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Domestic blueberry price plummets

Blueberry oversupply in Europe puts a damper on South African season

The small South African market is receiving an unusually large amount of blueberries this season, fruit that was grown for export, causing the domestic price to crash to an…

Morocco exported a higher volume of tomatoes than Almeria for the first time

According to data from the Estacom statistical service processed by Hortoinfo, the province of Almeria exported 418.64 million kilos of tomatoes in the 2019/2020 campaign.…

Statement by Ross Berries

"Ross Berries’ plea for proof of unlawful blueberry shipments falls on deaf ears"

"Where is the evidence? This is the question that is repeatedly being asked by South African blueberry producer Ross Berries in lieu of the seizure of…

Avocado exports: 68,000 tons since January

New Kenyan avocado export ban over immature harvests

Head of Horticulture Directorate Benjamin Tito said the ban on Fuerte and Hass varieties will apply starting today. Growers will still be able to export the…

80 per cent rise over past few years

Nigeria spends billions on coconut imports

Nigeria buys the bulk of its coconuts from Ghana and Ivory Coast. Nma Okoroji, the president, National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association…

South Africa: Water levels in Mpumalanga reservoirs declining

Water levels in the listed dams and catchment areas in the Mpumalanga Province continue to drop despite some recent rainfall. According to the Department of…

New research project will provide insight into kiwifruit disease Psa

A new research project that may help future-proof the kiwifruit industry has received a Fast Start Marsden grant. The project, led by Dr Jay Jayaraman at Plant…

Almost 6,000 online applications received for South African land reform program

Last Tuesday, South African Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza provided an update about her government’s latest stab at land reforms, pledging that it would be…

South Africa: Water and Sanitation on Vaal dam water levels

Vaal Dam levels slightly increase after weeks of taking a knock

The levels of the Vaal Dam have seen a slight upsurge this week following extended weeks of rapid decline that saw it floating below the neutral 50% mark. Last week, the dam…

Yigit Gokyigit on the Turkish chestnut season

“Prices for Turkish chestnuts are a lot more competitive this season”

The export of chestnuts from Turkey will commence shortly. The harvest started last week and one exporter is having a higher demand this year. Even though COVID-19 affects the…

Special Wholesale markets

Denis Piper, Melzig LLC, on club apple varieties and the start of the citrus season

"Every year we are being offered five varieties that claim to be the new Pink Lady"

Apples are one of the staple foods in the German retail trade; right now consumers are enjoying freshly harvested produce. Every year there are new club varieties that want to…

Global focus citrus

Demand and competition on mandarins getting stronger

North America’s mandarin season looks to be a competitive one on several fronts this winter. Domestically, California is already in production on mandarins. “They have started…

Orango launches patented solution with magnets

"We see opportunities for reusable lids in the convenience fruit segment"

orango® has developed and patented a reusable lid that uses magnets. The innovative solution is made of silicone and the first samples are already successfully in circulation,…

"We buy growers' fruit that perhaps they cannot sell in their season"

Strong demand for a new Australian frozen fruit range in the inaugural year of sales

A newly formed Australian frozen fruit company says demand for its product range has been strong in the first six months of sales.     Aussie Frozen Fruit was launched into the Woolworths supermarket in…

EdenCoco, from the coconut tree to the consumer's palate

Coconut water with no preservatives or additives

The Brazilian EdenCoco Comercial Importadora e Exportadora has launched a new product in the coconut water market. It consists of a coconut of 400-500 grams, with an average…

Brexit threatens to bring high tariffs for Spanish berries

Strawberry acreage stabilization, reduction of winter raspberries and more blueberries expected

The Spanish province of Huelva is getting ready for a new berry campaign under the shadow of the consequences that the first wave of the coronavirus brought to the sector in…

PMA virtual town hall

How will the pandemic affect consumer shopping habits this holiday season?

This week’s PMA virtual town hall looked ahead at the end-of-the-year holiday season and how this year’s changes in consumer habits might impact this year’s holiday season.…

United Fresh webinar

Trade, immigration and Child Nutrition Reauthorization under the new presidential administration

This week, the United Fresh Produce Association held a webinar to look at what impact the results of the election might have on the produce industry, now that the results of…

Rain hinders harvesting of limes in Mexico

Supplies of limes out of Mexico are slightly down compared to last year at this time for a variety of reasons. “We had three days of rain last week and that slowed down the…

Chestnut demand and pricing difficult to predict

Supplies of imported chestnuts are underway, though supplies seem to be shorter than last year at this time. Chestnut packing house in China. “Chinese chestnuts just started…

Minister Littleproud welcomed the release of the National Fruit Fly Strategy

The National Fruit Fly Strategy 2020-25 released today will aim to maintain Australia’s freedom from exotic fruit fly, minimise the incidence and spread of…

Celebrate World Pear Day on December 5th

Pear Bureau Northwest is launching the 2020 edition of its annual World Pear Day on December 5. Taking place the first Saturday of December in coordination…

Major developments for increased food safety

Insort presents third generation Sherlock Safeguard®

Insort is proud to announce another major development for increased safety in food production with the Sherlock Safeguard®. The heart of the machine is the latest generation…

Financial report first nine months 2020

HHLA resists effects of the coronavirus pandemic

Despite the lasting impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded a positive operating result in the first nine months of…

End of the 2020 Season

Chilean citrus exports grow by 10%

According to the Citrus Committee of Chile ASOEX, the country exported a total of 368,000 tons of citrus fruits during the 2020 season, i.e. 10% more than in…

Next year, they'll use pheromones in nearly 10,000 hectares of citrus in the most affected areas

Producers and authorities agree on a strategy for the sustainable fight against the cotonet in the Community of Valencia

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors and the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency, and Ecological Transition have agreed to carry out a joint strategy for the…

International Blueberry Organization

IBO state of the blueberry industry report

The IBO state of the industry report exists for the purpose of empowering participants throughout the blueberry industry with improved information. The IBO holds a conviction…

First results of the Projar study on fertigation

"We have achieved a 40% increase in production compared to the previous harvest"

Last June, Projar launched a study on the management of irrigation and fertigation in a tomato farm in Águilas, Murcia, which was burdened by problems of root…

Extraberries SA: "Cherries could become one of the country's most exported fruits"

The first Argentine cherries arrive in China by air

On November 10, the Extraberries SA company completed the first Argentine export of fresh fruit in 2020 after Patagonia was recognized as a fly-free zone. The…

Almeria, Spain

Grupo Agroponiente presents its new tasty Marejada tomato

The latest from Grupo Agroponiente in the tomato segment is the Marejada, a ribbed black tomato that the company will exclusively market under its own brand…

Video How far do COVID particles travel through the air?

This Japanese-built super computer shows how far COVID-19 particles travel through the air without a face mask to stop them.

NGA show and Indoor Ag-Con to co-locate events in May 2021

Las Vegas events will provide retailers with access to indoor farming resources

The NGA Show, the leading trade show and conference for independent grocers, and Indoor Ag-Con, the premier agriculture conference and trade show for the indoor and vertical…

Bolt Threads

Vegan leather

Mushroom 'unleather' embraced by major fashion brands

Recently, the world has been starting to embrace a more sustainable and animal-friendly alternative: vegan leather. In fact, according to a report by Grand View Research, the…

Retail

JD.com is aiming for a network of 5mln physical stores in the next 3 years

Poundland: 10 new stores in the UK and Ireland before Christmas

Russia: O'Key Group’s board approves GDR listing on Moscow exchangeRussian food retailer O'Key Group has announced that its board of directors has approved the its plan to…

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