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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…

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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…

Regional growers welcome Botswana Horticulture Council initiative

Horticulture growers in Maun and its direct surroundings have welcomed the move by the Botswana Horticulture Council (BoHoCo) to establish horticulture market…

Kenyan avocado exports surpassed 64,000 tonnes this year despite pandemic

Geoffrey Kipchumba isan avocado farmer in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. When he ventured into avocado farming a few years ago, he still had doubts as to…

Banana exports Cameroon rose by 581 tons year-on-year in October 2020

According to data compiled by the Cameroon Banana Exporters Association (Assobacam), Cameroon exported 16,534 tons of banana in October 2020. These exports…

Kenya to stimulate avocado exports to China

According to Benjamin Tito, director of Horticultural Crops Directorate, Kenya plans to prioritize avocado exports to China in order to boost revenues. He…

Greenville’s John Constantine is planning to grow avocados in Rwanda.

While John Constantine spends most of his time these days working as the CEO of Greenville-based ARCpoint Franchise Group, he’s also launched a company called…

Confagricoltura asks for more border controls on citrus fruits

"We need to save Italian oranges from the diseases that are entering the country together from imported citrus fruits." Confagricoltura has asked for more border controls after…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Koen Nieuwenhuijse, Marbo, the Netherlands

"Both onion exports and retail sales are at a very high level"

The last few weeks have been hectic in the Dutch onion export business. "They're going everywhere. We should consider these the top weeks. But look at the export figures of…

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…

Heavy rains cause 62 million Euro in losses for Spanish Region of Valencia

Heavy rains recorded a few days ago in the Spanish Region of Valencia, especially in the coastal regions, have caused more than 62 million Euro in losses, taking into account…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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