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Tony Dewael, Bel'Export:

"We have to sell a lot of pears to sell out by the end of July"

The situation on the pear market is not that positive. “It is very disappointing,” says Tony Derwael of Bel’Export. “I don't know the exact reason, but I get the impression…

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Blue Whale

Blue Reine® in the spotlight ahead of the holiday season

For the second year in a row, Blue Whale is putting the Blue Reine® apple in the spotlight ahead of the holiday season. This year, the Blue Reine® will be available in a…

Marian Masegosa, of Cebollas Masegosa:

"Onions are being sold for lower prices than they were bought for"

The decline in the onion production in Castile-La Mancha as a result of adverse weather conditions during the growing phase caused Spanish onion prices to soar at first. The…

Solidus Solutions: Triple product innovation for new berry and asparagus season

"Extending the application and individual use of asparagus boxes"

The current pandemic has pushed the issue of sustainable packaging into the background. Nevertheless, behind the scenes, packaging manufacturers are working at full speed to…

New references and new salad mixes from L'Insalata dell'Orto

Fresh-cut Venetian radicchio PGI to Italian and European markets

The five new varieties of PGI Venetian radicchio are now available to consumers in fresh-cut packs. L'Insalata dell'Orto wants to increase the value of typical local products…

Heino Umlandt (Umlandt Obstgroßhandel) on the current top fruit market

"Lively exchange between German apple-growing regions'

Despite the current exceptional global situation with its -partial- lockdowns, the domestic top fruit market seems to be able to get away without too much damage. "People are…

Italian radish prices and demand are dropping

Between November and April, società agricola De Simone in Francolise (CE) produces different types of radishes available in various types of bunches and packets (bags, without…

Piet van Liere, Flevotrade:

“Record -breaking Dutch onion exports in 2020, but it could go any way in 2021”

‘Huge’ is how Piet van Liere describes the recent Dutch export weeks. "Just a few years ago, we thought we'd reached maximum sorting capacity in the Netherlands. That was…

Marcel Biemans, Coöperatie Hoogstraten, Belgium

"Little competition from imported strawberries for now"

“Strawberry supplies are a little slower at the moment. Production was delayed in October because of the overcast weather. So, we had decent quantities in November. We started…

Only clementines of larger caliber are obtaining good prices

"The Italian clementine season is facing some major problems. In August, we had to deal with drought, which led to medium and small calibers, and a surplus that was difficult…

Special Wholesale markets

Suppliers from Cologne are suffering due to Lockdown Light

"The potential reopening of the hospitality industry in January or March would not play a major role"

The Lockdown Light is still worrying traders at the Cologne wholesale market. "Up to the beginning of the current partial lockdown, we were still able to sell relatively well.…

Global focus citrus

Bigger volumes of California organic citrus

Organic citrus supplies are starting strong out of California. “We’re only in the first month of the organic crop. We’ve got another six months to go but we have a very solid…

Masseria Fruttirossi

New Christmas pomegranate packaging

Masseria Fruttirossi, a company specializing in the production of pomegranates with orchards covering over 300 hectares, has introduced the Melagrana Magnum packet for the…

Béatrice Chauffaille, Luce Savian, Jessica Roussel – Alliance Perlim Meylim:

"We want to be ready to deal with global warming"

The recurring temperature and rainfall records each year confirm that global warming is becoming a very real problem to which the agricultural world will have to adapt. For…

Checci&Magli

Transplanter device for clay soils

Nitro Power Shock (NPS) is the device developed by Checchi&Magli to adapt transplanters working on clay, hard or compact soils. Clay soils are usually fertile, although they…

Exclusive market launch for MagicStar at Edeka Südwest:

Contract farming as partnership model of the future

From this moment onwards, customers in the Edeka Südwest stores can look forward to a new apple variety on the shelves, scoring high with its taste, long shelf life and, apart…

Mushroom production during pandemic in Poland going relatively well

The export of mushrooms in retail packaging is going relatively well. Poland managed to maintain stable markets, but during certain periods, mainly in the spring time, when…

Erik van Rossum and Dolf van Os (Combilo)

Two of Dutch fruit and veg wholesalers' staff retire

Erik van Rossum and Dolf van Os work at Combilo, a Dutch wholesaler. Both these men are retiring on 1 December. Erik has been at the company for more than 37 years. He's been…

Event was 100% virtual for the first time

The third edition of Seminis Winter Melon Event

For two weeks Seminis (Bayer Vegetable Seed Division) organized individual and personalized meetings with several players in the melon industry with the objective to create…

AHDB Potato Weekly

UK: Quiet week on potato bag demand

Little movement in the market over the last week, due to current lockdown measures slowing trade across much of the UK. Prices have stayed relatively stable;…

New ferry freight route will open post-Brexit between France and Ireland

A new freight ferry route linking Ireland and France will open after the end of the Brexit transition period, offering a direct and paperless transport between…

Europlast increased sales by ten percent

"Fixed cost degression effects led to increased earnings"

Austrian plastics specialist Europlast was able to increase its sales last year by around 10 percent, to 40 million euros. Managing Director Arthur Primus reported this fact…

Gertrude Snoei

3.1% increase in Bulgaria’s fresh vegetable imports

Bulgaria's vegetable imports and exports have increased compared to the previous year, although in the case of fruits, the picture is exactly the opposite,…

Wikipedia

How the Russian embargo has affected Romanian and Moldovan fruit and veg producers

Russia has extended the embargo on EU vegetables and fruits. By presidential decree, Vladimir Putin imposed a ban on Western food until December 31 next year…

Moroccan avocado imports increased by an outstanding 193.11%

Spain imports 32% more cucumber and 29% more tomato from Morocco

Spanish imports of Moroccan fruits and vegetables have registered a notable increase in the first nine months of the year. According to data from the statistical service…

Russians to consume 115 kg of vegetables per year by 2028

According to the Center for Industry Expertise of the Russian Agricultural Bank, the consumption of fresh vegetables in Russia will increase to 115 kg per…

Patatas Meléndez boosting sales in the frying potato segment with the Agria and Lady Amarilla

The potato season, now over in the Spanish region of Castile-Leon, has been inevitably affected by the spread of the pandemic and its consequences on the…

Asparagus continues to gain ground in Andalusia

In 2020, asparagus cultivation has again gained ground in Andalusia after a decline in the production area in 2019. According to Agrónoma, the Andalusian…

Ukraine: Imported Turkish tomatoes more expensive

Over the past two weeks, tomatoes imported from Turkey to Ukraine have been increasing in price. Prices went up because of the seasonal decrease in the supply…

Gadz Farm, Ternopil

Apples from Ukraine sent to UK

Last week, the Gadz Farm -Ternopil region, Ukraine- has sent its first shipment of apples to the United Kingdom. “The opening of a new international sales market will increase apple…

El Hierro has the biggest pineapple production area in the Canary Islands

The island of El Hierro has the biggest area dedicated to the production of pineapples in the entire Canary archipelago. El Hierro produces about 1.3 million…

Ukraine: Prices for imported cucumbers up due to decline of local goods

Greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine are mainly sourced from Turkey at this point in time. According to market operators, this situation is quite traditional for…

Maria Pomelnikova

Tesco and Iceland to offer free fruit and vegetables to low income parents

According to an announcement from the Scottish Government, families receiving the Best Start Foods grant can now pick up free fruit and vegetables in Iceland…

Historic moment for New Covent Garden Market

After fourteen years of negotiations spearheaded by the Covent Garden Tenants Association's (CGTA) longest standing chairman, Gary Marshall, along with Chairman, Jason Tanner,…

Volume down on PEI potatoes

Supplies of Prince Edward Island, Canada potatoes are low. “It’s still early in the season —harvest, for some, just finished this month. I don’t think we have a full handle on…

AI vending machines provide secure shopping experience

Chinese retail industry rapidly develops innovative sales methods

The outbreak of Covid-19 posed significant challenges to the Chinese fruit industry this year. Retail became particularly difficult. At the same time, consumer behavior…

North America: demand for garlic spikes significantly

“There’s essentially a giant black hole of demand worldwide for garlic that I don’t think can be fulfilled.” These are the words of Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch in…

AU: Exporting vegetable growers continue to trade through COVID

Australian vegetable grower-exporters have demonstrated strong resilience in their businesses and supply chains to continue to export during the first three quarters of 2020…

Hon Chung Ham

Pound Sterling up as Brexit negotiations get a reprieve

Brexit is back in focus for Sterling, after today’s news that the EU accepted an offer from the UK for a transition period on fishing rights, effective January…

Workforce support is the cherry on top for farmers

Cherry picking is underway across Victoria on a bumper harvest of more than 4,500 tonnes of cherries thanks to help from the Andrews Labor Government –…

Ripe Robotics

Alleviating Australia's worker shortage

Fruit-picking robot might cover Goulburn Valley seasonal worker gap

Robot fruit picker ‘Clive’ will be working on two Goulburn Valley properties to see if it is a commercially viable alternative to human labour. The machine was built by…

Crop and Export Report 2020, week 48

Chilean blueberry season continues at a slower pace than usual

The Chilean season continues to advance with a slower pace than normal and with volumes from the northern zone that is already in the final third of its season. The central…

Goldies Onions

New onion variety claims: ‘No tears, no bad breath’

Japanese breeders have spent two decades developing Goldies onions. Now, the variety is presented as a product that will guarantee ‘no tears, no bad breath’.…

Container shortages on the market, how does this happen?

A shortage of reefer containers is a big problem at the moment in the global trade. But how does this happen? The video below explains exactly what has happens…

Sheila Fitzgerald

COVID-19 measures are making maritime routes more appealing to drug smugglers

Smart ports and their ability to curb drug trafficking

The seizures of large quantities of drugs at seaports have been on the rise worldwide. The increase in shipping operations, coupled with large container ships…

Giant grapes at € 250 per bunch

How big can a grape be? According to images posted and shared on Vietnamese social media this week, giant grapes are larger than a chicken's egg. This variety of surprising…

Kumamoto, Japan

Peak shipping season for large banpeiyu citrus

The banpeiyu is one of the world’s largest citrus fruits. At this point in time, farms in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, are busy sending the fruits nationwide as it is its…

Orange capsicums on the menu for long-term eye health

A five-year cross-industry project, Naturally Nutritious is researching the development of innovative food products and varieties that are nutritious, delicious and visually…

Retail

Pinduoduo is rising to China’s grocery challenge

French watchdog has fined two of Carrefour’s subsidiaries

Analysis: Battle of the billionaires - Bezos, Ambani gun for India retail supremacyJeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, 2 of the world’s richest men, face a turning point in a battle…

FreshPlaza Funny

The floor is lava!!!!