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“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…

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…

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…

A. & K. Engemann goes into the new marketing season

"There is more growth potential for organic chicory, within food retail as well"

For some two weeks, leading organic company Engemann GbR has been delivering new organic chicory. "The volumes to be marketed are still modest, but should soon increase," says…

Idromeccanica Lucchini

Strawberries for Finland

Demand for red fruits, strawberries in particular, is growing on the north-European market. The harsh climate, short summers and little sunlight mean volumes, even those grown…

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…

Vincent Elegoet, of Saveurs du Bout du Monde:

"Normal market conditions for Hokkaido and Butternut squash"

"The situation is normal in the pumpkin market, with a good quality product," says Vincent Elegoet, from the Saveurs du Bout du Monde company. Currently, the Breton company,…

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…

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…

The Spanish industrial potato acreage could be reduced in favor of consumer potatoes

"It's a fairly atypical year, but we should still achieve double-digit growth in terms of volume"

The potato sector has been in an uneven situation across Europe. While the industrial potato segment has seen its market shrink drastically in recent months with the closure…

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%,"…

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…

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…

In-depth analysis by Patrizia Calabrese on consumption struggles

The downward curve for the zucchini is alarming, a better situation for the bell pepper

Peppers and zucchini are among the main crops grown in Sicily, but the scenario is not the same for the two references. The overview of the situation was provided by Patrizia…

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…

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…

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…

H&R demand for king trumpet mushrooms drops

The new limitations imposed by the Government to counter the spreading of Covid-19 are affecting not only thousands of restaurants and similar activities, but also suppliers…

"Open your eyes, Enjoy!"

Cítricos Valencianos participates in a campaign to promote products with quality seals

The Citricos Valencianos PGI is participating in the “Open your eyes, Enjoy!” campaign promoted by ORIGEN ESPAÑA and the European Commission. The goal of the campaign is to inform…

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…

Increasing popularity on the German market

Nuts trending as a vegan alternative

Germans like their hearty foodstuffs: For a few years now, consumers have been increasingly turning to salty snacks. The current trend is leaning towards…

The brand of Italian red flesh apples at the “Kiku News Talk”

Socials and digital lift sales and notoriety of Red Moon®

Red Moon Ltd confirms the prediction made in September: with the conclusion of the harvest of RM-1 (harvest video), the later red-fleshed cultivar, which together with RS-1 is…

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…

Video Operation Banana

A London surgeon recently did a remote operation in California. That was via a 5G connection. But, what was operated on? Not a human or an animal, but a banana. We don't know…

The European Union buys more tomatoes from Morocco than from Almeria

Morocco, whose production schedule is very similar to that of Spain, is the latter's main competitor in terms of tomato production and marketing in the European Union. In…

2 out of every 3 zucchinis sold in Europe are Spanish

Spain consolidates as the EU's largest zucchini supplier

Over the last five seasons, Spanish zucchini exports to the European Union (EU) have increased by 33.56%, according to data from the statistical service Euroestacom…

This year's production of PDO Vinalopó Bagged Table Grapes amounts to 40 million kilos

Good New Year's Eve table grape campaign expected in Spain

At the beginning of November, the harvesting of the Aledo variety grape kicked off in the Vinalopó region. This fruit is traditionally consumed on New Year's…

Rains having a positive influence on the size of the citrus fruits from Castellón

The lack of rainfall during the first part of the citrus campaign in Castellón has taken its toll on the size of part of the production, making it less…

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…

Antonio Llobell, Biogold EM (Euro-Mediterranean):

"South Africa and Spain can and should work together in the citrus market"

The South African group Biogold encompasses a global network of companies dedicated to the management of intellectual property in the agricultural sector,…

UK herb grower reports losses

Pre-tax losses at one of the largest growers of fresh cut and living pot herbs in the UK widened during its latest financial year, new accounts have revealed. Lincolnshire Herbs…

Agrico - Abertay Uni partnership to use AI tech to predict better potato varieties

Abertay University is hoping that its new project using artificial intelligence (AI) technology could be the key to speed up the process of growing potatoes. A…

North Carolina sweetpotato harvest wraps up and market sees good demand

Most sweetpotato growers in North Carolina are in the final days of their harvest. While the harvest started and ended a bit later than usual this year, the quality and sizing…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Madagascar:

2020, a special year for the lychee harvest campaign

In Madagascar, lychee exporters have been living through the most important eight days of the season since November 13, the opening date for the fruit harvest. The only real…

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…

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…

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…

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…

SIZA said goodbye to the current Chairman of the Board and welcomes Nicholas Dicey, the new elected chair

It is with a heavy heart that this week we bid farewell to Mr Nigel Mudge, the long-standing and first official Chairman of the SIZA Board of Directors. He…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Indian researchers develop bio-degradable packing from cucumber peel

Throwing away cucumber peels after preparing your salad could be a thing of the past. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have…

Philippines search for disease resistant mango varieties

The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said it launched a three-year project to find mango strains resistant to scab and stem-end rot diseases.The…

DSV improves warehouse operations with drone system

In a collaboration with tech innovator Verity, DSV is implementing an autonomous drone system in several of its warehouses to help manage inventory. Inventory…

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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