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Coenraad Fraenkel – Agrimotion Consulting

Future farmers will insist on data-sharing among service providers, predicts consultancy

“I can well see how farmers in five year’s time will insist on interaction between data providers, service providers and consultants visiting their farms,” says Coenraad…

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Illias el Mrini, Med Green Import, the Netherlands

"There's a lot of Moroccan supply, but demand's lagging"

The 2020/2021 Moroccan fruit and vegetable forecasts have improved dramatically. Citrus production has risen by 29% this year. That's according to the Moroccan Ministry of…

Egypt: Agricultural exports rise to 4.9 million tons despite Covid-19

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed el Quseir has stated that Egypt's agriculture exports have increased to 4.9 million tons so far, despite…

New irrigation systems combat drought

Moroccan citrus yield to grow by 32% in 2020/2021

In 2021/2021, Moroccan citrus yields are expected to reach 2,3 million tons. That's an increase of 32% compared to the previous season. This increase is based…

Establishing a large citrus growing and exporting group in Botswana

South African citrus and mango producer Blydevallei Citrus is teaming up with global citrus marketers, Afrigold, and local Botswana parties to establish a…

Tomato cultivation in the desert

South of Dakhla, in Morocco, the Agida farm is developing an unusual model of greenhouse cultivation. It is an Economic Interest Group (GIE) created in 2017 on the initiative of the…

Zimbabwe: Garlic growers enter global markets

Smallholder garlic growers in Zimbabwe’s Gutu Central constituency have entered into a partnership with ZimTrade and local seed houses to increase their productivity.…

Europe closes borders to UK - is fresh produce still moving?

This weekend, an increasing number of European countries banned travellers entering from the United Kingdom. On Sunday ferries were also stopped for passengers and the…

Philippe Strajusak, Oliver:

"We have just received the Peruvian and South African seedless grapes"

Oliver, an import company specialized in exotic and off-season products, has just started the marketing of seedless grapes from Peru and South Africa: "We received the first…

Artes Politcnica from Italy: watch the videos

Good results by covering the cherries with nets instead of plastic film

Cooperative company Sanifrutta is leader in fresh fruit processing and packing. In its establishment in Costigliole Saluzzo (Piemonte, Northern Italy) the owner Eraldo Barale,…

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

Daniël Penturij, Explosive Foods, the Netherlands

"Despite the strange year, we're expecting good sales this Christmas"

Two to three years ago, most people didn't know what a pitahaya was. But, this exotic fruit is becoming increasingly well-known in Europe. Dutch importer, Explosive Foods,…

Smurfit Kappa’s BanaBag®

Sustainable recyclable banana bag gains popularity in Latin America

Banana producers often use plastic bags to cover the banana bunches on the plants for protection. The plastic material of these bags, however, doesn’t fit in well with…

Average crop of California avocados anticipated for 2021

Looking ahead to 2021, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) is predicting a slightly smaller California crop. Photo: California Avocado Commission The Commission notes that…

Good eating quality on both domestic and imported grapes

Supplies of grapes are still strong thanks to a combination of California supplies as well as imports. “There are good supplies of California grapes through the end of this…

COAG denounces irregularities in the payment of tariffs on Moroccan agricultural products

"Spanish and French ports are an uncontrolled gateway for fruit and vegetables from third countries"

The Coordinator of Agricultural Producer and Livestock Organizations (COAG) has submitted a formal complaint to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), claiming to have…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 51

Blueberry shipments from Chile are increasing

During week 50, 10,380 tons were exported, although this volume is bulky due to those containers from week 49 that could not be shipped and therefore were attributed to…

UNSW Sydney research

Biodegradable packaging from banana plant waste

Two researchers at UNSW Sydney are looking into a way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is both biodegradable and recyclable.…

Rungis international market signs framework agreement with Uzbekistan for the creation of a network of wholesale markets

Rungis International Market and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed a framework agreement on Wednesday December 9th for the creation of a network of wholesale…

Cultivons-nous tv

Agriculture already has its own television platform in France

An online channel specialized in land, agriculture, food and the environment, Cultivons-nous tv, has just been launched by Edouard Bergeon and Guillaume Canet.…

The first maritime shipment of Chilean cherries arrives in China

As reported by the Chinese media Produce Report, the season's first sea shipment of Chilean cherries arrived in Hong Kong on December 12. This first shipment…

Chile is getting closer to developing its own cherry varieties

The INIA-Biofrutales Cherry Genetic Improvement Program is getting closer and closer to obtaining the first cherry varieties that are 100% developed in Chile.…

China

Yidu Group wins the JD.com Gold Medal for its cherries imported from Chile

Last week, Yidu Group was awarded in Beijing the gold medal of the Chinese online retail chain JD.com's Gold List awards in the cherry category for the…

Looking at growth prospects for exports of premium varieties

San Miguel starts a new grape season

After great results were achieved with mandarins and avocados from Peru, San Miguel starts the 2020/2021 Peruvian grape season with great expectations. There…

Bryan Douglas, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

"Cargo space still scarce for fruit and vegetables"

With Christmas fast approaching, fruit and vegetable sales will again climb 'a little' in Belgium and the Netherlands. People like to serve something special,…

Murcia calls for streamlining in the application of mutual recognition of phytosanitary products

The Government of the Region of Murcia has expressed its concern to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, given "the urgent need for the…

Retail

Carrefour and Tesco buying alliance is being restricted

Dutch supermarket wants to turn facial recognition system back onA year after shutting off its facial recognition system under regulatory pressure, a Dutch supermarket wants…

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