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OVERVIEW GLOBAL MANGO MARKET

The situation in the global mango market is relatively calm at the moment. The supply is limited, but so is the demand in many countries. This is resulting in a market with…

Carzo to export Malaysian pineapples and Durian to international market

Established in 2011, Malaysian company Carzo has gone from being a wholesaler to importing and supplying supermarkets, hypermarkets, catering, hospitals, airlines and more.…

Chinese garlic seedlings suffer from frost during extreme winter weather

Overseas market demand for Chinese garlic has been in decline since December last year because of the rising shipping costs and the appreciation of the Chinese yuan. The…

“The issues in Spain will have a positive effect on the Egyptian citrus season”

The Valencia sizes appear to be smaller this year than they were last season. This could put pressure on some markets, while causing shortages in others. Overall production of…

Chinese market price of Chilean cherries is falling, but may rise again before Chinese Spring Festival

The Chinese market price of Chilean cherries significantly dropped when large volumes of Chilean cherries arrived by sea freight. The current price is already…

New managing director for APM Terminals Japan

To support the expansion of the company’s business in Japan, Sakura Kuma will join APM Terminals Japan as CEO effective 1 February 2021. “I am pleased to…

Specialized Chinese New Year mushroom gift boxes launched

Farmmi, Inc., an agriculture products supplier in China, announced the Company's subsidiary, Zhejiang Forest Food Co., Ltd., has launched its specialized…

Pakistan: Sindh province seeks federal ban on tomato import and opening up of onion exports

The government of Sindh province has wrote a letter to the federal government seeking a ban on the import of tomatoes, while demanding action for opening up the…

Chinese currency is strengthening

The Chinese economy is the world's first economy to recover from the pandemic, and it seems its currency is coming along for the ride. The yuan has shot up to…

Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh

Push for more organic farming: 100 new shops to be set up

Gautam Buddha Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh will see more organic vegetable markets being set up. The goal is to promote the sales of fresh…

Special Latin America

Banana prices increase in Ecuador due to damage to Central American plantations

After a hard year in 2020, the prices in the banana industry are starting to see some recovery. Throughout 2020, due to the pandemic, the market prices were low for the…

Global Focus Grapes

Corne van de Klundert, Origin Fruit Direct:

"Boat delays and rainfall cause new challenges in South African grape season"

After the first harvest of the Namibian and South African grapes was slow to start, European importers now have new challenges to deal with. "The volumes have started to flow,…

IDNStore digital trading platform

Indonesian Trade Minister presents digital platform to boost exports to China

Yesterday, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has initiated digital trading platform Indonesia Store (IDNStore). Its aim is to help Indonesian products, especially…

Jammu-Srinagar road blockage causes scarcity of essential commodities in Kashmir

Stocks of many essential commodities and food items in Kashmir, particularly in Srinagar, are running low as the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained…

Myanmar onion exports forecast to drop in 2021

According to the chairperson of the Myanmar Onion, Garlic and Culinary Crops Production and Exporting Association, Myanmar's onion exports are expected to drop…

Ministry of Agriculture to cooperate with Amanah Waqf Funds Management Company

Oman: Agreement signed for increasing production of most popular vegetables

Yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources signed an agreement with the Amanah Waqf Funds Management Company, to initiate a project…

“This season we expect the growth of Egyptian strawberry exports to be about 20 to 30%”

The Egyptian strawberry season is currently in full swing. After the next two months of exporting fresh strawberries, the shift will be made to frozen strawberries, which are…

Rolf Weber, Global Producers, on the start of the Costa Rican season

"Expansion of acreage and volume increase for mini watermelons"

Caribbean tropical storm "Iota", as well as several heavy rain storms have caused a delay of eight days in Costa Rican melon exports. Harvesting began last Monday and the…

Luis Fernando Rubio, director of ANPCA and PROCECAM:

"We have been forced to stop the sowing of purple garlic in Castile-La Mancha"

2020 has ended up being not just the warmest year on record in Spain (with records since 1961), as recently published by the State Meteorological Agency, but…

Department of Agriculture forecast

Philippines will have a 79-day vegetable supply shortfall in 2021

The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines forecasts a supply shortfall at about 434,840 tons in the next 79 days. Data presented by the DA on Thursday…

Jan van Bergeijk, Plusberries, Spain:

"Halted soft fruit production clears up market uncertainties"

The recent snows in Spain didn't reach Huelva on the coast. Nonetheless, the current icy weather has severely affected soft fruit production in the area. "There were many…

More colour and a brighter future for Nicaraguan red pitaya farmers

Thanks to its vibrant colour, fresh flavour and nutritional benefits, pitaya, or ‘dragon fruit’, has become a popular ingredient in fruit drinks, smoothies and desserts.…

Optimism tempered by realism:

Handsome South African stone fruit crop meets uncertain market conditions

South African stone fruit exporters are optimistic about the stone fruit season after ideal weather conditions during the season – no heat waves, a cool spring and good winter…

Simon Hobbs - Scott Farms International

UK: Mixed demand and increasing prices for US sweet potatoes

The availability of American sweet potatoes on the UK market is good at the moment, but prices are steadily increasing. “The US domestic market is strong, and the Canadian…

Dream season for South African apricots

South African apricot volumes and exports almost doubled this season to 674,000 x 4.75kg equivalent cartons, as production in the parts of the Klein-Karoo rebounded after a…

Daniel Ghadiri, ProEx Food:

"Our initiatives revolve around finding even more efficient equipment designs that translate to efficient manufacturing"

ProEx Food is looking forward to a year of growth in 2021, and is expanding their product portfolio to address customer needs. “We know there are more fruit and vegetable…

New year kicks of the 10th season of Sumo Citrus®

The start of the new year signals the return of a special citrus variety: Sumo Citrus®. This citrus variety, which originates from Japan, is grown in the Central Valley of California.…

Washington growers concerned over state’s COVID-19 labor rules

Following a year where growers and shippers consistently contended with serious labour shortages, in Washington State, agricultural groups are appealing recently renewed state…

Antioxidant-rich Queen Garnet plum now in season

Perfect growing conditions have delivered fantastic fruit quality and doubled the yield of the Queen Garnet plum, which is now available in stores nationally…

New direction for the International New Varieties Network (INN)

The International New Varieties Network (INN) has undertaken a strategic review to ensure that the business continues to support the global industry into the…

Expands product portfolio with full line of fresh cut organic herbs

Organto finalizes acquisition of Fresh Organic Choice BV

Organto Foods Inc., a provider of organic and value-added organic fruits and vegetables today announced that it has finalized definitive agreements to acquire…

DG Agri Board

DG agri dashboard - Apples

Apple prices remain firm due to smaller crops, particularly in France and Poland

During the ongoing marketing year prices remain firm above the historical reference period, as expected, due to a smaller crop, especially in France and Poland. Although the…

Australian cherry growers deny Chinese claims their fruit is inferior

Australian cherry growers have countered Chinese claims that their fruit is inferior to that from other countries. This came after a report in Chinese…

Israel: Strawberry season offers new tastes

There are about 12 different strawberries varieties grown in Israel. Varying in levels of sweetness and moisture. "Today there are varieties that are much…

Kenyan government commissions cold storage facilities to eliminate potato losses

The Kenyan government is in the process of setting up two potato cold storage facilities, striving to reduce post-harvest losses in the agriculture sub-sector.…

The pandemic delays the entry of Peruvian pomegranates to China

According to the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPeru), even though China is positioned as a large market for Peruvian pomegranates, its entry into that…

As Romanian and Polish migrants are thwarted by Brexit

Jersey potato farmers fly in Filipino workers

Workers from the Philippines have been recruited to work on Jersey farms to fill the gap left in the wake of Brexit, as Polish and Romanian worker abandoned…

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Jeronimo Martins: Solid FY2020 showing

France’s government says it opposes the proposed takeover of Carrefour by Couche-Tard

South Africa: Pick n Pay CEO Brasher to retire in AprilRichard Brasher, the chief executive of South Africa’s Pick n Pay Stores Ltd, will retire with effect from April 21…

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