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First Chilean cherries of the year arrive in China on a chartered plane

The first Chilean cherries of the 2020-2021 season arrived in China on the 24th of October. This is the official beginning of the Chilean cherry season in China. This first…

"Myanmar banana exports to China declined because of Covid-19 pandemic"

The peak period of Myanmar banana export to China takes place every year between October and May in the subsequent year. The bananas travel from Myanmar to China via border…

“Prices for Turkish kiwis should be similar to past seasons”

The Turkish kiwi season is in full swing and demand seems to be strong at the moment. According to one Turkish exporter, the hot weather did lead to slightly smaller sizes…

Minimum Support Price announcement

Kerala growers sceptical about MSP for fruits and vegetables

Even as Kerala government announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 16 vegetables and fruits, the decision has been taken with a pinch of salt by many of the…

Kinnaur apple arrives in north Indian markets

Kinnuar apples have hit north Indian fruit markets. A spokesman of Agriculture Department stated that as many as 2.5 mln boxes of Kinnuar apples are already…

Mangoes from Brazil and Spain do not sell in Vashi APMC due to pricing

Agriculture Produce Market Committee Vashi received its first imported consignment of mangoes early this week. The mangoes, which arrived from Spain and…

Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. vs Andy Hall

Thai fruit company drops defamation suit against labor activist Hall

Yesterday, Thai pineapple processing company Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. dropped a $9.6 million civil defamation lawsuit against British labor rights activist Andy…

Kashmir apples sell for almost double compared to last year

Apples from Kashmir are at last fetching market rates that are satisfactory for fruit growers and traders in south Kashmir. The demand for the apples is now…

Roll-out in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in a few months

Mastercard to open up to small farmers in south Indian farm sector

Mastercard is eyeing the Indian farm sector to deploy its technology platform: the Mastercard Farmer Network (MFN). It claims this would help farmers connect…

Vietnam strengthens efforts to restore production after floods

Over the last one month, widespread and heavy rains and floods have caused severe damages to both humans and property in the central provinces. According to…

Special Automation

Netherlands: Teboza and Martens buy Cerescon asparagus harvesting robot

On Friday, Teboza and Martens Asperges signed an agreement to purchase the Sparter. This is the Dutch company, Cerescon's, selective asparagus harvesting robot. This marks the…

'Crops for robots' instead of 'robots for crops'

Vegetables to be adapted to suit picking robots

In the future, vegetable varieties will be created with the specific intent that picking robots can harvest them more easily. Colinda de Beer predicts it will…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Increased production and availability across all growing regions for the Pazazz apple

Honeybear® Brands, grower, packer, and shipper of premium apple varieties, is entering its 6th year with their Pazazz apple and it is set to be the best yet in all growing…

Indian festival of lights is coming up, affecting market prices

Although every year around Diwali -the Indian festival of Lights- vegetables go up in price, every year the government used to take action against hoarders.…

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports expected to recover after nine-month slump

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports are showing signs of recovery after a slump in the first three quarters of the year. According to Dinh Gia Nghia, deputy…

François Moran, of Tropibana:

"In two weeks, the price of ginger has dropped significantly"

The situation in the Brazilian ginger market is relatively difficult at the moment: "Two weeks ago, prices were very high, reaching 42-43 Euro per package. Currently, sales…

Felix Stamer (Direct Fresh LLC) on the current banana market

"Despite Corona, we were able to offer a complete range of bananas throughout"

In addition to conventional bananas, organic, fair trade and organic fair trade batches have been increasingly popular with consumers in recent years. Demeter bananas are also…

Agrismart, the IoT smart box dedicated to agriculture 4.0

In the future, agriculture 4.0 will involve more than 10% of the cultivated area in Italy. Technological innovation applied to precision farming represents a revolutionary and…

Leon van den Hombergh, Frankort & Koning:

""We've had a good prelude to the normally difficult melon weeks"

The first months of the Brazilian melon season went well. That's according to Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning in the Netherlands. "We began a little earlier, in an…

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Glen Steyn – Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Collaboration boosts morale and productivity at Cape Town Harbour

Cape Town Harbour is operationally in a much better place than it was six months ago, to the relief of table grape exporters who must have been watching the citrus campaign…

Jon Clark - FGA

Chilean cherry season looking promising, late season fruit could be down in volume

The last of the Chilean citrus is arriving around the world, which means that the start of the stone fruit season is about to commence. “As an industry we have been fortunate…

PMA virtual town hall

Predictive analysis: How it is used in the industry to drive business

This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on the rapidly growing field of predictive analytics, which helps companies draw from past data trends to make informed decisions…

Slimmer ginger supplies cause prices to spike

The ginger market in North America continues to see shifts from countries supplying the market right now. China, a significant ginger growing country, has seen pressure on its…

AgroFair pays voluntary Covid-19 compensation premium to its banana growers

AgroFair has decided to pay $ 0.05 per box of bananas as a voluntary contribution to our producers for unexpected costs they have incurred due to the Covid-19…

Marcel Verdellen, Satori:

"Global ginger shortage is driving prices up"

Current global ginger supplies are limited. That's leading to sky-high prices on the market. "China has little ginger available. Their harvests are more than…

Capexo, exclusive representative of La Dona Fruit in France

With the choice of Capexo as its exclusive representative in France, the group of Panamanian producers, La Dona Fruit, is deploying a new marketing strategy in Europe. Its…

Mucci Farms announces 200 acre North American expansion

Mucci Farms announced major expansions in Kingsville, Ontario and Huron, Ohio totalling 206 acres over the next two years. These investments support their ongoing emphasis on…

Davilal appoints new sales manager and production manager

At the end of October 2020, Laurent Ligonnière will quit hisposition as production manager after 10 years within thecompany. We wish him a lot of success in his new…

Women play a big role at Elisur Organic

"In 5 years we have managed to become one of the top ginger exporters in Peru"

Ginger is a product that has greatly helped in improving the financial situation of several families in the central jungle of Peru, after the region's coffee growers suffered…

Carel van Krimpen, Avojoy

"Using avocados to respond to a changing world"

Avojoy supplies premium avocados to supermarkets, retailers, hospitality industry suppliers, wholesalers, restaurants, and the foodservice and catering sectors. Carel van…

Aat Hoekstra's life in table grapes: "The best 70 years I could wish for"

Ninety-year old Aat Hoekstra built up one of South Africa's most successful table grape enterprises in Paarl, Western Cape and he's far from retirement. Hoekstra Fruit…

First virtual TOC Americas conference

Pandemic pushes Latin American economies to 30-year lows

According to economists at the first virtual TOC Americas conference, the overall Latin American economy has been set back almost 30 years as a consequence of…

Canada: Millions of apples rotting in Okanagan orchards

The ground of some orchards in East Kelowna -British Columbia- is covered by soon-to-be-spoiled apples. In 50 years of farming, apple grower Julius Kish said…

Highest profit per acre in East Africa

Most profitable Kenyan crops

Despite the steady returns enjoyed by farmers in Kenya, the profession has been mostly been associated with the elderly living in rural areas. However, over the last few years, a new…

US container storage charges set to rise

Shipping company Maersk has announced that storage costs for both import and export containers will attract a flat rate of US$50 per container every day. The…

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Amazon.se has officially launched

Whole Foods Market partners with Infarm

Dutch ecommerce top 6 remain unchangedThe 6 biggest online stores in the Netherlands in 2019 are still the same 6 as in the year before. Bol.com remains the biggest ecommerce…

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