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OVERVIEW GLOBAL GARLIC MARKET

On the global garlic market, prices are currently rising, mainly in Europe. The Spanish harvest has suffered a lot from the weather this year, resulting in a significant…

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Executive Officer - Brisbane, Australia

USHBC to focus on expanding overseas demand for US blueberries in 2021

The US domestic blueberry season will start back up in a few months, in March of 2021 with Florida’s production. With the Vietnamese market being opened to fresh blueberries…

Low supplies and high prices on cauliflower

Cauliflower supplies continue to be slim, though that’s likely to change as Yuma, AZ gets going in its production. “Supplies of cauliflower have been extremely short the past…

NatureSweet launches new pepper Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers

New peppers: All the sweet and none of the heat

All the sweet and none of the heat! With 8,000 full-time, hardworking Associates, NatureSweet® has launched Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers. "Like all peppers, NatureSweet’s…

USDA announces National Mango Board appointments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of seven members to serve on the National Mango Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms,…

P.E.I. Potato Board elects new executive

During the board of director’s Nov. 20 meeting, it was decided that Jason Hayden will continue in the role of chairman of the P.E.I. Potato Board. Hayden has…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Florida and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

Ian Crispin - Pacific Produce

No storm damage to Honduran sweet potatoes, first arrivals Jan/Feb

Honduras has had to cope with two major storms in recent weeks, Eta at the beginning of November and Lota a couple of weeks later, which caused rising river levels, flooding,…

Chilean cherries arrive in Vietnam for the first time

The Chilean Cherry Committee, ProChile, and the Chilean Embassy in Vietnam launched their first marketing campaign in Vietnam. The activity focused on supporting and…

Manbulloo - Mango Exports

"Interestingly our customers have been prepared to pay more to get our product"

One of Australia's leading mango producers is operating on lower margins on export sales in this COVID-19 affected year, to ensure its international customers can continue to…

Special Wholesale markets

West Bengal wholesalers not allowed to store more than 25 tons of potatoes and onions

To control the rising onion and potato prices, the West Bengal government has issued a directive that no wholesale trader will be allowed to store more than 25…

Global focus citrus

Vicente Tejedo, of IVIA:

"The new Murina late mandarin will be perfectly able to compete with the club varieties"

Varietal innovation in the mandarin segment has become very important in recent years, in which club varieties have gained a lot of ground in the Spanish citrus sector, not…

Retail

Inabuggy has partnered with McEwan on 3D shopping experience

Shipt: First-of-its-kind partnership with Midtown Global Market

US: Meijer surprises more than 200 customers with free grocery pickup orderBusy customers picking up groceries at their local Meijer stores were welcomed with a pleasant…

Yevgeniy Sambulov

Chinese yuan eases on corporate US dollar demand

The yuan has inched lower against the dollar, pressured by seasonal corporate demand for the latter while many investors cautiously awaited more clues on US…

President De la Vega, National Agricultural Council urges for cooperation

Agri-food sector trusts that government will defend Mexican berries from US threats

President of the National Agricultural Council (CNA), Bosco de la Vega, has stated that at a time when trade blocs are emerging in Asia, North America needs to…

Arequipa concentrates 68% of Peru's garlic production

Arequipa, which produces more than 56,000 tons of garlic per year, is Peru's largest garlic producing region, concentrating 68% of the national production.…

January - July 2020

Mexican grape imports decrease by 23.9%

According to data from the Mexican Ministry of Economy, Mexican grape imports between January and July 2020 registered a year-on-year fall of 23.9%, totaling…

Weekly Argentinian blueberry arrival report

1,186 tons of blueberries exported from Argentina in week 47

Argentina has started its blueberry export season 2020. This year Argentina will continue being focused on preserving quality and ensuring the sweetness that makes its fruit…

Exported volumes to Greek market increased by 9%

New sales record for 2020 Ecuadorian bananas

Ecuador has been doing relatively well when it comes to banana exports. Although the second half of 2020 quantities have dropped compared to last year, the first half of the…

Leonard Droomer - Dreemfruit

Dreemfruit picks the first flat peaches in a delayed season

The stonefruit season started around ten days late at Dreemfruit – a frustrating wait, notes Breede River Valley stonefruit farmer Leonard Droomer, but the results have been…

Leonardo Juárez, manager of The Fresh Co.:

"We saw a very interesting market niche for Spanish exotic fruits such as citrus caviar, kumquat and pitaya"

The innovation in the supply and the development of new product lines, as well as the objective of offering a unique service, have led The Fresh Co. to launch a new line of…

"A new platform that connects producers, marketers, auxiliary industry and transport and logistics"

Launch of the Fruitobox digital marketplace

The numerous players and operators in the fruit and vegetable sector and the dynamism of this industry make having a reliable platform the concentrates the supply and provides…

ZhPolo, of Zhadobina Garlic: "Increase in the import of Chinese and Argentinian garlic"

"The shortage of Spanish garlic has been accentuated by abundant speculation"

The abundant and persistent rains a few days before the start of the garlic harvest in the main producing areas of Spain caused significant losses in the production volumes…

Kiwis one of the lesser known products from Turkish origin

“Turkey’s kiwi production is up 300% compared to10 years ago”

One of Turkey’s lesser known export products is the kiwi, as about 90% of the production is destined to the local market. The volumes for export are growing every year though,…

René Noordam of BanaSplash:

“European demand for organic Fairtrade bananas has been increasing”

The market for Fairtrade and organic bananas has been growing in recent years. Dominican banana producer association BanaSplash works almost exclusively with Fairtrade and…

Will Box - BoxedFresh

"Quality, convenience and variety has meant we have retained a substantial loyal customer base"

Back in January, Will Box and his business partner, Jonny Honeyman, had the idea to start a home & office delivery service delivering fruit and veg boxes - BoxedFresh - which…

Pascale Begoulle, SIKIG:

"The volumes of French kiwifruit are limited"

The French kiwifruit harvest is in full swing. At SIKIG, sales will start in a week. “We are very happy with the quality. We are harvesting fruits with a high Brix. However,…

"Pear varieties vary in sensitivity towards fresh-keeping products"

Pear is a climacteric fruit with a post-harvest ripening period, and is very sensitive to temperature and ethylene. If not dealt with in time after harvest, the ethylene in…

Michoacan leads Mexico's pear production

The state of Michoacan leads Mexico's pear production. According to data from the Secretariat for Rural and Agricultural Food Development (Sedrua), this entity…

Citrus Australia reacts to health star rating on Australian juice

"Health Star Rating credibility broken beyond repair"

Citrus Australia is shocked and disappointed with today’s decision by State Ministers to endorse a Health Star Rating system that gives diet coke a higher…

Simply Fresh receives ‘Telangana Best Brand Award’ from CMO Asia

Indian greenhouse growers Simply Fresh, has been awarded the ‘Telangana Best Brand’ award by CMO Asia ‘2020. The award was presented at a virtual ceremony. The awards…

Discounter provokes united protests of banana exporters

Latin American banana pickers reject the price war declared by ALDI

In the price negotiations for the coming year, ALDI (Europe) has announced it will reduce the contract price per banana crate from 12.41 Euro to 11.33 Euro.…

Sending more than 3500 tons of stone fruit around the globe

Air New Zealand awarded more international cargo flights

Air New Zealand has been awarded more international cargo flights under the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) Scheme. This comes after the Government…

"CTU welcomes living wage for fruit pickers"

The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today's announcement by Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor that the 2000 people…

Azerbaijan: Citrus yield up

According to Head of the Fruit Growing Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Surkhay Novruzov, the yield of citrus fruits has gone up in Azerbaijan. Novruzov states that the…

Kenya Airways Cargo starts direct flights to key locations across the globe

Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa to various destinations across the world. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from…

Moldova 2020 apple harvest notably lower than forecasts

Recent calculations from several organisations of agricultural producers -working with the Ministry of Agriculture of Moldova and local authorities- showed…

Ministry of Agriculture projections

Morocco forecasts successful agricultural export campaign

Despite the current pandemic and persistent droughts, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture projects a promising 2020-2021 export agricultural campaign. Last…

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‘Safe Food from Safe Farm’ market

Myanmar market offers wide selection of farm-fresh and certified-safe fruit and veg

In Nat Mauk Street -near Yangon’s Kandawgyi Lake- there is a weekend market that has more than meets the eye. This weekly agro-bazaar offers a wide selection…

Straight to the Source launches online directory

Looking for locally sourced green garlic powder, pastured pork, small-batch craft spirits or Aussie-grown cocoa? Industry leaders are making the fine food…

Nevinates

Georgia exported more than 7,800 tons of persimmons since start of season

According to the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, the nation exported 7,824 tons of persimmons (including the kinglet variety) from 1 August…

Nepal: Eastern hills growers produce oranges worth Rs 1 billion

Nepal’s eastern hill region is expected to produce oranges worth Rs1 billion (€7.1 mln), despite a sharp drop in production this year, expected to turn out at…

Nevinates

Export of Muthalamada mangoes starting early

The export of mangoes from ‘Mango City’ Muthalamada, a month earlier than usual, has given high hopes to thousands of growers who have had it quite hard over…

Russia bans greenhouse tomatoes & peppers from Uzbekistan’s Fergana region

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has issued a statement that is amounting to a ban on the import of…

Coastal growers in Pakistan put their hopes in tomatoes and chillis

Pakistan’s coastal growers expect to get good revenues from their tomato and chilli crops, still standing in the fields. Both the valuable crops require some…

Ruletkka

End of UK–EU transition period and consequences for South African trade

On January 1 this year, the UK left the European Union. That day also inaugurated the start of a transition period, during which the UK remained part of the EU…

Troy Foods: Ready-to-eat vegetable processing facility completed in the UK

Through the completion of a fourth site in Yorkshire, vegetable, salad and mayonnaise producer Troy Foods has now expanded its operations. Supported by a…

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