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Many Latin American countries remain important exporters of organic products like bananas, cocoa and coffee

#banana #organic @fiblorg Many Latin American countries remain important exporters of organic products such as bananas, cocoa and coffeehttps://t.co/CWkgvieQrt…

Carrefour Brazil launches blockchain in citrus chain

On Monday, Carrefour launched a new line of products with blockchain technology: citrus fruit. From now on the Pera, Bahia, lime and tangerine oranges with the…

Pandemic affects local food prices Dominican Republic

Rises in the prices of raw materials in international markets and increase in ocean shipping prices are some of the effects that the pandemic has had on the…

Spot price rises to $11

Almost 800 hectares of bananas in Ecuador were affected by cold, rains, and ash

The weather and the ash spewed by the recent eruption of the Sangay volcano will affect Ecuador's banana supply in the coming months. According to banana…

Independent banana producers in Honduras haven't been able to resume exports

Four months after tropical storms Eta and Iota swept through the banana plantations in northern Honduras, independent banana producers still haven't been able…

Lindsay Pederson, keynote speaker at BrandStorm:

“A strong brand can remain impactful for generations”

United Fresh BrandStormTM is taking place virtually this week. The event kicked off on Monday, March 8th, with a networking reception and the educational sessions began the…

“90% of oranges that are shipped over next two months will be from Egypt”

The Valencia season in Egypt has really picked up steam, according to one exporter. With Spain and India now also importing their oranges from Egypt, both demand and prices…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 05-03-2020)

Week 9 avocado shipments from Spain to Europe at 1,067,000 units

Week 9 avocado shipments from Spain to the rest of Europe stood at 131,000 cartons of Greenskin avocados and 936,000 units of Hass avocados, totalling 1,067,000 units. The…

SIFAV steps up sustainability ambitions in 2025 program

The companies united in the Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables (SIFAV), as set-up and hosted by IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, have launched their new…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Bostock

New Zealand organic apple grower expands further into Vietnam

Vietnam is the third offshore office Bostock New Zealand has opened in three years with companies also in Far East, Russia and North America. Bostock New Zealand International…

Global Focus Bananas

Ontario/Quebec consumers increasingly interested in Fairtrade produce

While produce in general and organics specifically have seen a “pandemic lift” in demand in 2020 and into 2021, Fairtrade products look to be seeing something similar. “Our…

David van Steenkiste, Plant-T:

"The plant tower is a mini-vertical farm for the cultivation of herbs, flowers, fruit or vegetables"

For years, David van Steenkiste was a herbalist at star restaurant Hertog Jan, as well as managing herbal company Herbas. David has now sold his company and started Plant-T, a…

Strawberry Symposium 2021

"Although it will mainly take place online, the Strawberry Symposium will be a great event. It is the right moment to subscribe," reports Gianluca Baruzzi, member of the…

Philip van Geest (VGI), the Netherlands: "We needed our flexible business spirit last year"

"We were ready for Brexit, but the Brits were totally unprepared"

Last year, in the Netherlands, Van Geest International (VGI) completed construction on their newest building. This exporting company had already built new premises of just…

Rain over the southwestern parts of the Western Cape

Peachy year for South African stonefruit

It’s been a season in which the Western Cape has again showed itself as one of the world’s best stonefruit production regions. Growing conditions were ideal, the winter wet…

Aerodynamic Allesbeste moves its avocado sales office to the Netherlands

The annual Maluma Symposium would normally be taking place now, drawing visitors from the avocado world to Tzaneen in Limpopo, but due to Covid it has been postponed and…

Florida supplies are peaking

Volumes building on strawberries push pricing

Supplies of strawberries are peaking right now out of Florida. “We’re picking half a million boxes a day in Plant City which is peak. I think the volume is about the same as…

ISI Sementi obtains GSPP certification

A certification to guarantee tomato seeds

Over the past few weeks, ISI Sementi obtained the GSPP certification, an acronym of Good Seed and Plant Practices: it is the hygiene and prevention system against Clavibacter…

US sweet potato growers welcome EU tariff relief

U.S. sweet potato growers are relieved following an agreement between the European Union and the U.S. to suspend tariffs of billions of dollars on a variety of products,…

Flavorite Group & Murphy Glasshouse businesses merge

The Flavorite Group are pleased to announce the merger of their business with the Murphy family businesses in Victoria, formerly known as Murphy Fresh (Mansfield) and Tatura…

Results of CuteSolar campaign's second survey

76% of European consumers take into account the origin of the fruit and vegetables they purchase

FruitVegetablesEUROPE presented the results of the second CuTE survey carried out within the framework of the CuTE-Cultivating the Taste of Europe promotion…

Covid affects apple shipments

Washington exports hampered by cargo-container shortage

In Wenatchee, Washington, tens of thousands of boxes of apples that should be on their way to the Middle East and Asia are instead filling the warehouses. The…

Vidalia onion grower of the year named

John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, Cobbtown, GA, has been named the 2020 Grower of the Year by the Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) in recognition of…

Namibia: Locusts destroy crops in Kavango regions

In Namibia, large swarms of locusts have invaded fields in Kavango East and West over the weekend, destroying crops and other vegetation in their wake. Rundu…

Video Robot hand with a 'human touch'

A human hand can grasp anything. From a whole pineapple to a bag of tangerines. We also instinctively know how to adjust our grip on products. The company Soft Robotics…

Video Processing dragon fruit in Vietnam

The video below shows the processing of dragon fruit, which will be exported from Vietnam after the process.

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Video Herb Saver that keeps produce fresh for longer goes viral

On TikTok, there is a video about a viral herb saver that may be just what you need to keep your cilantro, chives and dill fresher for longer. So if herbs are hard for you to…

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Bestway Wholesale is to restructure Costcutter

Mercadona is planning 9 store openings in Portugal

Irish grocery sales reach highest level since November 2020: KantarTake-home grocery sales in Ireland grew by 17%, with shoppers spending an additional €151.1mln in the latest…

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