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Market conditions are weak, but Cambodian bananas do well

Looking back on the Chinese market for imported bananas

The Chinese banana market has been weak since the outbreak of Covid-19. Many banana varieties are reasonably priced, but there is no market for them. While Southeast Asian…

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Fruits and vegetable sales in Delhi drop due to protests

Indian government invites farmers for new talks to end deadlock

The Indian federal government has invited representatives of the protesting farmers for new talks to end the deadlock. The latter’s protests against the new…

The first maritime shipment of Chilean cherries arrives in China

As reported by the Chinese media Produce Report, the season's first sea shipment of Chilean cherries arrived in Hong Kong on December 12. This first shipment…

India: Import relaxation of onions extended to January 31st to counter price hikes

The Indian federal government has decided to extend the relaxation of conditions on import of onions into India. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers…

Del Monte launches new line of products in Kuwait

Del Monte, a leading producer and distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables in the Middle East, has announced the addition of new items to its line of fresh…

Pakistan: SCA intends to scale up protests against onion & tomato imports

The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) is a provincial farmer lobby group. It has given a 6-day deadline to the government to ban the import of tomatoes and…

Cherries from Chile promoted for the first time in India

Working alongside the Chilean Embassy in India and the office of the Chilean Trade Commission - ProChile, the Chilean Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit…

Saudi Customs impose 15 percent customs duty on imported vegetables

After a decision of the Council of Ministers to make amendments in the customs regulations in a way that protects and encourages local industries and…

Glenn Peñaranda, commercial counselor with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Beijing:

"Chinese new middle-class is ‘a promising market’ for goods from the Philippines"

At the moment, China sports a 400-million strong middle-class, and this group is regarded as a promising export market and the “next biggest opportunity” just…

Sri Lanka withdraws increase in levy on Pakistani oranges

The Sri Lankan government has repealed its decision to increase the cess (levy) on Pakistani kinnow after officials from Pakistan’s High Commission in Colombo…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: October

Citrus and tropical commodities were predominant in the headlines in October of this year. Starting with bananas, global banana production was expected to increase to 129…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Daniël Penturij, Explosive Foods, the Netherlands

"Despite the strange year, we're expecting good sales this Christmas"

Two to three years ago, most people didn't know what a pitahaya was. But, this exotic fruit is becoming increasingly well-known in Europe. Dutch importer, Explosive Foods,…

Prices of vegetables down in Faisalabad

Fruit and vegetable prices down in Lahore

Fruit and vegetable prices have started coming down significantly in Lahore. During the last 27 days, the price of potato had come down by Rs58 per kg, onion…

China

Yidu Group wins the JD.com Gold Medal for its cherries imported from Chile

Last week, Yidu Group was awarded in Beijing the gold medal of the Chinese online retail chain JD.com's Gold List awards in the cherry category for the…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 51

Blueberry shipments from Chile are increasing

During week 50, 10,380 tons were exported, although this volume is bulky due to those containers from week 49 that could not be shipped and therefore were attributed to…

Illias el Mrini, Med Green Import, the Netherlands

"There's a lot of Moroccan supply, but demand's lagging"

The 2020/2021 Moroccan fruit and vegetable forecasts have improved dramatically. Citrus production has risen by 29% this year. That's according to the Moroccan Ministry of…

Peru's mango seeks to diversify its markets

In an interview, Cesar Morocho Marchan, a member of the NMB Council and current president of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters, spoke about the work…

Uzbekistan: Exports cause jump in domestic prices of herbs and plums

Wholesale prices of fruits and vegetables rose significantly in Uzbekistan as of the end of the first week of November 2020, as compared to the same period of last year. The…

Europe closes borders to UK - is fresh produce still moving?

This weekend, an increasing number of European countries banned travellers entering from the United Kingdom. On Sunday ferries were also stopped for passengers and the…

Smurfit Kappa’s BanaBag®

Sustainable recyclable banana bag gains popularity in Latin America

Banana producers often use plastic bags to cover the banana bunches on the plants for protection. The plastic material of these bags, however, doesn’t fit in well with…

Jan Strijbos, Prins Verpakkingstechniek:

"The packaging configurator makes finding the right packaging a lot easier"

A new packaging configurator can be found on the Prins Packaging Technology website. “We notice that when customers request a packaging machine, they sometimes do not really…

Coenraad Fraenkel – Agrimotion Consulting

Future farmers will insist on data-sharing among service providers, predicts consultancy

“I can well see how farmers in five year’s time will insist on interaction between data providers, service providers and consultants visiting their farms,” says Coenraad…

Average crop of California avocados anticipated for 2021

Looking ahead to 2021, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) is predicting a slightly smaller California crop. Photo: California Avocado Commission The Commission notes that…

Good eating quality on both domestic and imported grapes

Supplies of grapes are still strong thanks to a combination of California supplies as well as imports. “There are good supplies of California grapes through the end of this…

Goodvalley, a partner of Chileprunes, is committed to taking its dehydrated plums to Japan

"We currently are the only company with 50 ovens and a centralized process for all products"

Since its inception in 2009, and with few exceptions, Goodvalley - a partner company of Chileprunes - has increased the volume of dehydrated plums it exports by 12 to 15% each…

New Zealand, Japan, and Brazil

New export destinations for Egyptian oranges

Orange exports are set to rise to 1.5 million tons in the 2020/2021 season. In 2019/2020, it was 1.37 million. That's according to the US Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in…

Artes Politcnica from Italy: watch the videos

Good results by covering the cherries with nets instead of plastic film

Cooperative company Sanifrutta is leader in fresh fruit processing and packing. In its establishment in Costigliole Saluzzo (Piemonte, Northern Italy) the owner Eraldo Barale,…

Rungis international market signs framework agreement with Uzbekistan for the creation of a network of wholesale markets

Rungis International Market and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed a framework agreement on Wednesday December 9th for the creation of a network of wholesale…

UNSW Sydney research

Biodegradable packaging from banana plant waste

Two researchers at UNSW Sydney are looking into a way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is both biodegradable and recyclable.…

Chile is getting closer to developing its own cherry varieties

The INIA-Biofrutales Cherry Genetic Improvement Program is getting closer and closer to obtaining the first cherry varieties that are 100% developed in Chile.…

Tomato cultivation in the desert

South of Dakhla, in Morocco, the Agida farm is developing an unusual model of greenhouse cultivation. It is an Economic Interest Group (GIE) created in 2017 on the initiative of the…

Bryan Douglas, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

"Cargo space still scarce for fruit and vegetables"

With Christmas fast approaching, fruit and vegetable sales will again climb 'a little' in Belgium and the Netherlands. People like to serve something special,…

Looking at growth prospects for exports of premium varieties

San Miguel starts a new grape season

After great results were achieved with mandarins and avocados from Peru, San Miguel starts the 2020/2021 Peruvian grape season with great expectations. There…

Limited supply leads to skyrocketing prices for Russian greenhouse tomatoes

Greenhouse companies in the Russian Federation continue to increase prices for tomatoes. Their decision is based on a noticeable reduction in the supply of…

Retail

Carrefour and Tesco buying alliance is being restricted

Dutch supermarket wants to turn facial recognition system back onA year after shutting off its facial recognition system under regulatory pressure, a Dutch supermarket wants…

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