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Juan José Pons of Ecuador’s Banana Cluster on Aldi’s announcement:

“The full weight of the ‘shared responsibility’ falls on the banana producers”

Aldi has recently announced a plan to lower their banana prices, which will result in lower prices paid for bananas to producers. Juan José Pons, the coordinator of Ecuador’s…

Two additional MSC vessels to be deployed to give customers more flexibility

MSC introduces cherry express service linking Chile to Asia

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is pleased to introduce an express service for cherry and fresh fruit cargo from Chile to Asia, effective 18 November 2020. To reinforce the…

The Chilean company PacLife opens an after-sales support office in China

"China is the largest market to demand modified atmosphere packaging"

Due to the South American exporters' increase in demand for modified atmosphere packaging for their fruit shipments to the Chinese market, the Chilean…

Container shortage drives up leasing rates and the price of new equipment

The current global shortage of containers is strongly increasing the purchase price of new equipment and leasing rates. According to the latest container…

Complejo Agroindustrial Beta (Peru)

"We expect to export 136% more fresh blueberries this season"

The general manager of Complejo Agroindustrial Beta, Lionel Arce Orbegozo, stated that the company expects to export nearly 13,000 tons of fresh blueberries…

Despite the pandemic, Ecuador's banana sector increases its exports by 6.95%

In May 2018, the Regional Corporation of Ecuadorian Banana Producers (Agroban), the Banana Marketing and Export Association (Acorbanec), and other actors in…

Spain

Brazilian delegation visits Extremadura to resume plum exports

A delegation of Brazilian health authorities has visited Extremadura to sign a pest management protocol that allows the region to export plums to the South…

Asia Fruit Logistica ON ready to go

Asia Fruit Logistica ON, the exciting new digital format of Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show, opens its virtual doors on 17-20 November 2020. Asia Fruit…

Kenneth Meyer (Natural Tropic):

"Spanish Greenskin avocados having a good season; Hass available from this week too"

This week sees the end of the Spanish mango season at Natural Tropic in Malaga. "We had a good season. It started well in mid-September with Osteens already. But the Keitt…

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers make breakthrough in fighting agricultural plant diseases

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have made a discovery that will help combat fastidious pathogens, which cost U.S. agriculture alone billions of dollars annually. For the past…

Special Wholesale markets

Nico Schaft, 888 Fruit Company, France:

"Chinese chestnut prices under pressure, but Nashi pears are very pricey"

The coronavirus pandemic is placing a lot of extra pressure on many companies at Rungis, the Parisian wholesale market. "In March, our turnover even increased by 30 to 40%,"…

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

Rene Bouman, FMI:

"European hospitality sectors' closure makes selling limes tough"

The lime market had a strong summer season. But, it's been under considerable pressure for several weeks now. "Volumes have decreased. There are, however, too many limes on…

“Prices for Turkish pomegranates are similar to last year”

The Turkish pomegranate season is well underway and so far the season for one exporter has been positive. More production will hopefully lead to higher revenue, and despite…

Suhaib Faroun on Medjool dates from Palestine

“We’ve managed to increase the volumes for Medjool dates this season”

The harvest for Medjool dates in Palestine has concluded, meaning the focus can now shift fully to sales. For one exporter, production has increase by about 12 per cent this…

Chris Fagg - Freshpro Imports

Myanmar avocados trial in the UK

UK importer FreshPro Imports have established an exclusive agreement with MAVO the Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association along with the assistance of the British…

Joe Vargas of FirstFruits Marketing:

“The new Cosmic Crisp crop will be released November 23rd”

The apple harvest is in full swing, and Washington-based FirstFruits Marketing is highlighting their new Opal crop, which is their proprietary apple variety, as well as a new…

Covid-free spaces and solutions for the fresh produce sector

The following article was written by Gabriela Centeno with NeXplain. The global fresh produce industry was not as badly hit by the pandemic as other sectors. Some companies…

Landgard comments on allegations from Der Spiegel

"Alleged escapades at Landgard agricultural cooperative"

On Saturday, an article was published on the online Der Spiegel edition, alleging serious accusations against the Landgard agricultural cooperative: How…

Europatat replies to public consultation on EU trade policy review

Europatat welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on the major review of the European Union’s trade policy launched by the European…

Greenyard announces profit improvement and decrease of the debt ratio

Greenyard has released its financial results for the first half of the 2020/2021 financial year. Greenyard's turnover increased by 10.3% in the first half of the 2020/2021…

Canadian apple production grows by 5%

The Ottawa Agricultural Affairs Bureau (FAS / Ottawa) forecasts 5% growth in Canadian apple production in the 2020/21 marketing season, despite some growing and labour…

Australia:

Activity in the Hort Innovation Lychee Fund remained strong through difficult year

During 2019-20, Hort Innovation continued to track investment expenditure against the Lychee Strategic Investment Plan, while looking towards new developments…

Don Limón unveils flexible direct sourcing partnerships for corporate retailers

Don Limón – the international fresh fruit exporter-importer – is excited to announce the launch of its retail partnership programme to offer greater…

Newton Orchards deploys DiMuto solution to strengthen brand with local farm to fork traceability story

DiMuto, a trade technology solutions platform that provides end-to-end supply chain visibility for global agri-food businesses, has partnered with Newton Orchards to commence…

Proseal exhibiting as part of JBT at Asia Fruit Logistica ON

The efficiency and sustainability benefits that can be achieved with the latest tray sealing solutions will be the major focus of Proseal’s participation in this year’s Asia…

Plátano de Canarias signs an agreement with Iberia to distribute the Spanish banana on long-haul routes

Thousands of bananas fly each month to international destinations like New York. “In-flight bananas that are the result of a collaboration agreement between Plátano de…

US: Fresh blueberries and some frozen blueberries affected by new EU tariffs

On Nov. 10, the European Union imposed an additional retaliatory tariff of 25% on a range of U.S. agricultural products. This new tariff affects both fresh…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Florida and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they…

Zeph Colombatto

New urban farm to bring specialty mushrooms to store shelves in Texas

On November 14th, Texans gained access to a new realm of the mushroom kingdom with the arrival of Smallhold’s specialty mushrooms on Central Market store shelves and the…

Lipman Family Farms launches inaugural "Day of Good from the Ground Up"

Lipman Family Farms celebrated its first annual "Day of Good from the Ground Up" to support local communities across its network in the United States, Mexico and Canada. From…

Hazel Tech announces partnership with Fruits n’ Rootz

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering solutions for the fresh produce industry to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste,…

Kanzi apple wins a series of blind taste tests

The Kanzi apple, known as “the Foodie’s Choice,” has won a series of blind taste tests and is being noticed by chefs and bakers nationwide. Originally discovered in Belgium…

Florida citrus packers: 'South African imports pose risk'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) announced it is authorizing the importation of cold-treated fresh citrus from…

New two channel real-time logger simultaneously monitors air temperature front and back of containers

FlashLink RTL Prime 3G-2T In-Transit Logger, Model 22367, is the first of its kind. With its unique 15m/50ft external and internal sensor combination, one logger can monitor…

Organic Grower Summit Roundtable 2020 announced

While the Organic Grower Summit will not be held as a live in-person event this year, a virtual keynote event featuring leaders of three of the nation’s most…

AgroFresh’s Harvista™ solution wins Sadyogrody Award for innovative gardening products

AgroFresh, a global leader in produce freshness solutions, has announced that its innovative Harvista™ 1.3SC technology has won the Sadyogrody Innovative…

Egypt: Onion third most exported crop after citrus and potatoes

The Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine stated that onion exports recorded this year until November 4, 370,512 tons to be the third most…

Lettuce losses could cause shortage across U.S.

Lettuce crop losses in California could affect availability and prices at Texas grocery stores and restaurants and highlights the fragility of the nation’s…

Retail

Supermarket group Cactus continues to expand

ICA: Sales up 8.9% in October 2020

Thailand: Central Retail Corporation Q3 revenue decreased 11% year-on-yearCentral Retail Corporation (CRC) has achieved V-shaped recovery in the third quarter of 2020, 87% Q1…

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