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Berg River grape growers narrowing the gap

The restricted availability of containers is the leitmotif of the current table grape season. Right: Crimson While the recent unprecedented grape intake restrictions by cold stores…

Erik-Jan Thur, Marni Fruit:

"Sufficient Egyptian oranges en route"

The Spanish mandarin season has reached the last phase of the season. "We are currently selling the last Clemenlate and Fortuna with leaves. The volumes are decreasing. The…

Kenya: Baringo County officials embark on Sh13 mln fruit programme

The Baringo county government has embarked on a Sh13 million (€98,800) crop development programme to support local farmers. Governor Stanley Kiptis said that…

Hass avocado could be next cash cow for Uganda

Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries is calling upon farmers to invest in avocado production. An on-going national campaign for…

Chinese imports of Peruvian tangerines increased by 40% last year

The Peruvian website "Peru Retail" reported on March 16 that data from the Peruvian Foreign Trade Research and Development Bureau (Idexcam) shows an increased…

Kenya: Murang’a growers see avocado business expanding

Growers in Murang’a earned an estimated Sh8.8 billion (€67 mln) from avocado farming last year. The income is more than half of the proceeds earned by growers…

Herb grower Johannes Adams on the start of the domestic season

"We are two weeks behind compared to last year"

The domestic herb season is currently getting underway. Small quantities of chervil, coriander and burnet are already being cut, the "official" start of the season is still a…

Ten days earlier at the farm Guidi

Terre di Romagna artichokes are already being harvested

Thanks to a very early variety and cultivation techniques aimed at anticipating the harvest, the Guidi farm located in Forlì, Italy, has just kicked off the artichoke season.…

Strong demand anticipated for pineapples this Easter

Costa Rican pineapples are seeing good volumes and quality right now, say Adriana Garcia of Chestnut Hill Farms. The volumes are actually above the numbers for the same period…

Steve Reinholt of Starr Ranch Growers:

“Impact from India’s new non-GMO requirement has been minimal”

A new requirement imposed by the Indian government on imported produce items has been causing challenges for apple exporters in Washington. “A sizeable list of produce items…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Pyper’s Produce Carrot Crop Report, March 2021

From sowing to harvest the main-crop carrots have been growing in near perfect conditions

Pyper’s Produce is one of New Zealand’s largest fresh export carrot growers and the South Island’s largest domestic supplier of carrots. Owners Brendan Hamilton and Brent…

Global Focus Bananas

Indian bananas top pick by overseas importers

There was a substantial growth in Indian banana exports, both in volume and in value terms in the past three financial years. Importing countries have been…

Alterra lodges a $693,945 Research and Development claim

Alterra Ltd is pleased to announce that it has lodged a $693,945 Research and Development (R&D) claim with AusIndustry and the Australian Taxation Office. The R&D Tax…

Operation “Vitamins for Students” at Saint-Charles International

Under the urge of several companies of the platform, the idea of gathering “fruit and vegetable donations” by the Union for students has been validated by the National Union…

Greenyard secures €50m investment

Before the end of the financial year (March 2021), as previously announced, Greenyard has received the support and commitment from its consortium of banks and…

Webinar - Thursday, March 25th at 2pm

Fruit and vegetable sector actively fighting stink bugs in southeastern France

Stink bugs, especially the diabolical stink bug Halyomorpha halys, are increasingly present in the southeast of France, causing significant damage. Their…

US retail report

2021’s strong start for produce continues in February

“In December, we saw consumers moving around much more than any other month during the pandemic,” said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh for IRI. “But come February, trips and…

Getting it right first time

End of line automation

Focused on serving the fresh produce sector, David Jahn, co-owner of Brillopak with business partner Peter Newman, is passionate about assisting packhouses to address labour…

Colombia

ICA and Fedeplatacol present an action plan to prevent and eradicate the banana moko in the Coffee Region

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the Federation of Banana Producers of Colombia (Fedeplacol) presented the Action Plan for the prevention and…

Blédina flies to the rescue of the Williams pear

With the “Save Williams” project, the French company Blédina specialized in baby food, wants to support the Williams pear sector which is currently struggling,…

France: heat from candles for the Lavaur orchards (Tarn)

In the French department of the Tarn, some fruit producers are planning to keep their orchards warm using stearin candles, in order to fight against the cold…

Information Office for Fruit and Vegetables: annual statistics for the fruit and vegetable market in Norway

Developments in the Norwegian fruit and vegetable market 2020

From 2019 to 2020, the market for fresh vegetables has increased by 1% in volume, while for fresh fruit there was a decrease of 1%. Fresh berries had the…

Study concludes that it's possible to grow produce in greenhouses with semi-transparent solar panels

A new study published in the Cell Reports Physical Science journal has proved that it's possible to use semi-transparent solar panels, which are specifically…

Pepper and tomato prices also increase while the price of cucumbers, aubergines, and green beans decrease

Zucchini prices increase by 40% in Andalusia

According to a report by the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalusia corresponding to week 10, zucchini, tomato, and pepper prices have…

The hives may not be settled within 4 km of the plantations during the flowering season

The Valencian Community establishes measures to avoid cross-pollination between citrus plantations

The Plenary of the Consell has established this year's measures that affect beekeeping settlements to limit cross-pollination between citrus plantations. They…

Andalusia's citrus industry continues to gain ground in Spain

Andalusia is a large citrus producer in Spain. According to data from the Junta de Andalusia, Andalusia produced 2,043,456 tons of citrus in the 2019-20…

Using Apple Pay for purchases

Woman charged £1,599 for bunch of bananas

A woman from London was erroneously charged more than £1,599 for a bunch of bananas in UK supermarket chain Marks & Spencer. As she was using Apple Pay to pay…

Retail

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Central Retail Vietnam has launched Tops Market

Supermarket chain Lenta intends to double in size in the next 5 years

Russia: X5 Retail Group reports revenue growth of 14.1% in FY 2020Russian retailer X5 Retail Group has reported a 14.1% year-on-year growth in revenue, to RUB1,978bln…

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