Chinese tangerine market is less than ideal this year

Pieter Jan Robbemont over Central Asian cooling facilities

"What's lacking, above all, is basic know-how"

"Chinese fruit industry pays more attention to washing and disinfection this year"

"Chinese tangerine market is less than ideal this year"

Chinese consumers show growing interest in by-products of Malaysian durian

Europe has until the first of March to find a solution

The GMO-free certification for the export of fruit to India has been postponed

Veggie prices plunge in Japan as restaurant industry slumps amid COVID-19 pandemic

Online live-streaming helps orange planters improve incomes in Hubei

Forty-eight companies apply to export fresh mangoes to China

Zespri signs on with Chinese state-owned firm to buy illicit SunGold kiwifruit

But may stay "steady on the weak side" in later period

Chinese e-commerce citrus prices rising

Special Year Overview

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Price of Chinese Shatang tangerines drops during peak of harvest period

Extended rainfall and lockdown affect strawberry production in Mahabaleshwar, India

Fresh produce prices show slight decrease as supply reaches Delhi

Relief for J&K apple growers

GOI announces 50% subsidy for carriage and storage in cold stores

Orange cultivation brings success to Chapainawabganj farmers

First batch of Cambodian mangoes on their way to China

Uzbekistan doubles imports of seed potatoes

Cabbage shortage in Korea

Vietnamese fruits confidently go abroad

Antwerp is the exception

Volumes through European ports decline by a third post Covid

Zero emission is the new European trend. Italy must not stay out of it

Be Climate certificate can become the new organic

José Rodríguez, Sales Manager at Sunrise Fruits and Goods:

“Rock bottom prices caused Mexican lime season to wrap up 5 weeks earlier than usual”

Frank Mosterd, Gilad Produce

"Israeli bell pepper exports to the US begin, but high air freight prices are a challenge"

Franklin Ginus, BeFrank:

"No major breakthrough for BeFrank yet; retailers, sadly, not taking responsibility"

Dr Johan Fourie - ExperiCo

Grape producers & packers in stronger position to manage postharvest decay risk

Concentrated volumes

Substantial increase in Chilean cherry supplies

Florida grapefruit feeling strong demand into 2021

AU: How(e) a family farming business upgraded banana and avocado capacity

Canadian potato production in 2020 1.3% lower than in 2019

Gothenburg Port Authority

Port of Gothenburg launches “Empty Container Initiative” campaign

Why nobody visits virtual exhibition stands

Researchers look at Listeria risks in food distribution centers

US citrus growers dodge freeze

Trump states in his Georgia-speech: "I like cucumbers"

'Cassava brown streak'

Strange disease attacks cassava orchards in Nebbi

Australian farm production tipped to hit $65 billion

Supermarket warning: Fruit, veggie prices to rise 15-25%

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 49

Chile: South and central zones in full blueberry production

The potential of pome and stone fruit and planting material sector in Serbia

Venezuela pushes private firms into Asia, Middle East trade

Russia may increase import duties for apples, pears, plums, and quinces

Tanzanian PM calls for increasing horticulture production

Tonga not ready for new trade rules as PACER Plus comes into force on 13 December

UK shippers forced to soaring spot market amid port chaos

Barnier sets UK Wednesday deadline to strike deal, as Gove heads to Brussels

Air cargo recovery continues at a slower pace in October

Several species of mushrooms also researched

Pomegranate extract among many researched ingredient options for 2020’s immune health craze

Weather-upending La Niña is a headache for farmers around the world

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