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Ties Minnen, Afrifruta:

"In Mozambique, you can't just quickly organize something; everything comes from afar"

"Demand is excellent and is only increasing," says AfriFruta's Ties Minnen about its naturally-dried mango and coconut. "These are healthy snacks. Dried coconut is very…

Keen interest in new ARRA varieties at recent field days in South Africa

Amid the uncertainty cast by Covid on the export table grape market, there was a strong turnout of growers and exporters at TopFruit’s recent annual field day in Augrabies…

Covid-19 lockdowns force Egyptian potato growers to abandon crops

Wholesale potato prices have decreased sharply over the past week, causing Egyptian growers to abandon their crops due to lockdown polices in importing…

Ger Kingma, Hagé International, the Netherlands:

"Moroccan tomatoes gaining ground at the expense of Spanish ones"

In the Dutch imported tomato market, Spanish products are increasingly losing ground to those from Morocco. That's according to Hagé International's Ger…

Reflects on priority areas for association activities to aid Southern Hemisphere exporters in 2021

SHAFFE closes 2020 with virtual Northern America meeting

SHAFFE has closed the 2020 association year with its now virtual North America meeting. Gathering SHAFFE’s members from across the Southern Hemisphere, the…

In the Netherlands, Schrijvershof gets its first shipment of Egyptian Navels

The Egyptian citrus season began at Schrijvershof this week. All these products are packaged under this Dutch company's 'Kelly Green' label. The season kicks off with navels…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 18-012-2020)

Week 51 avocado shipments from Israel to Europe at 383,000 units total

Week 51 avocado shipments from Israel to Europe amounted to 270,000 cartons of Greenskin avocados and 113,000 units of Hass avocados, totalling 383,000 units. That week's avocado…

"Every year the demand improves so the pricing is strong"

Sales soaring for an Australian premium stone fruit brand across the world

Demand for one of Australia's leading stone fruit brands continues to grow rapidly each season, according to the company responsible for its marketing and management. QFM…

Jeroen Groenewegen, Yex, the Netherlands

"This Christmas, using exotic fruit and vegetables for indoor barbecuing is becoming a real hit"

You can bring the most unusual exotic fruits to market but, if people aren't familiar with them, they won't sell. After all, unknown means unloved. "That's why, every day, we…

Price of Chinese blood oranges declines by around 20% this year

China is one of the largest orange suppliers in the world. Production areas are distributed across the country and they produce a wide variety of oranges. Improvements in…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: November

Berries--specifically blueberries--continued to make headlines in November. Peru reported that its blueberry volumes were up and that demand for the fruit has been steady to…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Mango consumption pushes up in 2020

Mangoes have seen a strong year in consumer demand. “We don’t have all of the numbers yet, but we have seen an increase in per capita consumption,” says Manuel Michel with the…

Andreas Allenspach, Category Manager Coop (Switzerland) looks back at the Corona year:

"Our fruit and vegetable turnover has increased by 15% this year, vegetables were the real winners"

The supermarkets are the big winners of the Corona pandemic this year. This is no different in Switzerland. Category manager Andreas Allenspach of Coop Switzerland looks back…

Chinese garlic export suffers from rising shipping cost

Rising shipping costs are one of the main concerns for importers and exporters in the international market. The worsening Covid-19 pandemic is already a disaster for importers…

Othman El Abadi, Force Sud:

"Little demand for lettuce"

"In general terms, this is being a tough time for lettuce marketers," says Othman El Abadi, of Force Sud. The company supplies organic lettuce. “Although we had hoped for…

No Christmas euphoria for clementines and oranges this year

"The atmosphere is usually joyful as Christmas approaches and demand increases. This year, however, there has not been the much awaited increase in orders. The foreign markets…

Finò

Fennel quantities increase by 20%

As reported by owners Marco Babbi and Vittorio Caligari, Finò confirms the growth it had hoped for at the start of the year despite the heavy market of the last month and…

Tim Struckman, Exotic Roots, the Netherlands

"Rising demand, especially from specialty stores"

At Exotic Roots, the demand for exotic fruits hasn't yet increased as Christmas approaches. However, Tim Struckman is still pleased. Tim owns this Dutch wholesaler that…

Fresh wasabi, grown in England

As an exotics specialist, Bud Holland already boasts a wide assortment of unusual products. However, this Dutch company is always on the lookout for unique, new items to add…

Alonso Salcedo of Añawi:

“We hope to increase our exports of organic ginger to the US by 40-50% next year”

The demand for Peruvian organic ginger in the US market has been on the rise in recent years, and while the reduction of foodservice during the pandemic has dampened overall…

Premium Dutch strawberry ready for Christmas

This year, Dutch Berries built a four-hectare full LED-lit greenhouse. This allows this major Dutch strawberry farming to bring large volumes of a brand new crop to market…

France re-open border but drivers must have negative test results

France has lifted the ban on people entering from the UK, at the moment it is only for French nationals or people with French residency and hauliers. The Netherlands and…

Apple grower launches line-extending products in 2021

Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the Arctic® apple, has launched its new, individually sized 2 oz. package. OSF also has a new cut available…

DSV Panalpina completes acquisition of Prime Cargo

DSV Panalpina is taking over Prime Cargo’s activities in Denmark, Poland and China from Mitsui-Soko Group, an international forwarding company based in Japan.…

LA UNIÓ, Region of Valencia

"Only citrus and pomegranate producers have escaped from collapsing with this crisis"

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors said that the agricultural sector has played an essential role in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, but that the praise they have received has not…

AVA-ASAJA makes its technical services available to producers to report any violations to the AICA

Many breaches of contract detected in the peak of the Spanish citrus campaign

In the peak of the citrus season, the Valencian Association of Agricultural Producers (AVA-ASAJA) has detected an increasing number of breaches of contract by commercial…

Pink Lady® donates over 40,000 apples to FareShare

Pink Lady® apples is pleased to announce it is extending its partnership with FareShare, the UK's largest charity fighting hunger and food waste, to help…

Chinese imports of Chilean avocados fall

According to official data from China Customs, the country imported 18,900 tons of avocado during the first nine months of this year, i.e. 23.8% less than in…

Chinese firm invests US$6 million in citrus venture

The China Industrial International Group (CIIG) is investing US$6 million towards the production of citrus seedlings; the organisation is hoping to sell the…

Closed ecosystem in a designer cabinet

Agrilution brings herb gardens into the home with their "Plantcube"

It will always be spring in your kitchen. That is what the "Plantcube" from Agrilution promises; a fully automated greenhouse that enables vertical farming even on a small…

Jacqueline Monden, De Kruidenaer, the Netherlands

"Cautious non-European herb farming could lead to shortages"

In Europe, the closure of the hospitality sector has greatly affected fresh herb sales. This is evident to Jacqueline Monden. She and Christ Monden run De Kruidenaer herb farm…

Tygho Kampschöer, Fruvexco

"Ginger's quality varies greatly on European market"

Tygho Kampschöer of Fruvexco, in the Netherlands, says sales are going quite well. That's despite the lack of sales to the hospitality sector. "All the channels where people…

Murcia seeks to promote underground irrigation for citrus crops

The Government of the Spanish Region of Murcia seeks to promote the use of underground irrigation in citrus cultivation. This irrigation system is an…

Amadalvarez

"There is a significant demand from private consumers"

Almeria's Raf tomato successfully escapes the impact of the pandemic

The Raf tomato, one of the most representative tomato varieties in the greenhouses of Almería, is successfully weathering the coronavirus crisis. "Prices fell…

January-October 2020

Spanish fruit and vegetable exports fall by 4% in terms of volume, but value is up by 9%

Between January and October 2020, Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports stood at 10.3 million tons; 4% less than in the same period of 2019. However, their…

UK grower firm confident that border disruptions will be manageable

According to Martin Tate, commercial director for Lincolnshire Field Products in Wykeham, his company does not foresee any stock issues in terms of locally…

Tesco apologises for selling bags of British carrots labelled ‘Grown in Spain’

British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer Tesco has apologised for misleading customers after a bag of fresh carrots with the label "British" were…

Retail

Morrisons orders 150 fresh new trailers for UK supermarket fleet

India: Billionaires fight it out for India’s retail crownAmazon.com Inc’s chief executive Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest man, is determined to retain his company’s…

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