GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW RASPBERRIES

Weather and labor remain two key talking points this raspberry season. In the Netherlands, raspberry prices remain stable but not exceptionally high,…

Will smoke from Canadian wildfires be gone before apples start turning color?

Canada has been fighting wildfires across the country. “While it’s very early in the season, they are present in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, and…

Does shelf-life hinder organic lemon exports from Argentina to the US?

The organic lemon season out of Mexico is off to a good start. “We’re just beginning to ramp up and are now shipping about 20 to 30 loads per month,”…

Slight uptick in Ontario peaches this season

Ontario stone fruit growers are getting ready to harvest within the next few days, depending on the crop and area. “We have some earlier varieties of…

Colombian exporter sees 30% increase of passion fruit exports

The Colombian exporter Montana Fruits Fresh Produce is happy with the strong market demand, especially in Europe, for passion fruit (gulupa). They have…

J&C Tropicals strengthens sales & business development division

Tom Coufal joins J&C Tropicals to lead the sales & business development division. Coufal brings 25 years of strategic leadership and execution to the…

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Major fruit packing facility breaks ground in Oliver

Ground has officially been broken on substantial improvements to an Oliver packing, that should make the facility an industry leader in efficiency. A July 5…

EastFruit

Morocco accounts for a half of Canada’s total imports of mandarins in current MY

Morocco has been steadily increasing its exports of mandarins to Canada, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (September-April) Moroccan exporters…

Carofin closes another investment in blueberry farm in the Southeast

Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities have announced the closing of yet another investment in a blueberry farm in the Southeast, building upon last year’s…

Who pays for the tariffs and why:

The asymmetric tariff pass-through between China and the US

The question of who bore the burden of tariffs during the US-China trade war has garnered significant attention in the literature. This column documents the…

ARS fights blueberry shock virus to help keep the fruit in US shops

In the United States, blueberries are the second-most produced berry. Their popularity has grown exponentially in the past 30 years, from 45,000 tons grown in…

More than 50% of Minnesota witnesses moderate drought

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, more than half of Minnesota (56.7%) is now in a phase of moderate drought as of July 4. Last year, this…

First half of 2023

Reflecting on Hass avocado sales during US holidays

St. Patrick’s Day drove higher avocado volume as shown by the recently released holiday retail recap report from the Hass Avocado Board (HAB). The report…

Crop update report July 6, 2023

Canadian potato growers everywhere optimistic about good growing conditions

The potato crop in Canada is in varying stages - from emergence to touching between rows. Potato growers everywhere are optimistic for the good growing…

Kings County, California

Frustrated grower sees many of his pistachio trees underwater

A few years ago, Makram Hanna made make an investment together with relatives and two other families, buying 1,270 acres of farmland in Kings County. In 2021,…

Ecuadorian banana growers and exporters differ on El Niño repercussions

According to the Orenses Banana Growers Association, which brings together small and medium producers in the province, the El Niño phenomenon could cause the…

Jorge Plaza Herrera: "The latest trials show we could be close to ending Xanthomonas Citri"

"We fear Europe will ban the import of Brazilian Tahiti limes because of 'Xanthomonas citri'"

Xanthomonas citri, the bacterium that causes citrus canker, is causing serious trouble to the Brazilian Tahiti lime export sector, one of the major…

Nico Kotze – Capespan

Big swing in citrus exports to East expected over coming month

In Citrusdal and Clanwilliam, the areas most affected by recent Western Cape floods, some citrus orchards are still unpassable but most farms have been…

USDA

South Africa: Citrus Semi-annual

MY 2022/23 South African orange production forecast revised downwards to 1.63 million tons

South African production of oranges and lemons is projected to decrease in MY 2022/23 due to stagnated production area and a return to normal yield.…

Sanja Larsson, CEO Pureberry:

“Days of berry production without cold chain are over for Serbian producers”

Following another year of harsher rainy weather across Serbia that negatively impacted blueberry, raspberry and other soft fruit production, Sanja…

Ricardo Mendes, Trust Green Trading:

"With our focus on year-round premium exotics by air, we aim to find a unique market niche”

With over 10 years of experience in the Dutch fruit and vegetable trade, Ricardo Mendes has taken on a new challenge together with partner Carlos…

Dennis Blankendaal, Frysk Witlof:

"Rather limited chicory supply"

Dennis Blankendaal of Frysk Witlof in the Netherlands has no complaints about current chicory sales. "Those usually fall somewhat in the summer, but supply is limited at the…

Hannah Docus, Coöperatie Hoogstraten:

"Limited blueberry volumes in switch from early to mid varieties"

In Belgium, the erratic spring will probably cause limited blueberry volumes between the early and mid varieties. That is according to Coöperatie…

“We expect 30 to 35% more production of mini kiwis this year”

Good weather will lead to a good harvest for mini kiwis in Portugal. According to Filipe Gomes, export manager for Portuguese fresh produce exporter…

Josh Franceschi - The Avocado Collective

"We estimate that we will pack around 3,000,000 trays at our facility”

The Western Australian avocado season will get underway in mid-August and packing company The Avocado Collective is looking forward to a good season.…

Consumers across Asia-Pacific enjoy candy pink apples from New Zealand

Five years since the launch of Golden Bay Fruit’s exclusive Cherish™ apple variety demand across Asia-Pacific is matching the significant growth of…

Large Australian vertically integrated apple, mango and mandarin businesses created

Red Rich Fruits (NSW) Pty Ltd has entered into an agreement with Batlow Fruit Company Pty Ltd and Ausfarm Fresh Horticulture Holding Pty Ltd to align…

Drewry's

World Container Index - 06 Jul

Drewry WCI composite index now 86% below the peak reached in September 2021

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 1.3% to $1,474.32 per 40ft container this week. The composite index has decreased by 1.3% to $1,474.32 this week,…

2023 International Fruit Expo, Guangzhou, September 1-3

China's domestic and import fruit industry on display

In recent years, in line with China's domestic consumption growth and reforms on the supply-side, the intersection of the imported fruit industry and…

Indonesian mangosteen harvest season in transition

Indonesia's tropical climate provides an ideal environment for growing mangosteen, which thrives in warm and humid conditions, with temperatures ranging from…

Intermodal corridor connecting China and Southeast Asia increased volume by 10.5% this year

The intermodal corridor connecting China and Southeast Asia has increased its volume by 10.5% this year. The corridor, officially known as the New…

Commencement of commercial production of highland bananas in the Philippines

The Farmind Corporation, which is fully engaged in banana production in the Philippines' main production area, Mindanao Island, held a ceremony on June…

Russian retail chain Magnit recorded an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes

The retail chain "Magnit" has seen an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes. Consumer preferences are shifting towards small, sweet fruits. Since the…

South Vietnam

Durian cultivation proves lucrative for Tay Ninh farmers

The strong increase in exports and the high price of durian have encouraged many Tay Ninh Province farmers to switch to cultivating durian trees. According to…

Yuan firms as People's Bank of China pledges to stabilize currency

Yesterday, China's currency firmed against the dollar after the People's Bank of China offered more reassurances to markets worried by the currency's recent…