on the global market has been rising in recent weeks due to a smaller supply and a shortage of large sizes. At the moment, Mexico and Chile dominate the…

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USDA citrus annual report

Australian citrus harvest to rise by 10%

Good rainfall in 2020 benefitted Australia's citrus cultivation. It will affect 2021's expected yields considerably well. The orange harvest is estimated at 535.000 tons, with…

Tasmania: Harvest worker boost but more seasonal workers needed

Tasmanian fruit growers have welcomed about 160 newly-arrived seasonal workers from Vanuatu, but there is still a much broader workforce required to bring in the full summer…

Australian fruit and veg losses top $38 million over labour shortage

Crop losses across Australia, directly as a result of ongoing labour shortages, have continued to mount over the festive season and have now topped $38…

Coquimbo, Chile

Shading nets reduce water needs of table grapes by up to 25%

In the Coquimbo Region, a project is underway to study the impact of the use of site-variety specific shading nets on the water needs of table grapes. The…

Mike de Koster, WDK Onions:

"Onion trade from full pelt to quiet spell"

After weeks with a gigantic onion export, the demand for Dutch onions is currently a lot calmer. "The contrast is huge, we are really going from full throttle to almost…

Hein Punt – Maluti Fruit

Early South African apple exporter looks to up overseas trade

The new Royal Gala season is starting for Maluti Fruit in a cool summer with plentiful rain, and it’s been years since rivers have run as strongly as this season, says Hein…

UAntwerp and Port of Antwerp testing innovative technology for autonomous shipping

3D sonar sensors enable unmanned sailing

Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping. It may sound futuristic, but innovative research carried out by UAntwerp and the Port of Antwerp is bringing us one step…

Nigel Jenney - Fresh Produce Consortium

“Whilst the government has had years to plan for this they have given the industry a matter of weeks"

The UK and EU agreed a last minute Brexit deal on 24th December, which has been widely welcomed by the fresh produce industry. It means goods can still be…

Organto closes over-subscribed CDN $4.6 Million convertible note financing

Organto Foods Inc., an integrated provider of organic and value-added organic fruits and vegetables, today announced the closing of its recently announced…

Special Latin America

Peruvian blueberry exports passed 833 million dollars in 2020

Peru's blueberry exports in 2020 had a moderate increase in volume and value when compared to the previous year. According to a report by Agrodata Peru, in 2020 the country…

Global Focus Grapes

Exports have grown by more than 21% since October, despite the pandemic and strikes in Peru

Peruvian table grape shipments are expected to increase in the 2020/21 campaign

Peru exported 215,000 tons of table grapes between October and December 20 of 2020, i.e. 21.5% more than the 177,000 tons it shipped in the same period of the previous year,…

CEVA Logistics accelerates its expansion in Africa with the acquisition of ASTI Group in Morocco

CEVA Logistics’ strategic expansion plan across the African continent is further gathering pace with the acquisition of ASTI Group in Morocco. CEVA Logistics and ASTI have…

End of year weighted average European orange prices at €74 per 100 kgs

The December 2020 weighted average European orange prices stood at €74 per 100 kgs Those in Spain were at €59 and the prices in Greece stood at €56, both being slightly above…

Financial report for Fiscal Second Quarter 2021

Lamb Weston net sales declined by 12%

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced its fiscal second quarter 2021 results and provided a business update for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. “We delivered…

Chilean sweet cherry air exports reached 16,364 tons in season 20/21

At week 53, the exports by this mean of transport are 3.3% higher than the previous season. The current 2020/21 Chilean cherry export campaign began in week…

Record shipping rates unlikely at their peak, Maersk says

Container carrier A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is working at full capacity and can’t yet see a peak in freight rates that have already been propelled to record highs by pandemic…

Imported fruits in China receiving lukewarm response

The peak fruit production season is currently underway in the southern hemisphere. In previous years, imported fruits were flooding into the China market at…

Ginger combats certain autoimmune diseases in mice

Ginger is known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects, which makes it a popular herbal supplement to treat inflammatory diseases. Now, according…

Lifepack: Pineapples turned into plantable plates

When it comes to finding solutions to a big problem, there doesn’t seem to be anything that’s better than using something that people really want to get rid of as the raw…

Yellow Pallet: Banana fibre pallets substantially reduce CO2 emissions

Approximately 21 million pallets are needed each year for the export of fruit from the tropics. These pallets need large amounts of wood and too much energy is consumed in…

‘Still, barring weather problems, this year’s fruit harvest will exceed 2019 records’

Russian Federation: fruit price increases predicted for 2021

According to preliminary estimates from the Horticulture Union of the Russian Federation, the apple harvest amounted to 708,000 tons in 2020, which is 30%…

Chinese pear sales affected by shatang mandarins and Covid-19

The export season of fresh Chinese pears is currently underway, but the number of orders from overseas has reduced significantly compared with the same period…

Retail

Dreamstime

Vietnam’s retail sales: The lowest growth in 9 years

Aldi Portugal has opened the first of 25 new stores it plans to open in 2021

HelloFresh expands to JapanWithin 5 to 7 years, HelloFresh aims to grow from 3.6bln to 10bln euros in turnover. To achieve this, the German company is now preparing for…

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