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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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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…

Sebastián Aguilar, commercial director of Campo de Lorca:

The most repeated statement in the broccoli and cauliflower sector: "Sales have stopped"

The demand for Spanish broccoli and cauliflower for export is stagnant at a time in which there is usually a significant rebound in sales. "The most repeated statement in the…

ABC Fresh LLC: "There is really no euphoria on the market"

"Basic products are doing better than exotics this year, even over the holidays"

The overseas grape season has been in full swing in Europe for several weeks. The transition from European to overseas goods has been bumpy and the Christmas spirit among…

Leen van der Zwan, R. Van der Zwan Transport

"Getting to the other side in an hour and 15 minutes no longer an option for now"

It is busy at the moment on the road to the United Kingdom. Many companies seem to want to quickly transfer their products to the other side before Brexit. “It is especially busy…

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…

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…

Enrique Parias, of La Joya de la Corona: "We are probably the only producers in Spain"

Spanish production of baby leeks and carrots makes its way into the European markets

The baby leek and carrot campaign has already started in Spain, where their production is very limited. In fact, there are very few companies devoted to this kind of crops,…

“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…

Erik-Jan Thur, Marni Fruit:

"The price of small sizes of oranges is now also pulling up"

"Towards the holidays, there are always fewer trucks available, which results in expensive transport. This means that everyone does not act too crazy and not much more is…

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…

Lemon and grapefruit campaign hurdled by increased production and falling demand

The increase in the lemon and grapefruit production this year and the reduction of the demand due to the impact of the restrictions to contain the pandemic are resulting in a…

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…

Munich wholesale B. Hornburger LLC on the current market situation

"Alternatives in the hospitality industry are just drops in the ocean"

The so-called 'potato road' at Munich's Sendling wholesale market is normally very busy at this time of year. Just before Christmas, traditionally tons of potatoes and onions…

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…

Thijs de Jong, Pumpkings, the Netherlands

“Pumpkin profits from healthy market image”

This year, pumpkins seemed to have benefited from people's rising demand for healthier products. That makes it a true 'corona-proof' item. So says Thijs de Jong, who co-owns…

Jan-Willem Passer, Karpack:

Construction starts on new building for Karpack in Roosendaal

On Wednesday, the first pile for the new Karpack Verpakkingen building went into the ground at Roosendaal on the Borchwerf. Director Jan-Willem Passer symbolically drove the first pole…

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…

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,…

Austria: Logistics service provider Nöbauer relies on sustainable geothermal cooling

CO2-neutral logistics warehouse to be built in Seekirchen

Austrian logistics and transport service provider Nöbauer LLC is investing around five million euros in a brand new, sustainable cold storage facility at the existing company…

Three-quarters of Dutch vegetables leave the country

Currently, fruit and vegetable supplies are essential. That's because people are demanding healthy products. Belgian and Dutch farmers produce mainly vegetables. Every year,…

Wouter Willems and Jørgen Snoijink, ZON:

"Varied 2020 Dutch cultivation season"

We spoke to ZON's Wouter Willems and Jørgen Snoijink at the start of November. Wouter is the auction and trade manager at this Dutch cooperative. Jørgen manages its marketing…

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors questions the viability of the export protocol for Peru

"The protocols for exporting citrus or kakis from Spain to third countries are very tough"

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors has denounced that the protocols for the export of citrus fruits or kakis from Spain to third countries are very tough. They make it very difficult to…

Wim de Rijder: "We'll be introducing something revolutionary in early 2021"

QEF and Famateq enter into an exclusive partnership

Two Dutch companies, QEF Electronic Innovations and Famateq, have announced an exclusive partnership. But why? "The market is ready for more compact solutions focused on the…

Family business Viscon pass on the torch to the fourth generation and welcomes Synergia as co-shareholder

The Visser family will pass on the torch to the new generation. As a reinforcement, Viscon Group has attracted investment company Synergia Capital Partners ("Synergia").…

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…

EU agricultural outlook 2020-30:

Drive for healthy products and convenience drives demand for fruit and vegetables

Among the projections for produce from the European Union agricultural outlook for 2020-30 report published on 16 December 2020 by the European Commission, it…

Potato production in France increased by 3.4% in 2020

France produced 6,758,800 tons of potatoes in the 2020 campaign, i.e. 3.4% more than the 6,535,900 tons it produced in 2019, according to data published by the…

€1.8 mln investment at Flynn's Irish Tomatoes

MF Nurseries, trading as Flynn's Irish Tomatoes, is to spend €1.8 mln on a major expansion of its tomato growing facility at Balheary, Swords in County Dublin.…

Moldova increases apple exports to Russia

According to representatives of Moldovan agricultural producers’ organizations, there is a growing activity among exporters who are shipping apples to Russia.…

The EC forecasts Spanish tomato production will decrease by 20% between 2020 and 2030

According to data from the EU's Agricultural Outlook Report for 2020-2030, which was recently published by the European Commission, Europe's apple production…

BLE Market Report - Week 50:

'Demand for pears could be satisfied without any difficulties'

Italian pears prevailed, with Abate Fetel and Santa Maria in the lead and Williams Christ rounding off the ranges. From Turkey, Santa Marias came in almost exclusively. The…

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…

Demand on tomatoes could strengthen pre-Christmas

Supplies of tomatoes right now are ample. “Currently the market shows a big offer of volume considering the volumes that are coming from Mexico, United States and Canada. We…

Brexit news – EU must bring something to the table, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson said EU negotiators must “bring something to the table” in Brexit talks to avoid the UK leaving without a deal and trading on WTO terms. The…

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…

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…

"Zebediela citrus farm, pride of Limpopo"

Limpopo’s biggest citrus farm situated in Zebediela, just outside Polokwane, is said to be one of the main producers of citrus in the province, supplying its…

Colombia and the United Kingdom agree to continue their current commercial relationship

Colombia and the United Kingdom have agreed to give continuity to their current commercial relationship, in force since 2013, as the internal procedures for…

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…

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…

Jose Antonio Gomez Bazan, Managing Director of Camposol International:

"Avocado consumption in the US market could grow by 50% in a decade"

Jose Antonio Gomez Bazan, the Managing Director of Camposol International, said that avocado consumption in the United States, a market that imports more than 80% of the…

Peruvian organic banana production is expected to decrease by 10%

The president of the National Banana Board (JNB), Valentin Ruiz Delgado, said that this year's national production of organic bananas would be 10% smaller in…

South Africa citrus farmers reaping fresh profits

South African citrus growers have gained greater market access to the US, while Brexit will mean better prospects and the African Continental Free Trade Area…

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