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Chinese honey pomelo season is expected to finish early because of rising shipping costs

There is a shortage of shipping containers and this drives the price of shipping up. Many Chinese honey pomelo exporters are gradually slowing down honey pomelo export because…

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Assistant Professor of Protected Agricultural Systems Design (Tenure-Track) - USA

Chinese market demand for dried pepper from India is growing

India is one of the largest suppliers of peppers in the world. Everybody knows that the hottest peppers come from India. And the country contains more than 45% of the surface…

Container refrigeration company donates food storage container to charity in need

To help meet increased demand for local food distribution in Singapore due to COVID-19, Carrier Transicold donated a 20-foot food storage container refrigerated by the…

Fruit & veg sales at Delhi’s wholesale market down 30% due to farmers’ protest

Protest by growers of Punjab and Haryana are blocking essential roads on the outskirts of the capital; this has resulted in sales of fruits and vegetable shrinking 30% as…

First sea-freight Chilean cherries in the Chinese market mark the beginning of the peak sales period

The first Chilean cherries of this season arrived in the Chinese market in early November. The main supply volume initially came from air-freighted cherries,…

Large and sweet Naniarchar mandarin is a hit

Sajek in Rangamati's Baghaichhari county used to be known for producing sweet mandarin oranges. Slowly but steadily, that fame is being taken over by…

Official mango export to China slated for January or February next year

Cambodian mango exports to Chinese market start to blossom

Cambodian growers and exporters are waiting for officers from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) to conduct their…

Chinese fruit market dominated by citrus

This month, locally grown mandarins, apples, tangerines, pomelos, and pears dominated the fruit market in China, and the traded volume has been on the rise,…

Tripura BJP government helps growers farmers export produce

According to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, the BJP Government in Tripura has helped the state’s growers to export their produce. He claimed that the…

Cold weather may damage Chinese bananas

Last week (December 6-12), overall banana prices in production areas remained stable. Although prices of premium-grades and products damaged by the cold…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: September

In September, high citrus demand continued to be a dominant theme. In addition to this, the apple and pomegranate harvests were underway and made a big splash on the world…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Papaya market is seeing steady year in terms of pricing

Supplies of papaya from Guatemala are steady right now. “Supplies are good, but it’s been a challenging year with COVID-19,” says Sam Skogstad of WYCO Produce Inc. based in…

Port of Subic Bay

Philippines’ Customs impound misdeclared agri goods

At the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs seized 17 containers of agricultural goods such as carrots and broccoli from China worth P9.3 million (€158,000).…

Tajikistan increases melon production and exports to Baltic states

In Tajikistan, production volumes of melon crops are constantly growing. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture stated the country had a high yield of melons…

Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority - ADAFSA

Abu Dhabi plans agriculture investment projects to establish fruit and vegetable farms

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has approved five investment projects worth AED 524 million to establish fish, vegetable, fruit,…

Namibian and early South African grapes arrive in UK

“The Namibian Flame have a good size and flavour, as do the Early Sweet and Prime"

The Namibian and early South African grapes are starting to arrive in the UK now. According to Karen Cleave from Richard Hochfeld the fruit is looking very…

"Northern Australia has untapped potential for growth in existing and new industries"

The new facility that could open up Darwin's fresh produce export potential

A successful seafreight shipment of mangoes out of Darwin could be the start of an exciting new opportunity for Northern Australia, according to one of the country's leading…

Achiel Ryckaert, Fresh Fruit Service

“High Morgana returns confirm consumer confidence in this apple”

In Italy, the first Morgana apples were harvested at the beginning of October. That was at Melinda, Morgana's licensee in that country. Achiel Ryckaert of the ABCz group…

First volumes of Chilean grapes to arrive in US by week 52

The Chilean grape harvest started at the beginning of December and while the season is off to a slow start, the overall outlook for the season projects a 10-15% increase in…

Prices drop by almost 60% as South Africa enters peak mango season

South Africa has a good mango crop this year: a 20% increase on the 75,000 tonnes of last year. Very favourable climatic conditions during flowering and, particularly, fruit…

PMA virtual town hall

John Anderson and Bruce Taylor look back on 2020 and discuss opportunities for 2021

This week’s PMA virtual town hall marked the 37th and last installation of 2020 and featured John Anderson, Chairman and CEO of the Oppenheimer Group and Bruce Taylor,…

P&O Ferrymasters and DP World begin rolling out integrated maritime and logistics services

P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company DP World announced the completion of their first common carrier agreement, to integrate their global maritime and logistics services…

US retail sales report

November produce sales continue to track ahead

November sales are dominated by the all important Thanksgiving holiday — one of the largest retail opportunities in produce and many other retail departments. This makes it a…

"Robots and technology to change retail as we know it"

Dr Sanjit K. Roy, UWA Business School and Dr Gaganpreet Singh, Jindal Global University, look at a retail revolution that is under way, where robots are…

Air New Zealand Cargo delivers 'a belly full' this summer

There was a hum in the air during the summer for Air New Zealand Cargo, busy getting assorted goods to the world for a taste of New Zealand’s best. Some of the…

New study shows rebound for in-person and online grocery shopper satisfaction

The Retail Feedback Group released the Fall 2020 U.S. Online & In-Store Grocery Shopping Study. This report, the second instalment in 2020, provides key…

The damage caused by tropical storms Eta and Iota has paralyzed Honduran banana exports

The damages caused by the recent tropical storms in Honduras have forced the country's banana sector to temporarily suspend exports, stated Julio Morales,…

U.S. blueberry growers form new alliance to seek import remedies

Blueberry growers across America established a new coalition, the American Blueberry Growers Alliance, to seek relief from rising imports that are harming…

Preventing sprouting process from starting prematurely

Hazel Tech receives USDA funding for potato quality technology

Hazel Technologies Inc. has received new USDA-funding for a packaging technology which protects the quality of potatoes. The technology may also have applications for some…

The research center CREA is testing new varieties to obtain red pulp mandarins

A research program for obtaining new varieties of mandarins with red pulp and without seeds, meeting the tastes of the consumer, has been launched by CREA. With its Center for…

Kenya: Britam partners with Twiga to cover traders who fall sick

Britam has partnered with e-commerce company Twiga Foods Ltd to develop the business interruption insurance cover dubbed ‘Soko Afya’ that protects against…

More Tanzanian products to be exported to Qatar

Following a great demand for coffee beans, cashews, spices, honey, meats, vegetables, avocadoes, mangoes, and other fruits from Tanzania, the East African…

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IGD research: over half of UK consumers claim to have eaten more fruit and vegetables in first lockdownNew research from IGD reveals significant opportunity for the food…

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