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Head of Horticulture - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

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AI vending machines provide secure shopping experience

Chinese retail industry rapidly develops innovative sales methods

The outbreak of Covid-19 posed significant challenges to the Chinese fruit industry this year. Retail became particularly difficult. At the same time, consumer behavior…

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Head of Horticulture - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Fresh-key welcomes new developments in the Chinese market

Risk in the Chinese cold supply chain industry frequently bring challenges and opportunities

Against the background of rapid economic developments in the international market, the swift expansion of the cold supply chain industry is one of the most surprising…

Keywords this season are safety and health

Chilean cherry season is about to hot up in Chinese market

The first Chilean cherries of this season already arrived in Shanghai and Guangzhou in October. The busy period of the Chilean cherry season is about to begin. December will…

Bhutan orange exports are getting more expensive

The Bhutanese orange export season has arrived, but the largest export point in the country, Gelephu, is yet to ready the stockyard. In the meantime, exporters…

Giant grapes at € 250 per bunch

How big can a grape be? According to images posted and shared on Vietnamese social media this week, giant grapes are larger than a chicken's egg. This variety of surprising…

Chinese spring onion prices soaring

Recently, the price of green onions, ginger and other daily condiments has doubled. In some wholesale markets, the wholesale price of green onions has tripled…

Container shortages on the market, how does this happen?

A shortage of reefer containers is a big problem at the moment in the global trade. But how does this happen? The video below explains exactly what has happens…

Chinese fruit chain Pagoda to launch IPO in China

Pagoda, a Chinese fresh-fruit chain, plans to launch their IPO in the Chinese stock exchange market. The company has received pre-listing tutoring under…

Chinese food-delivery giant launches standardized fresh-cut fruit project

Freshcut products, have been criticized in China for the lack of standardization. To this end, food-delivery giant Ele.me announced the launch of the “Sunshine…

Kawee Wateesatogkij

Hong Kong Seaport Alliance

Ensuring growth in the cold chain market

Hong Kong Seaport Alliance’s (HKSPA) goal to embrace opportunities in the growing cold chain market is coming to fruition. By leveraging on Hong Kong’s unique…

Special Wholesale markets

Suppliers from Cologne are suffering due to Lockdown Light

"The potential reopening of the hospitality industry in January or March would not play a major role"

The Lockdown Light is still worrying traders at the Cologne wholesale market. "Up to the beginning of the current partial lockdown, we were still able to sell relatively well.…

Global focus citrus

Bigger volumes of California organic citrus

Organic citrus supplies are starting strong out of California. “We’re only in the first month of the organic crop. We’ve got another six months to go but we have a very solid…

Madrugadaverde

Delhi fruits and veg supply impacted by continuing farmer protests

Supply of vegetables and fruits in Delhi has been impacted due to the continuing farmer protests. As of yet, there are no shortages for these products, but…

Prices affected by festival of Kartik

Potatoes becoming a luxury product in Odisha

In the Indian state of Odisha, vegetable prices have been skyrocketing in the last two months. While consumers have been waiting for the inflation to cool…

Iran: Annual apple production forecast to rise by 3%

According to Darab Hasani, director-general of the ministry’s office of Cold and Dry Regions Fruits, the annual export of apples is estimated to hit 1.3…

Artitwpd

Indian guava growers dump their produce as prices crash

A video showing a group of Indian growers dumping their guavas into a garbage collection vehicle has gone viral on social media. This seems to be due to them…

Kumamoto, Japan

Peak shipping season for large banpeiyu citrus

The banpeiyu is one of the world’s largest citrus fruits. At this point in time, farms in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, are busy sending the fruits nationwide as it is its…

Jeff Coleman

Mandarins from Pakistan quite affordable in Tajikistan

An increase of produce from Pakistan is affecting the fruit and vegetable business in Tajikistan over this past week. It is particularly noticeable in the case…

Al Meera starts ‘Local Fruits and Vegetables’ initiative

In co-operation with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, the Al Meera Consumer Goods Company has launched the ‘Local Fruits and Vegetables’…

Piet van Liere, Flevotrade:

“Record -breaking Dutch onion exports in 2020, but it could go any way in 2021”

‘Huge’ is how Piet van Liere describes the recent Dutch export weeks. "Just a few years ago, we thought we'd reached maximum sorting capacity in the Netherlands. That was…

North America: demand for garlic spikes significantly

“There’s essentially a giant black hole of demand worldwide for garlic that I don’t think can be fulfilled.” These are the words of Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch in…

Orange capsicums on the menu for long-term eye health

A five-year cross-industry project, Naturally Nutritious is researching the development of innovative food products and varieties that are nutritious, delicious and visually…

AU: Life beyond COVID-19 for fresh produce

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the way consumers buy fresh produce. The ‘homebody economy’ looks set to stay. Our new normal means many of us are working…

AU: Exporting vegetable growers continue to trade through COVID

Australian vegetable grower-exporters have demonstrated strong resilience in their businesses and supply chains to continue to export during the first three quarters of 2020…

Workforce support is the cherry on top for farmers

Cherry picking is underway across Victoria on a bumper harvest of more than 4,500 tonnes of cherries thanks to help from the Andrews Labor Government –…

Nguyet Le

Vietnam: Dong Thap to expand fruit cultivation, improve fruit value

Vietnams province of Dong Thap plans to increase the area under fruit cultivation to more than 35,000ha by 2025, focusing on environmentally friendly farming…

Exclusive market launch for MagicStar at Edeka Südwest:

Contract farming as partnership model of the future

From this moment onwards, customers in the Edeka Südwest stores can look forward to a new apple variety on the shelves, scoring high with its taste, long shelf life and, apart…

Event was 100% virtual for the first time

The third edition of Seminis Winter Melon Event

For two weeks Seminis (Bayer Vegetable Seed Division) organized individual and personalized meetings with several players in the melon industry with the objective to create…

Ripe Robotics

Alleviating Australia's worker shortage

Fruit-picking robot might cover Goulburn Valley seasonal worker gap

Robot fruit picker ‘Clive’ will be working on two Goulburn Valley properties to see if it is a commercially viable alternative to human labour. The machine was built by…

Gertrude Snoei

3.1% increase in Bulgaria’s fresh vegetable imports

Bulgaria's vegetable imports and exports have increased compared to the previous year, although in the case of fruits, the picture is exactly the opposite,…

Chile to China

Evergreen to run Cherry Express from mid December

From the second week of December to the second week of January, the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen will provide its Cherry Express service connecting San…

Crop and Export Report 2020, week 48

Chilean blueberry season continues at a slower pace than usual

The Chilean season continues to advance with a slower pace than normal and with volumes from the northern zone that is already in the final third of its season. The central…

Russians to consume 115 kg of vegetables per year by 2028

According to the Center for Industry Expertise of the Russian Agricultural Bank, the consumption of fresh vegetables in Russia will increase to 115 kg per…

Kansas State researchers to combat foodborne illness in Cambodia

Researchers from Kansas State university have received a $760,000 grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety to help combat foodborne…

Sheila Fitzgerald

COVID-19 measures are making maritime routes more appealing to drug smugglers

Smart ports and their ability to curb drug trafficking

The seizures of large quantities of drugs at seaports have been on the rise worldwide. The increase in shipping operations, coupled with large container ships…

Goldies Onions

New onion variety claims: ‘No tears, no bad breath’

Japanese breeders have spent two decades developing Goldies onions. Now, the variety is presented as a product that will guarantee ‘no tears, no bad breath’.…

Retail

Pinduoduo is rising to China’s grocery challenge

French watchdog has fined two of Carrefour’s subsidiaries

Analysis: Battle of the billionaires - Bezos, Ambani gun for India retail supremacyJeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, 2 of the world’s richest men, face a turning point in a battle…

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