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Wax apples require high initial investment and high level of plantation technology

Chinese wax apples from Hainan maintain dominant market position

Wax apple trees can produce two harvests per year, in spring and autumn. This year the production season in Hainan saw excessive rainfall and typhoons. That is why the…

Organic Chinese ginger is ready for export, and the market is full of energy

The new harvest of Chinese ginger has already been brought in. The first ginger to be harvested has been in storage for a period of 40 days and is now entering the export…

Experts say it won't last long

Trans-Pacific container freight rates up 184%

In the past three months, freight rates for container liners have continued to climb and warehouse shortages have become prevalent. Against the backdrop of a…

Hema signs 280-million-yuan order of Chilean cherries

On November 8, witnessed by Luis Schmidt Montes, the Chilean ambassador to China, Hema signed an import order for 1 million boxes of Chilean cherries with…

Arunachal Pradesh: Innovative orange farmer creates tool for harvesting oranges

Jemni Ratan from Dambuk, Arunachal Pradesh is a farmer, who has a history of creating smart innovations. He recently assembled a device for plucking oranges.…

Imports lower onion prices before Diwali in Maharashtra

At the start of the Diwali season, onion prices in Maharashtra state retail and wholesale markets have seen a sharp correction due to the influx of imported…

Indian government subsidises fruit and veg air transportation from North East and Himalayan states

On Wednesday, the federal Indian government announced a scheme under which a 50 per cent subsidy will be provided for air transportation of 41 fruits and…

Tamil Nadu, India

Erode district turmeric production is losing ground

Erode district, in Tamil Nadu, saw a spike in turmeric production some years back, and the trade was flourishing. However, at this point in time, the trade is…

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…

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…

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…

Jordanian government sets fixed fresh produce prices

Last Tuesday, the Jordanian government set fixed prices for fresh produce following a huge increase in prices of fruits and vegetables ahead of the…

Pakistan intends to produce 4.87 mln tons of potatoes and 2.22 mln tons of onions

The government of Pakistan has set a target to produce some 4.87 million of potatoes and 2.22 million tons of onions during the 2020-21 rabi season, in order…

APMC market gets Alphonso mangoes from Malawi

Although the mango season is yet to start in India, the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Vashi has received a total of 1,500 boxes of Malawi mangoes…

Persimmon orchards increasing in Shangla District - Pakistan

In Pakistan’s Shangla District -Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province- the production of persimmons has increased in Shangla during the last few…

Vietnam: HAGL sells 35 million shares to restructure loan

HAGL, once a leading real estate firm in Vietnam, has been growing fruits and vegetables since 2016, mainly providing passion fruit, bananas, dragon fruit and…

Philippines: Where to get imported fresh fruits online

Are you craving imported fruits and having a hard time finding them in supermarkets? Here's your ultimate guide to online fruit delivery services in Metro…

"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…

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,…

Kornelia Lewikowska on the Polish cauliflower season

“Despite our concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, demand proved to be high”

The Polish cauliflower season is nearing its end. The season was better than expected. There were worries that the pandemic could cause demand to be low, but looking back the…

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…

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…

ATS-Tanner Banding Systems AG offers visually attractive and ecologically sustainable solution

"It is not just asparagus producers who want to simplify and automate their packaging processes"

It is the asparagus season - in a way. Usually, the leading trade fair for asparagus and strawberry cultivation in Germany takes place in November. Due to the Corona…

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.…

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…

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…

Strong supply of table grapes expected for winter import season

LGS Specialty Sales is ready for a strong grape season from December 2020 through early May 2021. For the next sixth months, LGS will be providing shoppers with access to red, green, black…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Edible Garden

US: Crowdinvesting campaign to scale greenhouse grower

Greenhouse company Edible Garden® today announces the launch of an equity crowdfunding campaign via crowd investment platform Republic, which will help fund the…

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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