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OVERVIEW GLOBAL TABLE GRAPE MARKET

Namibia and South Africa are now shipping their table grapes to the European market, while the North American market is mainly supplied by Peru, Chile and California. At the…

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Greenhouse grower / production manager

AU: Strategic pivots help citrus succeed overseas in 2020

This year, the Australian citrus season has had great success in key Asian export markets with an increase in value from the previous season seen in Japan and Vietnam. The…

Sell-out season puts Envy™ apples on track to be billion-dollar brand

T&G Global’s premium Envy™ apple brand has had a record season, selling its entire New Zealand crop well before the end of the year, as it moves quickly towards generating a…

Tourists may breach bio-security measures

North Queensland banana growers remain concerned about Panama disease

North Queensland banana growers are warning holiday makers to stay off their farms with an influx of tourists expected in North Queensland. They are concerned…

Costa rebrands mushroom range

Australian mushroom industry votes to keep levy

The Australian mushroom industry has voted to maintain the current statutory levy, but not without recognising the need for changes. The results of a ballot,…

Kees Oskam, Jan Oskam Trading Company, the Netherlands:

"Apple market's lazy; small pears, in particular, having a hard time"

Many Dutch top fruit sorters are preparing for the last few days of normal staff numbers. That's because a lot of their Polish workers are going home for…

Red “Hot” apple continues to impress

The first apple to be commercially released from the Hot Climate Programme is receiving rave reviews from growers in Italy, France and the UK, after a series of evaluations in…

Egyptian strawberry season sees a strong start with high demand

The beginning of the strawberry season has been very positive for the Egyptian producers. Although it was thought the pandemic and the lockdowns that came with it would have a…

Demand increasing for SNFL seedless grape varieties Ivory and Timpson in China

China still leads the way as the world’s largest market for seedless table grapes and this year sees a significant increase in shipments of the Sheehan Genetics varieties…

“The Qatari vegetable cultivation sector has been heavily developed over the past few years”

The local vegetable production in Qatar has come a long way over the past few years. Next to quality and competitiveness, it has resulted in less imports of vegetables during…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: October

Citrus and tropical commodities were predominant in the headlines in October of this year. Starting with bananas, global banana production was expected to increase to 129…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Cautiously optimistic early Mexican mango season start forecast in Oaxaca & Chiapas

For the last several weeks, the brothers Crespo of El Grupo Crespo – Jorge, Roberto and Jose Angel – have been driving through southern Mexico. After some initial hesitation…

Steve Belsey - Freshpro Imports

Fresh cranberry sales up 20%

Steve Belsey who heads up Freshpro Imports' berry division is just finalising his Belarusian cranberry season with sales up 20% on last season, despite the fact that many of…

Mycotech lab introduces sustainable sneakers made from mycelium

Indonesian mushroom products

Mycotech lab is an Indonesian biotech startup that has been involved in developing a leather-like material made from mushroom mycelium, called mylea™️. Earlier, it introduced…

Honduran okra aims to compete with longer shelf life and year-round availability

Although okra is widely used in Caribbean, Creole, Cajun and Indian cuisines, many European consumers have yet to discover its unique texture and flavour. Thanks to the power…

Confidence in home cooking here to stay

What produce trends can be expected in 2021?

Sheltering at home. Limited or no trips to restaurants at all. Wanting to eat healthier. These are some of the significant trends seen in a pandemic-filled…

Research on sweetpotato’s wild relatives reveals options for dealing with drought

Drought has always posed a threat to agriculture, and over the past 50 years, many regions have experienced longer and harsher droughts. This is especially a…

Latin American unions write to major retailers to express concern about Rainforest Alliance certification

The Coordinating Body of Latin American Banana and Agro-industrial Unions (COLSIBA) has written to seven of the biggest German and UK supermarkets raising concerns about the…

Food retailers winning trust through pandemic

Consumers are more trusting in the food industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic with farmers and retailers seeing the biggest rise, according to new…

Health awareness and convenience to drive demand for fruit and vegetables in Europe

A report has been released on the production and demand for fruit and vegetables in Europe. The report includes projections for apples, peaches and nectarines,…

James Reid – Red Ant Ägri Engineering

Launch of orchard-based fertilizer spreader that allows precise and variable deposition

Variable rate application of granular fertilizers in orchards and vineyards has long been an expensive undertaking, but Red Ant Agri Engineering has just launched a more…

Huge-budget promotion of Chilean cherries brought 500,000-unit sales

Pinduoduo, a leading e-commerce platform in China, recently announced that the sales volume of Chilean cherries on its platform exceeded 500,000 units in the…

Indian government relaxes onion import conditions to counter high market prices

Consignments of imported onions which arrive in Indian ports without fumigation and such endorsement on the PSC, would be fumigated in India by the importer…

Vietnamese importers to reduce purchases for Tet celebrations as they fear lower demand

Vietnamese fruit and food importers expect lower demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) next February due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are…

All things must come to an end

But honestly, still looking good after three weeks? Wow. Source: youtube.com

Retail

Dreamstime

Countdown is trialling technology to prevent theft at self-service checkouts

Amazon has managed to double its reach in the Netherlands

Tesco completes sale of businesses in Thailand and MalaysiaFollowing the announcement on 9 December 2020, Tesco is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its…

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