"Corona seems to have little hold on the pomegranate market"

Pandemic has big impact on Egyptian spring onion season

“Spring onion orders for next season are already lower than they were last year”

Lore Van Aert, Special Fruit:

"Corona seems to have little hold on the pomegranate market"

Orders from the foreign H&R sector are dropping

Jan Deconinck, Denys Carrots

“Fewer Belgian carrots grubbed this year”

Nick Maglio, ProEx Food, on the increased demand for processed food

“Blanching fruits and vegetables is better for aesthetic, hygiene and convenience”

Magdalena du Plessis – Carpe Diem

Orange River organic grape grower plans strong volume increase over coming years

Danny Deen, Denimpex:

"Once the cold weather really hits the EU. garlic stocks will soon be gone"

Non-toxic crop protection spray gains certification for EU, Japanese and Costa Rican organic standards

Eurostat Comext

EU Commission report 'EU banana market'

Total EU27 banana production just above 600,000 tons up until Q3

Enza Zaden launches first white asparagus variety

Special Wholesale markets

Global focus citrus

New augmented reality tool for remote assistance

Tomra Visual Assist mobilizes global expertise to provide fast and effective service support

European potato market (week 48)

Market still tough for processing potatoes

Wim Karsten, "Once Dutch supermarkets sell an exotic, we no longer should"

"Frozen exotics became very popular this year"

German Society for Nutrition:

Vegetables still popular, but fruit and potato consumption declining

Anthony Maes, Maes Fruitexpress:

"Little faith in big apples this year"

Packlinq wants to further expand its fruit and vegetable range:

"Why sell candy in cone bags, but not radishes?"

Cas van Loon, The Greenery Retail, the Netherlands

"Good prospects for new Sweet and Sunny strawberry import season"

This year, the UK imported less fruit and vegetables, especially in Q3

BLE market report KW 47:

'Cold and rain stimulated demand for small citrus fruits'

Japanese ag-tech giant in the making

Japan: Mitsui invests in Dutch breeding company Totam

TROPS is the first Spanish agri-food company to certify its sustainability strategy

Greece: One Santorini man is turning to tourists to save the tomato industry

Huelva's blueberries are one step closer to the Brazilian market

Down by 56% compared to 2019 and by 75% compared to 2016

Almeria eggplant prices plunged in November

The measure will be applied throughout the Principality, except in Vegadeo and San Tirso de Abres

Asturias will lift the ban on potato cultivation in January

Proprietary "Happy Fruits" label popular worldwide

Swiss-Indian food company pushes onto Turkish market

UK: New fresh food hub to be created in North East

Welsh microgreens company expands into England

Reid Fruits combines Aussie tech to beat cherry fraud

E-commerce is unlocking new fresh produce markets

Aussie crops depending on school leavers ‘PickPacking’ their way around the country

U.S. apple production is forecast to decline 3 percent in 2020

Triples seasonal supply from strategic Moroccan producer

Organto announces expansion of avocado supply chain

Dupré Logistics enters specialty produce transportation market

Australia produces a total of 87,546 tons of avocados 2019-2020

‘Australian berry and citrus farms most at risk of having slave-like working conditions’

Sales of ready-to-eat Chinese kiwis overtaking foreign brands

Agri-tech set to transform the future of African food security

Republic of Georgia sees twelve-fold increase in apple exports 2020/21

PhD research at Michigan State University

Natalie Kaiser tries 'harnessing the power of potatoes'

Passion fruit to boost heart health and immune system

The world’s avocado obsession

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