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"First Chilean cherries in Vietnam!"

"A nonstopfresh start to 2021! After being closed for 5 years, the Vietnamese have opened their borders again for Chilean cherries. We are happy with the reopening of this…

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10 year anniversary of Truval Conference Pears in China

On January 22nd, 2011 BFV and Dole China held a joint official opening ceremony in Shanghai to receive the very first container of Truval Conference Pears – the very first…

New grapefruit brand in Israel

There are orchards north of the "Sea of Galilee" and spread along the Hula Valley in Israel, that have different growing conditions. “This 'Red Premium' grapefruit has…

“The Valencia season started with some challenges in the Chinese market”

The Valencias from Egypt experiences some trouble in the Chinese market. A new inspection procedure meant changes needed to be made in the Egyptian pack-houses, something the…

"We expect to start harvesting in the first or second week of February with the best Brix level"

Strong demand for popular Australian table grape brand despite early season challenges

A Victorian table grape producer admits that it may be a challenging season after some unfavourable weather conditions over the past few weeks and the labour shortage…

China: Drone services expanded in 2020

According to official data, drone services expanded last year in China, as the emerging technology has been promoted in various sectors. There were about…

Chinese storage garlic prices falling slightly

Recently, the previous strong market of storage garlic wavered and prices dropped slightly. The volume on the market remains high, and the pressure to sell on…

Sri Venkateswara University - Department of Science and Technology

India: Patent for prickly pear juice underway

The prickly pear may not be familiar as an edible fruit ready for consumption, but its juice might become the most-preferred ‘fruit beverage’ soon. India’s…

Chinese Shatang mandarins facing reduced production and apple prices rising

Recently, various markets have been seeing an increase of 0.2-0.3 yuan per half a kilo on Shatang mandarins. This is due to the fact that most of the fruit…

India to set up post-entry walnuts quarantine facility in Kashmir

India’s federal government has decided to set-up a state-of-the-art Post-Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility in Kashmir, which is good news for the region’s walnut…

Special Latin America

Aad van der Kleij, Staay-Hispa:

"Revival in demand and prices during final stretch of Brazilian melon season"

Just a few more weeks before the Brazilian melon season crosses the finish line and comes to an end. Costa Rica will then take over the supply again. Commercial manager Aad…

Global Focus Grapes

Grape transition faces logistical port issues

As grape production transitions to offshore supplies, logistics are somewhat hampering the availability of fruit. “The change between California and Peru has been going on.…

Thai durians face heavy competition in Chinese market

The president of the Thailand Durian and Mangosteen Exporters Association recently talked about the impact of the pandemic on production areas in the east of…

Clear rise in Rajasthan consumption of organic products during COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a remarkable surge in sales of organic products in Rajasthan with 91 per cent sellers and 89 per cent consumers opting to go organic.…

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Thousand-plus trucks with essential supplies sent to Kashmir

After the construction of a Bailey bridge on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at Kela Morh, a little over 1,000 essential supply vehicles could to move towards the Kashmir…

Shetkari Sanghatana is prepared to take steps

Indian growers will resist again if onion export ban returns

Shetkari Sanghatana is a Maharashtra-based union. Sources say it may take on the government again if the onion export ban returns. The Sanghatana had last…

Japan is actively combating climate crisis

Japan is as vulnerable to climate change as any other country in the world. Its 2019 typhoon season was the costliest on record, closely followed by 2018.…

Pangasinan province

Armyworms attack onion fields in northwest Philippines

Armyworms have damaged crops on at least 700 hectares of onion farms in Pangasinan province, which has resulted in reduced production and prices going up since…

Myanmar onion farmers witness downturn in export market

According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, there has been a downturn in the Myanmar onion export market. The country exported just over 100,000 tonnes,…

Philippine government confirms shortfall in vegetable supply

The Philippine government has detected a shortfall in the nation’s vegetable supply for this year. Although Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications…

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Myanmar Trade Centre to open in Singapore

The Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization (MYANTRADE) was officially launched on 1st April 2016, aimed at placing Myanmar as a competitive nation in the…

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement

RCEP to help Vietnamese growers expand into global markets

Experts have expressed the hope that the recently-signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will create opportunities for Vietnam’s…

Texas Tech researcher examines COVID-19 impact on fruit and vegetable production

Stephen Devadoss collaborated with other researchers to explore the pandemic’s effects on farm labor force and its influence on production.At the outset of the…

Seven strategies to increase cherry profitability

Back in 2012, Cravo teamed up with Dr. Greg Lang from Michigan State University to help develop strategies for improving the profitability of sweet cherry production using…

Chile’s grape volumes are up and seeing good quality

The grape season in Chile is off to a strong start. “We started in Mid-December in Copiapó,” says Nicolas Damm of Rio Blanco. “That farm finished up last week and now we have…

Aiming for the first ten days of March

Sales of Rojo Brillante persimmons extended due to new techniques

Italian persimmons belonging to the Rojo Brillante variety are currently still available in the markets and are expected to remain so until early February. "This is the result…

Mango peeling machine for the fresh-cut and processing industries

"We are proud to report that mango peeler mod. PL6M is one of our most popular machines. Despite the copies made by our competitors, our clients recognize ours as the…

About half will go into the proceedings, in two volumes, ready for May

A record-breaking number of 350 scientific contributions for the Strawberry Symposium

The Strawberry Symposium 2021 will take place in a hybrid edition as previously announced (see Freshplaza of 10/06/2020), from 1-5 May 2021. But the big news is that the…

Will Teeuwen: "The biggest challenge is the availability of personnel; I am not worried about sales"

First Limburg greenhouse asparagus arrive extremely early at Teboza

The first greenhouse asparagus haves already been harvested at Teboza, in Helden, Limburg. "Extremely early; we were also surprised ourselves. Normally, the first asparagus…

Jan Franje, Franje Onions:

"The biggest problem for the onion sector is currently fusarium"

Calm has returned to the Dutch onion exporting sector. "I find it difficult to predict how the market will develop. Everyone is saying that many onions have been shipped and…

Port of Antwerp:

Record container throughput limits losses in 2020

The total throughput of Port of Antwerp in 2020 amounted to 231 million metric tonnes of cargo, a fall of 3.1% compared with the previous year. Thanks to the buoyant container…

"Good sales season and organic apples all year round"

The VOG Consortium’s run-down plan is proceeding smoothly and feedback on crop quality is very good. The increased availability of organic apples will allow demand from…

Nature’s Pride Foundation and GAIN join forces to put workforce nutrition into the spotlight

At the start of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, as designated by the UN General Assembly, The Nature’s Pride Foundation (NPF) and the Global Alliance for…

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Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 2

Chile: 9,396 tons of blueberries exported during Week 1

The harvests continue to be focused in the south central zone in the mid-season varieties and beginning the late ones. These regions continue to provide the highest export…

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Bacteria-eating virus pre-empts fruit juice spoilage

PepsiCo has been researching an alternative way to prevent fruit juice spoilage due to a bacterium called Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris (ACB). In the US,…

Table grapes: 10,000 tons mainly intended for exports remain in Moldovan storages

At least 10,000 tons of table grapes remain in the warehouses of Moldovan agricultural producers and traders. According to the National Association of Table…

Russian Federation extends food import ban for another year

President Putin recently signed a decree extending Russia’s ban on import of agricultural products from countries that applied economic sanctions against…

Prices of Turkish tomatoes down in Ukraine

After the New Year, prices of imported tomatoes from Turkey have dropped rapidly in Ukraine. The main reason for this was the accumulation of a large number of…

"Spain is one of the countries that consumes the most kiwi per capita"

The Asturian council of Piloña is home to one of the largest kiwi plantations in the principality. "We produce more than 200 tons in the 10 hectares that we…

FAA issues first fully automated flight authorization

Drones capable of watering cabbages without human intervention

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still developing rules on the use of drones, but individual companies are gradually getting some kind of license. Now, the FAA for…

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Midcounties Co-op has reported a positive performance over the Christmas period

Despite supermarket closures DIA maintains turnover

SPAR Spain continued expansion and modernisation in fourth quarterSupport for local communities continued with investment in new stores and refurbishment by SPAR Spain…

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