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Juan Mora, manager of Frutas Antonio: “It is the right time to start this adventure”

"We will start with 100,000 kilos of organic Asturian kiwifruit in our first year at Biomarket"

The inauguration in Barcelona of Biomarket, the first wholesale market devoted entirely to organic food in Spain, is just a few days away and the companies participating in…

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Export Development Manager - Avocados Australia, Brisbane

Adriana Chelli, of Les Herbes du Roussillon:

"During this period of uncertainty, we are focusing on the production and on food safety values"

"This is a challenging time for us, as it is for everyone," says Adriana Chelli, of Les Herbes du Roussillon. "Fortunately, we have the chance to continue working, despite the…

European soft fruit shelf data viewable in real time with new Roamler Berry Monitor

European soft fruit data viewable as a whole. From now on Roamler offers this on one clear dashboard with the newly introduced Berry Monitor. The crowdsourcing platform has…

Filip Deconinck, Deconinck Fourages, Belgium

“The potato market could go any which way after February”

Belgium's potatoes have all just about been grubbed up. "I think about 95% of the potatoes are out of the ground. Some big growers are still busy, but with the last potatoes,"…

Fewer South African grapes shipped compared to start of 2019/2020 season

South Africa's grape harvest is picking up steam in the Orange River region, where some cold stores are only receiving their first grapes of the season today in a season with…

Frédéric Lacorre, head of fruits and vegetables at Leclerc Châtellerault:

"The job of a greengrocer cannot be improvised"

Frédéric Lacorre is responsible for the fruit and vegetable section of the Leclerc hypermarket in Châtellerault, France. According to him, the job of a greengrocer cannot be…

Free fruit growing tool Farmable available since the start of the year

"We are thrilled to see so many diverse fruit growers on our platform"

Digitization and automation are also becoming increasingly important in the German fruit and vegetable sector. Producers are looking for ways to optimize operational…

Increase in banana exports from Ecuador to Italy

Ecuador is the leading exporter of bananas in the world. Despite the impact of Covid-19, the Ecuadorian sector registered an increase in exports to Italy in January-September…

Pieter Gabriëls, Bejo Samen LLC:

"The Coronavirus is a catalyst for the development of consumer trends"

Vegetable producers in Europe are already far into their preparations for the next season. Large parts of the planning cannot be done personally due to Corona, but people are…

It is brassica season

Fellini Patrizio, a brassica specialist from Romagna, producing around ten varieties, reports that exports are increasing. "Sales are regular and proceed as planned, although…

Special Wholesale markets

"Entire market has collapsed"

Lockdown affects business at Vienna wholesale market

At the beginning of last week, a renewed lockdown came into effect in Austria. A hard decision for the economy, and for the fruit industry there as well. The emergency…

Global focus citrus

Naranjas Torres is preparing for its new project at Biomarket

"The new consumer is increasingly more organic-oriented and thinks differently"

In November, Mercabarna will launch the first wholesale market specialized in organic food in Spain, and the second in Europe: Biomarket, which will concentrate the supply of…

Le Tresacois:

Plastic-free packaging for kiwifruit

This year, Le Tresacois has introduced a kraft tray for its kiwifruit campaign. The producer, located in the south of France, is trying to increasingly abandon plastic in…

Career change: from sweet potatoes to employment agency for nursing staff

"Support during integration is particularly important to me"

Until a few months ago, Patricia Hoffmann's everyday work involved telephone and email communication with suppliers and buyers of Central American sweet potatoes. Today - just…

Laurent Klotz, Agrosta:

"Our technology has become a reference in the fruit and vegetable sector"

Agrosta, a French manufacturer of scientific instruments for the fruit and vegetable sector, has greatly benefited from the boom in the blueberry market to prove the…

La Rosa del Veneto, a radicchio for connoisseurs

"Our red chicory is in full bloom, they look like flowers," said Paolo Queruli from the La Rosa farm, located in Monselice (Padua). The harvest of the radicchio began in early…

William Nannes, J.P. Beemsterboer Food Traders:

"Sky high onion export but prospects after Christmas still uncertain"

Onion exports are still running at a relentlessly fast pace. "At the moment it is a very healthy market. Every purchase that our customers make has been good, because every…

Mazzarrone PGI grape season ends one month early

Giovanni Raniolo, President of the Consorzio di Tutela dell'Uva da Tavola di Mazzarrone Igp, reported that the season ended over one month early. Giovanni Raniolo "The…

Marco Bergman (Harvest House):

"Good end result for Dutch bell pepper growers after memorable season"

Harvest House supplied its last Dutch bell peppers last week. Marco Bergman reflects on the season. Not many of the predictions made before the season came true. "We had all…

Circular supply chain main focus of Dutch Fruit Tech Campus

Cooperation between education and business at the intersection of innovation and education is in full development. Euro Pool System joined the Fruit Tech Campus in…

Project of the Spanish Supra-autonomous Operational Group IDEAS

Plant covers and plants selected for the biological control of the peach aphid

In order to increase the presence of parasitoids (insects that lay an egg inside the pest, causing its death) and the natural predators of the peach aphid, a series of pilot…

The 2019 onion production in Poland accounted for 13.5% of European onion cultivation

The production of onions in Poland accounts for over 13.5% of the total cultivation area of onions in the EU and about 8.3% of the onion harvest in the EU.…

AHDB Potato Weekly

UK: Processed potato trade sees quieter levels of demand

Free-buy markets experienced a downturn in trade this week, with most overall demand met by contracted material. Markets have seen demand dampened by the…

British potato production up as growers win battle with the weather

The total harvest of British potatoes this year will be 5.3m tonnes according to provisional estimates – up two point eight per cent (2.8%) on last year’s figure but just…

Most vegetables sent to Russia

Belarus: Ukraine largest importer of potatoes in the first half of 2020

According to numbers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, the country exported agricultural products and food products worth…

Dropping demand for potatoes in Moldova

Moldovan potato growers have nowhere to sell their crops. Due to the pandemic, demand from restaurants and cafes has dropped, while private consumers are…

'Blueberry battle serves as catalyst for industry reform'

'The South Africa fruit industry has been turned upside down as a result of the recent court battle involving Ross Berries and United Exports. Reforms are set…

The Spanish tomato price crisis has made the reform of Moroccan entry prices a priority

The start of low-priced Moroccan tomato exports to the EU in October is bringing down the price of Spanish tomatoes. As highlighted by the Association of…

Russia’s potato exports are skyrocketing

EastFruit analysts claim that Russia’s 2020 commercial potatoes exports will continue to grow very fast. While in 2019, Russia was the 11th largest potato…

Crop diversification aimed at tackling the sharka virus in the Catalan region

Kiwifruit cultivation tested in Spanish territory of Terres de l'Ebre

As announced by the Catalan Councilor of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Teresa Jordà, a pilot test is underway in the territory of Terres de…

Port congestion in the UK leads to surcharges

The heavy congestion in London Gateway, and in most ports of the United Kingdom, has led to several shipping lines implementing congestion surcharges. In some cases, sailings…

Mikhail Mishchenko

Canada and UK reach trade agreement

The UK has agreed with Canada to maintain the trading conditions it has through its European Union membership, starting talks on a broader deal that would pave…

Amanda Lewis

Southampton and London Gateway back to business as usual this month

The UK’s second-busiest container port, Southampton, along with fellow DP World-operated UK box port London Gateway, hopes to return to ‘business as usual’…

Driscoll’s Scott Komar and Plenty’s Nate Storey

“Through this partnership we hope to unlock new flavors and expand our global reach”

In October, Driscoll’s and Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced a partnership to grow Driscoll’s proprietary strawberries year-round in Plenty’s vertical indoor farms. Last week,…

California strawberries tight on supplies and higher priced

Supplies of California strawberries are currently slimmer. “Watsonville is pretty much done for the year. It rained in Watsonville this week so that pretty much is going to…

November 27th

Banana growers schedule roundtable discussion with main European retailers

Since early September of this year, banana producers and exporters from Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (which account…

The EU and Mercosur's geopolitical bet plunges into uncertainty

The implementation of the EU-Mercosur agreement is expected to be complex and full of obstacles, including the environmental policy of the Brazilian president,…

MSC warns customers

Reefer containers unable to be offloaded in Xingang

MSC has published a letter to its customer, stating that test procedures related to import reefer cargo has slowed down the operations in the port of Xingang,…

Vanguard Direct adds three new hires to sales and operations teams

On the cusp of the important season getting underway, Vanguard Direct are proud to announce the hiring of new positions in key sales and operations roles at the California and…

US retail report

Strong and stable fresh produce retail gains in October

Eight months into the pandemic, the virus remains in firm control of how and where people spend their food dollar. Everyday sales have been on a slow march back to normal and…

Jeff Cady, Tops Friendly Markets

"We're selling 25 to 35% more greenhouse-grown produce than five years ago"

Food retailers from coast to coast are increasingly turning to indoor, vertical and greenhouse farming to meet the demand for locally grown produce, reduce food miles and…

Decision-support tool using HiPerGator may help manage devastating avocado disease

UF/IFAS researchers are working on a decision-support app to help policy makers and growers decide the best regional treatment options for laurel wilt disease,…

World-first investigation raises ethical and policy challenges in using robots in agriculture

With automation poised to transform agriculture in Australia in the coming years, Monash University researchers have published the first-ever analysis of the…

Organicoop

The Chilean Organic Producers Cooperative is born

The Chilean Organic Producers Cooperative, Organicoop, whose mission is to be recognized as Chile's most reputable producer and supplier cooperative of organic…

Avocados might take off in Bangladesh

The global appetite for avocado is showing no signs of slowing down, and Bangladesh might grab a slice of this $15 billion market. Cultivation of the central American…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 47

Chilean blueberries: 1,043 tons exported in week 46

The northern zone is already in the final third of its season. Until week 46, the accumulated volumes of regions IV and V add up 24% more than the previous season on the same…

Levente Gyori

Anyue County, Sichuan Province

Chinese ‘lemon capital’ witnesses bumper harvest

Thanks to its favorable natural environment, Anyue County - Sichuan Province, southwest China - has seen a bumper harvest of lemons. Anyue has grown the fruit…

Ian Dyball

Colombian officials discover 1,572 kilos of cocaine in container with avocados

A shipment of more than 1.5 tons of cocaine has been intercepted in the Colombian port of Buenaventura. The drugs were stashed in a container of avocados. The…

Barvocado launches avocado fruit & seed based energy bar

In an attempt to educate consumers and retailers alike of the nutritional density of the avocado seed, Barvocado is set to disrupt the energy and nutritional…

Birgit Reitz Hofmann

McDonald's will introduce plant-based burgers and fast food

McDonald's has announced it will introduce a line of plant-based meat alternatives called "McPlant" in 2021. The company has stated it would offer plant-based…

Uzbekistan exported record volume of grapes to Russia in September

In September 2020, Uzbekistan managed to hit the record of table grapes exports to the Russian market in one month. In total, 18.400 tons of fresh table grapes…

Third Quarter 2020 financial report

CMA: Marked recovery in volumes transported in shipping and logistics activities.

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group met under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to review the financial…

Retail

Shoprite Holdings: slower first-quarter revenue growth

Albert Heijn has extended home delivery service in the Flanders region

India: Reliance says retail venture completes fundraising, rakes in $6.4blnIndia’s Reliance Industries Ltd said its retail arm had completed its fundraising exercise as more…

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Mr. Efficient