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OVERVIEW GLOBAL KAKI MARKET

In September / October, the kaki harvest started again in the Northern Hemisphere. In recent days, the demand has been increasing, so traders have been obtaining good prices…

EU tariffs on US sweet potatoes increase 25%

The European Union brought in $4 billion of tariffs earlier this month in retaliation for US subsidies for Boeing, the move was approved by the World Trade Organisation. The…

New Israeli persimmon orchards in Campania

In a globalized market where there is increasing competition between countries, the produce needs to stand out in order to be competitive - the same rules apply to persimmons.…

Bert Westera, Sweet Fruits S.A.:

"Peruvian mangos cannot be matched in terms of colour but Brazilian still taste the best"

The Brazilian mango season is currently in full swing. "The start of the season was difficult, but the market has now improved," says Bert Westera of Sweet Fruits S.A. from…

Terre di Romagna

The brand supports Rojo Brillante persimmon sales

When a product is supported by a long-standing brand and captivating packaging, it is most likely to be successful, especially if these features go hand in hand with…

Juan González, of Greenline Gate:

"Organic blueberries are going to compete strongly with the conventional"

The production of blueberries, which play a big role in the European organic berry market, is developing in the southern hemisphere. Latin America stands out as an important…

TropiFoods developing the cassava and sweet potato sectors in Latin America

"We’ve created new opportunities for the 300 farmers we work with"

‘Yuca’, or cassava, may not yet be at the top of every European consumer’s shopping list. However, Costa Rican producer TropiFoods is excited to see this star product gaining…

Robert Elshof, Elshof Organic Fruit: "Not added cost price, but added value"

"By taking the initiative, we've gone beyond the rules imposed on us"

In the Netherlands, Elshof Organic Fruit's organic top fruit acreage is steadily expanding. "Every year, one or two organic growers join us. We now represent an area of around…

Mohamed Shaaban on the Egyptian orange season

“We’ll have to make sure the orange quality is premium for the Japanese market”

The Egyptian orange season has recently started and due to the coronavirus, demand is quite high. Volumes are similar to last year, but one exporter expects to ship about…

Total Produce Ireland achieves Origin Green Gold Accreditation in inaugural year

Total Produce Ireland has today been awarded the prestigious Origin Green Gold standard in an online ceremony hosted in Dublin. Origin Green is the world’s only national food…

Special Wholesale markets

Seeka on the impact of the coronavirus on New Zealand’s produce wholesale environment

“Avocado demand dropped so low that we stopped picking in the orchards”

Although Covid-19 has remained relatively under control in New Zealand, the pandemic has had an effect on the fresh produce business in this region. Some categories have…

Global focus citrus

Tim Wehmeyer (Fruchtimport Schmidt) on exclusive citrus brand Numen Nature

"Untreated Spanish leaf clementines can be sold well into February"

The winter season has begun and thus the supply of European citrus fruit is increasing rapidly. In addition to the 'standard' oranges, clementines and lemons, untreated citrus…

Faircoop cooperative breaks new ground

Apples and pears now also featured in the Fairebel range

Until now, the Faircoop cooperative was known for its dairy products, through its Fairebel label. Now, it is breaking new ground: From now on, Fairtrade apples and pears will…

Coen Swager, TB&S, :

"After Violetti, our purple pointed cabbage, we now have a savoy pointed cabbage"

A few years ago, TB&S introduced Violetti. This purple pointed cabbage was an innovative vegetable. Now, this Dutch vegetable company has a new pointed cabbage in the…

Spanish researchers develop a method to improve the conservation of table grapes

A team of researchers from the Biotechnology and Post-harvest quality group of the Institute of Science and Technology of Food and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC) of…

Anton Filippo, LBP Rotterdam

“Only 40 days to Brexit and some companies still haven't gotten EORI numbers”

“Is it busy? Are you kidding?" asks Anton Filippo of LBP. There are only 40 days left before the UK's definitive exit from the EU. And unprepared companies…

European Potato Market (week 47)

Great Britain: There is pressure from the global supply

European physical marketsReport of €/t prices (source: NEPG): BelgiumMessage from the Fiwap / PCA markets :Industrial potatoes: markets remain sluggish, due to the almost complete…

Mission Jumbos

Avocado producer and distributor launches Jumbo avocados

Mission Produce, Inc., who source, produce, and distribute fresh avocados, announced the launch of Mission Jumbos, a pack full of larger, shareable avocados that offer more to…

English lockdown seems to have had a limited effect on the potato free-buy market

Retail trade continues to prosper and there is very little change in the peeling market. Most growers are now finished harvesting, with the exception of Donegal and some other…

Logistic service supplier opts for new building

AFL Barendrecht pre-reserves 2.2 hectares at Nieuw Reijerwaard

General director Eric Barendrecht of AFL Barendrecht and Gert-Jan Metselaar, director of the New Reijerwaard Joint Scheme, have signed an agreement for the pre-reservation of…

OrriApp implements new functionalities

Orri Running Committee extends control of its mandarins to all links in the value chain

OrriApp, the first mobile application designed to identify plots that are exploiting protected varieties of citrus fruits without proper authorization, specifically the ORRI…

Blueberry volume grows by 7%, but raspberries fall by 10%

Acreage devoted to berries in Huelva remains stable in the 2020/21 campaign

The total area planted with berries in the Spanish province of Huelva for the 2020/2021 campaign is 11,630 hectares; a very similar figure to the 11,751 hectares of berries…

on-demand stock packaging in box quantities

"Webshop offers broader online presence serving key markets"

Macpac is no stranger to selling online through its website. For over 4 years the Stockport–based thermoformer has sold its highly successful Plantpac range on a digital…

Celebrating three years of Sortex FA PolarVision

Since its launch in 2017, Bühler’s Sortex FA PolarVision range, which features the highest capacity optical sorter in the individually quick frozen (IQF) fruit and vegetables…

Mushroom cultivation produces three times its weight in waste. It’s now being turned into burgers and fertiliser

Cultivating mushrooms produces a lot of waste. For every kilogram of mushrooms produced, about three kilograms of soil-like material containing straw, manure and peat is left…

Video A fresh fruit-laden Viking boat? Yes, please!

Yummy, that looks delicious. It's a Ladia - a Russian/Viking Pavlova boat - laden with fresh fruit.

Inspectors from Brazil visit Spanish farms as part of the opening protocol

Spanish plums, grapes and blueberries, increasingly closer to the Brazilian market

A delegation of Brazilian inspectors has visited plum farms in the Spanish region of Extremadura, table grape growers in Alicante and blueberry plantations in…

Per capita consumption significantly higher than in the previous year

Carrots still favorite vegetable of Swiss consumers

Once again, the carrot was the Swiss' favorite vegetable last year. Per capita, 8.45 kilograms of the vegetable were eaten last year. With nearly 8.5 kilograms…

Melons, rambutan and papaya

Hurricane Iota causes shipping delays for produce out of Guatemala and Honduras

This week, Central America faced another hurricane only two weeks after Hurricane Eta raged through the region. Making landfall on Monday evening in Nicaragua, Hurricane Iota…

Aztec Fruits sets foot on the European market

The Mexican producer / exporter group working under the name Aztec Fruits opened their sales representative office in Belgium some months ago. The aim for this producer…

Covid-19: 50% of South Africa’s watermelon market gone as tourism suffers

Game farmers and hunting operators turn their hand to watermelons

Covid-19 has hit the watermelon market hard. Where usually a holiday resort like Sun City in South Africa’s Northwest Province would be taking thousands of watermelons every…

Record harvest for California walnuts have shippers mulling options

California walnuts are having a record harvest year. “It’s still too early to give a total crop size. But the objective estimate that came out this year at the beginning of…

Brussels sprouts movement missing foodservice sales

Movement of Brussels sprouts are feeling the lack of foodservice business. “The market as a whole is slightly oversupplied. But mostly because the foodservice industry is…

Peru establishes the requirements for importing mandarins and fresh oranges from Spain

Peru has published Directorial Resolution No. 0019-2020-Minagri-Senasa-DSV, which establishes the mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh mandarin…

Industry connections, reimagined

CPMA announces first ever Fresh Week 2021: April 12-16

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is moving forward in 2021 to connect members and build business opportunities, even within these unique times.…

"Can we compete if this keeps going like this?"

Growers notice concerning workforce trends amid Australian horticulture labour shortage

A table grape grower in Victoria says the COVID-19 pandemic has created a generation of "job hoppers" who are pushing for better conditions and pay, which is further…

Global Plant Genetics

Improved raspberry varieties for Moroccan and Tunisian producers

Global Plant Genetics has announced that it recently extended its raspberry representation contract with James Hutton Ltd. This means that the company is now able to…

Extend shelf life of perishables

EverFresh® active controlled-atmosphere system now offers CO2 injection option

Carrier Transicold’s EverFresh® active controlled-atmosphere system for refrigerated containers now offers a new carbon dioxide (CO2) injection option to better preserve…

Argentina

INTA develops nine varieties of seedless table grapes

The National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) has developed nine varieties of seedless table grapes. These varieties have already been registered in…

Biofortified crops have a key role to play in COVID-19 response

COVID-19 has presented many challenges to agriculture this year, but those challenges are also providing lessons that can be used to strengthen smallholder…

New Australia-NZ Export Plan to bear fruit

The new agreement with New Zealand opens up horticultural market access opportunities for Australian fruit and vegetable producers.The plan will help reduce…

Organto announces record third quarter results

Organto an integrated provider of organic and value-added organic fruits and vegetables today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September…

'Why you should eat a banana every day'

All of us are aware of the common English proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. But one question that this popular saying raises is that is it the…

Can mangoes reduce wrinkles?

Mangoes, like other orange fruits and vegetables, are rich in beta-carotene and provide antioxidants that may delay cell damage. A new study from researchers at the University of…

Trends in the nut industry

Growing demand for all types of nuts

Megatrends in the global nut industry Global demand for nut categories such as macadamia continues to grow faster than supply, while hazelnuts and peanut…

Finister Investments

AgriFood Tech investment continues to climb amid pandemic

AgriFood Tech Investment Continues to Climb Amid Pandemicby Arama Kukutai (Cofounder and Partner) and Ingrid Fung (Investment Director). Despite the current political climate…

Retail

Bestway has partnered with Jisp

Morrisons: New 'Market Kitchen'

China: Dada Group net revenue up 85.5% in Q3Dada Group, China's leading local on-demand delivery and retail platform reported its net revenue reached 1.3bln yuan ($197.6mln)…

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