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Where is table grape cultivation going?

"This is the third abnormal season for table grapes, and we need to start thinking about the direction we need to take before spiraling into a crisis it will be difficult to…

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Hermann Felber (Josef Felber LLC) on the current marketing situation

"The big boom is now over for the weekly market trade as well"

The second wave of the Corona pandemic is keeping traders at the Munich wholesale market on tenterhooks. At Josef Felber LLC, a company with a long tradition, its 40th year in…

Gaia Herbs revamps is Dutch branch and acquires Via Maris

Gaia Herbs Bv expands its reach in Europe by merging with German company

Gaia Herbs has had a subsidiary in the Netherlands since 2017 and it has now merged with Via Maris GmbH, one of the largest herb companies in Germany. Gaia has been a strong,…

Marc Evrard, Belgische Fruitveiling, Belgium

“Brexit isn't the only challenge we must focus on in the coming time”

The Brexit deadline is fast approaching. The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have less than ten weeks to reach a deal. Just last Friday, Boris Johnson said the…

Gemüsebau Kiening sees great demand for special crops, even in these exceptional times

"People do not want to eat the same thing every day"

At Munich-based family-owned company Kiening, the final push is now underway: The last greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers have already been harvested and the winter season is…

Ismael Cabanillas, of Plus Berries:

"Rising consumption of dried figs, fashionable among the younger population"

The demand for dried figs has been experiencing significant growth in recent times, with changes in the type of consumer who buys them. Although it is a traditional product,…

Mexico now open to Belgian apples too

The search for new export destinations for Belgian fruit is one of that country's top priorities. That's after the Russian market fell away. Belgian products…

VSSE cancels trade fair duo expoSE and expoDirekt 2020

The surge in the number of corona infections, the expansion of risk areas in Europe and the fact that Baden-Württemberg is now also a risk area have forced the…

StC and AGF-Holland

Two Dutch companies join forces to market sustainable fruit and vegetable Johannes packaging range

In February this year, Jan van der Kaden of StC International phoned Johannes Janssen of AGF Holland. Jan wanted to showcase Johannes' packaging line of the same name. That…

HZPC organizes Potato Days Live

The Potato Days are a well-known event in the potato sector. Every year in November the event is organized by various companies, including potato breeder HZPC. This year,…

Special Automation

James White - SelectEquip

Flexible packing systems which are equipped for the future while doing the job that needs to be done today

Getting cutting edge, labour-saving technology for the packhouse and seeing them pay back in just 2-3 years for equipment which has a 15-year life span, sounds like a…

Global Focus Top Fruit

November 19 and 20

Interpoma Business Match connects the apple sector

As a result of the COVID-19 health emergency, the apple sector must also go online. That's why Fiera Bolzano is launching the innovative Interpoma Business Match initiative. It…

Gertrude Snoei

7-fold increase in volume of Georgia’s apple exports

The value of Georgia's apple exports in the period from September to October 18, 2020 amounted to $ 1,098,000. According to the Ministry of Environmental…

Jörg Sturmberg, Jersa Fruchtimport LLC: 20% increase in sales despite lockdown

"It's only October and garlic stocks are low already"

Garlic was among the products that saw a particular boom in 2020. The health advantages of the foodstuff, which are said to help against the corona virus, among other things,…

Swindler posing as Lidl France

Beware of this French fraudster!

Fruit and vegetable traders, beware! Colleagues in the sector received this email from a French con artist last week. They wanted to come and collect truckloads of produce.…

Speakers for International Peach Symposium announced

The Organizing Committee of the 10th ISHS International Peach Symposium (www.fruitsciences.eu/peach2021) is delighted to announce the first round of confirmed keynote…

Mushrooms from coffee grounds

Coffee grounds are the perfect substrate to grow mushrooms, as they contain minerals and nutritional substances useful for their growth - what may seem waste is actually a…

Hungary offers €82.4 million in subsidy for modernization of domestic vegetable producers

The horticultural event “Vegetable Forcing Day” was held in Szentes, Southern Hungary last weekend for the 7th time and it was attended by members of the South…

Ireland: Minister Hackett announces €9m investment in horticulture sector

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced…

UK: Slow demand for potatoes due to uncertainty around tighter Covid-19 restrictions

Demand has been slow this week due to uncertainty around tighter COVID-19 restrictions and the potential increased closure of pubs and restaurants. Variable…

Tenderstem® broccoli celebrates strong harvest and increased sales

The latest figures from Kantar reveal that Tenderstem® broccoli is driving real growth in the speciality vegetables category. The leading brassica brand is…

Belarus: Fruit and berry output up 13 times in last decade

According to Tatiana Karbanovich, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Crop Farming of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, the output of fruits and…

The world's most expensive melon arrives in Spain

Chiho Murata and Ignasi Elias, the creators of the Pilar Akaneya sumibiyaki from Madrid, have brought the Crown Melon, one of the world's most exclusive…

President of Belarus promises to keep winter prices for farm products under control

Belarus President Lukashenko has emphasized the importance to procure sufficient volumes of vegetables and fruit from Belarusian farms and to provide consumers…

January-August 2020

66% of Spanish fruit and vegetable imports come from third countries

According to data from the Customs and Excise Department, between January and August 2020, Spanish imports of fresh fruits and vegetables increased by 8% over…

Wales: Is a pumpkin an essential item in times of Covid?

As autumn arrives, UK supermarkets scramble to interpret ban on sales of non-essential items during these times of Corona. The question of what constitutes an…

"The biggest advantage would be having the ability to grow tomatoes in areas with radioactive contamination"

Spanish scientists identify the tomato gene involved in the accumulation of cesium

A study led by researchers from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has identified a tomato gene that is involved in the accumulation of…

9.5 per cent growth

Organic sales in UK record largest rise in more than a decade

UK sales of organic foodstuffs have grown by an impressive 9.5 per cent during 2020. This is the largest rise since 2006. According to Nielsen data -up to…

Red Tractor chair steps down due to backlash over food standards

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe, chair of Red Tractor, has announced she will leave the organisation. Her announcement follows an industry backlash over her…

Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier heads for London for Brexit talks

Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier is coming to London for talks with Britain to find out whether a deal on future relations can be struck to avoid widespread…

Fairfields Farm will supply HelloFresh with low carbon footprint potatoes

Essex-based potato growers, Fairfields Farm, recently announced that it will be supplying HelloFresh with low carbon footprint potatoes. HelloFresh is a large…

New coloring agent NUCOLOR improves fruit appearance and quality

Shandong Yingyangyuan Food Technology Co., Ltd. is a company active in the fruit fresh-keeping industry. In continuous communication with customers, the company learned that…

4G real-time data loggers are about to enter the market

A growing number of regions are abandoning their 2G networks and joining 4G networks instead. The growing Internet of Things also leads to greater requirements from…

“Sometimes it is difficult to reach qualified suppliers from a long distance"

An important number of Chinese wholesalers are not directly importing from foreign exporters but get their fruit from other importers and re-sell it in the market in exchange…

Peru prepares for a good transition to imported grapes in US market

Peru is preparing for their upcoming grape harvest and growers are expecting to see a good transition from the United States’ domestic crop to the imported crop. “The…

Adam Roe of Noble Citrus:

“We’re seeing high retail demand for our Florida pummelos this season”

Good weather conditions have moved up the start of the Florida citrus season, and growers are seeing good sizing and Brix this year. “We got started in early September with…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 43

Chilean blueberry season continues with rising volumes - still below usual 500 tons

The season continues with rising volumes, but always below 500 tons as is usual at this part of the season. The shipments in week 42 reached 292 tons, moving the accumulated…

USDA Tree Nuts Annual

Australia is the second largest almond exporter in the world

The production of nuts in Australia has grown steadily in recent years and the prospects are that it will continue to do so for a number of years. Almonds are by far the most…

Booming Queensland citrus industry under threat by Paradise Dam decision

The Burnett region’s growing citrus industry, currently worth $183 million to the region, is under threat from the Palaszczuk Government’s decision to lower…

Virtual schools affect pineapple foodservice demand

Foodservice demand for pineapple continues to be down, largely in part due to school closures. “Pineapples are one of the strongest items in foodservice,” says…

Successful trial shipment of Hass avocado

"Huge export potential for Ethiopian produce"

Durabilis – an international impact investment company, and the owner of fresh produce importer FairFruit in Belgium – is elated to announce the successful arrival of trial…

QA Supplies

Maintain safe food temperatures with T&D data loggers

Ensuring safe temperatures throughout the cold food storage process is a top priority for all food handlers. For compliance with federal food safety regulations, companies…

BrightFarms

Cox Enterprises assumes majority ownership

BrightFarms secures $100 million Series E round of funding

BrightFarms has secured more than $100 million in debt and new equity capital to support its expansion plans. The Series E round of funding was led by Cox Enterprises, which…

Bhutan agencies attempt to help orange exports

The pandemic is causing Bhutanese citrus growers many problems, some are struggling to find buyers. In preparation for orange export, the district agriculture…

Azerbaijan increases tomato exports Jan-Sep 2020

Azerbaijan increased its tomato exports during the period of January-September 2020. During the reporting period -State Customs Committee reporting- the…

The banana sector awaits the ratification of the FTA between Colombia and the United Kingdom

The Association of Colombian Banana Producers (Augura) expects the Congress of the Republic to ratify the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the…

Manitoba potato growers witness smooth harvest but short yield

According to Alexis Stockford, from Manitoba Co-operator, Manitoba’s potato crop won’t be breaking yield records. Then again, at least the crop is off the…

Kashmir apple procurement to be done by NAFED through SDAs

Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Friday chaired a meeting here in context to the approval of extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple…

Indian government cracks down on potato hoarding

According to the Department of Consumer Affairs website, under the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, retail prices of potato…

Malaysian magician sells more durians via online performances

The latest Deepavali film is titled "Light in a Time of Darkness"; it tells the tale of renowned magician Vikneswaran Allagu -also known as Vikey- whose…

Pakistan vegetable exports grow by 11.58 percent

The exports of vegetable from the nation of Pakistan during first quarter of current financial year witnessed an 11.58 percent growth as compared the exports…

Tanzania plans acquisition of refrigerated trains for perishable transports

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has presented plans 800 new freight wagons, including refrigerated wagons, for transporting perishables such as vegetables…

Sea freight from Tunisia to Libya in October - 3,000 tons of fruit exports

Tunisia exported almost 3,000 tons of fruit to Libya through the three commercial Sfax, Sousse and Bizerte maritime lines during the first 20 days of October.…

Food Science professor dr. Paul Spanguolo:

“Avocado can help lower blood sugar”

November will be National Diabetes Month in the US, so it's time to pay attention to the risks involved with diabetes and what can be done about them.…

Melon harvest alleviates pandemic problems in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan grows more than 50 types of melons. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, an average of 700,000 tons of melons are grown annually in Uzbekistan,…

Retail

Ahorramás: Profit record broken

Amazon secures relief in its dispute with Future Group

UK: Retail sales recovery continues but consumer confidence tumblesRetail sales rose again in September, leading to the biggest quarterly leap on record as the sector defies…