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Jean-Baptiste Pinel, Primland:

“All the varieties we sell are complementary to the needs of the consumers”

Primland offers a large range of products to its clients, including the green kiwis of Adour Red Label, PGI, organic green kiwis, Gold kiwis, Nergi kiwis and red kiwis.…

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Automated refrigerated container monitoring results in fewer claims

In most ports, terminal automation primarily focuses on container handling while the monitoring of individual containers is done manually. Monitoring is key in keeping the…

New Wuppertal firm focuses on regional retail trade

"Interesting potential in surrounding towns without a local wholesale market"

The city of Wuppertal has a brand new wholesale company for fruit and vegetables since 1 January 2021. Under the name GÖZ LLC, Gökhan Türkseven and his business partner offer…

Acquisition of exotics supplier solidifies Westfalia’s European presence

Westfalia Fruit acquires Hausladen Fruchthandel in Germany

Leading multinational avocado specialist Westfalia Fruit has signed a deal, subject to merger control approval, to acquire a controlling interest in Hausladen…

“Fig growing regions in India have received good rains this year”

The season for fresh figs has started in India, and it’s looking to be a promising season. Weather has been favorable and the figs have had plenty of rain to work with.…

Interview to Fabio Vignali of Vignali Trasporti Group

Logistics, it's not easy to work with the pandemic

"Drivers are now facing particularly difficult working conditions throughout the logistics industry. You can't find places to stop and eat, or you're forced to eat standing…

"We welcome growers and suppliers from both hemispheres"

BANZZAI™ is back on the shelves and launches its own club

After the successful launch of BANZZAI™ in British and German retailers that took place last year across Marks & Spencer and Edeka stores, this exciting citrus fruit of…

James Meers - G's Fresh

Year on year mushroom sales up 45%

The UK mushroom market is showing strong sales at the moment. Sales up to the Christmas week were up and down but overall figures were as expected according to James Meers,…

Fruit and vegetable transport and customs after 3 weeks of Brexit

"The worst is over. Now we are preparing for the entry into force of the phytosanitary certificate and the REX system"

The entry into force of the Brexit process in 2021 has caused delays in the entry of European fruits and vegetables to the United Kingdom, mainly due to changes in the…

Interview with Federico Baraldi

What changes for the Italian fresh produce sector after Brexit

After finally reaching the Brexit deal, the trade of agricultural and food products between the EU and the UK has also been regulated. The UK is worth €3.4 billion and is the…

Special Latin America

"We hope to import a larger volume of Peruvian avocados into the Chinese market this season"

The peak of the fruit production season in the southern hemisphere falls between November and February. During this period China imports large volumes of…

Global Focus Grapes

Some strength in California grape demand

As California winds down its grape deal, demand is increasing slightly. “Demand for grapes is good—they’ve had some issues out of Peru as far as the supply chain. Some strikes…

Kees Heegsma:

"Pushing and pulling on the carrot market"

"Pushing and pulling" is how open-ground vegetable trader Kees Heegsma from Lemmer describes the current carrot market. "We have done many test flushes, but it shows that the…

Producer and trader Florian Jochims on the current season

"Additional sales of turnips lead to a relatively early end to the season"

In recent years, consumer interest in turnips has increased again, the RLV reported last week. This is reflected in this year's sales figures, says turnip producer and trader…

Ryk Pretorius – Hi-veld Fruit Packers

Mpumalanga Royal Gala feed into an apple market keen for the fresh crop

At Hi-veld Fruit Packers in Ermelo, on a typically icy day (in mid-summer) on the Highveld, the Royal Gala crop from orchards in the Ermelo-Morgenzon-Amersfoort area are being…

Frutal & Co. sees great market opportunities for fresh pomegranate seeds

"Produced today, at the customer's tomorrow"

Hamburg-based Frutal has added pomegranate seeds to its extensive range since January 2021. Frutal Managing Director Hüseyin Can Olgun sees great market opportunities in the…

Ilfres

Effects of the pandemic on some fresh produce imports in Italy

"The pandemic is upsetting everything, even the import market, as orders are often lower than usual and management costs are higher. December was characterized by low…

Dutch export relations with Poland

Since last Friday new export data on agricultural exports are known. What are the relations on this field between Poland and the Netherlands? We dived into the…

EU tomatoes similarly priced

In recent days and weeks, the bad weather in Spain was the topic of conversation in the trade. Spanish crops suffered from frost and heavy rainfall. That created shortages. That was…

Rosso Gargano

To grow in foreign markets you need facts and not vague promises

Despite the pandemic, which has caused more challenges in the international trade, the 2019/20 campaign of tomato derived products shows a positive commercial balance, with…

Lekkerland relies on RELEX software in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands

"Maximum flexibility in scheduling production of convenience goods"

Convenience specialist Lekkerland is opting for RELEX Solutions' software for sales forecasts (including weather-based forecasts), automatic scheduling and freshness…

DFHV warns of empty fruit and vegetable shelves in Germany

"Security of supply endangered"

"We need a supply corridor for fresh fruit and vegetables even in these times of Corona. otherwise there is the threat of empty shelves in the trade." This is the demand of the German…

Lekkerland looks to Relex to optimize its supply chain

Convenience specialist Lekkerland has chosen Relex Solutions to provide demand forecasting (including weather-based forecasting), automatic replenishment, and…

Taiwan imports Italian apples for the first time

Recently, the Italian Trade Agency's Taipei Office (ITA) announced good news for the export of Italian apples to Taiwan. This is not only the first time that Italian apples…

Edeka relies on automation solution from Cimcorp

Edeka Rhein-Ruhr is equipping its new distribution center, located in Oberhausen-Waldteich, with modern food storage logistics from Cimcorp. Being part of…

ASAJA Murcia hopes the new presidency of Joe Biden will benefit Spain's citrus sector

"We hope that citrus exports to the United States will reactivate"

ASAJA Murcia, the agricultural professional organization, stated that the United States' new administration, headed by Joe Biden, could benefit Murcia's…

The first edition of Digital Agrifood Summit Portugal closes with significant international participation

Hundreds of international buyers from 61 countries held business meetings with the 74 Portuguese companies that ‘exhibited’ at Digital Agrifood Summit Portugal between 20 and…

Spanish Minister of Agriculture visits Mercabarna

"The health crisis has highlighted the essential role of Mercabarna and the rest of Spanish markets"

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, the Secretary of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda and the Government Delegate in Catalonia, Teresa Cunillera, have…

The endless fight against illegal growing of proprietary varieties

Grapa’s vast experience enforcing the rights of their protected varieties has led to several seizures of suspicious grape shipments from oversees. In July 2020, a shipment of…

Planasa and Priméale join forces to market fresh asparagus in France

Planasa's subsidiary in France, Planasa France, and Priméale, a subsidiary of the Agrial group, have signed a partnership agreement whereby Priméale will become the exclusive…

Sanifruit Webinar, February 17, 2021

Main alterations in the post-harvest of stone fruit

SANIFRUIT, a leading company in residue-free post-harvest treatments, is eager to transmit knowledge to the sector and will soon organize a webinar on the main alterations in…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 22-01-2020)

Week 3 Hass supply to the EU - Chile supplies 823,000 4-kg cartons

The January 2021, Week 3 Hass supply to the EU saw Chile only supplying Hass avocados to an amount of 823,000 4-kg cartons. Week 3 avocado shipments from Colombia to Europe:205,000…

In its webinar, Cascade analyzed the incidence that its Light Cascade® technology had on berry crops

A cover for berries increases raspberry production by 14%

The French company CASCADE presented the results of the different tests it carried out in the province of Huelva with the collaboration of the Agroindustrial…

Rosselkhonadzor decision

Russia bans pear imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina

As of January 25, the import of pears from Bosnia and Herzegovina -more precisely the Republika Srpska- is banned temporarily by Russia’s Federal Service for…

Top-selling fruits and vegetables in Israel

The most frequently sold vegetables in Israel are tomatoes and cucumbers, followed by onions and potatoes. Best-selling fruits were bananas and apples. The…

The Moroccan tomato is gaining more and more ground on Spain in the European market

Morocco is gaining more and more ground on Spain in the European tomato market. In the period between January and November of the last five years, Spanish…

Spanish plums and blueberries are one step closer to Brazil

Brazil has submitted its approval of the proposed crop management plan for plums and blueberries to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, which practically…

Spain

Eggplant prices remain sky-high; zucchini and spinach also still expensive

As the days go by, the sharp rise in the price of vegetables in Spain, a consequence of the cold and bad weather in the main growing areas, has leveled off…

Annual Insight Frozen Potato Trade newsletter

Global frozen potato trade still down 10% year-on-year

According to the latest Annual Insight Frozen Potato Trade newsletter, October 2020 proved to be another slow month for the global frozen potato trade. October…

Study details UK investigations into outbreak of Listeria

Researchers have expanded knowledge of the UK’s involvement in a multi-country Listeria outbreak. Twelve patients were detected in the UK between 2015 and…

UK: New brassica trials to help reduce food waste

New treatments are being tested by AHDB to help reduce the number of cabbages lost in storage from diseases caused by extreme wet weather. Up to 50% of the…

Turkey reverts to 2018 customs tariff for walnuts

The Turkish government published a presidential order. That was on 31 December 2020 in the Turkish Official Gazette. It says that unshelled walnuts import…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week price at £0.61 for bananas from Belize

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

AgroFresh Solutions

"Our platform continues to grow, gather new data and become even more useful to the industry"

A leading global science-based solutions and innovation company is hoping to expand the presence of its "ground-breaking" digital technology services in the fresh produce…

Enmanuel van Voorthuizen, Yex, the Netherlands

“Mexico is entering the market with green asparagus at exactly the right time”

Last week, Yex, a Dutch produce wholesaler, received its first green asparagus from Caborca, Mexico again. Yex gets green asparagus from Mexico all year round. But the Caborca…

Chilean stone fruit market is strong as West Coast ports experience some delays

The Chilean stone fruit season is off to a good start, though the US West Coast has seen some delays so far. Cristian Ramila of Bengard Marketing shares: “The growing…

Port logistics challenge melon supplies

Logistics look to be largely hampering the current supplies of imported melons. Right now, supplies of honeydew and cantaloupe melons are coming in from Guatemala and Honduras…

Citrus importer offers pink clementine packaging for Valentine’s Day

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, is offering limited-time pink packaging for the Darling Clementine® line ahead of Valentine’s Day.…

Organics, online shopping and more key trends in apple industry

CMI Orchards, its growers and partners have tapped into current consumer trends to build its business. “Our shared expertise and emphasis on data analysis helped us identify…

Hong Kong wholesaler frustrated over conceivable market lockdown

A representative of the Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market has opposed the idea of putting the market under lockdown. This lockdown might be put in place because the number of…

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Lidl opens Baltic logistics center in Riga

Aldi has reached the milestone of 100 stores in Italy

Russia: Lenta reports retail sales growth of 7.3% in FY2020Russian retailer Lenta has posted retail sales growth of 7.3% to RUB438bln (€4.8bln) in full-year 2020. Despite…

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