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Danwille September - Yukon International Pty Ltd

Most difficult air freight season ever - but Yukon International didn't miss a week

Around two weeks ago there was a feeling of panic among their European clients as regional lockdowns started shutting up restaurants and hotels again, says Danwille September…

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South African Table Grape Industry expects return to normal industry volumes for 2020/2021 season

The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released the 1st Crop Estimate for the 2020/2021 season with intake volumes estimated to be between 65,0 million…

SA stone fruits might profit from relatively empty stone fruit market in the northern hemisphere

Stone fruit production in several countries in the northern hemisphere has been badly affected by a harsh winter that brought freezing temperatures and heavy…

Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa data

Weekly tonnage of South African oranges exported to Europe at around 5,000 tonnes for weeks 41 and 42

The weekly tonnages of South African oranges exported to Europe in weeks 41 and 41 of 2020 are way beyond those of last year, hovering around 5,000 tonnes for both time…

Questions about South African land distribution

Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development minister Thoko Didiza’s has announced that 700,000 ha of agricultural land will be released for distribution. This…

October 27 at Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect

WAO to hold the AVOForum at Fruit Attraction

The virtual AVOForum, organized by the World Avocado Organization (WAO), will be held via the Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect platform on Tuesday, October 27, at…

Robert Doig - Caledonia Potatoes

Lack of demand for new potato varieties is a real risk for the industry

Caledonia Potatoes opened its doors this week to invite clients and potential clients along to a showcase of their seed potato varieties. "This is a great chance to talk, and…

Salva Dosdà, manager of Naranjas Orange:

"There is a very strange and uncertain environment in the citrus market"

The citrus campaign is moving forward in Castellón with the harvest of the first Clemenules, the most common clementine variety in this province, which accounts for most of…

Packaging landscape develops rapidly - unfortunately not always towards sustainability

Good packaging, bad packaging - or just go without?

People say: 'The only good packaging is recyclable packaging.' However, this statement should be questioned critically, at least when it comes to plastic packaging. Recyclable…

Feedback and two videos from Artes Politecnica operating in Piedmont and Trentino

Single or double-layer cherry protection sheet?

Aldo Rivoira from the province of Cuneo, owner of the farm La Sandrina, shared his experience with the one-layer Acqua Stop net (Patent number 102017000068976) on 1.60…

Special Automation

José Castelló, of San Antonio Fruits: "We can know what the fruit sizes are and learn about the distribution of the color in real time"

Revolutionary technology to manage the production using drones arrives at the Spanish citrus sector

Selecting the citrus fruits in the field at the time of harvesting in order to meet a specific demand is difficult to plan and very expensive when most of the farms are…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Year-round organic apples and pears from three growing regions

For years, consumers have been able to buy apples and pears year-round, and even in the organic category, year-round availability of domestic organic apples and pears has…

Alexanders Fruit Market - Oakleigh, Victoria

"Mushroom volumes have been good and prices have been steady"

A leading Melbourne fruit and vegetable retailer has reported a consistent demand for mushrooms over the winter and spring, due to the stability in price fluctuations.…

Driven by investment companies in desert and tropical climates

Demand for retractable roof cooling houses increasing

Retractable roofs are being used to protect fruit and vegetable crops from losses due to extreme weather conditions, providing increased quality and yield. “When we started in…

Mariska de Zoete, Fruca Marketing, Spain:

"Our clients will soon switch to Spanish iceberg lettuce and bell peppers"

Fruca Marketing is located in Murcia, Spain. It has an extensive product range. That consists of lettuce, (water) melon, citrus, and bell peppers. The lettuce and bell pepper…

Mike Keegan of Sambrailo Packaging:

“The pandemic was only a speedbump, demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow”

The demand for sustainable packaging solutions has been rising over the years, being driven by many factors. While the initial outbreak of the pandemic put this demand on hold…

Asian banana markets in rapid flux

As the graphic below from the FAO’s Banana Market Review 2019 clearly shows, Asia is very much a region to watch, as export volumes increase and as China secures its very…

Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL) settles a 9 year infringement case against a Spanish exporter

After 9 years of legal arguments, SNFL Group, owners of the Sheehan Genetics table grape program, and master licensors for Ralli Seedless in the Mediterranean region, have…

Eagle Labs

Soft fruit and crop growing facilities

Barclays launch Eagle Lab Farm to boost future of UK agriculture

Barclays is launching a new Eagle Lab Farm in partnership with the University of Lincoln at the Riseholme campus. The Lab and the surrounding farm will offer entrepreneurs and…

Belgapom starts its search for a CEO

After the appointment of a new board, Belgapom has started its search for a successor to Romain Cools as CEO of the Belgian potato trade and processing…

Europatat welcomes new Technical Affairs Director

Europatat is pleased to announce the appointment of Romans Vorss as the new Technical Affairs Director of the Association, with effect as of today, 26 October…

TT Club focuses on temperature controlled cargo losses

The leading international freight transport and logistics insurer, TT Club has drawn attention to action required to reduce perishable cargo losses and refrigerated container…

Wonderful® Pistachios

Birth of world's first green puppy celebrated with free pistachios to entire town

An unFURgettable dog deserves an unforgettable treat. Wonderful® Pistachios announced plans to donate a bag of Wonderful Pistachios to all residents in…

Australia: Empty container backlog intensifies due to congestion

According to Shipping Australia Limited (SAL), there is a massive backlog of empty containers in Sydney and to a lesser extent in other capital city ports in…

Manbulloo Ltd.

New blockchain tech will decrease costs for Northern Australian mango producer

A digital platform was developed and tested as part of a 2.5-year Smart Supply Chain pilot project co-funded by the Cooperative Research Center for Developing…

Image: Ynna Hernandez-Europa

Queensland University biology student receives fascinating fasciated pineapple

A picture of a ‘fanned’ (or ‘fan-topped’) pineapple popped up online this week. Fasciation can occur in most plants and can be caused by stress or by genetic and hormonal…

Bangladesh vegetable exports drop due to high cargo charges

Bangladesh vegetable exporters demanded reduced cargo charges for boosting their exports to EU and Middle-Eastern countries because the demand of vegetables is…

'Highlighting resilience of fruit & vegetable sector despite COVID-19 socio-economic challenges'

Freshfel Europe General Delegate Philippe Binard highlighted the resilience of the fresh fruit and vegetable sector in the face of many socio-economic…

Ecuador's international banana prices fall

Banana prices have experienced a considerable decline in international markets due to the excess of fruit shipped from Central America and Ecuador. "There are…

How India's onion consumption witnessed a six-fold increase in 56 years

Prices of onion have skyrocketed in India owing to excessive rainfall in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where the summer-crop is grown.…

Telangana to face acute onion shortage in coming months

The state of Telangana will suffer an acute shortage of onions in January if the government does not intervene promptly. According to onion traders, only…

Indian grower decides to grow organic grapes

A Perambalur grower has successfully raised a vineyard by cultivating the Paneer grape variety, adopting organic practices. It was a successful return to grape…

Jammu & Kashmir, India

First organic vegetable market in Srinagar

For the first time, the Kashmir Agriculture Department has introduced a completely organic vegetable market in Srinagar's Lal Mandi. It is the first vegetable…

Indonesian agriculture exports grow - fruits and vegetables in high demand

Indonesia is seeing a rise in agriculture exports as its fruits and vegetables (and coffee) are in great demand overseas, despite a currently declining global…

Almeria's pepper sales exceed those of tomatoes in Europe

According to the latest study prepared by the General Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, in the period from January to July 2020, Germany became…

Hemp, the "new gold" in the greenhouses of Almeria

With prices ranging between 600 and 800 Euro per kilo, hemp is rapidly gaining ground in the Spanish province of Almeria. The acreage has increased tenfold in…

Harnesstom project

In search of tomatoes that have a better quality, flavor, and more resistance to pests

Over the next four years, a multidisciplinary team of experts from 22 institutions and entities from 7 countries - Bulgaria, France, Israel, Italy, the…

Freshuelva participates as a "premium" exhibitor at Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect 2020

Analysis of Spanish berry sector at Fruit Attraction

The berry sector has been analyzed at Fruit Attraction in a meeting held on the Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect platform. Some of the participants were the…

Tonga melon trade to New Zealand might be back on track in several weeks

Tonga’s melon trade to New Zealand was halted a fortnight ago when fruit fly larvae were found in exported melons during NZ bio-security checks. Now, Minoru…

Ukraine no longer number 1 in walnut exports to EU

The Leader of the Ukrainian Nut Association has stated that Ukraine is no longer tops the ranking of walnut exports to the European Union countries. "Today,…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Weekly prices for Bramley's Seedlings, Cox Orange group and Braeburns down slightly

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Virginia Tech research: How long does COVID-19 survive on food surfaces?

Virginia Tech researchers are studying how long COVID-19 survives on these food surfaces. Dr. Andrea Bertke a virologist and associate professor, told…

The Daily Meal list

Two Philadelphia apple orchards among best in US

Pennsylvania is known for its share of decades-old apple orchards. A new list of the nation's best from The Daily Meal includes four from Pennsylvania. Among…

US researchers detect sweet spot for kiwi pollination

Plant and Food Research scientists and collaborators from the US have compiled more than 30 years of field-based data from kiwifruit research to create…

Michigan State University receives $2 million USDA grant to improve blueberry pollination

Michigan State University has received a four-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative to improve…

Cosco Shipping achieves higher revenue in Third Quarter 2020

Cosco Shipping Ports Limited have announced the results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the three months and the nine months ended 30…

Covid-19 and its effects on the global potato market

According to Cedric Porter, editor of World Potato Markets magazine, the Corona-virus has had a major impact on the global potato industry since its discovery…

Retail

Majid Al Futtaim opens largest Carrefour online fulfilment centre in Saudi Arabia

Lidl intends to open its first store in Bosnia in 2022

Ireland: SuperValu expands drive-throughMusgrave's SuperValu is rolling out its drive-through service to 135 stores, according to the Business Post. SuperValu launched its…

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