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Zespri reflects on ten years since Psa discovery in New Zealand

Over 100 guests from across the kiwifruit industry gathered at Zespri to mark ten years since Psa was discovered in New Zealand. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect…

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1500 Australians registered for farm work, but none are being hired

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown Australia’s fruit and vegetable picking industry into crisis, with an expected worker shortage by March of 26,000, and billions of dollars…

Costa responds to MIRA proposal to acquire Vitalharvest

Costa Group Holdings Limited, a grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables in Australia notes the announcement made by Macquarie Infrastructure…

Queensland, Australia

Bowen mango season starts amid export concerns due to COVID-19

The first of Queensland's mangoes are being picked from the trees for the season, but the pandemic still casts a dark shadow over production. The state's…

Fruit fly resources bring Australian growers up to speed

Applied Horticultural Research has made it a bit easier to get up to speed with the most effective ways to deal with fruit flies. The organisation has produced…

Greener times follow drought in Tasmania

There have been extreme transformations for many Tasmanian farms since 12 months ago. According to Bothwell farmer Will Bignell, improved rainfall has meant…

Courgettes go to waste due to lack of labor

Brett Heap is now the sad owner of rows of courgettes he couldn't get picked because his expert and specialised workforce can't get into the country. New…

MinDA promotes Mindanao Hass avocado production

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) promoting the propagation of high-value fruits, particularly Hass avocado, in the deforested highlands of the…

Kalya Exports on the grape and pomegranate seasons in India

“We’ll do our best to make the grape season as ‘normal’ as possible”

The Indian table grape season is still a few weeks off, but preparations are already being made. Amit Kalya, managing director for Indian fruit exporter Kalya Exports, states…

Aaron Fox:

“We expect to see the Covid-19 packaging trends continue into 2021”

Packaging has seen a big boost in sales this year as a result of the pandemic. Just like everyone else in the industry, the ability to be flexible proved vital for packaging…

Special Wholesale markets

Benoît Maillard-Guillon, of Ets Meseguer:

"The geopolitical situation does not help stimulate citrus sales"

"It is quiet in the citrus market," says Benoît Maillard-Guillon, of Ets Meseguer, in Rungis. "The geopolitical situation does not help stimulate sales. In general, trade is…

Global focus citrus

Richard Bevelander, De Groot van dommele, the Netherlands

"Large citrus selling well, larger supply of smaller sizes"

Spanish citrus sales are currently going very well for this Dutch company. "We've just started with the first Navelina oranges. They're rather small, just like the mandarins.…

National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Eta damage causes delays in exports from Honduras and Guatemala

On Tuesday November 3rd, Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua after having brought heavy rainfall to the region. After raging through Nicaragua, the hurricane hit Honduras…

Rene Tunker, Looije Packing, the Netherlands: "We want to add a second line next year"

Citrus and avocado washing line meets need

The Dutch company, Looije Packing's, citrus washing line is very popular. "Handwashing is outdated. It takes longer, costs more, and has a poorer end result. Thanks to the…

Ad Pollux, Fruitveiling Zuid-Limburg, the Netherlands

“The Morgana is a regional alternative to overseas apples"

"The Morgana apple is a premium variety that must compete with other premium apples. With it, we provide a regional alternative to overseas apples," says Ad…

Nicolas Stevens of Better3Fruit, Belgium

"With our varieties, we can bring identical products to market for 6 months"

"Looking far into the future - that's what we're doing," says Nicolas Stevens of Better3Fruit. This Belgian company breeds apple and pear varieties. "We have a…

Peru’s blueberry volumes are up and demand remains high

Blueberry demand has remained steady throughout the pandemic. The Peruvian production of blueberries is year-round, though growers are currently in their most important…

Angela Sommers on Michigan apples

"Overall, we've been moving more fruit than we did last year"

Demand is strong for Michigan apples. “It is up compared to past years,” says Angela Sommers with BelleHarvest Sales/Michigan Fresh Marketing in Belding, MI. “As a state,…

Crate erector increases efficiency for folding crate users: automatic de-stacking and unfolding

The folding crate is gaining ground in the fruit and vegetable market. The reason is the considerable savings in terms of transport and space. But, users of these folding…

Area of pumpkin cultivation systematically growing in Poland

Pumpkins are becoming more and more popular in Poland. According to Eurostat data, in the entire European Union, in 2019 pumpkins and various types of gourds…

Revenue slightly down

Bonduelle releases financial results for Q1 of FY2020-2021

The Bonduelle Group's has released the financial results for the first quarter of the FY 2020-2021. Its revenue for this period stands at € 680.5 million, a…

Ivan Meyer opens industry tissue culture facility

A Tissue Culture Facility (TCF) was opened by Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, at Bernheim Farm, outside Paarl, yesterday. This initiative driven by the…

Argentine organic blueberry exports increased by 70%

After Australia, Argentina has the second-largest certified organic area in the world. 238,000 hectares of the 3.7 million hectares under organic monitoring 2019 are destined…

While enforcing rights against an unlicensed South African grower

United Exports to invest R1.3 billion in South Africa

United Exports (Pty) Ltd (‘United Exports’), an Australian based agri-producer, plans to double its investment in Southern Africa, and in particular South…

Unicode Consortium launches a blueberry emoji

Fans of blueberries officially have a fresh way to share their love of their favorite berry: the new blueberry emoji was included in the latest set released by…

Bangladesh sees record rainfall in nine months

In a shift from the usual weather pattern, Bangladesh has witnessed around 50 percent more rainfall in the first nine months of 2020, compared to the average…

Philippines: 80,000 farmers in 6 regions hit by Typhoon Quinta and Supertyphoon Rolly

Some 80,000 farmers in six regions in the Philippines incurred losses amounting to P5.5 billion (€93.5 mln) from the combined damage caused by Typhoon Quinta…

World record blueberry title questioned as bigger berries appear

A South African-owned blueberry company with farms in Australia has claimed the title of the world's heaviest blueberry. But although the record might be official, there might…

Retail

Amazon: First regional hub in Europe to handle air shipments

Thailand’s antitrust regulator approved CP Group’s deal to buy Tesco stores in the country

AWS announces plans to launch a second region in IndiaAmazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced the expansion of its services to include a second…

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