OVERVIEW GLOBAL TOMATO MARKET

Greece goes back into lockdown, kiwi sales hopefully unaffected

“The new lockdown will start this Saturday, for three weeks”

Michael Marx (FFD LLC):

"Despite Corona, we will invest more into our Freshcut facilities"

Frozen fruit demand increasing all over the world

Hans van Dodewaard, Veiling Zaltbommel

“Excellent apple market but pear market’s stagnating”

Natalia Bagmut on the Polish apple season

“The harvest is over, so prices should stabilize now”

Rasim Shateri (Gemex Handels LLC) on the current market situation:

"We only sell half the normal weekly requirement of rocket at this time"

Pascual Prats, president of the Spanish Kaki Association:

"The rain and hailstorms will cause a shortage of kakis in the coming days"

Appealing, necessary or complicated?

European potato sector responds to NEPG call to reduce acreage by 15%

green, hairy fruit brings ToBRFV resistance to tomato industry

“We can eradicate ToBRFV from the tomato industry with our newly found resistance”

Special Wholesale markets

Global focus citrus

Dutch customs seize second counterfeit blueberry shipment produced by Ross Berries

"We want to denounce the double standards that this entails and the consequences it will have for producers"

Latin American banana growers warn of falling prices in German retailer Aldi

Martin Bolhuis, Tuindersbelang:

"Dutch cabbage trade is currently missing industry demand"

Peter Windhaber, Obsthandel Windhaber:

"I don't believe in a lockdown relaxation before mid-December"

Wijnand de Mooij: "Hospitality industry adjusting quicker now than in first lockdown"

"The Netherlands needs some night frost before importing of Italian vegetables begins"

Jef Viaene, Humigator Disease Free Storage

“You can store potatoes, disease-free, without using chemicals or germ inhibitors”

CargoPlast LLC and its business partners rely on large boxes for rent

"Our business model is a win-win situation for everyone involved"

The Sicural laboratory carries out all types of tests

Prevention is the best solution against Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins

Dori Serrano, of Murciana de Vegetales: "The campaign is starting without any setbacks"

Despite the pandemic, the new lettuce variety Caribu is making its way into the markets

Simona Rubbi elected Chair of European Commission CDG on Quality & Promotion

Greenyard’s Sustainability Report

'Enabling the transition to a healthier and more sustainable food supply chain'

BLE market report KW 44:

'The scope of Italian table grapes was limited'

Wageningen University and Research:

'New tool gives advice on optimal storage conditions for top fruit'

Sipcam Iberia presents the TIMOREX GOLD® bio-fungicide

New solution to the threat posed by powdery mildew and botrytis due to the rains

The European Commission recognized the Spanish company Idai Nature as Europe's most sustainable company

Croatian Ministry of Agriculture: Vrgorac growers to receive 300,000 HRK in 2021

Spain

Rains, hail and wind hit the Valencian regions of Ribera Baixa and Ribera Alta

Total EU avocado supply (updated 30-10-2020)

Week 44 Hass avocado shipments from Mexico at 202,000 cartons

Syngenta has been investing in agricultural research in the province for almost four decades

"For us, Almería is a fundamental enclave"

Fairtrade:

There are five key steps towards better wages for banana workers

VARTA and Naïo Technologies working on charging station for agricultural robots

Automato Robotics

Picking robots address agricultural labor shortages

National Farmers’ Union

‘Farmers can’t rely on UK workers alone’

Giddings Fruit: Athletes tasted the freshest newly arrived cherries from their hometown

Chilean Company Golf Cup held in Shanghai China

Spanish asparagus overcomes the obstacles of the pandemic thanks to its quality

Some buyers have switched to fresh ginger sooner than usual

Export price of Chinese ginger is much higher than last year

What can be expected from the ITC Section 201 Investigation on blueberries?

Rain, hail, snow and labor issues

British Columbia apple growers feel the weight of 2020

AgroFresh Solutions reports results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2020

"Our apple revenues in Europe increased 26.4% in the third quarter versus the year prior"

First edition of Global Citrus Congress highlights health benefits of citrus

Tropical Storm Eta is threatening Guatemala

Tamil Nadu, India

Artificially ripened bananas seized at Chinna Kadai Veedhi

Chief Minister Mamata seeks government intervention over soaring onion, potato prices

Crate of oranges sells for $9,600 in Japan

More Peruvian products to be exported to Malaysia

Market and Crop Update for November 5, 2020

'Onion movement out of the Western Slope of Colorado has been very good'

Filipino mango growers attend seminar for GAP certification

Peruvian raspberry aims at international markets

The US authorizes the importation of cold-treated fresh citrus from South Africa in all its ports of entry

US: Weather and fires upset Rogue Valley pear harvest

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Neil Murray – IHS Markit

Orange juice is back on the menu but a global shortfall is expected

Retail

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