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Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 canceled

It's been confirmed that Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 has been canceled. The event was to take place on 18-20 May of 2021. The organization states the event had to be…

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Crop Inspector - San Jose (CA) USA

Peter Parms, Rotom Tomatoes, Belgium:

"Huge demand for cherry vine, cocktail, and snack tomatoes"

“The tomato market has been completely upended. At the end of February, a kg of TOVs was selling for under a euro. That price almost doubled to between €1.80 and €2," says…

Baptiste Geoffray, Mylord:

“With the Swing Bio, we are developing the orchard of the future”

It is the second year on the market for the Swing Bio. This apple is produced exclusively organically in France by a group of 35 producers. Baptiste Geoffray, development…

Edgar Günther (SuezFruit) on the current Egyptian season

"Fresh garlic in high demand among wholesale markets and packers"

The Egyptian garlic season has been in full swing for just under a month. Every week, several containers with fresh goods are arriving at various seaports in Europe, says…

Larger sizes still available

Grapefruit season in Israel coming to an end

The grapefruit season in Israel is coming to an end soon. As availability slows down, demand shoots up. At the moment, most of the grapefruits still being shipped are the…

Conserve Italia's initiative in Salento, Apulia

More investments in southern Italy to promote mechanized harvesting

Two of the objectives that Conserve Italia has set in Apulia to bring production closer to the processing plant are incentives for the farmers closest to the processing site…

Kenneth Meyer (Natural Tropic):

"Spanish avocado season to end early"

The Spanish avocado season is nearing its end. "That means the season will end much earlier than in other years. We usually continue until April or May. But now, we'll keep…

High demand for strawberries from Germany, Great Britain and France

The strawberry campaign in the Metapontino region (Basilicata - Italy) is going on unabated. What makes it even more interesting are the prices and the increase in requests…

Egyptian garlic season started with an early harvest

“I expect garlic exports this season to increase by 30%”

There was an early harvest for the Egyptian garlic this season, which has led to smaller sizes this year. Demand is relatively high though, and one exporter feels the early…

Southern African citrus to reach new heights as 2021 export estimate is released

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is excited to announce that the South African citrus industry will likely break all previous export…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Rockit

Mark O’Donnell - Rockit

“Volume is up 65% on 2020 and the quality is excellent"

It is all go at New Zealand miniature apple grower Rockit, the apple harvest is underway with a brand new packhouse. Mark O’Donnell who joined the company as CEO in early…

Global Focus Bananas

Global Alliance for Cooperation in the Fight against Fusarium R4T

The banana sector is threatened by the Tropical Fusarium Race 4, which is also known as the Panama disease. The fungus is lethal for plantations and renders…

Caporaso Group video below

Nuts-based cream spreads benefit from the growing healthy food demand

The health emergency and the need to stay at home have led many companies to push the online channel to promote their products. The internet retail is not a break from…

Pink Lady® drives penetration and growth with brand-led retailer activity

Pink Lady® is celebrating a fruitful northern hemisphere season so far, following a series of retailer-based activations to help drive growth and brand penetration, which…

Mita is a new PO boasting 60 years of experience

To convey its love for agriculture and care for the health of consumers, the environment, food safety and operators, a recently-created PO has decided to opt for a claim that…

Scorta Verde

Eco-friendly line recognized as "Product of the Year 2021"

Madi Ventura, an Italian company specializing in dried fruit, has been rewarded as Product of the Year 2021 for its new Ventura - Scorta Verde range. "This year, consumers voted for Scorta…

61st Fepex Assembly

Spain's Minister of Agriculture reiterates his support to include the fruit and vegetable sector in the aids decoupled from the CAP

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, closed the 61st Fepex Assembly, which was held online, by reiterating his support for the new CAP to include the…

AHDB/Kantar

UK: Pre-packed potatoes gain during pandemic year

Pre-packed potatoes share of volume reached 94.4% in the 12 w/e 21 Feb 2021 – an increase of 1.6 percentage points on 2020 and the highest level it’s been at for around five…

Moroccan scientist discovers mushroom with anticancer properties

Moroccan scientist, Ahmed Chadli, has just discovered a mushroom with anticancer properties. A biochemist at the Department of Medicine of the Georgia Cancer…

Paul van der Linde, Van der Linde:

"European carrot market is dead quiet"

"The carrot market is as dead as a doornail," says Paul van der Linde of Van der Linde in the Netherlands. He's also not very optimistic about its…

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd publishes annual report and confirms significant earnings growth for 2020

Hapag-Lloyd published its annual report with audited business results for the 2020 financial year today. In the reporting year, Hapag-Lloyd’s earnings before interest, taxes,…

Moldovan apple exports far behind compared to 2020

The Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova has stated that, in January-February 2021, about 28,000 tons of apples were exported from the country. In the…

Poland: Lemons no longer in such high demand as during first Corona wave

March 2020 saw a sharp rise in the price of lemons in Europe, including Poland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The health implications sparked interest in the…

Go-innoWater

How to use energy and water more efficiently in modernized irrigation of fruit trees

Researchers from the Gandia Campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), in collaboration with the Miguel Hernandez de Elche University (UMH),…

Almeria bets on Short Distance Maritime Transport to reach European markets

Jesus Caicedo, the president of Almeria's Port Authority (APA), attended a conference in Cartagena on Short Distance Maritime Transport (TMCD), a logistics…

Spanish fruit and vegetable companies saw record exports in 2020

According to data from the study “Fruits and Vegetables” published by the DBK de Informa Sector Monitor, Spanish sales of fruits and vegetables hit a new…

Organic mushroom farm at Quayside market, Gateshead

When the doors reopen at the street food market next to By The River Brew Co. on Gateshead quayside, visitors can get to know a new vegan addition to the food…

Florette Ltd.

Florette Ltd. launches Rainbow Crunchy salad

Florette has unveiled a plan to help convenience retailers increase salad sales by £31 millon by 2024, alongside the launch of a new Rainbow Crunchy salad. Image: Florette…

Jorge Argüello, the Ambassador of Argentina to the US:

“Port of Philadelphia is Argentina’s main port-of-entry for fruit exports”

On March 16th the Port of Philadelphia and the Embassy of Argentina hosted a webinar to highlight the relationship between the port and Argentina’s produce industry. A panel…

Northern Ireland potato growers are in need of Covid support

The UK potato industry might be the sector to have been most badly hit by the Covid pandemic. First of all, they grow crops that are bespoke for the catering…

Chinese pear exports recovering, but domestic market remains slow

Chinese pear exports gradually increased after the Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021]. As the global pandemic is slowly brought under control, the…

PMA town hall

The potential of AI technology in solving problems in agriculture

This week’s PMA town hall looked at the developments in AI and how the technology can be applied to solve problems in agriculture. Vonnie Estes, PMA’s Vice-President of…

March Madness and foodservice add to increasing avocado demand

Supplies of avocados are strong right now and demand continues to build. Gary Caloroso of Los Angeles, CA-based Giumarra Companies says there are currently promotable supplies…

World premiere in Warendorf: Früchtehof Ahlbrand relies on asparagus robot

"Workforce availability decreases year by year"

Asparagus robot "Sparter" from Cerescon was used for the first time last year in the fields of the Ahlbrand fruit farm in Warendorf, Westphalia. Ultimately, the tests led to…

Will Peru overtake Chile as the main blueberry supplier for the Chinese market?

Most of the blueberries currently available in the Chinese market come from Chile and Peru. But the supply volume of Peruvian blueberries is actually already quite small. This…

Mission Produce and California Avocado Commission jointly ship first container full of avocados

China opens market for California Avocado Commission

The Chinese government, the California Avocado Commission, and the United States Department of Agriculture have been in negotiations for years to realize the export of…

Retail

Dreamstime

Sonae said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 3.4%

Netto has completed its acquisition of Tesco Poland

Inside Amazon Australia’s mammoth warehouse that will be operated by high-tech robots and humansE-commerce giant Amazon is set to complete its mammoth Sydney warehouse - the…

FreshPlaza Funny

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